A growing library of small, easy actions from the Sunnah whose rewards are explicitly mentioned. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The deeds most beloved to Allah are those done consistently, even if small." (Bukhari 6464)
Sit in dhikr after Fajr + Ishraq (2 rakats after sunrise)
Salah
Pray Fajr in congregation. Remain seated in the place of prayer, occupied with dhikr and du'a until the sun has fully risen (approximately 15–20 minutes after sunrise). Then pray two rakats — this is the Ishraq prayer.
Reward
"Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until the sun has risen, then prays two rakats, has the reward of a complete Hajj and Umrah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeated: 'Complete, complete, complete.'"
— Jami' at-Tirmidhi 586 (Hasan)
12 rakats of Sunnah Rawatib daily
Salah
The 12 confirmed sunnah rakats spread through the day: 4 before Dhuhr, 2 after Dhuhr, 2 after Maghrib, 2 after Isha, and 2 before Fajr.
Reward
"Whoever consistently prays twelve rak'ahs of Sunnah in a day and night, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."
— Sahih Muslim 728 (also: Tirmidhi 415, An-Nasa'i 1794)
4 rakats before Zuhr and 4 after
Salah
Eight rakats around Zuhr — four immediately before, four after the obligatory prayer. Prayed in pairs.
Reward
"Whoever consistently prays four rak'ahs before Zuhr and four after it, Allah will forbid him from the Fire."
— Jami' at-Tirmidhi 428 (Hasan)
4 rakats before Asr
Salah
Four rakats prayed in two pairs before the Asr prayer.
Reward
"May Allah have mercy on a person who prays four rak'ahs before 'Asr."
— Tirmidhi 430 (Hasan)
Pray Tahajjud (qiyam al-layl)
Salah
Wake in the last third of the night and pray two or more rakats before Fajr.
Reward
"Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the last third of every night and says: 'Who is calling upon Me, that I may answer him? Who is asking of Me, that I may give him? Who is seeking My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?'"
— Sahih al-Bukhari 1145, Sahih Muslim 758
Pray Fajr in congregation
Salah
Especially in Madinah's Masjid Nabawi or Makkah's Masjid al-Haram. Even at home, with family.
Reward
"Whoever prays Fajr in congregation is under the protection of Allah for the entire day."
— Sahih Muslim 657
Say SubḥānAllāhi wa biḥamdih × 100
Dhikr
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ — repeated one hundred times in a day.
Reward
"Whoever says 'SubḥānAllāhi wa biḥamdih' a hundred times in a day, his sins will be erased even if they were like the foam of the sea."
"Whoever says it 100 times in a day will have the reward equal to freeing 10 slaves; 100 good deeds are written for him, 100 sins erased; and he is protected from Shaytan that day until evening. None will come with anything better except one who has done more."
— Sahih al-Bukhari 6403, Sahih Muslim 2691
Morning and evening adhkar
Dhikr
The collection of remembrances the Prophet ﷺ made every morning and evening — Ayat al-Kursi, the last three Quls, and others (see Hisn al-Muslim §27–28).
Reward
"Whoever recites them in the morning is protected until evening; whoever recites them in the evening is protected until morning."
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ — recite at least ten times in the morning and ten in the evening.
Reward
"Whoever sends ten salawat upon me in the morning and ten in the evening, my intercession will reach him on the Day of Resurrection."
— Tabarani; classified as Hasan by some scholars
Send salawat abundantly on Friday
Salawat
Send salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ in great number throughout Friday and Friday night.
Reward
"The most virtuous of your days is Friday, so send salawat upon me abundantly on it — your salawat is presented to me."
— Sunan Abu Dawud 1047 (Sahih)
Give sadaqah every single day
Charity
Even a small amount, even a smile, even removing harm from the road. Make giving a daily habit.
Reward
"Charity does not decrease wealth. Two angels descend each morning — one says: 'O Allah, give to the one who spends an alternative.' The other says: 'O Allah, give destruction to the one who withholds.'"
— Sahih Muslim 2588, Sahih al-Bukhari 1442
Smile at your brother
Manners
A simple smile, sincerely offered.
Reward
"Your smile to your brother is a sadaqah for you."
— Tirmidhi 1956 (Hasan)
Recite Surah Al-Kahf
Qur'an
Read Surah Al-Kahf (chapter 18) on Fridays. Its first ten ayahs are a protection from the trial of the Dajjal.
Reward
"Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on the day of Jumu'ah, a light will shine for him between the two Fridays."
— Al-Hakim (Sahih); Sahih Muslim 809
Recite Surah al-Mulk before sleep
Qur'an
Read the entire Surah al-Mulk (chapter 67, 30 ayahs) every night.
Reward
"There is a surah of thirty verses which intercedes for a man until he is forgiven — it is Sūrah al-Mulk."
— Sunan Abu Dawud 1400, Tirmidhi 2891 (Hasan)
Ayat al-Kursi after every fard prayer
Dhikr
Recite Ayat al-Kursi (Surah al-Baqarah 2:255) after the dhikr that follows each obligatory prayer.
Reward
"Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after every prescribed prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death."
— An-Nasa'i 9928, Tabarani — graded Sahih by al-Albani
Fast Mondays and Thursdays
Fasting
Voluntary fasting on these two days, when deeds are presented to Allah.
Reward
"Deeds are presented to Allah on Mondays and Thursdays, and I love that my deeds be presented while I am fasting."
— Tirmidhi 747 (Hasan)
Pray Salat ad-Duha (forenoon prayer)
Salah
Two to eight rakats prayed after sunrise once it has fully risen, until before Dhuhr.
Reward
"In the morning, charity is due from every joint of every one of you. Every tasbih is a charity, every tahmid is a charity, every tahlil is a charity, every takbir is a charity, enjoining good is a charity, forbidding evil is a charity, and two rak'ahs of Duha is sufficient for all of that."
— Sahih Muslim 720
Curated with input from Hafiz Fayaz. More entries are added as the Labbayk team sources additional authentic actions and Hadith.
"Take from deeds what you can bear; for indeed Allah does not tire until you tire." — Sahih al-Bukhari 5861