Rectifying the shortcomings of Faraaidh through Nawaafil

Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُحَاسَبُ النَّاسُ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ أَعْمَالِهِمُ الصَّلَاةُ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ رَبُّنَا جَلَّ وَعَزَّ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ ـ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ ـ: انْظُرُوا فِي صَلَاةِ عَبْدِي، أَتَمَّهَا أَمْ نَقَصَهَا؟ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ تَامَّةً كُتِبَتْ لَهُ تَامَّةً، وَإِنْ كَانَ انْتَقَصَ مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ، قَالَ: انْظُرُوا هَلْ لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ تَطَوُّعٌ قَالَ: أَتِمُّوا لِعَبْدِي فَرِيضَتَهُ مِنْ تَطَوُّعِهِ، ثُمَّ تُؤْخَذُ الْأَعْمَالُ عَلَى ذَاكُمْ.


Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:

Indeed the first action for which people will be called to account for on the Day of Qiyaamah will be their salaah. Our Rabb will say to the malaa’ikah (angels), while Allah Ta'ala has complete knowledge over everything, 

“Look at the (fardh) salaah of my servant; has he performed it in a complete and perfect manner or has he performed it in a deficient manner?” If his salaah was performed in a complete and perfect manner, the complete reward will be recorded for him. 

If there was some deficiency in his salaah, Allah Ta'ala will say to the malaa’ikah (angels), “Compensate for the deficiency in his fardh salaah through his nafl salaah. Thereafter, other ibaadaat will follow the same pattern.

Reference: 

  • Abu Dawood