6/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 728b — Voluntary Rak‘ahs Reward
The virtue of the regular sunnah prayers before and after the obligatory prayers, and their numbers
Twelve Voluntary Rak‘ahs Hadith: Reward of a House in Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 728b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 728b
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو غَسَّانَ الْمِسْمَعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ " مَنْ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ سَجْدَةً تَطَوُّعًا بُنِيَ لَهُ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ " .
An-Nu'man bin Salim Narrated from:
He who observed twelve voluntary rak'ahs, a house will be built for him in Paradise.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 728bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 125USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1580
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 728b
This short hadith about twelve voluntary rak‘ahs gives the same core message in a very simple form. Nu‘man b. Salim reported through the same chain that whoever observes twelve voluntary rak‘ahs, a house will be built for him in Paradise. The wording is brief, but the meaning is clear. These are extra prayers beyond the obligatory prayer, and the hadith links them to a special reward. People often search for this as the 12 rak‘ah Sunnah prayer hadith or the house in Paradise hadith. The text does not list the times of all twelve rak‘ahs here, so the explanation should stay with what the report says: twelve voluntary rak‘ahs carry this promised reward.
What we learn from this hadith
- Twelve voluntary rak‘ahs are directly mentioned in the hadith.
- The reward stated is a house built in Paradise.
- The narration highlights the value of extra prayer beyond the obligatory prayers.
