Volume 2, Book 21, Number 221:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
When the Prophet got up at night to offer the Tahajjud prayer, he
used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta qaiyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man
fihinna. Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna.
Walakal-hamd, anta nurus-samawati wal-ard. Walakalhamd, anta-l-haq wa
wa'duka-l-haq, wa liqa'uka Haq, wa qualuka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq
wannabiyuna Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq, was-sa'atu
Haq. Allahumma aslamtu Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika tawakkaltu, wa ilaika
anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama
akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a lantu, anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-mu akh-khir,
la ilaha illa anta (or la ilaha ghairuka). (O Allah! All the praises are for
you, You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them.
All the praises are for You; You have the possession of the Heavens and the
Earth And whatever is in them. All the praises are for You; You are the Light
of the Heavens and the Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King
of the Heavens and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are the
Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is true, Your Word is the
truth And Paradise is true And Hell is true And all the Prophets (Peace be upon
them) are true; And Muhammad is true, And the Day of Resurrection is true. O
Allah ! I surrender (my will) to You; I believe in You and depend on You. And
repent to You, And with Your help I argue (with my opponents, the
non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to judge between us). Please forgive
me my previous And future sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed And You
are the One who make (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is none
to be worshipped but you . Sufyan said that 'Abdul Karim Abu Umaiya added to
the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwata illa billah' (There is neither might nor
power except with Allah).
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 222:
Narrated Salim's father:
In the life-time of the Prophet whosoever saw a dream would
narrate it to Allah's Apostle. I had a wish of seeing a dream to narrate it to
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) I was a grown up boy and used to sleep in the Mosque
in the life-time of the Prophet. I saw in the dream that two angels caught hold
of me and took me to the Fire which was built all round like a built well and
had two poles in it and the people in it were known to me. I started saying,
"I seek refuge with Allah from the Fire." Then I met another angel
who told me not to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to
Allah's Apostle. The Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good man. I wish he
prayed Tahajjud." After that 'Abdullah (i.e. Salim's father) used to sleep
but a little at night.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 223:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer eleven Rakat and that was his
prayer. He used to prolong the prostration to such an extent that one could
recite fifty verses (of the Quran) before he would lift his head. He used to
pray two Rakat (Sunna) before the Fajr prayer and then used to lie down on his
right side till the call-maker came and informed him about the prayer.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 224:
Narrated Jundab:
The Prophet became sick and did not get up (for Tahajjud prayer)
for a night or two.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 225:
Narrated Jundab bin 'Abdullah :
Gabriel did not come to the Prophet (for some time) and so one of
the Quraish women said, "His Satan has deserted him." So came the
Divine Revelation: "By the forenoon And by the night When it is still!
Your Lord (O Muhammad) has neither Forsaken you Nor hated you." (93.1-3)
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 226:
Narrated Um Salama:
One night the Prophet got up and said, "Subhan Allah! How
many afflictions Allah has revealed tonight and how many treasures have been
sent down (disclosed). Go and wake the sleeping lady occupants of these
dwellings up (for prayers), perhaps a well-dressed in this world may be naked
in the Hereafter."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 227:
Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib
One night Allah's Apostle came to me and Fatima, the daughter of
the Prophet and asked, "Won't you pray (at night)?" I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in the hands of Allah and if He wants us to get
up He will make us get up." When I said that, he left us without saying
anything and I heard that he was hitting his thigh and saying, "But man is
more quarrelsome than anything." (18.54)
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 228:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to give up a good deed, although he loved to
do it, for fear that people might act on it and it might be made compulsory for
them. The Prophet never prayed the Duha prayer, but I offer it.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 229:
Narrated 'Aisha, the mother of the faithful believers:
One night Allah's Apostle offered the prayer in the Mosque and the
people followed him. The next night he also offered the prayer and too many
people gathered. On the third and the fourth nights more people gathered, but
Allah's Apostle did not come out to them. In the morning he said, "I saw
what you were doing and nothing but the fear that it (i.e. the prayer) might be
enjoined on you, stopped me from coming to you." And that happened in the
month of Ramadan.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 230:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his
feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer)
and he said, "should I not be a thankful slave."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 231:
Narrated Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
Allah's Apostle told me, "The most beloved prayer to Allah is
that of David and the most beloved fasts to Allah are those of David. He used
to sleep for half of the night and then pray for one third of the night and
again sleep for its sixth part and used to fast on alternate days."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 232:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked 'Aisha which deed was most loved by the Prophet. She said,
"A deed done continuously." I further asked, "When did he used
to get up (in the night for the prayer)." She said, "He used to get
up on hearing the crowing of a cock."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 233:
Narrated Al-Ashath:
He (the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) used to get up for the prayer on
hearing the crowing of a cock.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 234:
Narrated 'Aisha:
In my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) never passed the last hours of
the night but sleeping.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 235:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) and Zaid bin
Thabit took their Suhur together. When they finished it, the Prophet stood for
the (Fajr) prayer and offered it." We asked Anas, "What was the
interval between their finishing the Suhur and the starting of the morning
prayer?" Anas replied, "It was equal to the time taken by a person in
reciting fifty verses of the Quran."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 236:
Narrated Abu-Wa il:
'Abdullah said, "One night I offered the Tahajjud prayer with
the Prophet and he kept on standing till an ill-thought came to me." We
said, "What was the ill-thought?" He said, "It was to sit down
and leave the Prophet (standing)."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 237:
Narrated Hudhaifa :
Whenever the Prophet got up for Tahajjud prayer he used to clean
his mouth (and teeth) with Siwak.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 238:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar :
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! How is the prayer of the
night?" He said, "Two Rakat followed by two Rakat and so on, and when
you apprehend the approaching dawn, offer one Raka as Witr."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 239:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The prayer of the Prophet used to be of thirteen Rakat, i.e. of
the night prayer.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 240:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked Aisha about the night prayer of Allah's Apostle and she
said, "It was seven, nine or eleven Rakat besides the two Rakat of the
Fajr prayer (i.e. Sunna). "
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 241:
Narrated 'Aisha,
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer thirteen Rakat of the night
prayer and that included the Witr and two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 242:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Sometimes Allah's Apostle would not fast (for so many days) that
we thought that he would not fast that month and he sometimes used to fast (for
so many days) that we thought he would not leave fasting through-out that month
and (as regards his prayer and sleep at night), if you wanted to see him
praying at night, you could see him praying and if you wanted to see him
sleeping, you could see him sleeping.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 243:
Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said, "Satan puts three knots at the back of
the head of any of you if he is asleep. On every knot he reads and exhales the
following words, 'The night is long, so stay asleep.' When one wakes up and
remembers Allah, one knot is undone; and when one performs ablution, the second
knot is undone, and when one prays the third knot is undone and one gets up
energetic with a good heart in the morning; otherwise one gets up lazy and with
a mischievous heart."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 244:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab:
The Prophet said in his narration of a dream that he saw, "He
whose head was being crushed with a stone was one who learnt the Quran but
never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 245:
Narrated 'Abdullah :
A person was mentioned before the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and he was
told that he had kept on sleeping till morning and had not got up for the
prayer. The Prophet said, "Satan urinated in his ears."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 246:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Our Lord, the Blessed, the
Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last
third of the night remains, saying: "Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that
I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him
his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive
him?"
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 247:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
I asked 'Aisha "How is the night prayer of the Prophet?"
She replied, "He used to sleep early at night, and get up in its last part
to pray, and then return to his bed. When the Muadh-dhin pronounced the Adhan,
he would get up. If he was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he
would perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 248:
Narrated Abu Salma bin 'Abdur Rahman:
I asked 'Aisha, "How is the prayer of Allah's Apostle during
the month of Ramadan." She said, "Allah's Apostle never exceeded
eleven Rakat in Ramadan or in other months; he used to offer four Rakat-- do
not ask me about their beauty and length, then four Rakat, do not ask me about
their beauty and length, and then three Rakat." Aisha further said,
"I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before offering the Witr
prayer?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart remains
awake'!"
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 249:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I did not see the Prophet reciting (the Quran) in the night prayer
while sitting except when he became old; when he used to recite while sitting,
and when thirty or forty verses remained from the Sura, he would get up and
recite them and then bow.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 250:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
At the time of the Fajr prayer the Prophet asked Bilal, "Tell
me of the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps
in front of me in Paradise." Bilal replied, "I did not do anything
worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or
night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was written for me."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 251r:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Once the Prophet (p.b.u.h) entered the Mosque and saw a rope
hanging in between its two pillars. He said, "What is this rope?" The
people said, "This rope is for Zainab who, when she feels tired, holds it
(to keep standing for the prayer.)" The Prophet said, "Don't use it.
Remove the rope. You should pray as long as you feel active, and when you get
tired, sit down."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 251n:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A woman from the tribe of Bani Asad was sitting with me and
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house and said, "Who is this?" I
said, "(She is) So and so. She does not sleep at night because she is
engaged in prayer." The Prophet said disapprovingly: Do (good) deeds which
is within your capacity as Allah never gets tired of giving rewards till you
get tired of doing good deeds."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 252:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "O 'Abdullah! Do not be like so
and so who used to pray at night and then stopped the night prayer."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 253:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
The Prophet "Whoever gets up at night and says: -- 'La ilaha
il-lallah Wahdahu la Sharika lahu Lahu-l-mulk, waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa 'ala
kullishai'in Qadir. Alhamdu lil-lahi wa subhanal-lahi wa la-ilaha il-lal-lah
wa-l-lahu akbar wa la hawla Wala Quwata il-la-bil-lah.' (None has the right to
be worshipped but Allah. He is the Only One and has no partners . For Him is
the Kingdom and all the praises are due for Him. He is Omnipotent. All the
praises are for Allah. All the glories are for Allah. And none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah, And Allah is Great And there is neither Might nor
Power Except with Allah). And then says: -- Allahumma, Ighfir li(O Allah!
Forgive me). Or invokes (Allah), he will be responded to and if he performs
ablution (and prays), his prayer will be accepted."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 254:
Narrated Abu Huraira
That once Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Your brother, i.e.
'Abdullah bin Rawaha does not say obscene (referring to his verses): Amongst us
is Allah's Apostle, who recites His Book when it dawns. He showed us the
guidance, after we were blind. We believe that whatever he says will come true.
And he spends his nights in such a way as his sides do not touch his bed. While
the pagans were deeply asleep."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 255:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn 'Umar said, "In the life-time of the Prophet I dreamt
that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand and it flew with me to whichever part
of Paradise I wanted. I also saw as if two persons (i.e. angels) came to me and
wanted to take me to Hell. Then an angel met us and told me not to be afraid.
He then told them to leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my dreams to the Prophet
and the Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good man. Would that he offer the
night prayer (Tahajjud)!" So after that day 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) started
offering Tahajjud. The companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to tell him
their dreams that (Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadan. The
Prophet said, "I see that your dreams agree on the last ten nights of
Ramadan and so whoever is in search of it should seek it in the last ten nights
of Ramadan."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 256:
Narrated 'Aisha;
Allah's Apostle offered the 'Isha' prayer (and then got up at the
Tahajjud time) and offered eight Rakat and then offered two Rakat while
sitting. He then offered two Rakat in between the Adhan and Iqama (of the Fajr
prayer) and he never missed them.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 257:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to lie down on his right side, after offering two
Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 258:
Narrated 'Aisha :
After offering the Sunna of the Fajr prayer, the Prophet used to
talk to me, if I happen to be awake; otherwise he would lie down till the Iqama
call was proclaimed (for the Fajr prayer).
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 259:
Narrated 'Aisha:
After offering the two Rakat (Sunna) the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to
talk to me, if I happen to be awake; otherwise he would lie down.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 260:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet was never more regular and particular in offering any
Nawafil than the two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 261:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer thirteen Rakat in the night prayer
and on hearing the Adhan for the morning prayer, he used to offer two light
Rakat.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 262:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to make the two Rakat before the Fajr
prayer so light that I would wonder whether he recited Al-Fatiha (or not).
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 263:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us the way of doing Istikhara
(Istikhara means to ask Allah to guide one to the right sort of action
concerning any job or a deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the
Quran. He said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer
a two Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after the prayer):
-- 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa
as'alaka min fadlika al-'azlm Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala
a'lamu, Wa anta 'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-l-amra
Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or 'ajili amri wa'ajilihi)
Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna
hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or fi'ajili amri wa
ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma
ardini bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your
Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You
know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job
is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it
is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it for me and make
it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job
is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said:
If it is worse for my present and later needs)--Then keep it away from me and
let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me
satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then the person should name
(mention) his need.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 264:
Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rabi Al-Ansari;
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he
should not sit until he has offered a two-Rakat prayer."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 265:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Allah's Apostle led us and offered a two Rakat prayer and then
went away.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 266:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar Abu,
I offered with Allah's Apostle a two Rakat prayer before the Zuhr
prayer and two Rakat after the Zuhr prayer, two Rakat after Jumua, Maghrib and
'Isha' prayers.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 267:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah :
While delivering a sermon, Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone
of you comes while the Imam is delivering the sermon or has come out for it, he
should offer a two Rakat prayer."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 268:
Narrated Mujahid:
Somebody came to the house of Ibn 'Umar and told him that Allah's
Apostles had entered the Ka'ba. Ibn 'Umar said, "I went in front of the
Ka'ba and found that Allah's Apostle had come out of the Ka'ba and I saw Bilal
standing by the side of the gate of the Ka'ba. I said, 'O Bilal! Has Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) prayed inside the Ka'ba?' Bilal replied in the affirmative. I
said, 'Where (did he pray)?' He replied, '(He prayed) Between these two pillars
and then he came out and offered a two Rakat prayer in front of the Ka'ba.'
" Abu 'Abdullah said: Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
advised me to offer two Rakat of Duha prayer (prayer to be offered after
sunrise and before midday). " Itban (bin Malik) said, "Allah's
Apostle
(p.b.u.h) and Abu Bakr, came to me after sunrise and we aligned
behind the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and offered two Rakat."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 269:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I offered with the Prophet two Rakat before the Zuhr and two Rakat
after the Zuhr prayer; two Rakat after Maghrib, Isha' and the Jumua prayers.
Those of the Maghrib and 'Isha' were offered in his house. My sister Hafsa told
me that the Prophet used to offer two light Rakat after dawn and it was the
time when I never went to the Prophet."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 270:
Narrated 'Amr:
I heard Abu Ash-sha'tha' Jabir saying, "I heard Ibn Abbas
saying, 'I offered with Allah's Apostle eight Rakat (of Zuhr and 'Asr prayers)
together and seven Rakat (the Maghrib and the 'Isha' prayers) together.' "
I said, "O Abu Ash-shatha! I think he must have prayed the Zuhr late and
the 'Asr early; the 'Isha early and the Maghrib late." Abu Ash-sha'tha' said,
"I also think so." (See Hadith No. 518 Vol. 1).
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 271:
Narrated Muwarriq:
I asked Ibn 'Umar "Do you offer the Duha prayer?" He
replied in the negative. I further asked, "Did 'Umar use to pray it?"
He (Ibn 'Umar) replied in the negative. I again asked, "Did Abu Bakr use
to pray it?" He replied in the negative. I again asked, "Did the
Prophet use to pray it?" Ibn 'Umar replied, "I don't think he
did."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 272:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila:
Only Um Hani narrated to me that she had seen the Prophet offering
the Duha prayer. She said, "On the day of the conquest of Mecca, the
Prophet entered my house, took a bath and offered eight Rakat (of Duha prayers.
I had never seen the Prophet offering such a light prayer but he performed
bowing and prostrations perfectly .
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 273:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I never saw the Prophet offering the Duha prayer but I always
offer it.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 274:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
My friend (the Prophet) advised me to do three things and I shall
not leave them till I die, these are: To fast three days every month, to offer
the Duha prayer, and to offer Witr before sleeping.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 275t:
Narrated Anas bin Sirin:
I heard Anas bin Malik al-Ansari saying, "An Ansari man, who
was very fat, said to the Prophet, 'I am unable to present myself for the
prayer with you.' He prepared a meal for the Prophet and invited him to his
house. He washed one side of a mat with water and the Prophet offered two Rakat
on it." So and so, the son of so and so, the son of Al-Jarud asked Anas,
"Did the Prophet use to offer the Duha prayer?" Anas replied, "I
never saw him praying (the Duha prayer) except on that day."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 275:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I remember ten Rakat of Nawafil from the Prophet, two Rakat before
the Zuhr prayer and two after it; two Rakat after Maghrib prayer in his house,
and two Rakat after 'Isha' prayer in his
house, and two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and at that time
nobody would enter the house of the Prophet Hafsa told me that the Prophet used
to offer two Rakat after the call maker had made the Adhan and the day had
dawned.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 276:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet never missed four Rakat before the Zuhr prayer and two
Rakat before the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 277:
Narrated 'Abdullah Al-Muzni:
The Prophet said, "Pray before the Maghrib (compulsory)
prayer." He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, "Whoever
wants to offer it can do so." He said so because he did not like the
people to take it as a tradition.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 278:
Narrated Marthad bin 'Abdullah Al-Yazani:
I went to 'Uqba bin 'Amir Al-Juhani and said, "Is it not
surprising that Abi Tamim offers two Rakat before the Maghrib prayer?"
'Uqba said, "We used to do so in the life-time of Allah's Apostle." I
asked him, "What prevents you from offering it now?" He replied,
"Business."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 279:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-rabi' Al-Ansari,
that he remembered Allah's Apostle and he also remembered a
mouthful of water which he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well
that was in their house. Mahmud said that he had heard Itban bin Malik, who was
present with Allah's Apostle in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to lead
my people at Bani Salim in the prayer and there was a valley between me and
those people. Whenever it rained it used to be difficult for me to cross it to
go to their mosque. So I went to Allah's Apostle and said, 'I have weak eye-sight
and the valley between me and my people flows during the rainy season and it
becomes difficult for me to cross it; I wish you would come to my house and
pray at a place so that I could take that place as a praying place.' Allah's
Apostle said, 'I will do so.' So Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came to my house
in the (next) morning after the sun had risen high. Allah's Apostle asked my
permission to let him in and I admitted him. He did not sit before saying,
'Where do you want us to offer the prayer in your house?' I pointed to the
place where I wanted him to pray. So Allah's Apostle stood up for the prayer
and started the prayer with Takbir and we aligned in rows behind him; and he
offered two Rakat, and finished them with Taslim, and we also performed Taslim
with him. I detained him for a meal called "Khazir" which I had
prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish prepared from
barley flour and meat soup)--
When the neighbors got the news that Allah's Apostle was in my
house, they poured it till there were a great number of men in the house. One
of them said, 'What is wrong with Malik, for I do not see him?' One of them
replied, 'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle.' On that
Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has
the right to be worshipped but Allah for Allah's sake only.' The man replied,
'Allah and His Apostle know better; but by Allah, we never saw him but helping
and talking with the hypocrites.' Allah's Apostle replied, 'No doubt, whoever
says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and by that he wants the
pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save him from Hell." Mahmud added,
"I told the above narration to some people, one of whom was Ab-u Aiyub,
the companion of Allah's Apostle in the battle in which he (Ab-u Aiyub) died
and Yazid bin Mu'aw7ya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu Aiyub denounced
the narration and said, 'I doubt that Allah's Apostle ever said what you have
said.' I felt that too much, and I vowed to Allah that if I remained alive in
that holy battle, I would (go to Medina and) ask Itban bin Malik if he was
still living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I assumed Ihram
for Hajj or 'Umra and then I proceeded on till I reached Medina. I went to Bani
Salim and Itban bin Malik, who was by then an old blind man, was leading his
people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and introduced
myself to him and then asked him about that narration. He told that narration
again in the same manner as he had narrated it the first time."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 280:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar,
Allah's Apostle said, "Offer some of your prayers in your
houses and do not make them graves."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 281:
Narrated Quza'a:
I heard Abu Said saying four words. He said, "I heard the
Prophet (saying the following narrative)." He had participated in twelve
holy battles with the Prophet.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Do not set out on a
journey except for three Mosques i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's
Apostle , and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, (Mosque of Jerusalem)."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said, "One prayer in my Mosque is better than
one thousand prayers in any other mosque excepting Al-Masjid-AI-Haram."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 283:
Narrated Nafi':
Ibn 'Umar never offered the Duha prayer except on two occasions:
(1) Whenever he reached Mecca; and he always used to reach Mecca
in the forenoon. He would perform Tawaf round the Ka'ba and then offer two
Rakat at the rear of Maqam Ibrahim.
(2) Whenever he visited Quba, for he used to visit it every
Saturday. When he entered the Mosque, he disliked to leave it without offering
a prayer. Ibn 'Umar narrated that Allah's Apostle used to visit the Mosque of
Quba (sometime) walking and (sometime) riding. And he (i.e. Ibn 'Umar) used to
say, "I do only what my companions used to do and I don't forbid anybody
to pray at any time during the day or night except that one should not intend
to pray at sunrise or sunset."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 284:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba
every Saturday (sometimes) walking and (sometimes) riding." 'Abdullah (Ibn
'Umar) used to do the same.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 285:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of Quba (sometimes) walking
and sometimes riding. Added Nafi (in another narration), "He then would
offer two Rakat (in the Mosque of Quba)."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 286:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Mazini:
Allah's Apostle said, "Between my house and the pulpit there
is a garden of the gardens of Paradise."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 287:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Between my house and my pulpit there is a
garden of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e.
Al-Kauthar)."
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 288:
Narrated Qaza'a Maula:
(freed slave of) Ziyad: I heard Abu Said Al-khudri narrating four
things from the Prophet and I appreciated them very much. He said, conveying
the words of the Prophet.
(1) "A woman should not go on a two day journey except with
her husband or a Dhi-Mahram.
(2) No fasting is permissible on two days: 'Id-ul-Fitr and
'Id-ul-Adha.
(3) No prayer after two prayers, i.e. after the Fajr prayer till
the sunrises and after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets.
(4) Do not prepare yourself for a journey except to three Mosques,
i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my Mosque."
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