Narrated by Talhah ibn Ubaidullah
A man from Najd came asking about Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Five prayers in a day and night." He asked: "Must I do any other?" He said: "No, unless you do so voluntarily." ... When the man left saying he would do no more and no less, the Prophet ﷺ said: "He will succeed if he is truthful."
Sahih al-Bukhari 46, Sahih Muslim 11
What this hadith teaches
The five daily prayers are the obligation every adult Muslim must keep. Anything beyond them is voluntary and brings extra reward, but whoever keeps the five faithfully is promised success.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Talhah ibn Ubaidullah
- Chapter
- Why prayer matters
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ". فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ " لاَ، إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ ". قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَصِيَامُ رَمَضَانَ ". قَالَ هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهُ قَالَ " لاَ، إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ ". قَالَ وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الزَّكَاةَ. قَالَ هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ " لاَ، إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ ". قَالَ فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلاَ أَنْقُصُ. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَفْلَحَ إِنْ صَدَقَ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 46, as given on sunnah.com.