Sunnah, Witr and night prayer

Voluntary prayers: the regular sunnah, Duha, Witr and Tahajjud. 21 hadith.

1. Twelve rak'ahs, a house in ParadiseTwelve voluntary rak'ahs every day earn a house in Paradise.Umm HabibahSahih Muslim 728
2. The ten rak'ahs of the Prophet ﷺIbn Umar memorised the regular sunnah prayers of the Prophet ﷺ.Abdullah ibn UmarSahih al-Bukhari 1180
3. Better than the world and all in itThe two rak'ahs before Fajr are better than the whole world.AishahSahih Muslim 725
4. The sunnah he never leftNo voluntary prayer was kept more regularly than the two rak'ahs before Fajr.AishahSahih al-Bukhari 1163, Sahih Muslim 724
5. Four before and four after DhuhrWhoever keeps four rak'ahs before Dhuhr and four after is kept from the Fire.Umm HabibahSunan Abi Dawud 1269, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 428
6. Four before AsrThe Prophet ﷺ prayed for mercy on whoever prays four rak'ahs before Asr.Abdullah ibn UmarSunan Abi Dawud 1271, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 430
7. Charity for every jointTwo rak'ahs of Duha are enough as charity for every joint of the body.Abu DharrSahih Muslim 720
8. The prayer of those who turn back to AllahThe best time for Duha is when the sun has grown hot.Zaid ibn ArqamSahih Muslim 748
9. Three things the Prophet ﷺ advisedFast three days a month, pray Duha, and pray Witr before sleeping.Abu HurairahSahih al-Bukhari 1981, Sahih Muslim 721
10. Night prayer is two by twoPray the night prayer in pairs, then one rak'ah of Witr before dawn.Abdullah ibn UmarSahih al-Bukhari 990, Sahih Muslim 749
11. Make Witr your last prayerEnd your night prayers with Witr.Abdullah ibn UmarSahih al-Bukhari 998, Sahih Muslim 751
12. Witr is one rak'ahWitr is a single rak'ah at the end of the night.Abdullah ibn UmarSahih Muslim 752
13. Allah is One and loves WitrO people of the Qur'an, pray Witr, for Allah is One and loves what is odd.Ali ibn Abi TalibSunan Abi Dawud 1416, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 453
14. The best prayer after the obligatoryPrayer in the night is the best voluntary prayer.Abu HurairahSahih Muslim 1163
15. Allah descends in the last third of the nightIn the last third of every night Allah calls: who will ask, that I may give?Abu HurairahSahih al-Bukhari 1145, Sahih Muslim 758
16. Shaytan's three knotsWaking with dhikr, wudu and prayer undoes Shaytan's three knots.Abu HurairahSahih al-Bukhari 1142, Sahih Muslim 776
17. Waking the family for night prayerAllah's mercy on the husband and wife who wake each other to pray.Abu HurairahSunan Abi Dawud 1308, Sunan an-Nasa'i 1610
18. Missed your night prayer?Whoever sleeps through his night portion and makes it up in the morning keeps its reward.Umar ibn al-KhattabSahih Muslim 747
19. Pray in your houses tooOffer some of your prayers at home; do not make houses like graves.Abdullah ibn UmarSahih al-Bukhari 432, Sahih Muslim 777
20. Voluntary prayers are best at homeA man's best prayer is in his house, except the obligatory prayer.Zaid ibn ThabitSahih al-Bukhari 731, Sahih Muslim 781
21. Praying voluntary prayers sittingA voluntary prayer sitting has half the reward of standing.Imran ibn HusainSahih al-Bukhari 1115