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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