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