Nafl prayer
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In Islam, a nafl prayer, (pl. nawafil) (Arabic: صلاة النفل, ṣalāt al-nafl) or optional prayer, is a type of a non-obligatory prayer. They are believed to give extra reward to the person performing them, similar to sunnah prayers.
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According to the following tradition (hadith), performing nafl prayers help one to draw closer to Allah and attain success in the afterlife:
Rabi'ah ibn Malik al-Aslami narrated that the Prophet said: "Ask."
Rabi'ah said: "I ask of you to be your companion in Paradise."
The Prophet said: "Or anything else?"
Rabi'ah said: "That is it."
The Prophet said: "Then help me by making many prostrations (i.e., nafl prayers)."[1]