Ali ibn Hatim, from Ahmad ibn Ali, who said: Muhammad ibn Abi al-Suhban narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn Sulayman, who said: (Muhammad ibn Sulayman said) “Indeed, a group from among our companions gathered upon this hadith. Among them were Yunus ibn Abd al-Rahman from Abdillah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, And Sabbah al-Hadhdha from Ishaq ibn Ammar from Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام, And Sama’ah ibn Mihran from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him. He (Muhammad ibn Sulayman) said: “And I asked Imam al-Ridha عليه السلام, peace be upon him, about this hadith, so Imam عليه السلام informed me of it and said: ‘All of these (individuals) asked us about the prayer in the Month of Ramadan how it is and how the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, performed it. And they all said together: ‘When the first night of the Month of Ramadan entered, the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, prayed Maghrib, then He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم prayed four rak’ahs, those which He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would normally pray after Maghrib, every night then He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم prayed eight rak’ahs. When Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم prayed the final Isha and prayed the two rak’ahs, which He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to pray after the final Isha, while sitting every night. Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم then stood and prayed twelve rak’ahs, and then entered his house. When the people saw that, and observed that the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, had increased in prayer upon the arrival of the Month of Ramadan, they asked Him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم about that. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم informed them: ‘This prayer I have prayed is due to the virtue of the Month of Ramadan over other months.’ Then, when the night came again, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم stood to pray, and the people lined up behind Him صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. So Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم turned back to them and said: “O people, this prayer is a supererogatory (nafilah) prayer, and there is to be no congregation for the nafilah. Let each one of you pray alone, and let him recite what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has taught him from His عز وجل Book. And know that there is no congregation in supererogatory prayer.” So the people dispersed, and each of them prayed individually by himself. Then, when it was the night of the nineteenth of the Month of Ramadan, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم performed ghusl (ritual bathing) when the sun set, and He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم prayed Maghrib with that ghusl. After praying Maghrib, and the four rak’ahs which He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to regularly pray every night after Maghrib, He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم entered his house. Then when Bilal gave the call to establish the final Isha prayer, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, led the people in prayer. When He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم finished and turned away (from the congregational prayer), he prayed the two rak’ahs while sitting, just as he used to pray every night. Then Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم stood and prayed one hundred rak’ahs, reciting in each rak’ah the ‘Fatihat al-Kitab’ (Surah al-Fatihah) and ‘Qul huwa Allahu Ahad’ (Surah Ikhlas) ten times. When Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم completed that, he prayed his usual night prayer, which he used to perform at the end of the night, and he performed Witr. Then when the twentieth night of the Month of Ramadan came, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم did as he had done on the previous nights of the Month of Ramadan, eight rak’ahs after Maghrib and twelve rak’ahs after the final Isha. When the night of the twenty-first came, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم performed ghusl when the sun had set and prayed that night, as he had done on the night of the nineteenth. When the night of the twenty-second came, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم increased in his prayer, so he prayed eight rak’ahs after Maghrib, and twenty-two rak’ahs after the final Isha. When the night of the twenty-third came, Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم also performed ghusl just as he had done on the night of the nineteenth and as he had done on the night of the twenty-first, and then he did the same (prayers and actions) as that.” They (companions) said that they then asked Imam عليه السلام about the fifty prayers, what is their status in the Month of Ramadan?” Imam عليه السلام said: “The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى bless him and his family, used to pray this prayer and also the fifty prayers, just as He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would pray in the other than the Month of Ramadan, and He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم would not reduce anything from them.”