Nafl

[ nah-fluh ]

noun

, Islam.

1. a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nafl¹

From Arabic

Example Sentences

I had promised a hundred raakat nafl when I’d first asked God to give me height, so I have given him those prayers.

From Literature

I even promised that if I could grow just a tiny bit taller—even an inch—I would offer a hundred raakat nafl, extra prayers on top of my daily ones.

From Literature

Nafl are voluntary prayers the performance of which is considered mustahab, or meritorious, but they are not of divine obligation.

From Project Gutenberg

In order to relieve him as much as possible, two nafl rak'ats of a Nam�z should be said.

From Project Gutenberg

They then divest themselves of their ordinary clothing, and after a legal ablution, and after saying a Nam�z of two nafl rak'ats they put on the Ihr�m.

From Project Gutenberg