KITAB AL-SALAT
(THE BOOK OF PRAYERS)
(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.
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.
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].
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.
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."
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
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.
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.
This hadith has been narrated on the
authority of 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters.
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.
A hadith like this has been
transmitted by Hisham.
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.
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: When
you hear the call (to prayer), repeat what the Mu'adhdhin pronounces.
'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.
'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.
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."
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.
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.
Abu Mu'awiya narrated it on the
authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
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).
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When the Mu'adhdhin calls to prayer,
Satan runs back vehemently.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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)."
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....
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).
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.
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.)
'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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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."
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.
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).
'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.
'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.
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.
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)."
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).
'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).
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).
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.
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."
'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.
It is reported on the authority of
Abu Talha that he had heard Anas b. Malik narrating this.
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"
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.
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.
'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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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).
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."
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.
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."
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 ?"
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
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."
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who blesses me once, Allah would
bless him ten times.
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.
A hadith like this is narrated by
Abd Huraira by another chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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).
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
'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.
This hadith is narrated with the
same chain of transmitters by Hisham b. 'Urwa.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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."
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.
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.
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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
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."
'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.
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.
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.
This hadith is narrated on the
authority of Anas b. Malik by another chain of transmitters.
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.
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).
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.
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."
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."
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.
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."
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.
This hadith is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)".
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?
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?
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."
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.
Abu Huraira reported: People should
avoid lifting their eyes towards the sky while supplicating in prayer,
otherwise their eyes would be snatched away.
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.
This hadith has been narrated by
A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
This hadith is narrated by Ibn
Uyaina with the same chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Abu 'Awana reported this hadith with
the same chain of transmitters.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
This hadith is narrated by Suhail
with the same chain of transmitters.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 !
A hadith like this has been narrated
by A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
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 !
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 !
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.
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.
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.
'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.
This hadith has been narrated by
Yahya b. Sa'id with the same chain of transmitters.
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.
'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').
A hadith like this has been narrated
by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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
This hadith his been narrated by
'Abu al-Malik with the same chain of transmitters.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
'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).
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
This hadith has been narrated by
Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.
'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.).
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."
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.
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.).
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.).
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.
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.
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.
This hadith like one narrated by
Hashalm has been narrated from Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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 .
Anas reported: The Apostle of Allah
(may peace be upon him) used to be brief and perfect in prayer.
Anas reported: The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) was among those whose prayers was brief and
perfect.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
'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.
('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.
'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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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).
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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'Ali reported: My loved one (the
Holy Prophet) forbade me that I should recite (the Qur'an) in a state of bowing
and prostration.
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.
This hadith is transmitted on the
authority of 'Ali, but he made no mention of "while in prostration".
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.
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).
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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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."
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.
'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."
'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.
This hadith has been narrated on the
authority of 'A'isha by another chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
'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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
'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.
'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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
This hadith has been narrated by Ibn
Umar by another chain of transmitters.
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.
This hadith has been narrated from
Abu Juhaim Ansari by another chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This hadith has been transmitted by
Humaid b. Hilal on the authority of Yunus.
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.
'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.
'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).
'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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
'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.
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?
A hadith like this has been narrated
by Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters.
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?
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.
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.
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
.
'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.
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".
Jabir reported: I saw the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) praying in a single garment crossing the two
ends.
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)."
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.
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.
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".
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)."
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.
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.
Jabir b. 'Abdullah related that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said, and he related like this.
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
Hudhaifa reported : The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said like this.
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.
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.
Abu Huraira reported: I heard the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying a hadith like that of Yunus.
This hadith has been narratted by
Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Abu al-Tiyyah reported: I heard from
Anas a narration like this from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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."
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.
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).
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."
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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