Those who ordered prayer at home

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray in your houses and do not make them graveyards."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you has finished his prayer in the mosque, let him keep a share of his prayer for his house as well, for Allah Almighty puts good in your houses because of your prayer."

The same is reported through another chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pray in your houses and do not make them graveyards."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Apart from the obligatory prayers, the best prayer of a man is the one he prays in his house."

Qasim said: The voluntary prayer of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to be in his house.

One of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The reward of a voluntary prayer at home exceeds that of praying voluntary prayers in front of people by as much as the reward of the congregational prayer exceeds praying alone.

Al-Sha'bi said: Shurayh and Masruq each had a room in which they used to pray long prayers.

Hassan bin Atiyyah said: A man's praying in the presence of his family also counts as secret (private) worship.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not make your houses graveyards."

Al-Sa'ib bin Khabbab said: I used to pray only in the mosque. Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "Apart from the obligatory prayers, praying the other prayers at home is better than praying them in the mosque. A man's prayer in his house is light."

Asim bin Amr said: Some people from Iraq came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him about praying at home. Sayyiduna Umar said: "No one has asked me about this since I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it. He said: 'A man's prayer in his house is light for him, so illuminate your houses.'"