The Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with them) were very keen to follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and teach it to those who came after them. In this hadith, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar mentions some of the regular Sunnah prayers at the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) always did. They are: o two rak‘ahs before Zuhr and two afterwards. In Sahih al-Bukhariit is narrated from ‘A’ishah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) never omitted four rak‘ahs before Zuhr. Thus the total number of regular Sunnah prayers connected to Zuhr is six rak‘ahs. o two rak‘ahs after Maghrib, which he used to pray at home, not in the mosque. o and two rak‘ahs after ‘Isha’. According to a report in al-Sahihayn, he used to offer these prayers at home too. Then ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) stated that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not offer any prayers in the mosque after Jumu‘ah; rather he would pray two rak‘ahs after he went home. What Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) meant by the words “until he left” is that there was an interval between Jumu‘ah and the supererogatory (Sunnah) prayers, so that it would not be thought that Jumu‘ah consisted of four rak‘ahs. In Muslim it is narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “When one of you has prayed Jumu‘ah, then let him pray four [rak‘ahs] after that.” This hadith highlights the keenness of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to offer supererogatory [Sunnah] prayers at home..