Sahih Muslim Index
KITAB AL-SALAT
(THE BOOK OF PRAYERS)
INTRODUCTION
Prayer is the soul of
religion. Where there is no prayer , there can be no purification of
the soul. The non-praying man is rightly considered to be a soulless
man. Take prayer out of the world, and it is all over with religion
because it is with prayer that man has the consciousness of God and
selfless love for humanity and inner sense of piety.Prayer is,
therefore, the first, the highest, and the most solemn phenomenon and
manifestation of religion.
The way in which prayer
is offered and the words which are recited in it explain the true
nature of religion of which it is the expression of man's contact with
the Lord.
Prayer in Islam gives in
a nutshell the teachings of Islam. The very first thing which comes
into prominence in Islamic prayer is that it is accompanied by bodily
movements. It implies that Islam lifts not only the soul to the
spiritual height, but also illuminates the body of man with the light
of God-consciousness.It aims at purifying both body and soul, for it
finds no cleavage between them.Islam does not regard body and soul as
two different entities opposed to each other, or body as the prison of
the soul from which It yearns to secure freedom in order to soar to
heavenly heights. "The soul is an organ of the body which exploits it
for physiological purposes, or body is an instrument of the soul" (Iqbal,
Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, p 105), and thus both
need spiritual enlightenment.
Secondly, Islamic prayer
does not aim at such a spiritual contact with God in which the world
and self are absolutely denied, in which human personality is
dissolved, disappears and is absorbed in the Infinite Lord.Islam does
not favour such a meditation and absorption in which man ceases to be
conscious of his own self and feels himself to be perfectly identified
with the Infinite, and claims in a mood of ecstasy: My "I" has become
God, or rather he is God. Islam wants to inculcate the consciousness
of the indwelling of the light of God in body and soul but does allow
him to transport himself in the realm of lnfinity. It impresses upon
his mind that he is the humble servant of the Great and Glorious Lord
and his spiritual development and religious piety lies in sincere and
willing obedience to Allah.The very first step towards the achievement
of this objective is that man should have a clear consciousness of his
own finiteness and Infiniteness of the Lord, and clearly visualise and
feel that he is created as a human being by the Creator and Master of
the universe, and he cannot, therefore, become demi-god or god.His
success lies in proving himself by his outlook and behaviour that he
is the true and loyal servant of his Great Master.Islamic prayer is,
therefore, the symbol of humble reverence before the Majesty of the
Glorious Lord.
Chapter I:THE BEGINNING OF ADHAN
Book 4,
Number 0735:
Ibn Umar reported: When
the Muslims came to Medina, they gathered and sought to know the time
of prayer but no one summoned them.One day they discussed the matter,
and some of them said: Use something like the bell of the Christians
and some of them said: Use horn like that of the Jews.Umar said: Why
may not a be appointed who should call (people) to prayer?The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: O Bilal, get up and
summon (the people) to prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0736:
Anas reported: Bilal was
commanded (by the Apostle of Allah) to repeat (the phrases of) Adhan
twice and once in Iqama. The narrator said: I made a men- tion of it
before Ayyub who said : Except for saying: Qamat-1s-Salat [the time
for prayer has come].
Book 4,
Number 0737:
Anas b. Malik reported:
They (the Companions) discussed that they should know the timings of
prayer by means of something recognized by all.Some of them said that
fire should be lighted or a bell should be rung.But Bilal was ordered
to repeat the phrases twice in Adhan, and once in Iqama.
Book 4,
Number 0738:
This hadith is
transmitted by Khalid Hadhdha with the same chain of transmitters (and
the words are): When the majority of the people discussed they should
know, like the hadith narrated by al-Thaqafi (mentioned above) except
for the words: "They (the people) should kindle fire."
Book 4,
Number 0739:
Anas reported: Bilal was
commanded (by the Holy Prophet) to repeat the phrases twice in Adhan,
and once in lqama.
Chapter 2 :HOW ADHAN IS TO BE PRONOUNCED
Book 4,
Number 0740:
Abu Mahdhura said that
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) taught him Adhan like
this: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; I testify that
there is no god but Allah, I testify that there is no god but Allah ;
I testify that Muhammad Is the Messenger of Allah, I testify that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and it should be again repeated :
I testify that there is no god but Allah, I testify that there is no
god but Allah; I testify that Muhammad Is the Messenger of Allah, I
testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.Come to the prayer
(twice).Come to the prayer (twice).Ishaq added: Allah is the Greatest,
Allah is the Greatest ; there Is no god but Allah.
Chapter 3 :THERE CAN BE TWO PRONOUNCERS OF ADHAN FOR
ONE MOSQUE
Book 4,
Number 0741:
Ibn Umar reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had two Mu'adhdhins, Bilal
and 'Abdullah b. Umm Maktum, who (latter) was blind.
Book 4,
Number 0742:
This hadith has been
narrated on the authority of 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0743:
A'isha reported: Ibn Umm
Maktum used to pronounce Adhan at the behest of the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) (despite the fact) that he was blind.
Book 4,
Number 0744:
A hadith like this has
been transmitted by Hisham.
Chapter 4 : THE HOLY PROPHET REFRAINED FROM ATTACKING
PEOPLE LIVING IN DAR AL-KUFR ON HEARING ADHAN FROM THEM
Book 4,
Number 0745:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to attack the
enemy when it was dawn. He would listen to the Adhan ; so if he heard
an Adhan, he stopped, otherwise made an attack.Once on hearing a man
say: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) remarked: He is following al-Fitra
(al-Islam).Then hearing him say: I testify that there is no god but
Allah. there is no god but Allah, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: You have come out of the Fire (of Hell).They looked at
him and found that he was a goatherd.
Chapter 5 : HE WHO HEARS THE ADHAN SHOULD RESPOND LIKE
IT, INVOKE BLESSINGS UPON THE APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)AND THEN
BEG FOR HIM THE WASILA
Book 4,
Number 0746:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: When you hear the call (to prayer), repeat what the
Mu'adhdhin pronounces.
Book 4,
Number 0747:
'Abdullah b. Amr b. al-As
reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying : When
you hear the Mu'adhdhin, repeat what he says, then invoke a blessing
on me, for everyone who invokes a blessing on me will receive ten
blessings from Allah; then beg from Allah al-Wasila for me, which is a
rank in Paradise fitting for only one of Allah's servants, and I hope
that I may be that one.If anyone who asks that I be given the Wasila,
he will be assured of my intercession.
Book 4,
Number 0748:
'Umar b. al-Khattab
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When
the Mu'adhdhin says: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and
one of you should make this response: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is
the Greatest; (and when the Mu'adhdhin) says: I testify that there is
no god but Allah, one should respond: I testify that there is no god
but Allah, and when he says: I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah, one should make a response: I testify that Muhammad is
Allah's Messenger.When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: Come to prayer, one
should make a response: There is no might and no power except with
Allah.When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: Come to salvation, one should
respond: There is no might and no power except with Allah, and when he
(the Mu'adhdhin) says: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest,
then make a response: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.
When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: There is no god but Allah, and he who
makes a re- sponse from the heart: There is no god but Allah, he will
enter Paradise.
Book 4,
Number 0749:
Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: If
anyone says on hearing the Mu'adhdhin : I testify that there is no god
but Allah alone.Who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant
and His Messenger, (and that) I am satisfied with Allah as my Lord,
with Muhammad as Messenger. and with Islam as din (code of life), his
sins would be forgiven.In the narration transmitted by Ibn Rumh the
words are: "He who said on hearing the Mu'adhdhin and verity I
testify."' Qutaiba has not mentioned his words: "And I."
Chapter 6 :THE EXCELLENCE OF ADHAN AND RUNNING AWAY OF
THE SATAN ON HEARING IT
Book 4,
Number 0750:
Yahya narrated it on the
authority of his uncle that he had been sitting in the company of
Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan when the Mu'adhdhin called (Muslims) to prayer.
Mu'awiya said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
saying The Mu'adhdhins will have the longest necks on the Day of
Resurrection.
Book 4,
Number 0751:
Abu Sufyan reported it on
the authority of Jabir that he had heard the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) say : When Satan hears the call to prayer, he runs
away to a distance like that of Rauha.Sulaimin said: I asked him about
Rauha.He replied : It is at a distance of thirty-six miles from
Medina.
Book 4,
Number 0752:
Abu Mu'awiya narrated it
on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0753:
AbuHuraira reported the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: When Satan hears
the call to prayer, he turns back and breaks the wind so as not to
bear the call being made, but when the call is finished he turns round
and distracts (the minds of those who pray), and when he bears the
Iqama he again runs away so as not to hear its voice and when it
subsides, he comes back and distracts (the minds of those who stand
for prayer).
Book 4,
Number 0754:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When the Mu'adhdhin
calls to prayer, Satan runs back vehemently.
Book 4,
Number 0755:
Suhail reported that his
father sent him to Banu Haritha along with a boy or a man. Someone
called him by his name from an enclosure. He (thenarrator) said: The
person with me looked towards the enclosure, but saw nothing. I made a
mention of that to my father.He said: If I knew that you would meet
such a situation I would have never sent you (there), but (bear in
wind) whenever you hear such a call (from the evil spirits) pronounce
the Adhan. for I have heard Abu Huraira say that the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upbn him) said: Whenever Adhan is proclaimed,
Satan runs back vehemently.
Book 4,
Number 0756:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Apostle (may peace be upon him) said When the call to prayer is made,
Satan runs back and breaks wind so as not to hear the call being made,
and when the call is finished. he turns round.When Iqama is proclaimed
he turns his back, and when it is finished he turns round to distract
a man, saying: Re- member such and such; remember such and such,
referring to something the man did not have in his mind, with the
result that he does not know how much he has prayed.
Book 4,
Number 0757:
A hadith like it has been
narrated by Abu Huraira but for these words : "He (the man saying the
prayer) does not know how much he has prayed.
Chapter 7 :THE DESIRABILITY OF RAISING THE HANDS
APPOSITE THE SHOULDERS AT THE TIME OF BEGINNING THE PRAYER AND AT THE
TIME OF BOWING AND AT THE TIME OF RETURNING TO THE ERECT POSITION AFTER
BOWING
Book 4,
Number 0758:
Salim narrated it on the
authority of his father who reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) raising his hands apposite the shoulders at
the time of beginning the prayer and before bowing down and after
coming back to the position after bowing. but he did not raise them
between two prostrations.
Book 4,
Number 0759:
Ibn Umar reported that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), when he stood up for
prayer, used to raise his hands apposite the shoulders and then
recited takbir (Allah-o-Akbar), and when he was about to bow he again
did like it and when he raised himself from the ruku' (bowing posture)
he again did like it, but he did not do it at the time of raising his
head from prostration.
Book 4,
Number 0760:
This hadith has been
transmitted with the same chain of transmitters by al. Zuhri as
narrated by Ibn Juraij (who) said . When the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) stood up for prayer, he raised hands (to the
height) apposite the shoulders and then recited takbir.
Book 4,
Number 0761:
Abu Qilaba reported that
he saw Malik b. Huwairith raising his hands at the beginning of prayer
and raising his hands before kneeling down, and raising his hands
after lifting his head from the state of kneeling, and he narrated
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to do like
this.
Book 4,
Number 0762:
Malik b. Huwairith
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) raised his
hands apposite his ears at the time of reciting the takbir (i.e. at
the time of beginning the prayer) and then again raised his hands
apposite the ears at the time of bowing and when he lifted his head
after bowing he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him, and did
like it (raised his hands up to the ears).
Book 4,
Number 0763:
This hadith has been
transmitted by Qatada with the same chain of trans. mitters that he
saw the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) doing like this (i.e.
raising his hands) till they were apposite the lobes of cars.
Chapter 8 :THE RECITING OF TAKBIR AT THE TIME OF BOWING
AND RISING IN PRAYER EXCEPT RISING AFTER RUKU, WHEN IT IS SAID: ALLAH
LISTENED TO HIM WHO PRAISED HIM
Book 4,
Number 0764:
Abu Salama reported: Abu
Huraira led prayer for them and recited takbir when he bent and raised
himself (in ruku' and sujud) and after completing (the prayer) he
said: By Allah I say prayer which has the best resemblance with the
prayer of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) amongst you.
Book 4,
Number 0765:
Abu Huraira reported:
When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up for prayer,
he would say the takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) when standing, then say the
takbir when bowing. then say: "Allah listened to him who praised him,"
when coming to the erect position after bowing, then say while
standing: "To Thee, our Lord, be the praise", then recite the takbir
when getting down for prostration, then say the takbir on raising his
head, then say the takbir on prostrating himself, then say the takbir
on raising his head.He would do that throughout the whole prayer till
he would complete it, and he would say the takbir when he would get up
at the end of two rak'as after adopting the sitting posture.Abu
Huraira said: My prayer has the best resemblance amongst you with the
prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Book 4,
Number 0766:
Ibn al-Harith reported:
He had heard Abu Huraira say: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) recited takbir on standing for prayer, and the rest of the
hadith is like that transmitted by Ibn Juraij (recorded above), but he
did not mention Abu Huraira as saying: "My prayer has the best
resemblance amongst you with the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him)."
Book 4,
Number 0767:
Abu Salama b. 'Abd
al-Rahman reported.. When Marwan appointed Abu Huraira as his deputy
in Medina, he recited takbir whenever he got up for obligatory prayer,
and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Ibn Juraij
(but with the addition of these words): On completing the prayer with
salutation, and he turned to the people in the mosque and said....
Book 4,
Number 0768:
Abu Salama reported that
Abu Huraira recited takbir in prayer on all occasions of rising and
kneeling.We said: O Abu Huraira, what is this takbir?He said: Verily
it is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Book 4,
Number 0769:
Suhail reported on the
authority of his father that Abu Huraira used to recite takbir on all
occasions of rising and bending (in prayer) and narrated that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to do like that.
Book 4,
Number 0770:
Mutarrif reported: I and
'Imran b. Husain said prayer behind 'Ali b. Abu, Talib.He recited
takbir when he prostrated, and he recited takbir when he raised his
head and he recited takbir while rising up (from the sitting position
at the end of two rak'ahs).When we had finished our prayer, 'Imran
caught hold of my hand and said: He (Hadrat Ali) has led prayer like
Muhammad (may peace be upon him) or he said: He in fact recalled to my
mind the prayer of Muhammad (may peace be upon him.)
Chapter 9 :THE RECITING OF AL-FATIHA IN EVERY RAK'AH OF
PRAYER IS OBLIGATORY
Book 4,
Number 0771:
'Ubada b. as-Samit
reported from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him ): He who
does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab is not credited with having observed
the prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0772:
Ubada b. as-Samit
reported : The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who
does not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed the
prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0773:
Mahmud b. al-Rabi', on
whose face the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) squirted
water from the well, reported on the authority of 'Ubada b. as- Samit
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : He who does
not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0774:
This hadith has also been
transmitted by Ma'mar from al-Zuhri with the same chain of
transmitters with the addition of these words : "and something more".
Book 4,
Number 0775:
Abu Huraira reported :
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: If anyone observes
prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qur'an, It is deficient [he
said this three times] and not complete.It was said to Abu Huraira: At
times we are behind the Imam.He said: Recite it inwardly, for he had
heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) declare that
Allah the Exalted had said : I have divided the prayer into two halves
between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he
asks.When the servant says: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the
universe, Allah the Most High says: My servant has praised Me.And when
he (the servant) says: The Most Compassionate, the Merciful, Allah the
Most High says: My servant has lauded Me.And when he (the servant)
says: Master of the Day of judg- ment, He remarks: My servant has
glorified Me. and sometimes He would say: My servant entrusted (his
affairs) to Me.And when he (the worshipper) says: Thee do we worship
and of Thee do we ask help, He (Allah) says: This is between Me and My
servant, and My servant will receive what he asks for.Then, when he
(the worshipper) says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of
those to whom Thou hast been Gracious not of those who have incurred
Thy displeasure, nor of those who have gone astray, He (Allah) says:
This is for My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks
for.Sufyan said: 'Ala b. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Ya'qub narrated it to me
when I went to him and he was confined to his home on account of
illness, and I asked him about it.
Book 4,
Number 0776:
It is naratted on the
authority of Abu Huraira that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) say: He who observed prayer but he did not recite
the Umm al-Qur'an in it, and the rest of the hadith is the same as
transmitted by Sufyan, and in this hadith the words are: "Allah the
Most High said: the prayer is divided into two halves between Me and
My servant. The half of it is for Me and the half of it is for My
servant."
Book 4,
Number 0777:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : He who said his
prayer, but did not recite the opening chapter of al-Kitab, his prayer
is incomplete.He repeated it thrice.
Book 4,
Number 0778:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : One is not credited
with having observed the prayer without the recitation (of
al-Fatiha).So said Abu Huraira: (The prayer in which) the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) recited in a loud voice, we also recited
that loudly for you (and the prayer in which) he recited inwardly we
also recited inwardly for you (to give you a practical example of the
prayer of the Holy Prophet).
Book 4,
Number 0779:
'Ata' narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira who said that one should recite (al-Fatiha)
in every (rak'ah of) prayer.What we heard (i.e. recitation) from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), we made you listen to
that.And that which he (recited) inwardly, we (recited) inwardly for
you.A person said to him: If I add nothing to the (recitation) of the
Umm al Qur'an (Surat al-Fatiha), would it make the prayer
incomplete?He (AbuHuraira) said: If you add to that (if you recite
some of verses of the Qur'an along with Surat at-Fatiha) that is
better for you.But if you are contented with it (Surat al-Fatiha)
only, it is sufficient for you.
Book 4,
Number 0780:
'Ata' reported it on the
authority of Abu Huraira who said: Recitation (of Surat al-Fatiha) in
every (rak'ah) of prayer in essential. (The recitation) that we
listened to from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) we made
you listen to it. And that which he recited inwardly to us, we recited
it inwardly for you.And he who recites Umm al-Qur'an, it is enough for
him (to complete the prayer), and he who adds to it (recites some
other verses of the Holy Qur'an along with Surat al-Fatiha), it is
preferable for him.
Book 4,
Number 0781:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) entered the mosque and a
person also entered therein and offered prayer, and then came and paid
salutation to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).The Mes-
senger of Allah (may peace be upon him) returned his salutation and
said:Go back and pray, for you have not offered the prayer.He again
prayed as he had prayed before, and came to the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon. him) and saluted him.The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) returned the salutation and said: Go back and say prayer,
for you have not offered the prayer.This (act of repeating the prayer)
was done three times.Upon this the person said : By Him Who hast sent
you with Truth, whatever better I can do than this, please teach me.He
(the Holy Prophet) said: When you get up to pray, recite takbir, and
then recite whatever you conveniently can from the Qur'an, then bow
down and remain quietly in that position, then raise your- self and
stand erect ; then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that
attitude; then raise yourself and sit quietly ; and do that throughout
all your prayers.
Book 4,
Number 0782:
Abu Huraira reported: A
person entered the mosque and said prayer while the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) was sitting in a nook (of the mosque), and the
rest of the hadith is the same as mentioned above, but with this
addition: "When you get up to pray, perform the ablution completely,
and then turn towards the Qibla and recite takbir (Allah o Akbar
=Allah is the Most Great)."
Chapter 10 : THE ONE LED IN PRAYER IS FORBIDDEN TO
RECITE LOUDLY BEHIND THE imam
Book 4,
Number 0783:
lmrin b. Husain reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace beupon him) led us In Zuhr or 'Asr
prayer (noon or the afternoon prayer). (On concluding it) he said: Who
recited behind me (the verses): Sabbih Isma Rabbik al-a'la (Glorify
the name of thy Lord, the Most High)?There upon a person said: It was
I, but I in- tended nothing but goodness.I felt that some one of you
was disputing with me in it (or he was taking out from my tongue what
I was reciting), said the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him).
Book 4,
Number 0784:
'Imran b. Husain
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed the
Zuhr prayer and a person recited Sabbih Isma Rabbik al-a'la (Glorify
the name of thy Lord, the Most High) behind him.When he (the Holy Pro-
phet) concluded the prayer he said: Who amongst you recited (the
above-mentioned verse) or who amongst you was the reciter?A person
said: It was I. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) observed: I thought as
if someone amongst you was disputing with me (in what I was reciting).
Book 4,
Number 0785:
This hadith has been
narrated by Qatada with the same chain of transmitters that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed Zuhr prayer and
said: I felt that someone amongst you was disputing with me (in what I
was reciting).
Chapter 11 :ARGUMENT OF THOSE WHO SAY THAT HE (THE HOLY
PROPHET) DID NOT RECITE BISMILLAH (IN THE NAME OF ALLAH) LOUDLY
Book 4,
Number 0786:
Anas reported: I observed
prayer along with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and
with Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman (may Allah be pleased with all of
them), but I never heard any one of them reciting
Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim loudly.
Book 4,
Number 0787:
Shu'ba reported it with
the same chain of transmitters. with she addition of these words: "I
said to Qatada: Did you hear it from Anas?He replied in the affir-
mative and added: We had inquired of him about it."
Book 4,
Number 0788:
'Abda reported: 'Umar b.
al-Khattab used to recite loudly these words: Subhanak Allahumma wa bi
hamdika wa tabarakasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuka [Glory
to Thee, 0 Allah, and Thine is the Praise, and Blessed is Thy Name.
and Exalted is Thy Majesty. and there is no other object of worship
beside Thee]. Qatada informed in writing that Anas b. Malik had
narrated to him: I observed prayer behind the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr and Umar and 'Uthman.They started
(loud recitation) with: AI-hamdu lillahi Rabb al-'A1amin [All Praise
is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds] and did not recite Bismillah
ir- Rahman-ir-Rahim (loudly) at the beginning of the recitation or at
the end of it.
Book 4,
Number 0789:
It is reported on the
authority of Abu Talha that he had heard Anas b. Malik narrating this.
Chapter 12 :ARGUMENT OF THOSE WHO ASSERT THAT BISMILLAH
IS A PART OF EVERY SURA EXCEPT SURA TAUBA
Book 4,
Number 0790:
Anas reported: One day
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was sitting amongst us
that he dozed off.He then raised his head smilingly.We said: What
makes you smile.Messenger of Allah?He said: A Sura has just been
revealed to me, and then recited: In the name of Allah, the
Compassionate, the Merciful.Verily We have given thee Kauthar (fount
of abundance).Therefore turn to thy Lord for prayer and offer
sacrifice, and surely thy enemy is cut off (from the good). Then he
(the Holy Prophet) said : Do you know what Kauthar is?We said: Allah
and His Messenger know best. The Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him)
said : It (Kauthar) is a canal which my Lord, the Exalted and Glorious
has promised me, and there is an abundance of good in it.It is a
cistern and my people would come to it on the Day of Resurrection, and
tumblers there would be equal to the number of stars.A servant would
be turned away from (among the people gathered there).Upon this I
would say: My Lord, he is one of my people, and He (the Lord) would
say: You do not know that he innovated new things (in Islam) after
you.Ibn Hujr made this addition in the hadith : "He (the Holy Prophet)
was sitting amongst us in the mosque, and He (Allah) said : (You don't
know) what he innovated after you"
Book 4,
Number 0791:
Mukhtar b. Fulful
reported that he had heard Anas b. Malik say that the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) dozed off, and the rest of the hadith is
the same as transmitted by Mus-hir except for the words that he (the
Holy Prophet) said: It (Kauthar) is a canal which my Lord the Exalted
and the Glorious has promised me in Paradise.There is a tank over it,
but he made no mention of the tumblers like the number of the stars.
Chapter 13 :THE PLACING OF THE RIGHT HAND OVER THE LEFT
HAND AFTER THE FIRST TAKBIR IN PRAYER (TAKBIR-I-TAHRIMA) BELOW THE CHEST
AND ABOVE THE NAVEL AND THEN PLACING THEM APPOSITE THE SHOULDERS IN
PROSTRATION
Book 4,
Number 0792:
Wa'il b. Hujr reported :
He saw the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) raising his hands
at the time of beginning the prayer and reciting takbir, and according
to Hammam (the narrator), the hands were lifted opposite to ears.He
(the Holy Prophet) then wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed his
right hand over his left hand.And when he was about to bow down, he
brought out his hands from the cloth, and then lifted them, and then
recited takbir and bowed down, and when (he came back to the erect
position) he recited: "Allah listened to him who praised Him." And
when prostrates. he prostrated between the two palms.
Chapter 14 : THE TASHAHHUD IN PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0793:
'Abdullah (b.Mas'ud)
said: While observing prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) we used to recite: Peace be upon Allah, peace be upon so
and so.One day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to
us: Verily Allah is Himself Peace.When any one of you sits during the
prayer. he should say: All services rendered by words, by acts of
worship, and all good things are due to Allah.Peace be upon you, 0
Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings.Peace be upon us and upon
Allah's upright servants, for when he says this it reaches every
upright servant in heaven and earth (and say further): I testify that
there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His servant
and Messenger.Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him
and offer it.
Book 4,
Number 0794:
Shu'ba has narrated this
on the authority of Mansur with the same chain of transmitters, but he
made no mention of this: "Then he may choose any supplication which
pleases him."
Book 4,
Number 0795:
This hadith has been
narrated on the authority of Mansur with the same chain of
transmitters and he made a mention of this: "Then he may choose any
supplication which pleases him or which he likes."
Book 4,
Number 0796:
Abdullah b. Mas'ud
reported: We were sitting with the Apostle (may peace be upon him) in
prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as narrated by Mansur
He (also said) : After (reciting tashahud) he may choose any prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0797:
Ibn Mas'ud is reported to
have said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) taught me
tashahhud taking my hand within his palms, in the same way as he
taught me a Sura of the Qur'an, and he narrated it as narrated above.
Book 4,
Number 0798:
Ibn 'Abbas reported : The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to teach us tashahbud
just as he used to teach us a Sura of the Qur'an, and he would say:
All services rendered by.,words, acts of worship. and all good thirgs
are due to Allah.Peace be upon you, 0 Prophet. and Allah's mercy and
blessings.Peace be upon us and upon Allah's upright servants.I testify
that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah.In the narration of Ibn Rumb (the words are): "As
he would teach us the Qur'an."
Book 4,
Number 0799:
Tawus narrated it on the
authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) used to teach us tashahhud as he would teach us a
Sura of the Qur'an.
Book 4,
Number 0800:
Hattan b. 'Abdullah
al-Raqiishi reported: I observed prayer with Abu Musu al-Ash'ari and
when he was in the qa'dah, one among the people said: The prayer has
been made obligatory along with piety and Zakat.He (the narrator)
said: When Abu Musa had finished the prayer after salutation he tuined
(towards the people) and said : Who amongst you said such and such a
thing ? A hush fell on the people.He again said.. Who amongst you has
said such and such a thing ? A hush fell on the people.He (Abu Musa)
said : Hattan, It is perhaps you that have uttered it.He (Hattan) said
No. I have not uttered it.I was afraid that you might be annoyed with
me on account of this.A person amongst the people said: It was I who
said it, and In this I intended nothing but good.Abu Musa said: Don't
you know what you have to recite in your prayers?Verily the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) addressed us and explained to us all
Its aspects and taught us how to observe prayer (properly).He (the
Holy Prophet) said: When you pray make your rows straight and let
anyone amongst you act as your Imim.Recite the takbir when he recites
it and when be recites : Not of those with whom Thou art angry. nor of
those who go astray, say: Amin.Allah would respond you.And when he
(the Imim) recites the takbir, you may also recite the takbir, for the
Imam bows before you and raises himself before you.Then the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : The one is equivalent to the
other.And when he says: Allah listens to him who praises Him, you
should say: 0 Allah, our.Lord, to Thee be the praise, for Allah, the
Exalted and Glorious, has vouchsafed (us) through the tongue of His
Apostle (may peace be upon him) that Allah listens to him who praises
Him.And when he (the Imim) recites the takbir and prostrates, you
should also recite the takbir and prostrate, for the Imim prostrates
before you and raises himself before you.The Messenger' of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: The one is equi- valent to the other.And when
he (the Imim) sits for Qa'da (for tashahhud) the first words of every
one amongst you should be: All services rendered by words, acts of
worship and all good things are due to Allah.Peace be upon you, 0
Apostle, and Allah's mercy and blessings.Peace be upon us and upon the
upright servants of Allah. I testify that there is no god but Allah,
and I testify that Mubammad is His servant and His Messenger.
Book 4,
Number 0801:
Qatida has narrated a
badith like this with another chain of transmitters. In the badith
transmitted by Jarir on the authority of Sulaiman, Qatida's further
words are: When (the Qur'in) is recited (in prayer), you should
observe silence, and (the following words are) not found in the hadith
narrated by anyone except by Abu Kamil who heard it from Abu 'Awina
(and the words are): Verily Allah vouchsafed through the tongue of the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) this: Allah listens to him
who praises Him.Abu Ishaq (a student of Imam Muslim) said: Abu Bakr
the son of Abu Nadr's sister has (critically) discussed this
hadith.Imam Muslim said: Whom can you find a more authentic
transmitter of badith than Sulaiman ? Abu Bakr said to him (Imam
Muslim) : What about the hadith narrated by Abd Huraira, i.e. the
hadith that when the Qur'in is recited (in pray er) observe silence?
He (Abu Bakr again) said: Then, why.have you not included it (in your
compilation) ? He (Imam Muslim) said: I have not included in this
every hadith which I deem authentic; I have recorded only such ahadith
on which there is an agreement (amongst the Muhaddithin apart from
their being authentic).
Book 4,
Number 0802:
This hadith has been
transmitted by Qatida with the same chain of transmitters (and the
words are) : "Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, commanded it
through the tongue of His Apostle (may peace be upon-him) : Allah
listens to him who praises Him."
Chapter 15 : BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE
UPON HIM) AFTER TASHAHHUD
Book 4,
Number 0803:
Abdullah b. Zaid-he who
was shown the call (for prayer in a dream) narrated it on the
authority of Mas'ad al-Ansiri who said: We were sitting in the company
of Sa'id b. 'Ubida when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
came to us.Bashir b. S'ad said : Allah has commanded us to bless you.
Messenger of Allah!But how should we bless you ? He (the narrator)
said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) kept quiet (and
we were so much perturbed over his silence) that we wished we had not
asked him.The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) then said:
(For blessing me) say: "0 Allah, bless Muhammad and the members of his
household as Thou didst bless the mernbers of Ibrahim's household.
Grant favours to Muhammad and the members of his household as Thou
didst grant favours to the members of the household of Ibrahim in the
world.Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious"; and salutation as
you know.
Book 4,
Number 0804:
Ibn Abi Laila reported:
Ka'b b. 'Ujra met me and said: Should I not offer you a present (and
added) : The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to us and
we said: We have learnt how to invoke peace upon you; (kindly tell us)
how we should bless you.He (the Holy Prophet) said: Say: "O Allah:
bless Muhammad and his family as Thou didst bless the family of
Ibrahim.Verily Thou art Praiseworthy and Glorious, O Allah."
Book 4,
Number 0805:
A hadith like this has
been narrated by Mis'ar on the authority of al-Hakam, but in the
hadith transmitted by Mis'ar these words are not found: "Should I not
offer you a present ?"
Book 4,
Number 0806:
A hadith like this has
been narrated by al-Hakam except that he said: "Bless Muhammad (may
peace be upon him)" and he did not say: "O Allah I
Book 4,
Number 0807:
Abu Humaid as-Sa'idi
reported: They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said : Apostle of
Allah, how should we bless you ? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Say:
"O Allah! bless Muhammad, his wives and his offspring as Thou didst
bless Ibrahim, and grant favours to Muhammad, and his wives and his
offspring as Thou didst grant favours to the family of Ibrahim ; Thou
art Praiseworthy and Glorious."
Book 4,
Number 0808:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who blesses me
once, Allah would bless him ten times.
Chapter 16 : THE RECITING OF TASMI' (ALLAH LISTENS TO
HIM WHO PRAISES HIM), TABMID (O, OUR LORD, FOR THEE IS THE PRAISE), AND
TAMIN (AMIN)
Book 4,
Number 0809:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When the Imam says:
"Allah listens to him who praises Him." you should say: "O Allah, our
Lord for Thee is the praise." for if what anyone says synchronises
with what the angels say, his past sins will be forgiven.
Book 4,
Number 0810:
A hadith like this is
narrated by Abd Huraira by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0811:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: SayAmin when the Imam
says Amin, for it anyone's utterance of Amin synchronises with that of
the angels,he will be forgiven his past sins.
Book 4,
Number 0812:
Abu Huraira said: I heard
from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) the hadith like
one transmitted by Malik, but he made no mention of the words of
Shibab.
Book 4,
Number 0813:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When anyone amongst
you utters Amin in prayer and the angels in the sky also utter Amin,
and this (utterance of the one) synchronises with (that of) the other,
all his previous sins are pardoned.
Book 4,
Number 0814:
Abu Harare reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When anyone amongst
you utters Amin and the angels In the heaven also utter Amin and (the
Amin) of the one synchronises with (that of) the other, all his
previous sins are pardoned.
Book 4,
Number 0815:
'A hadith like this is
transmitted by Ma'mar from Hammam b. Munabbih on the authority of Abu
Huraira who reported it from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him).
Book 4,
Number 0816:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When the reciter
(Imam) utters: "Not of those on whom (is Thine) wrath and not the
erring ones," and (the person) behind him utters Amin and his
utterance synchronises with that of the dwellers of heavens, all his
previous sins would be pardoned.
Chapter 17 : THE MUQTADI (FOLLOWER) SHOULD STRICTLY
FOLLOW THE IMAM IN PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0817:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) fell down from a horse
and his right side was grazed.We went to him to inquire after his
health when the time of prayer came.He led us in prayer in a sitting
posture and we said prayer behind him sitting, and when he finished
the prayer hesaid : The Imam is appointed only to be followed; so when
he recites takbir, you should also recite that; when he prostrates,
you should also prostrate; when he rises up, you should also rise up,
and when he said"God listens to him who praises Him," you should say:
"Our Lord, to Thee be the praise," and when he prays sitting, all of
you should pray sitting.
Book 4,
Number 0818:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) fell down from a horse
and he was grazed and he led the prayer for us sitting, and the rest
of the hadith is the same.
Book 4,
Number 0819:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) fell down from a horse
and his right side was grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the same
with the addition of these words: "When he (the Imam) says prayer
standing, you should also do so."
Book 4,
Number 0820:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) rode a horse and fell down
from it and his right side was grazed, and the rest of the hadith is
the same, and (these words) are found in it: "When he (the Imam) says
prayer in an erect posture, you should also say it in an erect
posture."
Book 4,
Number 0821:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) fell down from his
horse and his right side was grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the
same.In this hadith there are no additions (of words) as transmitted
by Yunus and Malik.
Book 4,
Number 0822:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) fell ill and some of his
Companions came to inquire after his health.The Messenger of Allah
(may peace he upon him) said prayer sitting, while (his Companions)
said it (behind him) standing.He (the Holy Prophet) directed them by
his gesture to sit down, and they sat down (in prayer).After finishing
the (prayer) lie (the Holy Prophet) said: The Imam is appointed so
that be should be followed, so bow down when lie bows down, and rise
rip when he rises up and say (prayer) sitting when he (the Imam) says
(it) sitting.
Book 4,
Number 0823:
This hadith is narrated
with the same chain of transmitters by Hisham b. 'Urwa.
Book 4,
Number 0824:
Jabir reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was ill and we said prayer
behind him and he was sitting. And Abu Bakr was making audible to the
people his takbir.As he paid his attention towards us he saw us
standing and (directed us to sit down) with a gesture.So we sat down
and said our prayer with his prayer in a sitting posture.After
uttering salutation he said: You were at this time about to do an act
like that of the Persians and the Romans. They stand before their
kings while they sit, so don't do that; follow your Imams. If they say
prayer standing, you should also do so, and if they say prayer
sitting, you should also say prayer sitting.
Book 4,
Number 0825:
Jabir said: The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) led the prayer and Abu Bakr was
behind him. When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
recited the takbir, Abu Bakr also recited (it) in order to make it
audible to us.And the rest of the hadith is like one transmitted by
Laith.
Book 4,
Number 0826:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The Imam is
appointed, so that he should be followed, so don't be at variance with
him.Recite takbir when he recites it; bow down when he bows down and
when he says: "Allah listens to him who praises Him," say: "O Allah,
our Lord, to Thee be the Praise." And when he (the Imam) prostrates,
you should also prostrate, and when he says prayer sitting, you should
all observe prayer sitting.
Book 4,
Number 0827:
A hadith like this has
been transmitted by Hammam b. Munabbih from the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) on the authority of Abu Huraira.
Book 4,
Number 0828:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) while teaching us (the
principles of faith), said: Do not try to go ahead of the Imam, recite
takbir when he recites it. and when he says: "Nor of those who err,"
you should say Amin, bow down when lie bows down, and when he says:
"Allah listens to him who praises Him," say: "O Allah, our Lord, to
Thee be the praise".
Book 4,
Number 0829:
Abu Huraira reported from
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) (a hadith) like it,
except the words: "Nor of those who err, say Amin" and added: "And
don't rise up ahead of him."
Book 4,
Number 0830:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Verily the Imam is a
shield,say prayer sitting when he says prayer sitting.And when he
says: "Allah listens to him who praises Him," say: "O Allah, our Lord,
to Thee be the praise." and when the utterance of the people of the
earth synchronises with that of the beings of heaven (angels), all the
previous sins would be pardoned.
Book 4,
Number 0831:
Abu Huraira reported
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) saying: The Imamis appointed
to be followed.So recite takbir when he recites it, and bow down when
he bows down and when he utters: "Allah listens to him who praises
Him," say"O Allah, our Lordfor Thee be the praise." And when he prays,
standing, you should pray standing.And when he prays sitting, all of
you should pray sitting.
Chapter 18 : THE IMAM IS AUTHORISED TO APPOINT ONE AS
HIS DEPUTY WHEN THERE IS A VALID REASON FOR IT (FOR EXAMPLE, ILLNESS OR
JOURNEY OR ANY OTHER), AND IF AN IMAM LEADS THE PRAYER SITTING AS HE
CANNOT DO SO STANDING, HIS FOLLOWERS SHOULD SAY PRAYER STANDING PROVIDED
THEY ARE ABLE TO DO IT AND THERE IS AN ABROGATION OF SAYING PRAYER
SITTING BEHIND A SITTING IMAM
Book 4,
Number 0832:
Ubaidullah b. Abdullah
reported: I visited 'A'isha and asked her to tell about the illness of
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).She agreed and said:
The Apostle (may peace be upon him) was seriously ill and he asked
whether the people had prayed.We said: No, they are waiting for you,
Messenger of Allah.He (the Holy Prophet) said: Put some water in the
tub for me.We did accordingly and he (the Holy Prophet) took a bath
;and, when he was about to move with difficulty, he fainted.When he
came round, he again said: Have the people said prayer?We said: No,
they are waiting for you, Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet)
again said: Put some water for me in the tub.We did accordingly and he
took a bag, but when he was about to move with difficultyhe
fainted.When he came round, he asked whether the people had prayed.We
said: No, they are waiting for you, Messenger of Allah.He said: Put
some water for me in the tub.We did accordingly and he took a bath and
he was about to move with difficulty when he fainted.When he came
roundhe said: Have the people saidprayer?We said: No, they are waiting
for you, Messenger of Allah.She ('A'isha) said: The people were
staying in the mosque and waiting for the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) to lead the last (night) prayer.She ('A'isha) said:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent (instructions) to
Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.When the messenger came, he told
him (Abd Bakr): The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) has
ordered you to lead the people in prayer.Abu Bakr who was a man of
very tenderly feelings asked Umar to lead the prayer.'Umar said: You
are more entitled to that.Abu Bakr led the prayers during those
days.Afterwards the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) felt
some relief and he went out supported by two men, one of them was
al-'Abbas, to the noon prayer.Abu Bakr was leading the people in
prayer.When Abu Bakr saw him. he began to withdraw, but the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him) told him not to withdraw.He told his two
(companions) to seat him down beside him (Abu Bakr). They seated him
by the side of Abu Bakr.Abu Bakr said the prayer standing while
following the prayer of the Apostle (way peace be upon him) and the
people Bald prayer (standing) while following the prayer of Abu
Bakr.The Apostle (may peace be upon him) was seated.Ubaidullah said: I
visited 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas, and said: Should I submit to you what
'A'isha had told about the illness of the Apostle (may peace be upon
him)?He said: Go ahead.I submitted to him what had been transmitted by
her ('A'isha).He objected to none of it, only asking whether she had
named to him the man who accompanied al-'Abbas. I said: No. He said:
It was 'Ali.
Book 4,
Number 0833:
'A'isha reported: It was
in the house ofMaimuna that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) first fell ill.He asked permission from his wives to stay in her
('A'isha's) house during his illness. They granted him permission.She
('A'isha) narrated: He (the Holy Prophet) went out (for prayer) with
his hand over al-Fadl b. 'Abbas and on the other hand there was
another person and (due to weakness) his feet dragged on the
earth.'Ubaidullah said: I narrated this hadith to the son of 'Abbas
('Abdullah b. 'Abbas) and he said: Do you know who the man was whose
name 'A'isha did not mention?It was 'Ali.
Book 4,
Number 0834:
'A'isha, the wife of the
Apostle (may peace be upon him), said: When the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) fell ill and his illness became serious, he
asked permission from his wives to stay in my house during his
illness.They gave him permission to do so.He stepped out (of'A'isha's
apartment for prayer) supported by two persons. (He was so much weak)
that his feet dragged on the ground and he was being supported by
'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib and another person.'Ubaidullah said: I
informed 'Abdullah (b.'Abbas) about that which 'A'isha had
said.'Abdullah b. 'Abbas said: Do you know the man whose name 'A'isha
did not mention ? He said: No. Ibn 'Abbas said: It was 'Ali.
Book 4,
Number 0835:
'A'isha, the wife of the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), said: I tried to dissuade
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) from it (i.e. from
appointing Abu Bakr as the Imam.) and my insistence upon it was not
due to the fact that I entertained any apprehension in my mind that
the people would not love the man who would occupy his (Prophet's)
place (i.e. who would be appointed as his caliph) and I feared that
the people would be superstitious about one who would occupy his
place. I, therefore, desired that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) should leave Abu Bakr aside in this matter.
Book 4,
Number 0836:
'A'isha reported: When
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to my house, he
said: Ask Abu Bakr to lead people in prayer.'A'isha narrated: I said,
Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings; as he
recites the Qur'an, he cannot help shedding tears: so better command
anyone else to lead the prayer.By Allah, there is nothing disturbing
in it for me but the idea that the people may not takeevil omen with
regard to one who is the first to occupy the place of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him).I tried to dissuade him (the Holy
Prophet) twice or thrice (from appointing my father as an Imam in
prayer), but he ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer and
said: You women are like those (who had) surrounded Yusuf.
Book 4,
Number 0837:
'A'isha reported: When
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was confined to bed,
Bilal came to him to summon him to prayer.He (the Holy Prophet) said:
Ask Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.She ('A'isha) reported: I
said: Messenger of Allah,Abu!Bakr is a tenderhearted man,go when ]be
would stand at your place (he would be so overwhelmed by feelings)
that he would not be able to make the people hear anything (his
recitation would not be audible to the followers in prayer).You should
better order Umar (to lead the prayer).He (the Holy Prophet) said: Ask
Abu Bakr to lead people in- prayer.She ('A'isha) said: I asked Hafsa
to (convey) my impression to him (the Holy Prophet) that Abu Bakr was
a tenderhearted man, so when he would stand at his place, he would not
be able to make the people bear anything. He better order Umar.Hafsa
conveyed this (message of Hadrat 'A'isha) to him (the Holy
Prophet).The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: (You are
behaving) as if you are the females who had gathered around
Yusuf.Order Abd Bakr to lead the people in prayer.She ('A'isha)
reported: So Abu Bakr was ordered to lead the people in prayer.As the
prayer began, the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) felt some
relief; he got up and moved supported by two persons and his feet
dragged on earth (due to excessive weakness).'A'isha reported: As he
(the Holy Prophet) entered the mosque.Abu Bakr perceived his
(arrival).He was about to with. draw, but the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) by the gesture (of This hand) told him to keep
standing at his place.The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
came and seated himself on the left side of Abu Bakr.She ('A'isha)
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was leading
people in prayer sitting.Abu Bakr was following the prayer of the
Apostle (may peace be upon him) in a standing posture and the people
were following the prayer of Abu Bakr.
Book 4,
Number 0838:
A'mash reported: When the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) suffered from illness of
which he died, and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Mus-hir, the words
are: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was brought till
he was seated by his (Abu Bakr's) side and the Apostle (may peace be
upon him) led the people in prayer and Abu Bakr was making takbir
audible to them, and in the hadith transmitted by 'Isa the (words
are): "The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sat and led the
people in prayer and Abu Bakr was by his side and he was making
(takbir) audible to the people."
Book 4,
Number 0839:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered Abu Bakr that he
should lead people in prayer during his illness, and he led them In
prayer.'Urwa said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) felt
relief and went (to the mosque) and Abd Bakr was leading the people in
prayer.When Abel Bakr saw him he began to withdraw, but the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) signed him to remain where he was.The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sat opposite to Abu Bakr by
his side.Abu Bakr said prayer following the prayer of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him), and the people said prayer following
the prayer of Abu Bakr.
Book 4,
Number 0840:
Anas b. Malik reported,
Abu Bakr led them in prayer due to the illness of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) of which be died.It was a Monday and
they stood in rows for prayer.The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) drew aside the curtain of ('A'isha's) apartment and looked
at us while he was standing, and his (Prophet's) face was (as bright)
as the paper of the Holy Book. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) felt happy and smiled.And we were confounded with joy while
in prayer due to the arrival (among our midst) of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him), Abu Bakr stepped back upon his heels to
say prayer in a row perceiving that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) had come out for prayer.The Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) with the help of his hand signed to them to complete
their prayer.The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) went back
(to his apartment) and drew the curtain.He (the narrator) said: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) breathed his last on that
very day.
Book 4,
Number 0841:
Anas reported: The last
glance that I have had of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) (before his death) was that when he on Monday drew the curtain
aside.The hadith transmitted by Salih is perfect and complete.
Book 4,
Number 0842:
This hadith is narrated
on the authority of Anas b. Malik by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0843:
Anas reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not come to us for three
days.When the prayer was about to start.Abu Bakr stepped forward (to
lead the prayer), and the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
lifted the curtain.When the face of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) became visible to us, we (found) that no sight was more
endearing to us than the face of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be
upon him) as it appeared to us.The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) with the gesture of his hand directed Abu Bakr to step forward
(and lead the prayer).The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
then drew the curtain, and we could not see him till he died.
Book 4,
Number 0844:
Abu Musa reported: When
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) became ill and illness
became serious he ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.Upon
this 'A'isha said: Messenger of Allah, Abd Bakr is a man of tenderly
feelings: when he would stand in your place (he would be so much
overwhelmed -by grief that) he would not be able to lead the people in
prayer.He (the Holy Prophet) said: You order Abu Bakr to lead the
people in prayer, and added: You are like the female companions of
Yusuf.So Abu Bakr led the prayer (during this period of illness) in
the life of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Chapter 19 :IF THE IMAM ARRIVES LATE AND THERE IS NO
DANGER OF AN UNPLEASANT HAPPENING, ANOTHER IMAM CAN BE APPOINTED TO LEAD
THE PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0845:
Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) went to the
tribe of Bani Amr b. Auf in order to bring reconciliation amongst (its
members), and It was a time of prayer.The Mu'adhdhin came to Abu Bakr
and said: Would you lead the prayer in case I recite takbir (tahrima,
with which the prayer begins)?He (Abu Bakr) said : Yes.He (the
narrator) said: He (Abu Bakr) started (leading) the prayer.The people
were engaged in observing prayer when the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) happened to come there and made his way (through
the people) till he stood in a row.The people began to clap (their
hands), but Abu Bakr paid no heed (to it) in prayer.When the people
clapped more vigorously, he (Abu Bakr) then paid heed and saw the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) there. (He was about to
withdraw when) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) signed
to him to keep standing at his place.Abu Bakr lifted his hands and
praised Allah for what the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
had commanded him and then Abu Bakr withdrew himself till he stood in
the midst of the row and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) stepped forward and led the prayer. When (the prayer) was over,
he (the Holy Prophet) said: 0 Abu Bakr, what prevented you from
standing (at that place) as I ordered you to do?Abu Bakr said : It
does not become the son of Abu Quhafa to lead prayer before the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said (to the people) around him : What is it that I
saw you clapping so vigorously? (Behold) when anything happens in
prayer, say: Subha Allah, for when you would utter it, it would
attract the attention, while clapping of hands is meant for women.
Book 4,
Number 0846:
This hadith is
transmitted by Sahl b. Sa'd in the same way as narrated by Malik, with
the exception of these words: "Abu Bakr lifted his hands and praised
Allah and retraced his (steps) till he stood in a row."
Book 4,
Number 0847:
Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi
reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) went to Bani
Amr b. 'Auf in order to bring about reconciliation amongst them. The
rest of the hadith is the same but with (the addition of these words):
"The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came and made his way
through the rows till he came to the first row and Abu Bakr retraced
his steps."
Book 4,
Number 0848:
Mughira b. Shu'ba
reported that he participated In the expedition of Tabuk along with
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) went out to answer the call of nature before
the morning prayer. and I carried along with him a jar (full of
water).When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came back
to me (after relieving himself). I began to pour water upon his hands
out of the jar and he washed his hands three times, then washed his
face three times.He then tried to tuck up the sleeves of his cloak
upon his forearms but since the sleeves were tight he inserted his
hands in the cloak and then brought out his forearms up to the elbow
below the cloak, and then wiped over his shoes and then moved
on.Mughira said: I also moved along with him till he came to the
people and (he found) that they had been saying their prayer under the
Imamah of 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) could get one rak ah out of two and said (this) last rak'ah
along with the people.When Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf pronounced the
salutation, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up to
complete the prayer.This made the Muslims terrified and most of them
began to recite the glory of the Lord.When the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) finished his prayer, he turned towards them and
then said: You did well, or said with a sense of joy: You did the
right thing that you said prayer at the appointed hour.
Book 4,
Number 0849:
This hadith is narrated
by Hamza b. Mughira by another chain of trans- mitters (but with the
addition of these words) : I made up my mind to hold Abd al-Rahman b.
'Auf back, but the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Leave him."
Chapter 20 : IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN PRAYER, MEN SHOULD
GLORIFY ALLAH AND WOMEN SHOULD CLAP HANDS
Book 4,
Number 0850:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : Glorification of
Allah is for men and clapping of hands is meant for women (if
something happens in prayer). Harmala added in his narration that Ibn
Shihab told him: I saw some of the scholars glorifying Allah and
making a gesture.
Book 4,
Number 0851:
This hadith is narrated
on the authority of Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0852:
This hadith is
transmitted by Muhammad b. Rafi', Abu'I-Razzaq.Ma'mar, Hammam on the
authority of Abu Huraira with the addition of (the word) "prayer".
Chapter 21 : COMMAND TO OBSERVE PRAYER WELL,PERFECTING
IT, AND DEVOTION IN IT
Book 4,
Number 0853:
Abu Huraira reported: one
day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) led the prayer.Then
turning (towards his Companions) he said: 0 you, the man, why don't
you say your prayer well? Does the observer of prayer not see how he
is performing the prayer for he performs it for himself ? By Allah, I
see behind me as I see In front of me.
Book 4,
Number 0854:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Do you find me seeing
towards the Qibla only?By Allah, your bowing and your prostrating are
not hidden from my view.Verily I see them behind my back.
Book 4,
Number 0855:
Anas b. Malik
reported.The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : Perform
bowing and prostration well.By Allah.I see you even if you are behind
me, or he said'. (1 see you) behind my back when you bow or prostrate.
Book 4,
Number 0856:
Anas reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Complete the bowing and
prostration well.By Allah, 1 see you behind my back as to how you bow
and prostrate or when you bow and prostrate.
Chapter 22 : IT IS FORBIDDEN TO BOW AND PROSTRATE AHEAD
OF THE IMAM
Book 4,
Number 0857:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one day led us in the
prayer. and when he completed the Prayer he turned his face towards us
and said : 0 People, I am your Imam, so do not precede me in bowing
and prostration and in standing and turning (faces, i.e. In
pronouncing salutation), for I see you in front of me and behind me,
and then said : By Him in Whose hand Is the life of Muhammad, if you
could see what I see, you would have laughed little and wept much
more.They said : What did you see, Messenger of Allah?He replied: (I
saw) Paradise and Hell.
Book 4,
Number 0858:
This hadith is narrated
by Anas with another chain of transmitters, and in the hadith
transmitted by Jarir there is no mention of "turning (faces)".
Book 4,
Number 0859:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Does the man who
lifts his head ahead of the Imam (from prostration) not fear that
Allah may change his head into the head of an ass?
Book 4,
Number 0860:
Abu Huraira reported :
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Does the man who
lifts his head before the Imam not fear that Allah may change his face
into that of an ass?
Book 4,
Number 0861:
This hadith has been
narrated by Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters except for
the words narrated by Rabi' b. Muslim : "Allah may make his face like
the face of an ass."
Chapter 23 : IT IS FORBIDDEN TO LIFT ONE'S EYES TOWARDS
THE SKY IN PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0862:
Jabir b. Samura reported
: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : The people who
lift their eyes towards the sky in Prayer should avoid it or they
would lose their eyesight.
Book 4,
Number 0863:
Abu Huraira reported:
People should avoid lifting their eyes towards the sky while
supplicating in prayer, otherwise their eyes would be snatched away.
Chapter 24 : THE COMMAND TO OBSERVE PRAYER WITH
TRANQUILLITYAND CALMNESS AND PROHIBITION OF MAKING GESTURES WITH HANDS
AND LIFTING THEMWHILE PRONOUNCING SALUTATION, ANDTHE COMPLETING OF FIRST
ROWSAND JOINING TOGETHER WELL IN THEM
Book 4,
Number 0864:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to us and said:
How is it that I see you lifting your hands like the tails of
headstrong horses? Be calm in prayer.He (the narrator) said: He then
again came to us and saw us (sitting) in circles; he said: How is it
that I see you in separate groups? He (the narrator) said: He again
came to us and said: Why don't you draw yourselves up in rows as
angels do in the presence of their Lord?We said: Messenger of Allah,
bow do the angels draw themselves up in rows in the presence of their
Lord?He (the Holy Prophet) said: They make the first rows complete and
keep close together in the row.
Book 4,
Number 0865:
This hadith has been
narrated by A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0866:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
When we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him), we pronounced: Peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, peace be
upon you and Mercy of Allah, and made gesture with the hand on both
the sides.Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him
said: What do you point out with your hands as if they are the tails
of headstrong horses?This is enough for you that one should place
one's hand on one's thigh and then pronounce salutation upon one's
brother on the right side and then on the left.
Book 4,
Number 0867:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
We said our prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
and, while pronouncing salutations, we made gestures with our hands
(indicating) "Peace be upon you, peace be upon you." The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) looked towards us and said: Why is it
that you make gestures with your hands like the tails of headstrong
horses?When any one of you pro- nounces salutation (in prayer) he
should only turn his face towards his companion and should not make a
gesture with his hand.
Chapter 25 : STRAIGHTENING OF ROWS AND THE EXCELLENCE
OF THE FIRST ROW AND THEN OF THE SUBSEQUENT ROWS AND COMPETING AND VYING
WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR THE FIRST ROW AND PRIORITY OF THE MEN OF VIRTUES
AND THEIR NEARNESS TO THE IMAM
Book 4,
Number 0868:
Abu Mas'ud reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) used to touch our shoulders
in prayer and say: Keep straight, don't be irregular, for there would
be dissension in your hearts. Let those of you who are sedate and
prudent be near me, then those who are next to them, then those who
are next to them. Abu Mas'ud said: Now-a-days there is much dissension
amongst you.
Book 4,
Number 0869:
This hadith is narrated
by Ibn Uyaina with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0870:
Abdullah b. Mas'ud
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Let
those who are sedate and prudent be near me, then those who are next
to them (saying it tliree tinies), and beware of the tumult of the
markets.
Book 4,
Number 0871:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Straighten your
rows. for the straightening of a row is a part of the perfection of
prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0872:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Complete the
rows, for I can see you behind my back.
Book 4,
Number 0873:
Hammam b. Munabbih
reported: This is what was transmitted to us by Abu Huraira from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and, while making a mention
of a few ahadith, said: (The Messengerof Allah directed us thus):
Establish rows in prayer, for the making of a row (straight) is one of
the merits of prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0874:
Nu'man b. Bashir
reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say:
Straighten your rows, or Allah would create dissension amongst you.
Book 4,
Number 0875:
Nu'man b. Bashir
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace-be upon him) used to
straighten our rows as it lie were straightening an arrow with their
help until be saw that we had learnt it from him.One day he came out,
stood up (for prayer) and was about to say: Allah is the Greatest,
when he saw a man, whose chest was bulging out from the row, so he
said: Servants of Allah, you hint straighten your rows or Allah would
create dissension amongst you.
Book 4,
Number 0876:
Abu 'Awana reported this
hadith with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0877:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: If the people were to
know what excellence is there in the Adhan and in the first row, and
they could not (get these opportunities) except by drawing lots, they
would have definitely done that.And if they were to know what
excellence lies in joining the prayer in the first takbir (prayer),
they would have vied with one another.And if they were to know what
excellence lies in the night prayer and morning prayer, they would
have definitely come even if crawling (on their knees).
Book 4,
Number 0878:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saw (a
tendency ) among his Companions to go to the back, so he said to them:
Come forward and follow my lead, and let those who come after you
follow your lead. People will continue to keep back till Allah will
put them at the back.
Book 4,
Number 0879:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saw people at
the end of the mosque, and then the (above-mentioned hadith) was
narrated.
Book 4,
Number 0880:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: If you were to know,
or if they were to know, what (excellence) lies in the first rows,
there would have been drawing of lots (for filling them); and Ibn Harb
said: For (occupying) the first row there would have been drawing of
lots.
Book 4,
Number 0881:
Abu Huraira said: The
best rows for men are the first rows, and the worst ones the last
ones, and the best rows for women are the last ones and the worst ones
for them are the first ones.
Book 4,
Number 0882:
This hadith is narrated
by Suhail with the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 26 : THE PRAYING WOMEN HAVE BEEN COMMANDED NOT
TO PRECEDE MEN IN LIFTING THEIR HEADS FROM PROSTRATION
Book 4,
Number 0833:
Sahl b. Sa'd reported: I
saw men having tied (the ends) of their lower garments around their
necks, like children, due to shortage of cloth and offering their
prayers behind the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him).One of the
proclaimers said: O womenfolk, do not lift your heads till men raise
(them).
Chapter 27 : WOMEN COMING OUT (FROM THEIR HOUSES) FOR
GOING TO THE MOSQUE WHEN THERE IS NO APPREHENSION OF WICKEDNESS, BUT
THEY SHOULD NOT COME OUT SCENTED
Book 4,
Number 0884:
Salim narrated it from
his father ('Abdullah b. Umar) that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) said: When women ask permission for going to the mosque,
do not prevent them.
Book 4,
Number 0885:
Abdullah b. Umar
reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: Don't
prevent your women from going to the mosque when they seek your
permission.Bilal b. 'Abdullah said: By Allah, we shall certainly
prevent them. On this'Abdullah b. Umar turned towards him and
reprimanded him to harshly as I had never heard him do before. He
('Abdullah b. Umar) said: I am narrating to you that which comes from
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and you (have the
audicity) to say: By Allah, we shall certainly prevent them.
Book 4,
Number 0886:
Ibn 'Umar reported:'The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Do not prevent the
maid-servants of Allah from going to the mosque.
Book 4,
Number 0887:
lbn Umar reported: I
heard the Messeinger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: When your
women seek your permission for going to the mosque, you grant them
(permission).
Book 4,
Number 0888:
Ibn 'Umar reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Do not prevent women
from going to the mosque at night.A boy said to 'Abdullah b. Umar: We
would never let them go out, that they may not be caught in evil.He
(the narrator) said: Ibn Umar reprimanded him and said.. I am saying
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said this, but you
say: We would not allow !
Book 4,
Number 0889:
A hadith like this has
been narrated by A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0890:
Ibn 'Umar reported: Grant
permission to women for going to the mosque in the night.His son who
was called Waqid said: Then they would make mischief.He (the narrator)
said: He thumped his (son's) chest and said: I am narrating to you the
hadith of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and you say:
No !
Book 4,
Number 0891:
Ibn Umar reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Do not deprive women
of their share of the mosques, when they seek permission from you.
Bilal said: By Allah, we would certainly prevent them.'Abdullah said:
I say that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said it and
you say: We would certainly prevent them !
Book 4,
Number 0892:
Zainab Thaqafiya
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When
any one of you (women) participates in the 'Isha' prayer, she should
not perfume herself that night.
Book 4,
Number 0893:
Zainab, the wife of
Abdullah (b.'Umar), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said to us: When any one of you comes to the mosque, she
should not apply perfume.
Book 4,
Number 0894:
Abu Huraira said: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Whoever (woman)
fumigates herself with perfume should not join us in the 'Isha'
prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0895:
'Amra, daughter of Abd
al-Rahmin, reported: I heard 'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him). say: If the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) had seen what new things the women have introduced (in their
way of life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to the
mosque, as the women of BaniIsra'il were prevented.
Book 4,
Number 0896:
This hadith has been
narrated by Yahya b. Sa'id with the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 28 : MODERATION BETWEEN LOUD AND LOW RECITATION
IN JAHRI PRAYER, WHEN THERE IS A FEAR OF TURMOIL IN RECITING LOUDLY
Book 4,
Number 0897:
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The
word of (Allah) Great and Glorious: 'And utter not thy prayer loudly,
nor be low in it" (xvii. 110) was revealed as the Messenger of Allah
(may peace beupon him) was hiding himself in Mecca. When he led his
Companions in prayer he raised his voice (while reciting the) Qur'an.
And when the polytheists heard that, they reviled the Qur'an and Him
Who revealed it and him who brought it. Upon this Allah, the Exalted,
said to His Apostle (may peace be upon him): Utter not thy prayer so
loudly that the polytheists may hear thy recitation and (recite it)
not so low that it may be inaudible to your Companions. Make them hear
the Qur'an, but do not recite it loudly and seek a (middle) way
between these. Recite between loud and low tone.
Book 4,
Number 0898:
'A'isha reported that so
far as these words of (Allah) Glorious and High are concerned: "And
utter not thy prayer loudly, not be low in it" (xvii. 110) relate to
supplication (du'a').
Book 4,
Number 0899:
A hadith like this has
been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 29 : LISTENING TO THE RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN
Book 4,
Number 0900:
Ibn 'Abbas reported with
regard to the words of Allah, Great and Glorious: "Move not thy tongue
therewith" (Ixxv. 16) that when Gabriel brought revelation to him (the
Holy Prophet) he moved his tongue and lips (with a view to committing
it to memory instantly). This was something hard for him and it was
visible (from his face). Then Allah, the Exalted. revealed this a
"Move not thy tongue therewith to make haste (in memorising it).
Surely on us rests the collecting of it and the reciting of it"
(ixxv.16), i.e. Verily it rests with Us that We would preserve it in
your heart and (enable you) to recite it You would recite it when We
would recite it and so follow its recitation, and He (Allah) said: "We
revealed it, so listen to it attentively. Verily its exposition rests
with Us. i.e. We would make it deliver by your tongue." So when
Gabriel came to him (to the Holy Prophet), he kept silence, and when
he went away he recited as Allah had promised him.
Book 4,
Number 0901:
Ibn Abbas reported with
regard to the words: "Do not move thy tongue there with to make
haste," that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) felt it hard
and he moved his lips.Ibn 'Abbas said to me (Sa'id b. Jubair) : I move
them just as the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) moved
them. Then said Sa'id: I move them just as Ibn 'Abbas moved them, and
he moved his lips. Allah, the Exalted, revealed this: "Do not move
your tongue therewith to make haste. It is with US that its collection
rests and its recital" (al-Qur'an, ixxv. 16). He said: Its
preservation in your heart and then your recital. So when We recite
it, follow its recital.He said: Listen to it, and be silent and then
it rests with Us that you recite it. So when Gabriel came to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), he listened to him
attentively, and when Gabriel went away, the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) recited as he (Gabriel) had recited it.
Chapter 30 : RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN LOUDLY IN THE'
DAWN PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0902:
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) neither recited the Qur'an
to the Jinn nor did he see them. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) went out with some of his Companions with the intention of
going to the bazaar of 'Ukaz And there had been (at that time)
obstructions between satans and the news from the Heaven, and there
were flung flames upon them. So satan went back to their people and
they said: What has happened to you ? They said : There have been
created obstructions between us and the news from the Heaven. And
there have been flung upon us flames. They said: It cannot happen but
for some (important) event. So traverse the eastern parts of the earth
and the western parts and find out why is it that there have been
created obstructions between us and the news from the Heaven. So they
went forth and traversed the easts of the earth and its wests. Some of
them proceeded towards Tihama and that is a nakhl towards the bazaar
of 'Ukaz and he (the Holy Prophet) was leading his Companions in the
morning prayer. So when they heard the Qur'an. they listened to it
attentively and said: It is this which has caused obstruction between
us and news from the Heaven. They went back to their people and said:
O our people, we have heard a strange Qur'an which directs us to the
right path; so we affirm our faith in it and we would never associate
anyone with our Lord. And Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, revealed to
His Apostle Muhammad (may peace be upon him): "It has been revealed to
me that a party of Jinn listened to it" (Qur'an, lxxii. 1).
Book 4,
Number 0903:
Dawud reported from 'Amir
who said: I asked 'Alqama if Ibn Mas'ud was present with the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the night of the Jinn (the night
when the Holy Prophet met them). He (Ibn Mas'uad) said: No, but we
were in the company of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
one night and we missed him. We searched for him in the valleys and
the hills and said. He has either been taken away (by jinn) or has
been secretly killed. He (the narrator) said. We spent the worst night
which people could ever spend. When it was dawn we saw him coming from
the side of Hiri'. He (the narrator) reported. We said: Messenger of
Allah, we missed you and searched for you, but we could not find you
and we spent the worst night which people could ever spend. He (the
Holy Prophet) said: There came to me an inviter on behalf of the Jinn
and I went along with him and recited to them the Qur'an. He (the
narrator) said: He then went along with us and showed us their traces
and traces of their embers. They (the Jinn) asked him (the Holy
Prophet) about their provision and he said: Every bone on which the
name of Allah is recited is your provision. The time it will fall in
your hand it would be covered with flesh, and the dung of (the camels)
is fodder for your animals. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Don't perform istinja with these (things) for these are the
food of your brothers (Jinn).
Book 4,
Number 0904:
This hadith has been
reported by Dawud with the same chain of transmitters up to the
word(s) : "The traces of their embers." Sha'bi said : They (the Jinn)
asked about their provision, and they were the Jinn of al-jazira, up
to the end of the hadith, and the words of Sha'bi have been directly
transmitted from the hadith of Abdullah.
Book 4,
Number 0905:
This hadith has been
narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah from the Apostle (may peace be
upon him) up to the words: "The traces of the embers," but he made no
mention of what followed afterward.
Book 4,
Number 0906:
Abdullah (b. Mas'ud)
said: I was not with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
but I wish I were with him.
Book 4,
Number 0907:
Ma'n reported.. I heard
it from my father who said: I asked Masruq who informed the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) about the night when they heard the
Qur'an. He said: Your father, Ibn Mas'ud, narrated it to me that a
tree informed him about that.
Chapter 31 : RECITATION IN THE NOON AND AFTERNOON
PRAYERS
Book 4,
Number 0908:
Abu Qatada reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) led us in prayer and
recited in the first two rak'ahs of the noon and afternoon prayers
Surat al-Fitiha and two (other) surahs. And he would sometimes recite
loud enough for us the verses. He would prolong the first rak'ah more
than the second. And he acted similarly in the morning prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0909:
Abu Qatada reported it on
the authority of his father: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) would recite in the first two rak'ahs of the noon and afternoon
prayers the opening chapter of the Book and another surah. He would
sometimes recite loud enough to make audible to us the verse and would
recite in the last two rak'ahs Surat al-Faitiha (only).
Book 4,
Number 0910:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: We used to estimate how long Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) stood in the noon and afternoon prayers, and we estimated
hat he stood in the first two rak'ahs of the noon prayer as long as it
takes to recite Alif Lam Mim, Tanzil, i.e. as-Sajda. We estimated that
he stood half that time in the last two rak'ahs; that he stood in the
first two of the afternoon as long as he did in the last two at noon;
and in the last two of the afternoon prayer about half that time.
Abu Bakr in his narration has made no mention of Alif Lam Mim, Tanzil,
but said: As long as it takes to recite thirty verses.
Book 4,
Number 0911:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to recite
in every rak'ah of the first two rak'ahs of the noon prayer about
thirty verses and in the last two about fifteen verses or half (of the
first rak'ah) and in every rak'ah of the 'Asr prayer of the first two
rak'ahs about fifteen verses and in the last two verses half (of the
first ones).
Book 4,
Number 0912:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
The people of Kufa complained to Umar b. Khattab about Sa'id and they
made a mention of his prayer. 'Umar sent for him. He came to him. He
('Umar) totd him that the people had found fault with his prayer. He
said: I lead them in prayer in accorance with the prayer of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I make no decrease in it.
I make them stand for a longer time in the first two (rak'ahs) and
shorten it in the last two. Upon this 'Umar remarked: This is what I
deemed of thee, O Abu Ishaq
Book 4,
Number 0913:
This hadith his been
narrated by 'Abu al-Malik with the same chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0914:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
'Umar said to Sa'd: They complain against you in every matter, even in
prayer. He (Sa'd) said: I prolong (standing) in the first two
(rak'ahs) and shorten it in the last two, and I make no negligence in
following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him). He ('Umar) remarked: This is what is expected of you, or, that
is what I deemed of you.
Book 4,
Number 0915:
This hadith is narrated
by Jabir b. Samura but with the addition of these words: "(Sa'd said):
These bedouins presume to teach me prayer."
Book 4,
Number 0916:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: The noon prayer would start and one would go to al-Baqi' and
after having relieved himself he would perform ablution and then come,
while the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) would be in the
first rak'ah, because he would prolong it so much.
Book 4,
Number 0917:
Qaz'a reported: I came to
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and he was surrounded by people. When the people
departed from him I said: I am not going to ask you what these people
have been asking you. I want to ask you about the prayer of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He (Abu Sa'id) said: There
is no good for you in this. He (Qaz'a), however, repeated (his
demand). He then said: The noon prayer would start and one of us would
go to Baqi' and, having relieved himself, would come to his home, then
perform ablution and go to the mosque, and (he would find) The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in the first rak'ah.
Chapter 32 : RECITATION IN THE MORNING PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0918:
Abdullah b. Sa'id
reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) led us in the
morning prayer in Mecca and began Sarat al-Mu'minin (xxiii ) but when
he came to the mention of Moses and Aaron (verse. 45) or to the
mention of Jesus (verse 50), a cough got the better of him, and he
bowed. 'Abdullah b. Sa'ib was present there, and in the hadith
narrated by Abd al-Razzaq (the words are): He cut short (the
recitation) and bowed.
Book 4,
Number 0919:
'Amr b. Huwairith
reported: I heard the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) recite
in the morning prayer " Wa'l-lail-i-idhd 'As'asa" (ixxxi. 17).
Book 4,
Number 0920:
Qutba b. Malik reported :
I said prayer and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) led
it and he recited "Qaf. (I.). By the Glorious Qur'an," till he recited
"and the tall palm trees" (l. 10). I wanted to repeat it but I could
not follow its significance.
Book 4,
Number 0921:
Qutba b. Malik reported
that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
reciting in the morning prayer this: "And the tall palm trees having
flower spikes piled one above another" (l. 10).
Book 4,
Number 0922:
Ziyad b. 'Ilaqa reported
it on the authority of his uncle that he said the morning prayer with
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he recited in the
first rak'ah: "And the tall palm trees having flower spikes piled one
above another (l. 10) or perhaps Sarah Qaf.
Book 4,
Number 0923:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to recite in the
morning prayer "Qaf. By the Glorious Quran." and his prayer afterward
shortened.
Book 4,
Number 0924:
Simak asked Jabir b.
Samura about the prayer of the Apostle (may peace be upon him). He
said: He (the Holy Prophet) shortened the prayer and he did not pray
like these people then, and he informed me that the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) used to recite "Qaf. By the (Glorious)
Qur'an," and a passage of similar length.
Book 4,
Number 0925:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to recite in the
noon prayer: "By the night when it envelopes" (xcii.), and in the
afternoon like this, but he prolonged the morning prayer as compared
to that (noon and afternoon prayers).
Book 4,
Number 0926:
Jabir b. Samura reported:
The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to recite in the
noon prayer: "Glorify the name of thy Most High Lord in the morning
prayer longer than this" (lxxxvii.)
Book 4,
Number 0927:
Abu Barza reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to recite in the
morning prayer from sixty to one hundred verses.
Book 4,
Number 0928:
Abu Barza Aslami
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to
recite from sixty to one hundred verses in the morning prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0929:
Ibn Abbas reported: Umm
al-Fadl daughter of al-Harith heard him reciting: "By those sent forth
to spread goodness" (lxxvii.). (Upon this) she remarked: O my son, you
reminded me by the recitation of this surah (the fact) that it was the
last surah that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) and he recited it in the evening prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0930:
This hadith has been
narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters but with this
addition: "And he did not lead the player after this till his death."
Book 4,
Number 0931:
Jubair b. Mut'im
reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
reciting Surat al-Tur (Mountain) (lii) in the evening prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0932:
This hadith has been
narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.
Chapter 33 : RECITATION IN THE NIGHT PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0933:
'Adi reported: I heard
al-Bara' narrating it from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) that while in a journey he said the night prayer and recited in
one of the two rak'ahs: "By the Fig and the Olive" (Su'rah xcv.).
Book 4,
Number 0934:
Al-Bara' b. 'Azib
reported that he said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) and he recited: "By the Fig and the Olive."
Book 4,
Number 0935:
Al-Bara' b. 'Azib
reported: I heard the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
reciting in the night prayer: "By the Fig and the Olive," and I have
never heard anyone with a sweeter voice than he.
Book 4,
Number 0936:
Jabir reported that
Mu'adh b. jabal used to pray with the Apostle (may peace be upon him),
then came and led his people in prayer. One night he said the night
prayer with the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). He then came
to his people and led them in prayerbeginning with Surat al-Baqara. A
man turned aside, pronounced the taslim (salutation for concluding the
prayer), then prayed alone and departed. The people said to him: Have
you become a hypocrite, so and so? He said: I swear by Allah that I
have not, but I will certainly go to Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him) and will inform (him) about this. He then came to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of
Allah, we look after camels used for watering and work by day. Mu'idh
said the night prayer with you. He then came and began with Surat
al-Baqara. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) then turned to
Mu'adh and said: Are you there to (put the people) to trial ? Recite
such and recite such (and such a surah). It is transmitted on the
authority of Jabir, as told by Sufyan, that he (the Holy Prophet) had
said: "By the Sun and its morning brightness" (Sarah xci.), "By
brightness" (Surah xciii)"By the night when it spreads" (Surah xcii.),
and "Glorify the name of thy most high Lord" (Surah lxxxii.).
Book 4,
Number 0937:
Jabir reported: 'Mu'adh b
jabal al-Ansari led his companions in the night prayer and prolonged
it for them. A person amongst us said prayer (after having separated
himself from the congregation). Mu'adh was informed of this, and he
remarked that he wasa hypocrite. When it (the remark) was conveyed to
the man, he went to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and
informed him of what Mu'adh had said. Upon this the Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said to him: Mu'adh, do you want to become a
person putting (people) to trial? When you lead people in prayer,
recite: "By the Sun and its morning brightness" (Surah xci.), "Glorify
the name of thy most high Lord" (Surah lxxxvi.) and "Read in the name
of Lord" (Surah xcvi.), and "By the night when it spreads" (Surah
xcii.).
Book 4,
Number 0938:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah
reported: Mu'adh b. Jabal said the night prayer with the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) and then returned to his people and then
led them in this prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0939:
Jabir b. Abdullah
reported: Mu'adh said the night prayer with the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him). He then came to the mosque of his people and
led them in prayer.
Chapter 34 : THE DUTY OF THE IMAM IS TO BE BRIEF AND
PERFECT IN PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0940:
Abu Mas'ud al-Ainsari
reported: A person came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) and said: I keep away from the morning prayer on account of such
and such (a man), because; he keeps us so long. I never saw God's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) more angry when giving an
exhortation than he was that day. He said: 0 people, some of you are
scaring people away. So whoever of you leads the people in prayer he
must be brief, for behind him are the weak, the aged, and the people
who have (argent) business to attend.
Book 4,
Number 0941:
This hadith like one
narrated by Hashalm has been narrated from Isma'il with the same chain
of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 0942:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you
leads the people in prayer, he should be brief for among them are the
young and the aged, the weak and the sick. But when one of you prays
by himself, he may (prolong) as he likes.
Book 4,
Number 0943:
Hammam b. Munabbih
reported: This is what Abu Huraira transmitted to us from Muhammad the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and he narrated (some)
ahadith out of (these narrations and one of them is this): The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you
stands to lead people In prayer, he should shorten it, for amongst
them are the aged, and amongst them are the weak, but when he prays by
himself, he may prolong his prayer as he likes.
Book 4,
Number 0944:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you
leads people in prayer, he must shorten it for among them are the
weak, the infirm and those who have business to attend.
Book 4,
Number 0945:
Abu Bakr b. 'Abd
al-Rahman reported that he had heard Abu Huraira say that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said like it, but he
substituted "the aged" for 'the infirm".
Book 4,
Number 0946:
Uthman b. Abu'l-'As
at-Thaqafi reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said
to him: Lead your people in prayer. I said: Messenger of Allah. I
perceive something (disturbing) in my soul. He (the Holy Prophet)
asked me to draw near him and making me sit down in front of him he
placed his hand on my breast between my nipples. and then, telling me
to turn round, he placed it on my back between my shoulders. He then
said: Act as an Imam for your people. He who acts as Imam of the
people, he must be brief, for among them are the aged, among them are
the sick, among them are the weak, and among them are the people who
have business to attend. But when any of you prays alone, he may pray
as he likes.
Book 4,
Number 0947:
Uthman b. Abu'l-'As
reported: The last thing which the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) instructed me was: When you lead the people in prayer, be
brief .
Book 4,
Number 0948:
Anas reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to be brief and perfect
in prayer.
Book 4,
Number 0949:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was among those whose
prayers was brief and perfect.
Book 4,
Number 0950:
Anas reported: I never
prayed behind an Imam who was more brief and more perfect in prayer
than the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Book 4,
Number 0951:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) would listen to the crying
of a lad in the company of his mother, in prayer, and he would recite
a short surah or a small surah.
Book 4,
Number 0952:
Anas b. Malik reported
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) having said: When I
begin the prayer I Intend to make it long, but I hear a boy cry. ing;
I then shorten it because of his mother's feelings.
Chapter 35 : MODERATION IN THE ARTICLES OF PRAYER AND
THEIR SHORTENING AND PERFECTION
Book 4,
Number 0953:
Al-Bara' b. 'Azib
reported: I noticed the prayer of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) and
saw his Qiyam (standing), his bowing, and then going back to the
standing posture after bowing, his prostration, his sitting between
the two prostrations, and his prostration and sitting between
salutation and going away, all these were nearly equal to one another.
Book 4,
Number 0954:
Hakam reported: There
dominated in Kufa a man whose name was men- tioned as Zaman b.
al-Ash'ath, who ordered Abu 'Ubaidah b. 'Abdullah to lead people in
prayer and he accordingly used to lead them. Whenever he raised his
head after bowing, he stood up equal to the time that I can recite
(this supplication): O Allah! our Lord! unto Thee be the praise which
would fill the heavens and the earth, and that which will please Thee
besides them I Worthy art Thou of all praise and glory. None can
prevent that which Thou bestowest, and none can bestow that whichthou
preventest. And the greatness of the great will not avail him against
Thee. Hakam (the narrator) said: I made a mention of that to Abd
al-Rahman ibn Abi Laila who reported: I heard al-Bara' b. 'Azib say
that the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and
his bowing, and when he lifted his head from bowing, and his
prostration, and between the two prostrations (all these acts) were
nearly proportionate. I made a mention of that to 'Ar b. Murrah and he
said: I saw Ibn Abi Laili (saying the prayer), but his prayer was not
like this.
Book 4,
Number 0955:
Hakam reported: When
Matar b. Najiya dominated Kufa he ordered Abu Ubaida to lead people in
prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 4,
Number 0956:
Thabit reported it on the
authority of Anas: While leading you in prayer I do not shorten
anything in the prayer. I pray as I saw the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) leading us. He (Thabit) said: Anas used to do that
which I do not see you doing; when he lifted his head from bowing he
stood up (so long) that one would say: He has forgotten (to baw down
in prostration). And when he lifted his head from prostration, he
stayed in that position, till someone would say: He has forgotten (to
bow down in prostration for the second sajda).
Book 4,
Number 0957:
Thabit reported it on the
authority of Anas: I have never said such a light and perfect prayer
as I said behind the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). The
prayer of the Messenger. of Allah (may peace be upon him) was well
balanced. And so too was the prayer of Abu Bakr well balanced. When it
was the time of 'Umar b. al-Khattab he prolonged the morning prayer.
When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Allah
listened to him who praised Him, he stood erect till we said: He has
forgotten. He then prostrated and sat between two prostration till we
said: He has forgotten.
Chapter 36 : FOLLOWING THE IMAM AND ACTING AFTER HIM
Book 4,
Number 0958:
Al-Bara' (b. 'Azib), and
he was no liar (but a truthful Companion of the Holy Prophet),
reported: They used to say prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him). I never saw anyone bending his back at the time
when he (the Holy Prophet) raised his head, till the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) placed his forehead on the ground. They
then fell in prostration after him.
Book 4,
Number 0959:
Al-Bara' reported, and he
was no liar: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
Allah listened to him who praised Him, none of us bent his back till
he (the Holy Prophet) prostrated; we then, afterwards, went down in
prostration.
Book 4,
Number 0960:
Al-Bara' reported: They
(the Companions) said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him), and they bowed when he (the Holy Prophet) bowed. and when
he raised his head after bowing, he pronounced: "Allah listened to him
who praised Him," and we kept standing till we saw him placing his
face on the ground and then we followed him.
Book 4,
Number 0961:
Al-Bara' reported: When
we were (in prayer) with the Messenger of Allah Allah (may peace be
upon him) none of us benfft his back till we saw he prostrated. Zuhair
and others reported: "till we saw him prostrating".
Book 4,
Number 0962:
'Amr b. Huraith reported:
I said the dawn prayer behind the Apostle of (may peace be upon him)
and heard him reciting: 'Nay. I call to witness the stars, running
their courses and setting" (al-Qur'an, lxxxi. 15-16) and Done of us
bent his back till he completed prostration.
Book 4,
Number 0963:
('Abdullah b ) Ibn Abi
Aufa reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
raised his back from the rukd' he pronounced: Allah listened to him
who praised Him. O Allah ! our Lord ! unto Thee be praise that would
fill the heavens and the earth and fill that which will please Thee
besides them.
Book 4,
Number 0964:
'Abdullah b. Aufa
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to
recite this supplication: O Allah ! our Lord, unto Thee be praise that
would fill the heavens and the earth and fill that which will please
Thee besides them.
Book 4,
Number 0965:
Abdullah b. Abu Aufa
reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to
recite (this supplication): O Allah! our Lord, unto Thee be praise
that would fill the heavens and the earth and fill that which will
please Thee besides (them). O Allah ! purify me with snow, (water of)
hail and with cold water; O Allah. cleanse me from the sins and errors
just as a white garment is cleansed from dirt.
Book 4,
Number 0966:
This hadith with the same
chain of transmitters has been narrated by Shu'ba, and in the
narration of Mu'adh the words are: "just as the white garment is
cleansed from filth," and in the narration of Yazid: "from dirt".
Book 4,
Number 0967:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) raised
his head after bowing, he said : O Allah! our Lord, to Thee be the
praise that would fill all the heavens and the earth, and all that it
pleases Thee besides (them). O, thou art worthy of praise and glory,
most worthy of what a servant says, and we all are Thy servants, no
one can withhold what Thou givest or give what Thou withholdest, and
riches cannot avail a wealthy person against Thee.
Book 4,
Number 0968:
Ibn Abbas reported : When
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) raised his head after
bowing, he said : Allah ! our Lord, to Thee be the praise that would
fill the heavens and the earth and that which is between them, and
that which will please Thee besides (them). Worthy art Thou of all
praise and glory. No one can withhold what Thou givest, or give what
Thou withholdest. And the greatness O! the great availeth not against
Thee.
Book 4,
Number 0969:
Ibn Abbas reported from
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) the words: "And that
would fill that which will please Thee besides (them) !" and he did
not mention the subsequent (portion of supplication).
Book 4,
Number 0970:
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) drew aside the curtain (of
his apartment) and (he saw) people in rows (saying prayer) behind Aba
Bakr. And he said: Nothing remains of the glad tidings of apostlehood,
except good visions which a Muslim sees or someone is made to see for
him. And see that I have been forbidden to recite the Qur'an in the
state of bowing and prostration. So far as Ruk'u is concerned, extol
in it the Great and Glorious Lord, and while prostrating yourselves be
earnest in supplication, for it is fitting that your supplications
should be answered.
Book 4,
Number 0971:
'Abdullah b. 'Abbas
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) drew aside
the curtain and his head was bandaged on account of illness in which
he died. He said : O Allah, have I not delivered (Thy Message)? (He
repeated it) three times. Nothing has been left out of the glad
tidings of apostlebood, but good vision. which a pious servant (of
Allah) sees or someone else is made to see for him. He then narrated
like the hadith transmitted by Sufyan.
Book 4,
Number 0972:
'Ali b. Abi Talib
reported : The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade me
to recite (the Qur'an) in a state of bowing and prostration.
Book 4,
Number 0973:
'Ali b. Abi Talib
reported : The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade to
recite the Qur'an, while I am in the state of bowing and prostration.
Book 4,
Number 0974:
'Ali b. Abi Talib
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade me
from the recitation (of the Qur'an) in bowing and prostration and I do
not say that he forbade you.
Book 4,
Number 0975:
'Ali reported: My loved
one (the Holy Prophet) forbade me that I should recite (the Qur'an) in
a state of bowing and prostration.
Book 4,
Number 0976:
This hadith has been
narrated by some other narrators, Ibn 'Abbas and others, and they all
reported that 'Ali said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)
forbade me to recite the Qur'an while I am in a state of bowing and
prostration, and in their narration (there is a mention of)
forbiddance from that (recital) in the state of prostration as it has
been transmitted by Zuhri, Zaid b. Aslam, al-Wahid b. Kathir, and
Dawud b. Qais.
Book 4,
Number 0977:
This hadith is
transmitted on the authority of 'Ali, but he made no mention of "while
in prostration".
Book 4,
Number 0978:
Ibn 'Abbas reported : I
was forbidden to recite (the Qur'an) while I was bowing, and there is
no mention of 'Ali in the chain of transmitters.
Chapter 37 : WHAT IS TO BE RECITED IN BOWING AND
PROSTRATION
Book 4,
Number 0979:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The nearest a servant
comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make
supplication (in this state).
Book 4,
Number 0980:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to say while
prostrating himself: O Lord, forgive me all my sins, small and great,
first and last, open and secret.
Book 4,
Number 0981:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him') often said while bowing
and prostrating himself: "Glory be to Thee, O Allah, our Lord, and
praise be to Thee, O Allah, forgive me," thus complying with the
(command in) the Qur'an.
Book 4,
Number 0982:
'A'isha reported that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) before his death recited
often: Hallowed be Thou, and with Thy praise, I seek forgiveness from
Thee and return to Thee. She reported: I said: Messenger of Allah,
what are these words that I find you reciting? He said: There has been
made a sign for me in my Ummah; when I saw that, I uttered them (these
words of glorification for Allah), and the sign is: "When Allah's help
and victory ..... to the end of the surah.
Book 4,
Number 0983:
'A'isha reported: Never
did I ,see the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) after the
revelation (of these verses): "When Allah's help and victory came."
observin- his prayer without making (this supplication) or he said in
it (supplication): Hallowed be Thee, my Lord, and with Thy praise, O
Allah, forgive me.
Book 4,
Number 0984:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) recited often these words:
Hallowed be Allah and with His praise, I seek the forgiveness of Allah
and return to Him. She said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, I see that
you often repeat the saying "subhan allahi bihamdihi astag firullahi
watubuilaih" whereupon he said: My Lord informed me that I would soon
see a sign in my Ummah,so when I see it I often recite (these) words:
Hallowed be Allah and with His Praise, I seek forgiveness of Allah and
return to Him. Indeed I saw it (when this verse) was revealed: "When
Allah's help and victory came, it marked the victory of Mecca, and you
see people entering into Allah's religion in troops, celebrate the
praise of Thy Lord and ask His forgiveness. Surely He is ever
returning to Mercy."
Book 4,
Number 0985:
Ibn Juraij reported: I
asked 'Ata': What do you recite when you are in a state of bowing (in
prayer) ? He said: "Hallowed be Thou, and with Thy praise, there is no
god but Thou." Son of Abd Mulaika narrated to me on the anthority of
'A'isha (who reported): I missed one night the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) (from his bed). I thought that he might have gone
to one of his other wives. I searched for him and then came back and
(found him) in a state of bowing, or prostration, saying: Hallowed be
Thou and with Thy praise; there is no god but Thou. I said: With my
father mayest thou be ransomed and with my mother. I was thinking of
(another) affair, whereas you are (occupied) in another one.
Book 4,
Number 0986:
'A'isha reported: One
night I missed Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) from the bed,
and when I sought him my hand touched the soles of his feet while he
was in the state of prostration; they (feet) were raised and he was
saying: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thy pleasure from Thy anger, and in
Thy forgiveness from Thy punishment, and I seek refuge in Thee from
Thee (Thy anger). I cannot reckon Thy praise. Thou art as Thou hast
lauded Thyself."
Book 4,
Number 0987:
'A'isha reported that the
Messenger of Allah (way peace he upon him) used to pronounce while
bowing and prostrating himself: All Glorious, All Holy, Lord of the
Angels and the Spirit.
Book 4,
Number 0988:
This hadith has been
narrated on the authority of 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters.
Chapter 38 : THE EXCELLENCE OF PROSTRATION AND
EXHORTATION TO OBSERVE IT
Book 4,
Number 0989:
Ma'dan b. Talha reported:
I met Thauban, the freed slave. of Allah's Messenger (may peace be
upon him), and asked him to tell me about an act for which, if I do
it, Allah will admit me to Paradise, or I asked about the act which
was loved most by Allah. He gave no reply. I again asked and he gave
no reply. I asked him for the third time, and he said: I asked Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) about that and he said: Make
frequent prostrations before Allah, for you will not make one
prostration without raising you a degree because of it, and removing a
sin from you, because of it. Ma'dan said that then lie met Abu
al-Darda' and when he asked him, he received a reply similar to that
given by Thauban.
Book 4,
Number 0990:
Rabi'a b. Ka'b said: I
was with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) one night. and I
brought him water and what he required. He said to me: Ask (anything
you like). I said: I ask your company in Paradise. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: Or anything else besides it. I said: That is all (what
I require). He said: Then help me to achieve this for you by deyoting
yourself often to prostration.
Chapter 39 : HOW THE LIMBS SHOULD WORK IN PROSTRATION
AND FORBIDDANCE TO FOLD CLOTHING AND HAIR AND PLAITING OF HAIR IN THE
PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 0991:
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) had been commanded that he
should prostrate on the seven (bones) and he was forbidden to fold
back the hair and clothing. And in the narration transmitted by Abu
Rabi' (the words are): "on the seven bones and I was forbidden to fold
back the hair and clothing". According to Abu'l-Rabi' (the seven bones
are): The hands, the knees, and the (extremities) of the feet and the
forehead.
Book 4,
Number 0992:
Ibn 'Abbas reported from
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him): I was commanded to
prostrate myself on seven bones and not to fold back clothing or hair.
Book 4,
Number 0993:
Ibn 'Abbas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had been commanded to
prostrate on seven (bones) and forbidden to fold back hair and
clothing.
Book 4,
Number 0994:
Ibn Abbas reported that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I have been
commanded to prostrate myself on seven bones: "forehead," and then
pointed with his hand towards his nose, hands, feet, and the
extremities of the feet; and we were forbidden to fold back clothing
and hair.
Book 4,
Number 0995:
Ibn Abbas reported : The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I was commanded to
prostrate myself on the seven (bones) and forbidden to fold back hair
and clothing. (The seven bones are): forehead, nose, bands, knees and
feet.
Book 4,
Number 0996:
Abdullah b. Abbas
reported that he saw 'Abdullah b. al-Harith observing the prayer and
(his hair) was plaited behind his head. He ('Abdullah b. 'Abbas) stood
up and unfolded them. While going back (from the prayer) he met Ibn
'Abbas and said to him: Why is it that you touched my head? He (Ibn
'Abbas) replied: (The man who observes prayer with plaited hair) is
like one who prays with his hands tied behind.
Chapter 40 : MODERATION IN PROSTRATION, PLACING THE
PALMS ON THE EARTH (GROUND) AND KEEPING AWAY ELBOWS FROM THE SIDES AND
THE BELLY FROM THE THIGHS WHILE PROSTRATING
Book 4,
Number 0997:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Observe moderation in
prostration, and let none of you stretch out his forearms (on the
ground) like a dog.
Book 4,
Number 0998:
This hadith has been
narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters. And in the
hidith transmitted by Ibn Ja'far (the words are): "None of you should
stretch out his forearms like the stretching out of a dog."
Book 4,
Number 0999:
Al-Bira' (b. 'Azib)
reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said . When
you prostrate yourself, place the palms of your hands on the ground
and raise your elbows.
Book 4,
Number 1000:
'Abdullah b. Malik ibn
Bujainah reported: When the Prophet (may peace be upon him)
prostrated, lie spread out his arms so that the whiteness of his
armpits was visible.
Book 4,
Number 1001:
This hadith has been
narrated by Ja'far b. Rabi' with the same chain of transmitters. And
in the narration transmitted by 'Amr b. al-Harith (the words are):
"When the Messenger of Allah (rtiay peace be upon him) prostrated, he
spread out his arms so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible."
And in the narration transmitted by al-Laith (the words are : "When
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) prostrated. he spread
his hands from the armpits so that I saw their whiteness."
Book 4,
Number 1002:
Maimuna reported: When
the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) prostrated himself, if a
lamb wanted to pass between his arms, it could pass.
Book 4,
Number 1003:
Maimuna, the wife of the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), reported: When the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) prostrated himself, he spread his
arms, i.e. he separated them so much that the whiteness of his armpits
became visible from behind and when he sat (for Jalsa) he rested on
his left thigh.
Book 4,
Number 1004:
Maimuna daughter of
Harith reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
prostrated, he kept his hands so much apart from each other that when
it was seen from behind the armpits became visible. Waki' said: That
is their whiteness.
Chapter 41 : THE EXCELLENCE OF THE PRAYER AND THE WAY
IT IS BEGUN AND THE EXCELLENCE OF RUKU' AND MODERATION IN IT, AND
PROSTRATION AND MODERATION IN IT, ETC.
Book 4,
Number 1005:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to begin prayer with
takbir (saying Allih-o-Akbar) and the recitation: "Praise be to Allah,
the Lord of the Universe." When he bowed he neither kept his head up
nor bent it down, but kept it between these extremes; when he raised
his bead after bow- ing he did not prostrate himself till he had stood
erect; when he raised his head after prostration he did not prostrate
himself again till he satup. At the end of every two rak'ahs he
recited the tahiyya; and he used to place his left foot flat (on the
ground) and raise up the right; he prohibited the devil's way of
sitting on the heels, and he forbade people to spread out their arms
like a wild beast. And he used to finish the prayer with the taslim.
Chapter 42 : SUTRA FOR PRAYER
Book 4,
Number 1006:
Musa b. Talha reported it
on the authority of his father: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: When one of you places in front of him so me. thing
such as the back of a saddle, he should pray without caring who passes
on the other side of it.
Book 4,
Number 1007:
Musa b. Talha reported on
the authority of his father: We used to say prayer and the animals
moved in front of us. We mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) and he said: If anything equal to the back of a
saddle is in front of you, then what walks in front, no harm would
come to him. Ibn Numair said: No harm would come whosoever walks in
front.
Book 4,
Number 1008:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was asked about sutra of a
worshipper; he said: Equal to the back of the saddle.
Book 4,
Number 1009:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was asked in the expedition
of Tabuk about the sutra the worshipper; he said: Like the back of the
saddle.
Book 4,
Number 1010:
Ibn Umar reported: When
the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) went out on the 'Id
day, he ordered to carry a spear-and it was fixed in front of him, and
he said prayer towards its (direction), and the people were behind
him. And he did it in the journey, and that is the reason why the
Amirs carried it.
Book 4,
Number 1011:
Ibn Umar reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) set up (sutra), and Abu Bakr
said: He implanted iron-tipped spear and said prayer towards its
direction. Ibn Abu Shaiba made this addition to it: " Ubaidullah said
that it was a spear."
Book 4,
Number 1012:
Ibn 'Umar said: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to place his camel
(towards the Ka'ba) and said prayer in its direction.
Book 4,
Number 1013:
Ibn 'Umar reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to say prayer towards
his camel. Ibn Numair said: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said prayer towards the camel.
Book 4,
Number 1014:
Abu Juhaifa reported it
on the authority of his father: I came to the Apostle of Allah (may
peace be upon him) in Mecca and he was (at that time) at al- Abtah in
a red leather tent. And Bilal stepped out with ablution water for him.
(And what was left out of that water) some of them got it (whereas
others could not get it) and (those who got it) rubbed themselves with
it. Then the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) stepped out with
a red mantle on him and I was catching a glimpse of the whiteness of
his shanks. The narrator said: He (the Holy Prophet) performed the
ablution. and Bilal pronounced Adhan and I followed his mouth (as he
turned) this side and that as he said on the right and the left: "Come
to prayer, come to success."' A spear was then fixed for him (on the
ground). He stepped forward and said two rak'ahs of Zuhr, while there
passed in front of him a donkey and a dog, and these were not checked.
He then said two rak'ahs of the 'Asr prayer, and he then continued
saying two rak'ahs till he came back to Medina.
Book 4,
Number 1015:
Abu Juhaifa reported on
the authority of his father: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) (in Mecca at al-Abtah) in a red leather tent. and I saw
Bilal take the ablution water (left by Allah's Messenger), and I saw
the people racing, with one another to get that ablution water. If
anyone got some of it, he rubbed himself with it, and anyone who did
not get any got some of the moisture from his companion's hand. I then
saw Bilal take a staff and fix it in the ground, after which the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came out quickly in a red
mantle and led the people in two rak'ahs facing the staff, and I saw
people and animals passing in front of the staff.
Book 4,
Number 1016:
'Aun b. Abu Juhaifa
narrated from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) on the
authority of his father a hadith like that of Sufyan, and 'Umar b. Abu
Za'ida made this addition: Some of them tried to excel the others (in
obtaining water), and in the hadith transmitted by Malik b. Mighwal
(the words are): When it was noon, Bilal came out and summoned
(people) to (noon) prayer.
Book 4,
Number 1017:
Abu Juhaifa reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) went at noon towards
al-Batha', he performed ablution, and said two rak'ahs of the Zuhr
prayer and two of the 'Asr prayer, and there was a spear in front of
him. Shu'ba said and Aun made this addition to it on the authority of
his father Abu Juhaifa: And the woman and the donkey passed behind it.
Book 4,
Number 1018:
Shu'ba narrated the same
on the basis of two authorities and in the hadith transmitted by Hakam
(the words are) : The people began to get water that was left out of
his (the Prophet's) ablution.
Book 4,
Number 1019:
Ibn 'Abbas reported: I
came riding on a she-ass, and I was on the threshold of maturity, and
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was leading people in
prayer at Mina. I passed in front of the row and got down, and sent
the she-ass for grazing and joined the row, and nobody made any
objection to it.
Book 4,
Number 1020:
Abdullah b. Abbas
reported that he came riding on a donkey, and the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) was leading the people in prayer at Mina on
the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage and (the narrator) reported:
The donkey passed in front of the row and then he got down from it And
joined the row along with the people.
Book 4,
Number 1021:
This hadith has been
narrated by Ibn 'Uyaina on the authority of al-Zuhri with the same
chain of transmitters and he reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace
be upon him) was leading prayer at 'Arafa.
Book 4,
Number 1022:
This hadith has been
reported by Ma'mar on the authority of al-Zuhri with the came chain of
transmitters, but here no mention has been made of Mina or 'Arafa, and
he said: It was in the Farewell Pilgrimage or on the Day of Victory.
Book 4,
Number 1023:
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri
reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
When any one of you prays he should not let anyone pass in front of
him (if there is no sutra), and should try to turn him away as far as
possible, but if he refuses to go, he should turn him away forcibly
for he is a devil.
Book 4,
Number 1024:
Abu Salih al-Samman
reported: I narrate to you what I heard and saw from Abu Sa'id
al-Khudri: One day I was with Abu Sa'id and he was saying prayer on
Friday turning to a thing which concealed him from the people when a
young man from Banu Mu'ait came there and he tried to pass in front of
him; he turned him back by striking his chest. He looked about but
finding no other way to pass except in front of Abu Sa'id, made a
second attempt. He (Abu Sa'id) turned him away by Striking his chest
more vigorously than the first stroke. He stood up and had a scuffle
with Abu Sa'id. Then the people gathered there He came out and went to
Marwan and complained to him what had happened to him. Abu Sa'id too
came to Marwan. Marwin said to him: What has happened to you and the
son of your brother that he came to complain against you? Abu Sa'id
said: I heard from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
saying: When any one of you prays facing something which conceals him
from people and anyone tries to pass in front of him, he should be
turned away, but if he refuses, he should be forcibly restrained from
it, for he is a devil.
Book 4,
Number 1025:
'Abdullah b. 'Umar
reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
When any one of you prays, he should not allow anyone to pass before
him, and if he refuses, he should be then forcibly resisted, for there
is a devil with him.
Book 4,
Number 1026:
This hadith has been
narrated by Ibn Umar by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 1027:
Busr b Sa'id reported
that Zaid b Khalid al-Juhani sent him to Abu Juhaim in order to ask
him what he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) with regard to the passer in front of the worshipper. Abu Juhaim
reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: If
anyone who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the
responsibility he incurs, he would stand still forty (years) rather
than to pass in front of him Abu Nadr said: I do not know whether he
said forty days or months or years.
Book 4,
Number 1028:
This hadith has been
narrated from Abu Juhaim Ansari by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 1029:
Sahl b. Sa'd al-Si'idi
reported: Between the place of worship where the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) prayed and the wall, there was a gap through
which a goat could pass.
Book 4,
Number 1030:
Salama b. Akwa' reported:
He sought the place (in the mosque) where the copies of the Qur'an
were kept and glorified Allah there, and the narrator made a mention
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sought that place
and that was between the pulpit and the qibla-a place where a goat
could pass.
Book 4,
Number 1031:
Yazid reported: Salama
sought to say prayer near the pillar which was by that place where
copies of the Qur'an were kept. I said to him: Abu Muslim. I see you
striving to offer your prayer by this pillar. He said: I saw the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) seeking to pray by its
side.
Book 4,
Number 1032:
Abu Dharr reported: The
Messenger of 'Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you
stands for prayer and there is a thing before him equal to the back of
the saddle that covers him and in case there is not before him (a
thing) equal to the back of the saddle, his prayer would be cut off by
(passing of an) ass, woman, and black Dog.I said: O Abu Dharr, what
feature is there in a black dog which distinguish it from the red dog
and the yellow dog? He said: O, son of my brother, I asked the
Messenger of Allah(may peace be upon him) as you are asking me, and he
said: The black dog is a devil.
Book 4,
Number 1033:
This hadith has been
transmitted by Humaid b. Hilal on the authority of Yunus.
Book 4,
Number 1034:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: A woman, an ass and a
dog disrupt the prayer, but something like the back of a saddle guards
against that.
Book 4,
Number 1035:
'A'isha reported: The
Prophet (may peace be upon him) used to pray at night while I lay
interposed between him and the Qibla like a corpse on the bier.
Book 4,
Number 1036:
'A'isha reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said his whole prayer
(Tahajjud prayer) during the night while I lay between him and the
Qibla. When he intended to say Witr (prayer) he awakened me and I too
said witr (prayer).
Book 4,
Number 1037:
'Urwa b. Zubair reported:
'A'isha asked: What disrupts the prayer? We said: The woman and the
ass. Upon this she remarked: Is the woman an ugly animal? I lay in
front of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) like the bier
of a corpse and he said prayer.
Book 4,
Number 1038:
Masruq reported: It was
mentioned before'A'isha that prayer is invalidated (in case of
passing) of a dog, an ass and a woman (before the worshipper, when he
is not screened). Upon this 'A'isha said: You likened us to the asses
and the dogs. By Allah I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) saying prayer while I lay on the bedstead interposing between him
and the Qibla. When I felt the need, I did not like to wit to front
(of the Holy Prophet) and perturb the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) and quietly moved out from under its (i.e. of the bedstead)
legs.
Book 4,
Number 1039:
Al-Aswad reported that
'A'isha said: You have made us equal to the dogs and the asses,
whereas I lay on the bedstead and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) came there and stood in the middle of the bedstead and said
prayer. I did not like to take off the quilt from me (in that state),
so I moved away quietly from the front legs of the bedstead and thus
came out of the quilt.
Book 4,
Number 1040:
'A'isha reported: I was
sleeping in front of the Mcsseinger ef Allah (may peace be upon him)
with my legs between him and the Qibla. When he prostrated himself he
pinched me and I drew up my legs, and when be stood up, I stretched
them out. She said: At that time there were no lamps in the houses.
Book 4,
Number 1041:
Maimuna, the wife of the
Apostle (may peace be upon him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said prayer and I (lay) opposite to him while I was
in menses. Sometimes his clothes touched me when he prostrated.
Book 4,
Number 1042:
'A'isha reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said prayer at night and I
was by his side in a state of meanses and I had a sheet pulled over me
a portion of which was on his side.
Chapter 43 : PRAYER IN A SINGLE GARMENT
Book 4,
Number 1043:
Abu Huraira reported: An
inquirer asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about
the prayer in a single garment. He (the Holy Prophet) add: Has
everyone of you two garments?
Book 4,
Number 1044:
A hadith like this has
been narrated by Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 1045:
Abu Huraira reported: A
person addressed the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said
to him: Can any one of us say prayer in one garment? He said: Do all
of you possess two garments?
Book 4,
Number 1046:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: None of you must pray
in a single garment of which no part comes over his shoulders.
Book 4,
Number 1047:
Umar b. Abu Salama
reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) praying
in Umm Salama's house in a single garment, placing its two ends over
his shoulders.
Book 4,
Number 1048:
This hadith has been
narrated by Hisham b. 'Urwa with the same chain of transmitters except
(with this difference) that the word mutawashshihan was used and not
the word mushtamilan .
Book 4,
Number 1049:
'Umar b. Abu Salama
reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying
prayer in the house of Umm Salama in a single garment with its
extremities crossing each other.
Book 4,
Number 1050:
Umar b. Abu Salama
reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) praying
in a single garment with its ends crossing each other. 'Isa b. Hammad
added: "placing on his shoulders".
Book 4,
Number 1051:
Jabir reported: I saw the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) praying in a single garment
crossing the two ends.
Book 4,
Number 1052:
This hadith has been
narrated by Sufyan with the same chain of transmitters and in the
hadith transmitted by Numair the words are: I called upon the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)."
Book 4,
Number 1053:
Abu Zubair reported that
he saw Jabir b. 'Abdullah praying in a single garment crossing Its
ends even though he had the garments, and Jabir said: He saw the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) doing like this.
Book 4,
Number 1054:
Abu Sa'id al Khudri
reported: I visited the Apostle (may peace be upon him) and saw him
praying on a reed mat on which he was prostrating himself. And I saw
him praying in a single garment with ends crossed with each other.
Book 4,
Number 1055:
This hadith has been
narrated by A'mash with the came chain of transmitters, and in the
narration of Abu Karaib the words are: "Placing its (mantle's) ends on
his shoulders"; and the narration transmitted by Abu Bakr and Suwaid
(the words are): "the ends crossing with each other".
Chapter 44 : MOSQUES AND THE PLACE OF WORSHIP
Book 4,
Number 1056:
Abu Dharr reported: I
said: Messenger of Allah, which mosque was set up first on the earth?
He said: Al-Masjid al-Haram (the sacred). I (again) said: Then which
next? He said: It was the Masjid Aqsa.I (again) said: How long the
space of time (between their setting up)? He (the Holy Prophet) said:
It was forty years. And whenever the time comes for prayer, pray
there, for that is a mosque; and in the hadith transmitted by Abu
Kamil (the words are): "Whenever time comes for prayer, pray, for that
is a mosque (for you)."
Book 4,
Number 1057:
Ibrahim b. Yazid al-Tayml
reported: I used to read the Qur'an with my father in the vestibule
(before the door of the mosque). When I recited the ayat (verses)
concerning prostration, he prostrated himself. I said to him: Father,
do you prostrate yourself in the path? He said: I heard Abu Dharr
saying: I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about
the mosque that was first set up on the earth. He said: Masjid Harim.
I said: Then which next? He said: The Masjid al-Aqsa. I said: How long
is the space of time between the two? He said: Forty years. He (then)
further said: The earth is a mosque for you, so wherever you are at
the time of prayer, pray there.
Book 4,
Number 1058:
Jabir b.'Abdullah
al-Ansari reported: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: I have
been conferred upon five (things) which were not granted to anyone
before me(and these are): Every apostle wassent particularly to his
own people,whereas I have been sent to all the red and the black the
spoils of war have been made lawful for me, and these were never made
lawful to anyone before me, and the earth has been made sacred and
pure and mosque for me, so whenever the time of prayer comes for any
one of you he should pray whenever he is,and I have been supported by
awe (by which the enemy is overwhelmed) from the distance (which one
takes) one month to cover and I have been granted intercession.
Book 4,
Number 1059:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah
related that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said, and
he related like this.
Book 4,
Number 1060:
Hudhaifa reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be npon him) said: We have been made to
excel (other) people in three (things) : Our rows have been made like
the rows of the angels and the whole earth has been made a mosque for
us, and its dust has been made a purifier for us in case water is not
available. And he mentioned another characteristic too
Book 4,
Number 1061:
Hudhaifa reported : The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said like this.
Book 4,
Number 1062:
Abu Huraira reported that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon hlmg) said: I have been
given superiority over the other prophets in six respects: I have been
given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have
been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies) : spoils have been
made lawful to me: the earth has been made for me clean and a place of
worship; I have been sent to all mankind and the line of prophets is
closed with me.
Book 4,
Number 1063:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said : I have been
commissioned with words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning
; I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies): and while I
was asleep I was brought the keys of the treasures of the earth which
were placed in my hand. And Abfi Huraira added: The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) has left (for his heavenly home) and you are
now busy in getting them.
Book 4,
Number 1064:
Abu Huraira reported: I
heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying a hadith
like that of Yunus.
Book 4,
Number 1065:
This hadith has been
narratted by Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.
Book 4,
Number 1066:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I have been helped by
terror (in the heart of the enemy); I have been given words which are
concise but comprehensive in meaning; and while I was asleep I was
brought the keys of the treasures of the earth which were placed in my
hand.
Book 4,
Number 1067:
Hammam b. Munabbih
reported: That is what Abu Huraira reported to us from the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he narrated (some) ahadith one of
which is that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I
have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies) and I have been
given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning.
Chapter 45 : BUILDING OF THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE IN MEDINA
Book 4,
Number 1068:
Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to Medina and
stayed in the upper part of Medina for fourteen nights with a tribe
called Banu 'Amr b 'Auf. He then sent for the chiefs of Banu al-Najir,
and they came with swords around their inecks. He (the narrator) said:
I perceive as if I am seeing the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) on his ride with Abu Bakr behind him and the chiefs of Banu
al-Najjar around him till he alighted in the courtyard of Abu Ayyub.
He (the narrator) said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said prayer when the time came for prayer, and he prayed in the fold
of goats and sheep. He then ordered mosques to be built and sent for
the chiefs of Banu al-Najjar, and they came (to him). He (the Holy
Prophet) said to them: O Banu al-Najjar, sell these lands of yours to
me. They said: No, by Allah. we would not demand their price, but
(reward) from the Lord. Anas said: There (in these lands) were trees
and graves of the polytheists, and ruins. The Messenger of Allah (may
peace he upon him) ordered that the trees should be cut, and the
graves should be dug out, and the ruins should be levelled. The trees
(were thus) placed in rows towards the qibla and the stones were set
on both sides of the door, and (while building the mosque) they (the
Companions) sang rajaz verses along with the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him):
O Allah: there is no
good but the good of the next world, So help the Ansar and the
Muhajirin.
Book 4,
Number 1069:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray in the folds
of the sheep and goats before the mosque was built.
Book 4,
Number 1070:
Abu al-Tiyyah reported: I
heard from Anas a narration like this from the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him).
Chapter 46 : CHANGE OF QIBLA FROM BAIT-UL-MAQDIS TO
KA'BA
Book 4,
Number 1071:
Al-Bara' b. 'Azib
reported: I said prayer with the Apostle (may peace be upon him)
turning towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months till this verse of
Surah Baqara wis revealed: "And wherever you are turn your faces
towards it" (ii. 144). This verse was revealed when the Apostle (may
peace be upon him) had said prayer. A person amongst his people passed
by the people of Ansar as they were engaged in prayer. He narrated to
them (this command of Allah) and they turned their faces towards the
Ka'ba.
Book 4,
Number 1072:
Abu Ishaq reported: I
heard al-Bara' saying: We prayed with the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) (with our faces) towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen
months or seventeen months. Then we were made to change (our
direction) towards the Ka'ba.
Book 4,
Number 1073:
Ibn 'Umar reported: As
the people were praying at Quba' a man came to them and said: It has
been revealed to file Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
during the night and he has been directed to turn towards the Ka'ba.
So turn towards it. Their faces were towards Syria and they turned
round towards Ka'ba.
Book 4,
Number 1074:
Ibn 'Umar reported: As
the people were engaged in the morning prayer a man came to them. The
rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 4,
Number 1075:
Anas reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray towards
Bait-ul-Maqdis, that it was revealed (to him): "Indeed We see the
turning of the face to heaven, wherefore We shall assuredly cause thee
to turn towards Qibla which shall please thee. So turn thy face
towards the sacred Mosque (Ka'ba)" (ii. 144). A person from Banu
Salama was going; (he found the people) in ruk'u (while) praying the
dawn prayer and they had said one rak'ah. He said in a loud voice:
Listen ! the Qibla has been changed and they turned towards (the new)
Qibla (Ka'ba) in that very state.
Chapter 47 : FORBIDDANCE TO BUILD MOSQUES ON THE GRAVES
AND DECORATING THEM WITH PICTURES AND FORBIDDANCE TO USE THE GRAVES AS
MOSQUES
Book 4,
Number 1076:
'A'isha reported: Umm
Habiba and Umm Salama made a mention before the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) of a church which they had seen in Abyssinia
and which had pictures in it. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: When a pious person amongst them (among the religious
groups) dies they build a place of worship on his grave, and then
decorate it with such pictures. They would be the worst of creatures
on the Day of judgment in the sight of Allah.
Book 4,
Number 1077:
'A'isha reported: They
(some Companions of the Holy Prophet) were conversing with one another
in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
(during his last) illness. Umm Salama and Umm Habiba made a mention of
the church and then (the hadith was) narrated.
Book 4,
Number 1078:
'A'isha reported: The
wives of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be Upon him) made a mention
of the church which they had seen in Abyssinia which was called Marya,
and the rest of the hadith is the same.
Book 4,
Number 1079:
'A'isha reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said during his illness
from which he never recovered: Allah cursed the Jews and the
Christians that they took the graves of their prophets as mosques. She
('A'isha) reported: Had it not been so, his (Prophet's) grave would
have been in an open place, but it could not be due to the fear that
it may not be taken as a mosque.
Book 4,
Number 1080:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Let Allah destroy the
Jews for they have taken the graves of their apostles as places of
worship.
Book 4,
Number 1081:
Abu Huraira reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Let there be curse of
Allah upon the Jews and the Christians for they have taken the graves
of their apostles as places of worship.
Book 4,
Number 1082:
'A'isha and Abdullah
reported: As the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was about
to breathe his last, he drew his sheet upon his face and when he felt
uneasy, he uncovered his face and said in that very state: Let there
be curse upon the Jews and the Christians that they have taken the
graves of their apostles as places of worship. He in fact warned (his
men) against what they (the Jews and the Christians) did.
Book 4,
Number 1083:
Jundub reported: I heard
from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) five days before his
death and he said: I stand acquitted before Allah that I took any one
of you as friend, for Allah has taken me as His friend, as he took
Ibrahim as His friend. Had I taken any one of my Ummah as a friend, I
would have taken Abu Bakr as a friend. Beware of those who preceded
you and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as
places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid
you to do that.
Chapter 48 : THE VIRTUE OF BUILDING THE MOSQUES AND
EXHORTATION TO IT
Book 4,
Number 1084:
Ubaidullah al-Khaulini
reported: 'Uthman b. 'Affan listened to the opinion of the people
(which was not favourable) when he rebuilt the mosque of the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him). Thereupon he said: You have not been
fair to me for I have heard from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) saying: He who built a mosque for Allah, the Exalted, Allah
would build for him a house in Paradise. Bukair said: I think he (the
Holy Prophet) said: While he seeks the pleasure of Allah (by building
the mosque). And in the narration of Ibn 'Isa (the words are): "(a
house) like that (mosque) in Paradise."
Book 4,
Number 1085:
Mahmud b. Labid reported:
When 'Uthman b. 'Affan intended to build the mosque (of the Prophet)
the people did not approve of it. They liked that it should be kept in
the same state. Thereupon he said: I heard the Messtnger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) say : He who built a mosque for Allah, Allah would
build a house for him like it in Paradise.
Chapter 49 : CONCERNING THE COMMAND OF PLACING ONE'S
HANDS ON THE KNEES WHILE IN RUKU'AND ABROGATION OF AL-TATBIQ
Book 4,
Number 1086:
Al-Aswad and 'Alqama
reported: We came to the house of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud. He said: Have
these people said prayer behind you? We said: No. He said: Then stand
up and say prayer. He neither ordered us to say Adhan nor Iqama. We
went to stand behind him. He caught hold of our hands and mode one of
us stand on his right hand and the other on his left side. When we
bowed, we placed our hands on our knees. He struck our hands and put
his hands together, palm to palm, then put them between his thighs.
When he completed the prayer he said. There would soon come your
Amirs, who would defer prayers from their appointed time and would
make such delay that a little time is left before sunset. So when you
see them doing so, say prayer at its appointed time and then say
prayer along with them as (Nafl), and when you are three, pray
together (standing in one row), and when you are more than three,
appoint one amongst you as your Imam. And when any one of you bows he
must place his hands upon hie thighs and kneel down. and putting his
palms together place (them within his thighs). I perceive as if I am
seeing the gap between the fingers of the Messenger of Allah (may
peace he upon him).
Book 4,
Number 1087:
This hadith is narrated
on the authority of Alqama and Aswad by another chain of transmitters
and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Mus-hir and Jabir the words are:
"I perceive as if I am seeing the gap between the fingers of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as he was bowing."
Book 4,
Number 1088:
'Alqama and Aswad
reported that they went to 'Abdullah. He said: Have (people) behind
you said prayer? They said: Yes. He stood between them ('Alqama and
Aswad). One was on his right aide and the other was on his left. We
then bowed and placed our hands on our knees. He struck our hands and
then putting his hands together, palm to palm, placed them between his
thighs. When he completed the prayer he said: This is how the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to do.
Book 4,
Number 1089:
Mus'ab b. Sa'd reported:
I said prayer by the side of my father and placed my hands between my
knees. My father said to me: Place your hands on your knees. I
repeated that (the previous act) for the second time, and he struck at
my hands and said: We have been forbidden to do so and have been
commanded to place our palms on the knees.
Book 4,
Number 1090:
This hadith has been
narrated by Abu Ya'fur with the same chain of transmitters up to these
words: We have been forbidden from it and no mention of that has been
made what follows it.
Book 4,
Number 1091:
Ibn Sa'd reported: I
bowed and my hands were in this state, i.e. they were put together,
palm to palm, and were placed between his thighs. My father said: We
used to do like this but were later on commanded to place them on the
knees.
Book 4,
Number 1092:
Mus'ab b. Sa'd b. Abu
Waqqas reported: I said prayer by the side of my father. When I bowed
I intertwined my fingers and placed them between my knees. He struck
my hands. When he completed the prayer he said: We used to do that but
then were commanded to lift (our palms) to the knees.
Chapter 50 : SITTING ON THE BUTTOCKS
Book 4,
Number 1093:
Tawus reported: We asked
Ibn Abbas about sitting on one's buttocks (in prayer). (ala alqad
mein)He said: It is sunnah. We said to him: We find it a sort of
cruelty to the foot. Ibn 'Abbas said: It is the sunnah of your Apostle
(may peace be upon him).
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