Ahadith

Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: When you have finished your Prayer in the mosque you should offer the rest of your Prayer at home for Allah will bless your home because of your Prayer (Muslim). (Al-Jumu`ah 12)

Umar ibn Ata relates that Nafi‘ ibn Jubair sent him to Saib ibn Ukht to inquire from him about what Mu‘awiah had said about his Prayer. Saib told him: I offered the Friday Prayer with him and when the Imam had said the salam | stood up in my place and offered the sunnahs. When Mu'‘awiah went inside he sent for me and told me: Never do again what you did just now. Once you have finished the Friday Prayer do not immediately continue with the sunnah unless you have spoken to someone or have shifted your place, for the Holy Prophet commanded us that we should not follow up the congregational Prayer with swmnah unless we had talked to someone or had shifted our place (Muslim).

Ali has said: Vitr (odd) Prayer is not obligatory like the prescribed Prayers but the Holy Prophet always offered Vitr and said: Allah is One and loves Vitr. So offer Vitr Prayers, O ye who follow the Quran (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Ayesha relates: The Holy Prophet offered Vitr Prayers in the first part of the night, or in the middle of it, or in its latter part, in which case he finished his Vitr Prayer at dawn (Bokhari and Muslim). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Make the end of your voluntary Prayer at night Vitr (Bokhari and Muslim). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Abu Sa‘id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said: Offer your Vitr Prayer before dawn (Muslim). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet would offer his voluntary Prayer while she was sleeping in front of him and when the time came for his Vitr Prayer he would wake her up and proceed with his Vitr Prayer (Muslim). Another version is: When the time came for his Vitr Prayer, he would say to me: Ayesha, wake up and offer your Vitr Prayer. (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: You should welcome the dawn by completing your Vitr Prayer (Abu Datd and Tirmidhi). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who apprehends that he might not be able to get up in the latter part of the night should offer his Vitr Prayer during the early part of the night, but he who is eager to get up in the latter part should offer his Vitr Prayer at that time for in the latter part of the night there is the presence of angels and Prayer at that time is best (Muslim). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)

Abu Hurairah relates: The Holy Prophet directed me to observe fast for three days in every month and to offer two raka‘as during the forenoon and to offer Vitr before going to sleep (Bokhari and Muslim). (As-Sajdah 18, Adh-Dhariyat 19)