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Once the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the `Isha' prayer until midnight and then came to us. Having prayed he
faced us and said, "The people had prayed and slept but you were in the prayer as long as you were
waiting for it."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 10, Hadith 239
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The Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the Fajr prayer at Hudaibiya after a rainy night. On completion of the prayer, he
faced the people and said, "Do you know what your Lord has said (revealed)?" The people replied,
"Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah has said, 'In this morning some of my slaves
remained as true believers and some became non-believers; whoever said that the rain was due to the
Blessings and the Mercy of Allah had belief in Me and he disbelieves in the stars, and whoever said
that it rained because of a particular star had no belief in Me but believes in that star.' "
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Ibn Umar used to offer prayers (Nawafil) at the place where he had offered the compulsory prayer. Al-Qasim (bin Muhammad bin Abi Bakr) did the same. The narration coming from Abu Hurairah (from the Prophet (ﷺ)) forbidding the Imam from offering prayers (optional prayer) at the same place where he was offered the compulsory prayer is incorrect.