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202. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 204. . On the Importance of Vitr 1137. 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). 1138. 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). 1139. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Make the end of your voluntary Prayer at night Vitr (Bokhari and Muslim). 1140. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said: Offer your. Vitr Prayer before dawn (Muslim). 1141. 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. . Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: You should welcome the dawn by completing your Vitr Prayer (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 1143. 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). 205. . On the Excellence of the Forenoon Voluntary Prayer 1144. 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). . 1145. . This hadith is the same as No. 118. 1146. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet used to offer four raka'as during the forenoon and added to them whatever Allah wished (Muslim). 1147. Umm Hani bint Abu Talib relates: I went to the Holy Prophet on the day of the fall of Mecca and found that he was taking a bath. When he had finished he offered eight raka'as of voluntary Prayers. This was during the forenoon (Bokhari and Muslim).