Chapter on the Virtue of the Month of Ramadan and the Prayers Within It in Addition to the Recommended Prayers Mentioned in the Other Months

Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Faddal from Ismail ibn Mihran from al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan al-Marwazi from Yunus ibn Abd al-Rahman from Muhammad ibn Yahya, who said: I was with Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, when Imam عليه السلام was asked: “Is it permissible to increase in supererogatory prayers (nawafil) during the Month of Ramadan?” Imam عليه السلام said: “Yes. The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, used to pray after the Atamah (Isha prayer) in his prayer place, and He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would lengthen the prayer. The people would gather behind him to pray along with him. But when they increased (in praying) behind Him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would leave them and enter his house. When the people dispersed, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would return to his prayer place and resume praying as he had been doing. But when the people gathered behind him again in large numbers, He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would leave them and enter his house. And Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to do this repeatedly.”