الغفار
كلمة (غفّار) في اللغة صيغة مبالغة من الفعل (غَفَرَ يغْفِرُ)،...
Voluntary prayer
(صَلاةُ التَّطوُّعِ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
The voluntary prayers that Allah legislated as extra to the obligatory prayers.
الشرح المختصر
"Tatawwu‘" (voluntary prayer): the extra or supererogatory acts of worship that are done in addition to the obligatory acts of worship. These include the voluntary prayers, such as "Qiyām al-Layl" (voluntary night prayer) and the "Duha" (forenoon prayer), which are done in addition to the obligatory prayers.