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Characteristics of
Prayer
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 699:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Al-Ansari:
Allah's Apostle rode a
horse and fell down and the right side of his body was injured. On
that day he prayed one of the prayers sitting and we also prayed
behind him sitting. When the Prophet finished the prayer with Taslim,
he said, "The Imam is to be followed and if he prays standing then
pray standing, and bow when he bows, and raise your heads when he
raises his head; prostrate when he prostrates; and if he says "Sami'a-l-lahu
Liman hamida", you should say, "Rabbana wa-laka-l hamd.:
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 700:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle fell from
a horse and got injured so he led the prayer sitting and we also
prayed sitting. When he completed the prayer he said, "The Imam is to
be followed; if he says Takbir then say Takbir, bow if he bows; raise
your heads when he raises his head, when he says, 'Sami' a-l-lahu
Liman hamida say, 'Rabbana laka-l-hamd', and prostrate when he
prostrates."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 701:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The
Imam is to be followed. Say the Takbir when he says it; bow if he
bows; if he says 'Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida', say, ' Rabbana
wa-laka-l-hamd', prostrate if he prostrates and pray sitting
altogether if he prays sitting."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 702:
Narrated Salim bin
'Abdullah:
My father said, "Allah's
Apostle used to raise both his hands up to the level of his shoulders
when opening the prayer; and on saying the Takbir for bowing. And on
raising his head from bowing he used to do the same and then say "Sami
a-l-lahu Liman hamida, Rabbana walaka-l-hamd." And he did not do that
(i.e. raising his hands) in prostrations.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 703:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I saw that whenever
Allah's Apostle stood for the prayer, he used to raise both his hands
up to the shoulders, and used to do the same on saying the Takbir for
bowing and on raising his head from it and used to say, "Sami a-l-lahu
Liman hamida". But he did not do that (i.e. raising his hands) in
prostrations.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 704:
Narrated Abu Qilaba:
I saw Malik bin Huwairith
saying Takbir and raising both his hands (on starting the prayers and
raising his hands on bowing and also on raising his head after bowing.
Malik bin Huwairith said, "Allah's Apostle did the same."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 705:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I saw Allah's Apostle
opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level
of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the
Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said, "Sami a-l-lahu
Liman hamida ", he did the same and then said, "Rabbana wa laka-l-hamd."
But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from
it."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 706:
Narrated Nafi':
Whenever Ibn 'Umar
started the prayer with Takbir, he used to raise his hands: whenever
he bowed, he used to raise his hands (before bowing) and also used to
raise his hands on saying, "Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida", and he used
to do the same on rising from the second Rak'a (for the 3rd Rak'a).
Ibn 'Umar said: "The Prophet used to do the same."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 707:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The people were ordered
to place the right hand on the left forearm in the prayer. Abu Hazim
said, "I knew that the order was from the Prophet ."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 708:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"You see me facing the Qibla; but, by Allah, nothing is hidden from me
regarding your bowing and submissiveness and I see you from behind my
back."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 709:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said,
"Perform the bowing and the prostrations properly. By Allah, I see you
from behind me (or from behind my back) when you bow or prostrate."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 710:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet, Abu Bakr and
'Umar used to start the prayer with "Al-hamdu lil-lahi Rabbil-'ala-min
(All praises are for Allah the Lord of the Worlds)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 711:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle used to
keep silent between the Takbir and the recitation of Qur'an and that
interval of silence used to be a short one. I said to the Prophet "May
my parents be sacrificed for you! What do you say in the pause between
Takbir and recitation?" The Prophet said, "I say, 'Allahumma, ba'id
baini wa baina khatayaya kama ba'adta baina-l-mashriqi wa-l-maghrib.
Allahumma, naqqim min khatayaya kama yunaqqa-ththawbu-l-abyadu mina-ddanas.
Allahumma, ighsil khatayaya bil-ma'i wa-th-thalji wal-barad (O Allah!
Set me apart from my sins (faults) as the East and West are set apart
from each other and clean me from sins as a white garment is cleaned
of dirt (after thorough washing). O Allah! Wash off my sins with
water, snow and hail.)"
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 712:
Narrated Asma' bint Abi
Bakr:
The Prophet once offered
the eclipse prayer. He stood for a long time and then did a prolonged
bowing. He stood up straight again and kept on standing for a long
time, then bowed a long bowing and then stood up straight and then
prostrated a prolonged prostration and then lifted his head and
prostrated a prolonged prostration. And then he stood up for a long
time and then did a prolonged bowing and then stood up straight again
and kept on standing for a long time. Then he bowed a long bowing and
then stood up straight and then prostrated a prolonged prostration and
then lifted his head and went for a prolonged prostration. On
completion o the prayer, he said, "Paradise became s near to me that
if I had dared, I would have plucked one of its bunches for you and
Hell became so near to me that said, 'O my Lord will I be among those
people?' Then suddenly I saw a woman and a cat was lacerating her with
it claws. On inquiring, it was said that the woman had imprisoned the
cat till it died of starvation and she neither fed it no freed it so
that it could feed itself."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 713:
Narrated Abu Ma'mar:
We asked Khabbab whether
Allah's Apostle used to recite (the Qur'an) in the Zuhr and the 'Asr
prayers. He replied in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to
know about it?" He said, "By the movement of his beard."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 714:
Narrated Al-Bara:
(And Al-Bara was not a
liar) Whenever we offered prayer with the Prophet and he raised his
head from the bowing, we used to remain standing till we saw him
prostrating .
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 715:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
Once solar eclipse
occurred during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle. He offered the
eclipse prayer. His companions asked, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you
trying to take something while standing at your place and then we saw
you retreating." The Prophet said, "I was shown Paradise and wanted to
have a bunch of fruit from it. Had I taken it, you would have eaten
from it as long as the world remains."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 716:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet led us in
prayer and then went up to the pulpit and beckoned with both hands
towards the Qibla of the mosque and then said, "When I started leading
you in prayer, I saw the display of Paradise and Hell on the wall of
the mosque (facing the Qibla). I never saw good and bad as I have seen
today." He repeated the last statement thrice.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 717:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "What
is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the
prayer?" His talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said,
"They should stop (looking towards the sky during the prayer);
otherwise their eye-sight would be taken away."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 718:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I asked Allah's Apostle
about looking hither and thither in prayer. He replied, "It is a way
of stealing by which Satan takes away (a portion) from the prayer of a
person."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 719:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once the Prophet prayed
on a Khamisa with marks on it and said, "The marks on it diverted my
attention, take this Khamisa to Abu Jahm and bring an Inbijaniya (from
him.)"
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 720:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet saw
expectoration in the direction of the Qibla of the mosque while he was
leading the prayer, and scratched it off. After finishing the prayer,
he said, "Whenever any of you is in prayer he should know that Allah
is in front of him. So none should spit in front of him in the
prayer."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 721:
Narrated Anas:
While the Muslims were
offering the Fajr prayer, Al lah's Apostle suddenly appeared before
them by living the curtain of the dwelling place of 'Aisha, looked
towards the Muslims who were standing in rows. He smiled with
pleasure. Abu Bakr started retreating to join the row on the
assumption that the Prophet wanted to come out for the prayer. The
Muslims intended to leave the prayer (and were on the verge of being
put to trial), but the Prophet beckoned them to complete their prayer
and then he let the curtain fall. He died in the last hours of that
day.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 722:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
The People of Kufa
complained against Sa'd to 'Umar and the latter dismissed him and
appointed 'Ammar as their chief . They lodged many complaints against
Sa'd and even they alleged that he did not pray properly. 'Umar sent
for him and said, "O Aba Ishaq! These people claim that you do not
pray properly." Abu Ishaq said, "By Allah, I used to pray with them a
prayer similar to that of Allah's Apostle and I never reduced anything
of it. I used to prolong the first two Rakat of 'Isha prayer and
shorten the last two Rakat." 'Umar said, "O Aba Ishaq, this was what I
thought about you." And then he sent one or more persons with him to
Kufa so as to ask the people about him. So they went there and did not
leave any mosque without asking about him. All the people praised him
till they came to the mosque of the tribe of Bani 'Abs; one of the men
called Usama bin Qatada with a surname of Aba Sa'da stood up and said,
"As you have put us under an oath; I am bound to tell you that Sa'd
never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty)
equally and never did justice in legal verdicts." (On hearing it) Sa'd
said, "I pray to Allah for three things: O Allah! If this slave of
yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life,
increase his poverty and put him to trials." (And so it happened).
Later on when that person was asked how he was, he used to reply that
he was an old man in trial as the result of Sa'd's curse. 'Abdul Malik,
the sub narrator, said that he had seen him afterwards and his
eyebrows were over-hanging his eyes owing to old age and he used to
tease and assault the small girls in the way.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 723:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha in his prayer, his prayer is
invalid."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 724:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle entered
the mosque and a person followed him. The man prayed and went to the
Prophet and greeted him. The Prophet returned the greeting and said to
him, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man went back
prayed in the same way as before, returned and greeted the Prophet who
said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." This happened
thrice. The man said, "By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot
offer the prayer in a better way than this. Please, teach me how to
pray." The Prophet said, "When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and
then recite from the Holy Qur'an (of what you know by heart) and then
bow till you feel at ease. Then raise your head and stand up straight,
then prostrate till you feel at ease during your prostration, then sit
with calmness till you feel at ease (do not hurry) and do the same in
all your prayers
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 725:
Narrated Jabir bin Samura:
Sa'd said, "I used to
pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Apostle (the prayer
of Zuhr and 'Asr) reducing nothing from them. I used to prolong the
first two Rakat and shorten the last two Rak'at." 'Umar said to Sa'd
"This was what we thought about you."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 726:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The
Prophet in Zuhr prayers used to recite Al-Fatiha along with two other
Suras in the first two Rakat: a long one in the first Rak'a and a
shorter (Sura) in the second, and at times the verses were audible. In
the 'Asr prayer the Prophet used to recite Al-Fatiha and two more
Suras in the first two Rakat and used to prolong the first Rak'a. And
he used to prolong the first Rak'a of the Fajr prayer and shorten the
second.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 727:
Narrated Abu Ma'mar:
I asked Khabbab whether
the Prophet used to recite the Qur'an in the Zuhr and the 'Asr
prayers. He replied in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to
know that?" He said, "From the movement of his beard."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 728:
Narrated Abu Ma'mar:
I asked Khabbab bin
Al-Art whether the Prophet used to recite the Qur'an in the Zuhr and
the 'Asr prayers. He replied in the affirmative. I said, "How did you
come to know that?" He replied, "From the movement of his beard."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 729:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The
Prophet used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first
two Rakat of the Zuhr and the 'Asr prayers and at times a t verse or
so was audible to us."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 730:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
(My mother) Umu-l-Fadl
heard me reciting "Wal Mursalati 'Urfan" (77) and said, "O my son! By
Allah, your recitation made me remember that it was the last Sura I
heard from Allah's Apostle. He recited it in the Maghrib prayer. "
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 731:
Narrated Marwan bin
Al-Hakam:
Zaid bin Thabit said to
me, "Why do you recite very short S&ras in the Maghrib prayer while I
heard the Prophet reciting the longer of the two long Suras?"
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 732:
Narrated Jubair bin
Mut'im:
My father said, "I heard
Allah's Apostle reciting "At-Tur" (52) in the Maghrib prayer."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 733:
Narrated Abu Rafi:
I offered the 'Isha'
prayer behind Abu Huraira and he recited, "Idha-s-Sama'u-n-Shaqqat"
(84) and prostrated. On my inquiring, he said, "I prostrated behind
Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet) (when he recited that Sura) and I will go on
doing it till I meet him."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 734:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet was on a
journey and recited in one of the first two Rakat of the 'Isha' prayer
"Wat-tini waz-zaituni." (95)
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 735:
Narrated Abu Rafi':
Once I prayed the 'Isha'
prayer with Abu Huraira and he recited, "Idha-s-Sama' u-nShaqqat" (84)
and prostrated. I said, "What is that?" He said, "I prostrated behind
Abu-l-Qasim, (the Prophet) (when he recited that Sura) and I will go
on doing it till I meet him."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 736:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I heard the Prophet
reciting wat-tini wazzaituni" (95) in the 'Isha' prayer, and I never
heard a sweeter voice or a better way of recitation than that of the
Prophet.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 737:
Narrated Jabir bin
Samura:
'Umar said to Sa'd, "The
people complained against you in everything, even in prayer." Sa'd
replied, "Really I used to prolong the first two Rakat and shorten the
last two and I will never shorten the prayer in which I follow Allah's
Apostle." 'Umar said, "You are telling the truth and that is what I
think a tout you."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 738:
Narrated Saiyar bin
Salama:
My father and I went to
Abu Barza-al-Aslami to ask him about the stated times for the prayers.
He replied, "The Prophet used to offer the Zuhr prayer when the sun
just declined from its highest position at noon; the 'Asr at a time
when if a man went to the farthest place in Medina (after praying) he
would find the sun still hot (bright). (The sub narrator said: I have
forgotten what Abu Barza said about the Maghrib prayer). The Prophet
never found any harm in delaying the 'Isha' prayer to the first third
of the night and he never liked to sleep before it and to talk after
it. He used to offer the morning prayer at a time when after finishing
it one could recognize the person sitting beside him and used to
recite between 60 to 100 verses in one or both the Rakat."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 739:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Qur'an is recited in
every prayer and in those prayers in which Allah's Apostle recited
aloud for us, we recite aloud in the same prayers for you; and the
prayers in which the Prophet recited quietly, we recite quietly. If
you recite "Al-Fatiha" only it is sufficient but if you recite
something else in addition, it is better.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 740:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet set out with
the intention of going to Suq 'Ukaz (market of 'Ukaz) along with some
of his companions. At the same time, a barrier was put between the
devils and the news of heaven. Fire commenced to be thrown at them.
The Devils went to their people, who asked them, "What is wrong with
you?" They said, "A barrier has been placed between us and the news of
heaven. And fire has been thrown at us." They said, "The thing which
has put a barrier between you and the news of heaven must be something
which has happened recently. Go eastward and westward and see what has
put a barrier between you and the news of heaven." Those who went
towards Tuhama came across the Prophet at a place called Nakhla and it
was on the way to Suq 'Ukaz and the Prophet was offering the Fajr
prayer with his companions. When they heard the Qur'an they listened
to it and said, "By Allah, this is the thing which has put a barrier
between us and the news of heaven." They went to their people and
said, "O our people; verily we have heard a wonderful recital (Qur'an)
which shows the true path; we believed in it and would not ascribe
partners to our Lord." Allah revealed the following verses to his
Prophet (Sura 'Jinn') (72): "Say: It has been revealed to me." And
what was revealed to him was the conversation of the Jinns.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 741:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet recited aloud
in the prayers in which he was ordered to do so and quietly in the
prayers in which he was ordered to do so. "And your Lord is not
forgetful." "Verily there was a good example for you in the ways of
the Prophet."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 742:
Narrated Abu Wa'il:
A man came to Ibn Mas'ud
and said, "I recited the Mufassal (Suras) at night in one Rak'a." Ibn
Mas'ud said, "This recitation is (too quick) like the recitation of
poetry. I know the identical Suras which the Prophet used to recite in
pairs." Ibn Mas'ud then mentioned 20 Mufassal Suras including two
Suras from the family of (i.e. those verses which begin with) AL, HA,
MIM (which the Prophet used to recite) in each Rak'a.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 743:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The
Prophet uses to recite Al-Fatiha followed by another Sura in the first
two Rakat of the prayer and used to recite only Al-Fatiha in the last
two Rakat of the Zuhr prayer. Sometimes a verse or so was audible and
he used to prolong the first Rak'a more than the second and used to do
the same in the 'Asr and Fajr prayers."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 744:
Narrated Abu Ma'mar:
We said to Khabbab "Did
Allah's Apostle used to recite in Zuhr and 'Asr prayers?" He replied
in the affirmative. We said, "How did you come to know about it?" He
said, "By the movement of his beard."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 745:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The
Prophet used to recite Al-Fatiha along with another Sura in the first
two Rakat of the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers. A verse or so was audible at
times and he used to prolong the first Rak'a."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 746:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada:
My father said, "The
Prophet used to prolong the first Rak'a of the Zuhr prayer and shorten
the second one and used to do the same in the Fajr prayer."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 747:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Say
Amin" when the Imam says it and if the Amin of any one of you
coincides with that of the angels then all his past sins will be
forgiven." Ibn Shihab said, "Allah's Apostle used to Say "Amin."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 748:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If
any one of you says, "Amin" and the angels in the heavens say "Amin"
and the former coincides with the latter, all his past sins will be
forgiven."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 749:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"Say Amen' when the Imam says "Ghair-il-maghdubi 'alaihim
wala-ddal-lin; not the path of those who earn Your Anger (such as
Jews) nor of those who go astray (such as Christians); all the past
sins of the person whose saying (of Amin) coincides with that of the
angels, will be forgiven.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 750:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
I reached the Prophet in
the mosque while he was bowing in prayer and I too bowed before
joining the row mentioned it to the Prophet and he said to me, "May
Allah increase your love for the good. But do not repeat it again
(bowing in that way)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 751:
Narrated Imran bin
Husain:
I offered the prayer with
'Ali in Basra and he made us remember the prayer which we used to pray
with Allah's Apostle. 'Ali said Takbir on each rising and bowing.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 752:
Narrated Abu Salama:
When Abu Huraira led us
in prayer he used to say Takbir on each bowing and rising. On the
completion of the prayer he used to say, "My prayer is more similar to
the prayer of Allah's Apostle than that of anyone of you."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 753:
Narrated Mutarrif bin
'Abdullah:
'Imran bin Husain and I
offered the prayer behind Ali bin Abi Talib. When 'Ali prostrated, he
said the Takbir, when he raised his head, he said the Takbir and when
he got up for the third Rak'a he said the Takbir. On completion of the
prayer Imran took my hand and said, "This (i.e. 'Ali) made me remember
the prayer of Muhammad" Or he said, "He led us in a prayer like that
of Muhammad."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 754:
Narrated 'Ikrima:
I saw a person praying at
Muqam-lbrahim (the place of Abraham by the Ka'ba) and he was saying
Takbir on every bowing, rising, standing and sitting. I asked Ibn
'Abbas (about this prayer). He admonished me saying: "Isn't that the
prayer of the Prophet?"
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 755:
Narrated 'Ikrima:
I prayed behind a Sheikh
at Mecca and he said twenty two Takbirs (during the prayer). I told
Ibn 'Abbas that he (i.e. that Sheikh) was foolish. Ibn 'Abbas
admonished me and said, "This is the tradition of Abu-l-Qasim." And
narrated Abu Huraira: Whenever Allah's Apostle stood for the prayer,
he said Takbir on starting the prayer and then on bowing. On rising
from bowing he said, "Sami' a-l-lahu liman hamida," and then while
standing straight he used to say, "Rabbana laka-l hamd" (Al-Laith
said, "(The Prophet said), 'Walaka-l-hamd'." He used to say Takbir on
prostrating and on raising his head from prostration; again he would
Say Takbir on prostrating and raising his head. He would then do the
same in the whole of the prayer till it was completed. On rising from
the second Rak'a (after sitting for At-Tahiyyat), he used to say
Takbir.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 756:
Narrated Mus'ab bin Sa'd:
I offered prayer beside
my father and approximated both my hands and placed them in between
the knees. My father told me not to do so and said, "We used to do the
same but we were forbidden (by the Prophet) to do it and were ordered
to place the hands on the knees."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 757:
Narrated Zaid binWahb:
Hudhaifa saw a person who
was not performing the bowing and prostrations perfectly. He said to
him, "You have not prayed and if you should die you would die on a
religion other than that of Muhammad."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 758:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The bowing, the
prostration the sitting in between the two prostrations and the
standing after the bowing of the Prophet but not Qiyam (standing in
the prayer) and Qu'ud (sitting in the prayer) used to be approximately
equal (in duration).
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 759:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Once the Prophet entered
the mosque, a man came in, offered the prayer and greeted the Prophet.
The Prophet returned his greeting and said to him, "Go back and pray
again for you have not prayed." The man offered the prayer again, came
back and greeted the Prophet. He said to him thrice, "Go back and pray
again for you have not prayed." The man said, "By Him Who has sent you
with the truth! I do not know a better way of praying. Kindly teach Me
how to pray." He said, "When you stand for the prayer, say Takbir and
then recite from the Qur'an what you know and then bow with calmness
till you feel at ease, then rise from bowing till you stand straight.
Afterwards prostrate calmly till you feel at ease and then raise (your
head) and sit with Calmness till you feel at ease and then prostrate
with calmness till you feel at ease in prostration and do the same in
the whole of your prayer."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 760:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to say
in his bowing and prostrations, "Subhanaka-Allahumma Rabbana
wa-bihamdika Allahumma-ighfirli.' (I honor Allah from all what
(unsuitable things) is ascribed to Him. O Allah Our Lord! And all the
praises are for You. O Allah! Forgive me)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 761:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When the Prophet said,
"Sami' a-l-lahu Liman hamida," (Allah heard those who sent praises to
Him), he would say, "Rabbana wa-laka-l-hamd." On bowing and raising
his head from it the Prophet used to say Takbir. He also used to say
Takbir on rising after the two prostrations. (See Hadith No. 656).
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 762:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said,
"When the Imam says, "Sami' a-l-lahu Liman hamida," you should say,
"Allahumma Rabbana laka-l-hamd." And if the saying of any one of you
coincides with that of the angels, all his past sins will be
forgiven."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 763:
Narrated Anas:
The Qunut used to be
recited in the Maghrib and the Fajr prayers.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 764:
Narrated Rifa'a bin Rafi
AzZuraqi:
One day we were praying
behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said,
"Sami'a-l-lahu Liman hamida." A man behind him said, "Rabbana walaka-l
hamd hamdan Kathiran taiyiban mubarakan fihi" (O our Lord! All the
praises are for You, many good and blessed praises). When the Prophet
completed the prayer, he asked, "Who has said these words?" The man
replied, "I." The Prophet said, "I saw over thirty angels competing to
write it first." Prophet rose (from bowing) and stood straight till
all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 765:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas used to demonstrate
to us the prayer of the Prophet and while demonstrating, he used to
raise his head from bowing and stand so long that we would say that he
had forgotten (the prostration).
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 766:
Narrated Al-Bara':
The bowing, the
prostrations, the period of standing after bowing and the interval
between the two prostrations of the Prophet used to be equal in
duration .
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 767:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu Qilaba said, "Malik
bin Huwairith used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet at
times other than that of the compulsory prayers. So (once) he stood up
for prayer and performed a perfect Qiyam (standing and reciting from
the Holy Qur'an) and then bowed and performed bowing perfectly; then
he raised his head and stood straight for a while." Abu Qilaba added,
"Malik bin Huwairith in that demonstration prayed like this Sheikh of
ours, Abu Yazid." Abu, Yazid used to sit (for a while) on raising his
head from the second prostration before getting up.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 768:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin
'Abdur Rahman Ibn Harith bin Hisham and Abu Salama bin 'Abdur Rahman:
Abu Huraira used to say
Takbir in all the prayers, compulsory and optional -- in the month of
Ramadan or other months. He used to say Takbir on standing for prayer
and on bowing; then he would say, "Salmi'a-l-lahu Liman hamida," and
before prostrating he would say "Rabbana walaka-l-hamd." Then he would
say Takbir on prostrating and on raising his head from the
prostration, then another Takbir on prostrating (for the second time),
and on raising his head from the prostration. He also would say the
Takbir on standing from the second Rak'a. He used to do the same in
every Rak'a till he completed the prayer. On completion of the prayer,
he would say, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! No doubt my prayer is
closer to that of Allah's Apostle than yours, and this was His prayer
till he left this world." And Abu Huraira said, "When Allah's Apostle
raised his head from (bowing) he used to say "Sami' a-l-lahu Liman
hamida, Rabbana walakal-hamd." He Would invoke Allah for some people
by naming them: "O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama bin
Hisham and 'Aiyash bin Abi Rabi'a and the weak and the helpless people
among the faithful believers O Allah! Be hard on the tribe of Mudar
and let them suffer from famine years like that of the time of
Joseph." In those days the Eastern section of the tribe of Mudar was
against the Prophet.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 769:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle fell from
a horse and the right side of his body was injured. We went to enquire
about his health meanwhile it was time for the prayer and he led the
prayer sitting and we also prayed while sitting. On completion of the
prayer he said, "The Imam is to be followed; say Takbir when he says
it; bow when he bows; rise when he rises and when he says
"Sami'a-l-lahu Liman hamida," say, "Rabbana walaka-lhamd", and
prostrate if he prostrates." Sufyan narrated the same from Ma'mar. Ibn
Juraij said that his (the Prophet's) right leg had been injured.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 770:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He
replied, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a clear
(not cloudy) night?" They replied, "No, O Allah's Apostle!" He said,
"Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?"
They replied in the negative. He said, "You will see Allah (your Lord)
in the same way. On the Day of Resurrection, people will be gathered
and He will order the people to follow what they used to worship. So
some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the moon, and some
will follow other deities; and only this nation (Muslims) will be left
with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, 'I am Your
Lord.' They will say, 'We shall stay in this place till our Lord comes
to us and when our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then Allah
will come to them again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You
are our Lord.' Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be
laid across Hell and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the
Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody except the Apostles
will then be able to speak and they will be saying then, 'O Allah!
Save us. O Allah Save us.'
There will be hooks like
the thorns of Sa'dan in Hell. Have you seen the thorns of Sa'dan?" The
people said, "Yes." He said, "These hooks will be like the thorns of
Sa'dan but nobody except Allah knows their greatness in size and these
will entangle the people according to their deeds; some of them will
fall and stay in Hell forever; others will receive punishment (torn
into small pieces) and will get out of Hell, till when Allah intends
mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of Hell, He will order
the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Him
alone. The angels will take them out by recognizing them from the
traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire to eat
away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it will eat away
from the whole of the human body except the marks of the prostrations.
At that time they will come out of the Fire as mere skeletons. The
Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they will grow
like the seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then when Allah
had finished from the Judgments amongst his creations, one man will be
left between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man from the
people of Hell to enter paradise. He will be facing Hell, and will
say, 'O Allah! Turn my face from the fire as its wind has dried me and
its steam has burnt me.' Allah will ask him, "Will you ask for
anything more in case this favor is granted to you?' He will say, "No
by Your (Honor) Power!" And he will give to his Lord (Allah) what he
will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his face
from the Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he
will remain quiet as long as Allah will. He then will say, 'O my Lord!
Let me go to the gate of Paradise.' Allah will ask him, 'Didn't you
give pledges and make covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask
for anything more than what you requested at first?' He will say, 'O
my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched, amongst Your creatures.'
Allah will say, 'If this request is granted, will you then ask for
anything else?' He will say, 'No! By Your Power! I shall not ask for
anything else.' Then he will give to his Lord what He will of the
pledges and the covenants. Allah will then let him go to the gate of
Paradise. On reaching then and seeing its life, charm, and pleasure,
he will remain quiet as long as Allah wills and then will say, 'O my
Lord ! Let me enter Paradise.' Allah will say, May Allah be merciful
unto you, O son of Adam! How treacherous you are! Haven't you made
covenants and given pledges that you will not ask for anything more
that what you have been given?' He will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make
me the most wretched amongst Your creatures.' So Allah will laugh and
allow him to enter Paradise and will ask him to request as much as he
likes. He will do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then
Allah will say, 'Request more of such and such things.' Allah will
remind him and when all his desires and wishes; have been fulfilled,
Allah will say "All this is granted to you and a similar amount
besides." Abu Said Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, 'Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah said, 'That is for you and ten times more like it.' "Abu
Huraira said, "I do not remember from Allah's Apostle except (his
saying), 'All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides."
Abu Sahd said, "I heard him saying, 'That is for you and ten times
more the like of it."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 771:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Malik bin Buhaina:
Whenever the Prophet used
to offer prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the
whiteness of his armpits was visible.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 772:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Hudhaifa said, "I saw a
person not performing his bowing and prostrations perfectly. When he
completed the prayer, I told him that he had not prayed." I think that
Hudhaifa added (i.e. said to the man), "Had you died, you would have
died on a tradition other than that of the Prophet Muhammad."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 773:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet was ordered
(by Allah) to prostrate on seven parts and not to tuck up the clothes
or hair (while praying). Those parts are: the forehead (along with the
tip of nose), both hands, both knees, and (toes of) both feet.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 774:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "We
have been ordered to prostrates on seven bones and not to tuck up the
clothes or hair."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 775:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin
'Azib:
(and he was not a liar)
We used to pray behind the Prophet and when he said, "Sami' a-l-lahu
Liman hamida", none of us would bend his back (to go for prostration)
till the Prophet had placed his, forehead on the ground.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 776:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "I have
been ordered to prostrate on seven bones i.e. on the forehead along
with the tip of the nose and the Prophet pointed towards his nose,
both hands, both knees and the toes of both feet and not to gather the
clothes or the hair."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 777:
Narrated Abu Salama:
Once I went to Abu- Sa'id
Al-Khudri and asked him, "Won't you come with us to the date-palm
trees to have a talk?" So Abu Said went out and I asked him, "Tell me
what you heard from the Prophet about the Night of Qadr." Abu Said
replied, "Once Allah's Apostle performed I'tikaf (seclusion) on the
first ten days of the month of Ramadan and we did the same with him.
Gabriel came to him and said, 'The night you are looking for is ahead
of you.' So the Prophet performed the I'tikaf in the middle (second)
ten days of the month of Ramadan and we too performed I'tikaf with
him. Gabriel came to him and said, 'The night which you are looking
for is ahead of you.' In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan the
Prophet delivered a sermon saying, 'Whoever has performed I'tikaf with
me should continue it. I have been shown the Night of "Qadr", but have
forgotten its date, but it is in the odd nights of the last ten
nights. I saw in my dream that I was prostrating in mud and water.' In
those days the roof of the mosque was made of branches of date-palm
trees. At that time the sky was clear and no cloud was visible, but
suddenly a cloud came and it rained. The Prophet led us in the prayer
and I saw the traces of mud on the forehead and on the nose of Allah's
Apostle. So it was the confirmation of that dream."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 778:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
The people used to pray
with the Prophet tying their Izars around their necks because of their
small sizes and the women were directed that they should not raise
their heads from the prostrations till the men had sat straight.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 779:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet was ordered
to prostrate on seven bony parts and not to tuck up his clothes or
hair.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 780:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "I have
been ordered to prostrate on seven (bones) and not to tuck up the hair
or garment."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 781:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to say
frequently in his bowing and prostrations "Subhanaka-Allahumma Rabbana
Wabihamdika, Allahumma Ighfir-li" (I honor Allah from all what
(unsuitable things) is ascribed to Him, O Allah! Our Lord! All praises
are for You. O Allah! Forgive me). In this way he was acting on what
was explained to him in the Holy Qur'an.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 782:
Narrated Abu Qilaba:
Once Malik bin Huwairith
said to his friends, "Shall I show you how Allah's Apostle used to
offer his prayers?" And it was not the time for any of the compulsory
congregational prayers. So he stood up (for the prayer) bowed and said
the Takbir, then he raised his head and remained standing for a while
and then prostrated and raised his head for a while (sat up for a
while). He prayed like our Sheikh 'Amr Ibn Salama. (Aiyub said, "The
latter used to do a thing which I did not see the people doing i.e. he
used to sit between the third and the fourth Rak'a). IMalik bin
Huwairith said, "We came to the Prophet (after embracing Islam) and
stayed with him. He said to us, 'When you go back to your families,
pray such and such a prayer at such and such a time, pray such and
such a prayer at such and such a time, and when there is the time for
the prayer then only of you should pronounce the Adhan for the prayer
and the oldest of you should lead the prayer."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 783:
Narrated Al-Bara':
The time taken by the
Prophet in prostrations, bowing, and the sitting interval between the
two prostrations was about the same.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 784:
Narrated Thabit:
Anas said, "I will leave
no stone unturned in making you offer the prayer as I have seen the
Prophet making us offer it." Anas used to do a thing which I have not
seen you doing. He used to stand after the bowing for such a long time
that one would think that he had forgotten (the prostrations) and he
used to sit in-between the prostrations so long that one would think
that he had forgotten the second prostration.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 785:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Be
straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms
on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 786:
Narrated Malik bin
Huwairith Al-Laithi:
I saw the Prophet praying
and in the odd Rakat, he used to sit for a moment before getting up.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 787:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu Qilaba said, "Malik
bin Huwairith came to us and led us in the prayer in this mosque of
ours and said, 'I lead you in prayer but I do not want to offer the
prayer but just to show you how Allah's Apostle performed his
prayers." I asked Abu Qilaba, "How was the prayer of Malik bin
Huwairith?" He replied, "Like the prayer of this Sheikh of ours-- i.e.
'Amr bin Salima." That Sheikh used to pronounce the Takbir perfectly
and when he raised his head from the second prostration he would sit
for a while and then support himself on the ground and get up.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 788:
Narrated Said bin
Al-Harith:
Abu Said led us in the
prayer and said the Takbir aloud on arising from the prostration, and
on prostrating, on rising again, and on getting up from the second
Rak'a. Abu Said said, "I saw the Prophet doing the same."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 789:
Narrated Mutarrif:
'Imran and I prayed
behind 'Ali bin Abi Talib and he said Takbir on prostrating, on rising
and on getting up after the two Rakat (i.e. after the second Rak'a).
When the prayer was finished, 'Imran took me by the hand and said, "He
('Ali) has prayed the prayer of Muhammad" (or said, "He made us
remember the prayer of Muhammad)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 790:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
'Abdullah:
I saw 'Abdullah bin 'Umar
crossing his legs while sitting in the prayer and I, a mere youngster
in those days, did the same. Ibn 'Umar forbade me to do so, and said,
"The proper way is to keep the right foot propped up and bend the left
in the prayer." I said questioningly, "But you are doing so (crossing
the legs)." He said, "My feet cannot bear my weight."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 791:
Narrated Muhammad bin
'Amr bin 'Ata':
I was sitting with some
of the companions of Allah's Apostle and we were discussing about the
way of praying of the Prophet. Abu Humaid As-Saidi said, "I remember
the prayer of Allah's Apostle better than any one of you. I saw him
raising both his hands up to the level of the shoulders on saying the
Takbir; and on bowing he placed his hands on both knees and bent his
back straight, then he stood up straight from bowing till all the
vertebrate took their normal positions. In prostrations, he placed
both his hands on the ground with the forearms away from the ground
and away from his body, and his toes were facing the Qibla. On sitting
In the second Rak'a he sat on his left foot and propped up the right
one; and in the last Rak'a he pushed his left foot forward and kept
the other foot propped up and sat over the buttocks "
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 792:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Buhaina:
(he was from the tribe of
Uzd Shan'u'a and was the ally of the tribe of 'Abdul-Manaf and was one
of the companions of the Prophet): Once the Prophet led us in the Zuhr
prayer and stood up after the second Rak'a and did not sit down. The
people stood up with him. When the prayer was about to end and the
people were waiting for him to say the Taslim, he said Takbir while
sitting and prostrated twice before saying the Taslim and then he said
the Taslim."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 793:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Malik bin Buhaina:
Once Allah's Apostle led
us in the Zuhr prayer and got up (after the prostrations of the second
Rak'a) although he should have sat (for the Tashah-hud). So at the end
of the prayer, he prostrated twice while sitting (prostrations of
Sahu).
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 794:
Narrated Shaqlq bin
Salama:
'Abdullah said, "Whenever
we prayed behind the Prophet we used to recite (in sitting) 'Peace be
on Gabriel, Michael, peace be on so and so. Once Allah's Apostle
looked back at us and said, 'Allah Himself is As-Salam (Peace), and if
anyone of you prays then he should say, At-Tahiyatu lil-lahi
wassalawatu wat-taiyibatu. AsSalamu 'alalika aiyuha-n-Nabiyu wa
rahmatu-l-lahi wa barakatuhu. As-Salam alaina wa ala ibadil-lah
is-salihin. (All the compliments, prayers and good things are due to
Allah: peace be on you, O Prophet and Allah's mercy and blessings be
on you. Peace be on us an on the true pious slaves of Allah). (If you
say that, it will be for all the slaves in the heaven and the earth).
Ash-hadu an la-ilaha illa-l-lahu wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu
wa Rasuluhu. (I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but
Allah and I also testify that Muhammad is His slave and His Apostle)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 795:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet)
Allah's Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying "Allahumma
inni a'udhu bika min adhabil-qabri, wa a'udhu bika min
fitnatil-masihid-dajjal, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wa
fitnatil-mamati. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-ma thami
wal-maghrami. (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of
the grave and from the afflictions of Masi,h Ad-Dajjal and from the
afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from
the sins and from being in debt)." Somebody said to him, "Why do you
so frequently seek refuge with Allah from being in debt?" The Prophet
replied, "A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks
promises whenever he makes (them)." 'Aisha also narrated: I heard
Allah's Apostle in his prayer seeking refuge with Allah from the
afflictions of Ad-dajjal.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 796:
Narrated Abu Bakr
As-Siddiq:
I asked Allah's Apostle
to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my
prayer. He told me to say, "Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman
kathiran, Wala yaghfirudhdhunuba illa anta faghfirli maghfiratan min
'Indika, war-hamni innaka antal-ghafururrahim (O Allah! I have done
great injustice to myself and none except You forgives sins, so please
forgive me and be Merciful to me as You are the Forgiver, the
Merciful)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 797:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
When we prayed with the
Prophet we used to say, "Peace be on Allah from His slaves and peace
be on so and so." The Prophet said, "Don't say As-Salam be on Allah,
for He Himself is As-Salam, but say, 'At-tahiyatu lil-lahi
was-salawatu wat-taiyibatu. As-salamu 'Alaika aiyuhan-Nabiyu
warahmatu-l-lahi wa barakatuhu. As-salamu 'alaina wa 'ala
ibadillahis-salihin. (If you say this then it will be for all the
slaves in heaven or between heaven and earth). Ashhadu an la-ilaha
illallahu wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'Abduhu wa Rasuluhu.' Then select
the invocation you like best and recite it." (See Hadith No. 794, 795
& 796).
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 798:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
I saw Allah's Apostle
prostrating in mud and water and saw the mark of mud on his forehead.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 799:
Narrated Um Salama:
Whenever Allah's Apostle
finished his prayers with Taslim, the women would get up and he would
stay on for a while in his place before getting up. Ibn Shihab said,
"I think (and Allah knows better), that the purpose of his stay was
that the women might leave before the men who had finished their
prayer. "
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 800:
Narrated 'Itban bin
Malik:
We prayed with the
Prophet and used to finish our prayer with the Taslim along with him.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 801:
Narrated Mahmud bin
Ar-Rabi':
I remember Allah's
Apostle and also the mouthful of water which he took from a bucket in
our house and ejected (on me). I heard from ltban bin Malik Al-Ansari,
who was one from Bani Salim, saying, "I used to lead my tribe of Bani
Salim in prayer. Once I went to the Prophet and said to him, 'I have
weak eye-sight and at times the rainwater flood intervenes between me
and the mosque of my tribe and I wish that you would come to my house
and pray at some place so that I could take that place as a place for
praying (mosque). He said, "Allah willing, I shall do that." Next day
Allah's Apostle along with Abu Bakr, came to my house after the sun
had risen high and he asked permission to enter. I gave him
permission, but he didn't sit till he said to me, "Where do you want
me to pray in your house?" I pointed to a place in the house where I
wanted him to pray. So he stood up for the prayer and we aligned
behind him. He completed the prayer with Taslim and we did the same
simultaneously."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 802:
Narrated Abu Ma'bad:
(the freed slave of Ibn
'Abbas) Ibn 'Abbas told me, "In the lifetime of the Prophet it was the
custom to celebrate Allah's praises aloud after the compulsory
congregational prayers." Ibn 'Abbas further said, "When I heard the
Dhikr, I would learn that the compulsory congregational prayer had
ended."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 803:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I used to recognize the
completion of the prayer of the Prophet by hearing Takbir.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 804:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Some poor people came to
the Prophet and said, "The wealthy people will get higher grades and
will have permanent enjoyment and they pray like us and fast as we do.
They have more money by which they perform the Hajj, and 'Umra; fight
and struggle in Allah's Cause and give in charity." The Prophet said,
"Shall I not tell you a thing upon which if you acted you would catch
up with those who have surpassed you? Nobody would overtake you and
you would be better than the people amongst whom you live except those
who would do the same. Say "Sub-han-al-lah", "Alhamdu-lillah" and
"Allahu Akbar" thirty three times each after every (compulsory)
prayer." We differed and some of us said that we should say,
"Subhan-al-lah" thirty three times and "Alhamdu lillah" thirty three
times and "Allahu Akbar" thirty four times. I went to the Prophet who
said, "Say, "Subhan-al-lah" and "Alhamdu lillah" and "Allahu Akbar"
all together for thirty three times."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 805:
Narrated Warrad:
(the clerk of Al-Mughira
bin Shu'ba) Once Al-Mughira dictated to me in a letter addressed to
Mu'awiya that the Prophet used to say after every compulsory prayer,
"La ilaha ilallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa-lahul-hamdu,
wahuwa ala kulli shai in qadir. Allahumma la mani 'a lima a'taita, wa
la mu'tiya lima mana'ta, wa la yanfa'u dhal-jaddi minka-l-jadd. (None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and He has no partner in
Lordship or in worship or in the Names and the Qualities, and for Him
is the Kingdom and all the praises are for Him and He is omnipotent. O
Allah! Nobody can hold back what you give and nobody can give what You
hold back. Hard (efforts by anyone for anything cannot benefit one
against Your Will)." And Al-Hasan said, "Al-jadd' means prosperity."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 806:
Narrated Samura bin
Jundab:
The Prophet used to face
us on completion of the prayer.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 807:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid
Al-Juhani:
The Prophet led us in the
Fajr prayer at Hudaibiya after a rainy night. On completion of the
prayer, he faced the people and said, "Do you know what your Lord has
said (revealed)?" The people replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He said, "Allah has said, 'In this morning some of my slaves
remained as true believers and some became non-believers; whoever said
that the rain was due to the Blessings and the Mercy of Allah had
belief in Me and he disbelieves in the stars, and whoever said that it
rained because of a particular star had no belief in Me but believes
in that star.' "
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 808:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once the Prophet delayed
the 'Isha' prayer until midnight and then came to us. Having prayed he
faced us and said, "The people had prayed and slept but you were in
the prayer as long as you were waiting for it."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 809:
Narrated Um Salama:
"The Prophet after
finishing the prayer with Taslim used to stay at his place for a
while." Ibn Shihab said, "I think (and Allah knows better), that he
used to wait for the departure of the women who had prayed." Ibn
Shihab wrote that he had heard it from Hind bint Al-Harith Al-Firasiya
from Um Salama, the wife of the Prophet (Hind was from the companions
of Um Salama) who said, "When the Prophet finished the prayer with
Taslim, the women would depart and enter their houses before Allah's
Apostle departed."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 810:
Narrated 'Uqba:
I offered the 'Asr prayer
behind the Prophet at Medina. When he had finished the prayer with
Taslim, he got up hurriedly and went out by crossing the rows of the
people to one of the dwellings of his wives. The people got scared at
his speed . The Prophet came back and found the people surprised at
his haste and said to them, "I remembered a piece of gold Lying in my
house and I did not like it to divert my attention from Allah's
worship, so I have ordered it to be distributed (in charity)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 811:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
You should not give away
a part of your prayer to Satan by thinking that it is necessary to
depart (after finishing the prayer) from one's right side only; I have
seen the Prophet often leave from the left side.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 812:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
During the holy battle of
Khaibar the Prophet said, "Whoever ate from this plant (i.e. garlic)
should not enter our mosque."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 813:
Narrated 'Ata':
I heard Jabir bin
'Abdullah saying, "The Prophet said, 'Whoever eats (from) this plant
(he meant garlic) should keep away from our mosque." I said, "What
does he mean by that?" He replied, "I think he means only raw garlic."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 814:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah:
The Prophet said,
"Whoever eats garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or
should remain in his house." (Jabir bin 'Abdullah, in another
narration said, "Once a big pot containing cooked vegetables was
brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the Prophet
asked, 'What is in it?' He was told all the names of the vegetables
that were in it. The Prophet ordered that it should be brought near to
some of his companions who were with him. When the Prophet saw it he
disliked to eat it and said, 'Eat. (I don't eat) for I converse with
those whom you don't converse with (i.e. the angels)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 815:
Narrated 'Abdul 'Aziz:
A man asked Anas, "What
did you hear from the Prophet about garlic?" He said, "The Prophet
said, 'Whoever has eaten this plant should neither come near us nor
pray with us."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 816:
Narrated Sulaiman
Ash-Shaibam:
I heard Ash-Sha'bi
saying, "A person who was accompanying the Prophet passed by a grave
that was separated from the other graves told me that the Prophet once
led the people in the (funeral) prayer and the people had aligned
behind him. I said, "O Aba 'Amr! Who told you about it?" He said, "Ibn
Abbas."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 817:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Ghusl
(taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the
age of puberty."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 818:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
One night I slept at the
house of my aunt Maimuna and the Prophet slept (too). He got up (for
prayer) in the last hours of the night and performed a light ablution
from a hanging leather skin. ('Amr, the sub-narrator described that
the ablution was very light). Then he stood up for prayer and I got up
too and performed the ablution in the same way and joined him on his
left side. He pulled me to the right and prayed as much as Allah will.
Then he lay down and slept and I heard his breath sounds till the
Mu'adh-dhin came to him to inform him about the (Fajr) prayer. He left
with him for the prayer and prayed without repeating the ablution.
(Sufyan the subnarrator said: We said to 'Amr, "Some people say, 'The
eyes of the Prophet sleep but his heart never sleeps.' " 'Amr said,
"'Ubai bin 'Umar said, 'The dreams of the Prophets are Divine
Inspirations. Then he recited, '(O my son), I have seen in dream that
I was slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice).") (37.102)
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 819:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
My grandmother Mulaika
invited Allah's Apostle for a meal which she had prepared specially
for him. He ate some of it and said, "Get up. I shall lead you in the
prayer." I brought a mat that had become black owing to excessive use
and I sprinkled water on it. Allah's Apostle stood on it and prayed
two Rakat; and the orphan was with me (in the first row), and the old
lady stood behind us.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 820:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Once I came riding a
she-ass and I, then, had just attained the age of puberty. Allah's
Apostle was leading the people in prayer at Mina facing no wall. I
passed in front of the row and let loose the she-ass for grazing and
joined the row and no one objected to my deed.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 821:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once Allah's Apostle
delayed the 'Isha' prayer till 'Umar informed him that the women and
children had slept. Then Allah's Apostle came out and said: "None from
amongst the dwellers of earth have prayed this prayer except you." In
those days none but the people of Medina prayed.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 822:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman
bin 'Abis:
A person asked Ibn Abbas,
"Have you ever presented yourself at the ('Id) prayer with Allah's
Apostle?" He replied, "Yes." And had it not been for my kinship
(position) with the Prophet it would not have been possible for me to
do so (for he was too young). The Prophet went to the mark near the
house of Kathir bin As-Salt and delivered a sermon. He then went
towards the women. He advised and reminded them and asked them to give
alms. So the woman would bring her hand near her neck and take off her
necklace and put it in the garment of Bilal. Then the Prophet and
Bilal came to the house."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 823:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once Allah's Apostle
delayed the 'Isha' prayer till 'Umar informed him that the women and
children had slept. The Prophet came out and said, "None except you
from amongst the dwellers of earth is waiting for this prayer." In
those days, there was no prayer except in Medina and they used to pray
the 'Isha' prayer between the disappearance of the twilight and the
first third of the night.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 824:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "If
your women ask permission to go to the mosque at night, allow them."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 825:
Narrated Um Salama:
(the wife of the Prophet)
In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle the women used to get up when they
finished their compulsory prayers with Taslim. The Prophet and the men
would stay on at their places as long as Allah will. When the Prophet
got up, the men would then get up.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 826:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When Allah's Apostle
finished the Fajr prayer, the women would leave covered in their
sheets and were not recognized owing to the darkness.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 827:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin
Abi Qatada Al-Ansari:
My father said, "Allah's
Apostle said, "Whenever I stand for prayer, I want to prolong it but
on hearing the cries of a child, I would shorten it as I dislike to
put its mother in trouble."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 828:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Had Allah's Apostle known
what the women were doing, he would have forbidden them from going to
the mosque as the women of Bani Israel had been forbidden. Yahya bin
Said (a sub-narrator) asked 'Amra (another sub-narrator), "Were the
women of Bani Israel forbidden?" She replied "Yes."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 829:
Narrated Um Salama:
Whenever Allah's Apostle
completed the prayer with Taslim, the women used to get up immediately
and Allah's Apostle would remain at his place for someone before
getting up. (The sub-narrator (Az-Zuhri) said, "We think, and Allah
knows better, that he did so, so that the women might leave before men
could get in touch with them)."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 830:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet prayed in the
house of Um Sulaim; and I, along with an orphan stood behind him while
Um Sulaim (stood) behind us.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 831:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to
offer the Fajr prayer when it was still dark and the believing women
used to return (after finishing their prayer) and nobody could
recognize them owing to darkness, or they could not recognize one
another.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 832:
Narrated Salim bin
'Abdullah:
My father said, "The
Prophet said, 'If the wife of any one of you asks permission (to go to
the mosque) do not forbid her."
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