Volume 1, Book 10, Number 500:
Narrated Ibn Shihab:
Once'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz delayed the prayer and 'Urwa
bin Az-Zubair went to him and said, "Once in 'Iraq, Al-MughTra
bin Shu'ba delayed his prayers and Abi Mas'ud Al-Ansari
went to him and said, 'O Mughira! What is this? Don't you
know that once Gabriel came and offered the prayer (Fajr
prayer) and Allah's Apostle prayed too, then he prayed
again (Zuhr prayer) and so did Allah's Apostle and again
he prayed ('Asr prayers and Allah's Apostle did the same;
again he prayed (Maghrib-prayer) and so did Allah's
Apostle and again prayed ('Isha prayer) and so did Allah's
Apostle and (Gabriel) said, 'I was ordered to do so (to
demonstrate the prayers prescribed to you)?'" 'Umar (bin
'Abdul 'AzTz) said to 'Urwa, "Be sure of what you Say. Did
Gabriel lead Allah's Apostle at the stated times of the
prayers?" 'Urwa replied, "Bashir bin Abi Mas'ud narrated
like this on the authority of his father." Urwa added, "Aisha
told me that Allah's Apostle used to pray 'Asr prayer when
the sun-shine was still inside her residence (during the
early time of 'Asr)."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 501:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
"Once a delegation of 'Abdul Qais came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "We belong to such and such branch of
the tribe of Rab'a and we can only come to you in the
sacred months. Order us to do something good so that we
may (carry out) take it from you and also invite to it our
people whom we have left behind (at home)." The Prophet
said, " I order you to do four things and forbid you from
four things. (The first four are as follows):
1. To believe in Allah. (And then he: explained it to
them i.e.) to testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and (Muhammad) am Allah's Apostle
2. To offer prayers perfectly (at the stated times):
3. To pay Zakat (obligatory charity)
4. To give me Khumus
(The other four things which are forbidden are as
follows):
1. Dubba
2. Hantam
3. Muqaiyat
4. Naqir (all these are utensils used for the
preparation of alcoholic drinks)."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 502:
Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah:
I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for
to offer prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat regularly, and to
give good advice to every Muslim.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 503:
Narrated Shaqiq:
that he had heard Hudhaifa saying, "Once I was sitting
with 'Umar and he said, 'Who amongst you remembers the
statement of Allah's Apostle about the afflictions?' I
said, 'I know it as the Prophet had said it.' 'Umar said,
'No doubt you are bold.' I said, 'The afflictions caused
for a man by his wife, money, children and neighbor are
expiated by his prayers, fasting, charity and by enjoining
(what is good) and forbidding (what is evil).' 'Umar said,
'I did not mean that but I asked about that affliction
which will spread like the waves of the sea.' I (Hudhaifa)
said, 'O leader of the faithful believers! You need not be
afraid of it as there is a closed door between you and
it.' 'Umar asked, Will the door be broken or opened?' I
replied, 'It will be broken.' 'Umar said, 'Then it will
never be closed again.' I was asked whether 'Umar knew
that door. I replied that he knew it as one knows that
there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I
narrated a Hadith that was free from any mis-statement"
The subnarrator added that they deputed Masruq to ask
Hudhaifa (about the door). Hudhaifa said, "The door was 'Umar
himself."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 504:
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud:
A man kissed a woman (unlawfully) and then went to the
Prophet and informed him. Allah revealed:
And offer prayers perfectly At the two ends of the day
And in some hours of the night (i.e. the five compulsory
prayers). Verily! good deeds remove (annul) the evil deeds
(small sins) (11.114). The man asked Allah's Apostle, "Is
it for me?" He said, "It is for all my followers."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 505:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
I asked the Prophet "Which deed is the dearest to
Allah?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early
stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in
goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your
parents" I again asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?"
He replied, 'To participate in Jihad (religious fighting)
in Allah's cause." 'Abdullah added, "I asked only that
much and if I had asked more, the Prophet would have told
me more."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 506:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If there was a river
at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five
times a day would you notice any dirt on him?" They said,
"Not a trace of dirt would be left." The Prophet added,
"That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah
blots out (annuls) evil deeds."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 507:
Narrated Ghailan:
Anas said, "I do not find (now-a-days) things as they
were (practiced) at the time of the Prophet." Somebody
said "The prayer (is as it was.)" Anas said, "Have you not
done in the prayer what you have done?
Narrated Az-Zuhri that he visited Anas bin Malik at
Damascus and found him weeping and asked him why he was
weeping. He replied, "I do not know anything which I used
to know during the life-time of Allah's Apostle except
this prayer which is being lost (not offered as it should
be)."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 508:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you offers his
prayer he is speaking in private to his Lord. So he should
not spit to his right but under his left foot." Qatada
said, "He should not spit in front of him but to his left
or under his feet." And Shu'ba said, "He should not spit
in front of him, nor to his right but to his left or under
his foot." Anas said: The Prophet said, "He should neither
spit in the direction of his Qibla nor to his right but to
his left or under his foot."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 509:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Do the prostration properly and do
not put your fore-arms flat with elbows touching the
ground like a dog. And if you want to spit, do not spit in
front, nor to the right for the person in prayer is
speaking in private to his Lord."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 510:
Narrated Abu Huraira and 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "If it is very hot, then pray the
Zuhr prayer when it becomes (a bit) cooler, as the
severity of the heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 511:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The Muadhdhin (call-maker) of the Prophet pronounced
the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer but the Prophet said,
"Let it be cooler, let it be cooler." Or said, 'Wait,
wait, because the severity of heat is from the raging of
the Hell-fire. In severe hot weather, pray when it becomes
(a bit) cooler and the shadows of hillocks appear."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 512:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
breath in the summer is at the time when you feel the
severest heat a
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 513:
Narrated Abu Sa'id:
that Allah's Apostle said, "Pray Zuhr prayer when it
becomes (a bit) cooler as the severity of heat is from the
raging of the Hell-fire."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 514:
Narrated Abu Dhar Al-Ghifar:
We were with the Prophet on a journey and the
Mu'adhdhin (call maker for the prayer) wanted to pronounce
the Adhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer. The Prophet said,
'Let it become cooler." He again (after a while) wanted to
pronounce the Adhan but the Prophet said to him, "Let it
become cooler till we see the shadows of hillocks." The
Prophet added, "The severity of heat is from the raging of
the Hell-fire, and in very hot weather pray (Zuhr) when it
becomes cooler."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 515:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle came out as the sun declined at mid-day
and offered the Zuhr prayer. He then stood on the pulpit
and spoke about the Hour (Day of Judgment) and said that
in it there would be tremendous things. He then said,
"Whoever likes to ask me about anything he can do so and I
shall reply as long as I am at this place of mine. Most of
the people wept and the Prophet said repeatedly, "Ask me."
Abdullah bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi stood up and said, "Who is
my father?" The Prophet said, "Your father is Hudhafa."
The Prophet repeatedly said, "Ask me." Then Umar knelt
before him and said, "We are pleased with Allah as our
Lord, Islam as our religion, and Muhammad as our Prophet."
The Prophet then became quiet and said, "Paradise and
Hell-fire were displayed in front of me on this wall just
now and I have never seen a better thing (than the former)
and a worse thing (than the latter)."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 516:
Narrated Abu Al-Minhal:
Abu Barza said, "The Prophet used to offer the Fajr
(prayer) when one could recognize the person sitting by
him (after the prayer) and he used to recite between 60 to
100 Ayat (verses) of the Qur'an. He used to offer the Zuhr
prayer as soon as the sun declined (at noon) and the 'Asr
at a time when a man might go and return from the farthest
place in Medina and find the sun still hot. (The
sub-narrator forgot what was said about the Maghrib). He
did not mind delaying the 'Isha prayer to one third of the
night or the middle of the night."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 517:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When we offered the Zuhr prayers behind Allah's Apostle
we used to prostrate on our clothes to protect ourselves
from the heat.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 518:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
"The Prophet prayed eight Rakat for the Zuhr and 'Asr,
and seven for the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers in Medina."
Aiyub said, "Perhaps those were rainy nights." Anas said,
"May be."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 519:
Narrated Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr prayer when the
sunshine had not disappeared from my chamber.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 520:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr prayers at a
time when the sunshine was still inside my chamber and no
shadow had yet appeared in it.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 521:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet used to pray the 'Asr prayers at a time
when the sunshine was still inside my chamber and no
shadow had yet appeared in it.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 522:
Narrated Saiyar bin Salama:
I along with my father went to Abu- Barza Al-Aslarrni
and my father asked him, "How Allah's Apostle used to
offer the five compulsory congregational prayers?" Abu-
Barza said, "The Prophet used to pray the Zuhr prayer
which you (people) call the first one at mid-day when the
sun had just declined The Asr prayer at a time when after
the prayer, a man could go to the house at the farthest
place in Medina (and arrive) while the sun was still hot.
(I forgot about the Maghrib prayer). The Prophet Loved to
delay the 'Isha which you call Al- Atama and he disliked
sleeping before it and speaking after it. After the Fajr
prayer he used to leave when a man could recognize the one
sitting beside him and he used to recite between 60 to 100
Ayat (in the Fajr prayer) .
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 523:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray the Asr prayer and after that if
someone happened to go to the tribe of Bani Amr bin Auf,
he would find them still praying the Asr (prayer).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 524:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin Uthman bin Sahl bin Hunaif:
that he heard Abu Umama saying: We prayed the Zuhr
prayer with 'Umar bin Abdul Aziz and then went to Anas bin
Malik and found him offering the Asr prayer. I asked him,
"O uncle! Which prayer have you offered?" He said 'The Asr
and this is (the time of) the prayer of Allah s Apostle
which we used to pray with him."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 525:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the 'Asr prayer at a time
when the sun was still hot and high and if a person went
to Al-'Awali (a place) of Medina, he would reach there
when the sun was still high. Some of Al-'Awali of Medina
were about four miles or so from the town.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray the 'Asr and after that if one of US
went to Quba'he would arrive there while the sun was still
high.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever misses the 'Asr prayer
(intentionally) then it is as if he lost his family and
property."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 528:
Narrated Abu Al-Mahh:
We were with Buraida in a battle on a cloudy day and he
said, "Offer the 'Asr prayer early as the Prophet said,
"Whoever leaves the 'Asr prayer, all his (good) deeds will
be annulled."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 529:
Narrated Qais:
Jarir said, "We were with the Prophet and he looked at
the moon--full-moon--and said, 'Certainly you will see
your Lord as you see this moon and you will have no
trouble in seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing
(through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before the
sun-rise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset ('Asr), you
must do so.' He then recited Allah's Statement:
And celebrate the praises Of your Lord before The
rising of the sun And before (its) setting." (50.39)
Isma'il said, "Offer those prayers and do not miss them."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 530:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Angels come to you in succession
by night and day and all of them get together at the time
of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers. Those who have passed the
night with you (or stayed with you) ascend (to the Heaven)
and Allah asks them, though He knows everything about you,
well, "In what state did you leave my slaves?" The angels
reply: "When we left them they were praying and when we
reached them, they were praying."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 531:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you can get one
Rak'a of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he should complete
his prayer. If any of you can get one Rak'a of the Fajr
prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 532:
Narrated Salim bin 'Abdullah:
My father said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'The
period of your stay as compared to the previous nations is
like the period equal to the time between the 'Asr prayer
and sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah
and they acted (upon it) till mid-day then they were
exhausted and were given one Qirat (of gold) each. And
then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and
they acted (upon it) till the 'Asr prayer then they were
exhausted and were! given one Qirat each. And then we were
given the Qur'an and we acted (upon it) till sunset and we
were given two Qirats each. On that the people of both the
scriptures said, 'O our Lord! You have given them two
Qirats and given us one Qirat, though we have worked more
than they.' Allah said, 'Have I usurped some of your
right?' They said, 'No.' Allah said: "That is my blessing
I bestow upon whomsoever I wish."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 533:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "The example of Muslims, Jews and
Christians is like the example of a man who employed
laborers to work for him from morning till night. They
worked till mid-day and they said, 'We are not in need of
your reward.' SO the man employed another batch and said
to them, 'Complete the rest of the day and yours will be
the wages I had fixed (for the first batch). They worked
Up till the time of the 'Asr prayer and said, 'Whatever we
have done is for you.' He employed another batch. They
worked for the rest of the day till sunset, and they
received the wages of the two former batches."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 534:
Narrated Rafi' bin Khadij:
We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet
and after finishing the prayer one of us may go away and
could still see as Par as the spots where one's arrow
might reach when shot by a bow.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 535:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet used to pray the Zuhr at mid-day, and the 'Asr
at a time when the sun was still bright, the Maghrib after
sunset (at its stated time) and the Isha at a variable
time. Whenever he saw the people assembled (for Isha'
prayer) he would pray earlier and if the people delayed,
he would delay the prayer. And they or the Prophet used to
offer the Fajr Prayers when it still dark.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 536:
Narrated Salama:
We used to pray the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet
when the sun disappeared from the horizon.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 537:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet prayed seven Rakat together and eight Rakat
together.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 538:
Narrated 'Abdullah Al-Muzani:
The Prophet said, "Do not be influenced by bedouins
regarding the name of your Maghrib prayer which is called
'Isha' by them."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 539:
Narrated Abdullah:
"One night Allah's Apostle led us in the 'Isha' prayer
and that is the one called Al-'Atma by the people. After
the completion of the prayer, he faced us and said, "Do
you know the importance of this night? Nobody present on
the surface of the earth to-night will be living after one
hundred years from this night." (See Hadith No. 575).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 540:
Narrated Muhammad bin 'Amr:
We asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about the prayers of the
Prophet . He said, "He used to pray Zuhr prayer at
mid-day, the 'Asr when the sun was still hot, and the
Maghrib after sunset (at its stated time). The 'Isha was
offered early if the people gathered, and used to be
delayed if their number was less; and the morning prayer
was offered when it was still dark. "
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 541:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle once delayed the 'Isha' prayer and that
was during the days when Islam still had not spread. The
Prophet did not come out till 'Umar informed him that the
women and children had slept. Then he came out and said to
the people of the mosque:"None amongst the dwellers of the
earth has been waiting for it ('Isha prayer) except you."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 542:
Narrated Abu Musa:
My companions, who came with me in the boat and I
landed at a place called Baqi Buthan. The Prophet was in
Medina at that time. One of us used to go to the Prophet
by turns every night at the time of the Isha prayer. Once
I along with my companions went to the Prophet and he was
busy in some of his affairs, so the 'Isha' prayer was
delayed to the middle of the night He then came out and
led the people (in prayer). After finishing from the
prayer, he addressed the people present there saying, "Be
patient! Don't go away. Have the glad tiding. It is from
the blessing of Allah upon you that none amongst mankind
has prayed at this time save you." Or said, "None except
you has prayed at this time." Abu Muisa added, 'So we
returned happily after what we heard from Alllah's Apostle
."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 543:
Narrated Abu Barza:
Allah's Apostle disliked to sleep before the 'Isha'
prayer and to talk after it.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 544:
Narrated Ibn Shihab from 'Urwa:
'Aisha said, "Once Allah's Apostle delayed the 'Isha'
prayer till 'Umar reminded him by saying, "The prayer!"
The women and children have slept. Then the Prophet came
out and said, 'None amongst the dwellers of the earth has
been waiting for it (the prayer) except you." Urwa said,
"Nowhere except in Medina the prayer used to be offered
(in those days)." He further said, "The Prophet used to
offer the 'Isha' prayer in the period between the
disappearance of the twilight and the end of the first
third of the night."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 545:
Narrated Ibn Juraij from Nafi:
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "Once Allah's Apostle was
busy (at the time of the 'Isha'), so the prayer was
delayed so much so that we slept and woke up and slept and
woke up again. The Prophet came out and said, 'None
amongst the dwellers of the earth but you have been
waiting for the prayer." Ibn 'Umar did not find any harm
in praying it earlier or in delaying it unless he was
afraid that sleep might overwhelm him and he might miss
the prayer, and sometimes he used to sleep before the 'Isha'
prayer. Ibn Juraij said, "I said to 'Ata', 'I heard Ibn 'Abbas
saying: Once Allah's Apostle delayed the 'Isha' prayer to
such an extent that the people slept and got up and slept
again and got up again. Then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab I, stood
up and reminded the Prophet I of the prayer.' 'Ata' said,
'Ibn 'Abbas said: The Prophet came out as if I was looking
at him at this time, and water was trickling from his head
and he was putting his hand on his head and then said,
'Hadn't I thought it hard for my followers, I would have
ordered them to pray ('Isha' prayer) at this time.' I
asked 'Ata' for further information, how the Prophet had
kept his hand on his head as he was told by Ibn 'Abbas.
'Ata' separated his fingers slightly and put their tips on
the side of the head, brought the fingers downwards
approximating them till the thumb touched the lobe of the
ear at the side of the temple and the beard on the face.
He neither slowed nor hurried in this action but he acted
like that. The Prophet said: "Hadn't I thought it hard for
my followers I would have ordered them to pray at this
time."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 546:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet delayed the'lsha' prayer till midnight and
then he offered the prayer and said, "The people prayed
and slept but you have been in prayer as long as you have
been waiting for it (the prayer)." Anas added: As if I am
looking now at the glitter of the ring of the Prophet on
that night.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 547:
Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet on a full moon night. He
looked at the moon and said, "You will certainly see your
Lord as you see this moon, and there will be no trouble in
seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing (through sleep,
business, etc.) a prayer before the rising of the sun (Fajr)
and before its setting ('Asr) you must do so. He (the
Prophet ) then recited the following verse:
And celebrate the praises Of Your Lord before The
rising of the sun And before (its) setting." (50.39)
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 548:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa:
My father said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Whoever prays
the two cool prayers ('Asr and Fajr) will go to Paradise.'
"
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 549:
Narrated Anas:
Zaid bin Thabit said, "We took the "Suhur" (the meal
taken before dawn while fasting is observed) with the
Prophet and then stood up for the (morning) prayer." I
asked him how long the interval between the two (Suhur and
prayer) was. He replied, 'The interval between the two was
just sufficient to recite fifty to Sixth 'Ayat."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 550:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet and Zaid bin Thabit
took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing the meal,
the Prophet stood up and prayed (Fajr prayer)." I asked
Anas, "How long was the interval between finishing their 'Suhur'
and starting the prayer?" He replied, "The interval
between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty 'Ayat."
(Verses of the Quran)."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 551:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
I used to take the "Suhur" meal with my family and
hasten so as to catch the Fajr (morning prayer) with
Allah's Apostle
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 552:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The believing women covered with their veiling sheets
used to attend the Fajr prayer with Allah's Apostle, and
after finishing the prayer they would return to their home
and nobody could recognize them because of darkness.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 553:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever could get one Rak'a (of
the Fajr prayer) before sunrise, he has got the (morning)
prayer and whoever could get one Rak'a of the'Asr prayer
before sunset, he has got the ('Asr) prayer."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 554:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever could get one Rak'a of a
prayer, (in its proper time) he has got the prayer."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 555:
Narrated 'Umar:
"The Prophet forbade praying after the Fajr prayer till
the sun rises and after the 'Asr prayer till the sun
sets."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 556:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Some people told me the same narration (as above).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 557:
Narrated Hisham's father:
Ibn 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Do not pray at
the time of sunrise and at the time of sunset.' " Ibn 'Umar
said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'If the edge of the sun
appears (above the horizon) delay the prayer till it
becomes high, and if the edge of the sun disappears, delay
the prayer till it sets (disappears completely).' "
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 558:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle forbade two kinds of sales, two kinds
of dresses, and two prayers. He forbade offering prayers
after the Fajr prayer till the rising of the sun and after
the 'Asr prayer till its setting. He also forbade "Ishtimal-Assama"
and "al-Ihtiba" in one garment in such a way that one's
private parts are exposed towards the sky. He also forbade
the sales called "Munabadha" and "Mulamasa." (See Hadith
No. 354 and 355 Vol. 3).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 559:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "None of you should try to pray
at sunrise or sunset."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 560:
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is no prayer
after the morning prayer till the sun rises, and there is
no prayer after the Asr prayer till the sun sets."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 561:
Narrated Muawiya:
You offer a prayer which I did not see being offered by
Allah's Apostle when we were in his company and he
certainly had forbidden it (i.e. two Rakat after the Asr
prayer).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 562:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle forbade the offering of two prayers:
1. after the morning prayer till the sunrises.
2. after the 'Asr prayer till the sun sets.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 563:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I pray as I saw my companions praying. I do not forbid
praying at any time during the day or night except at
sunset and sunrise.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 564:
Narrated 'Aisha:
By Allah, Who took away the Prophet. The Prophet never
missed them (two Rakat) after the 'Asr prayer till he met
Allah and he did not meet Allah till it became heavy for
him to pray while standing so he used to offer most of the
prayers while sitting. (She meant the two Rakat after Asr)
He used to pray them in the house and never prayed them in
the mosque lest it might be hard for his followers and he
loved what was easy for them .
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 565:
Narrated Hisham's father:
'Aisha (addressing me) said, "O son of my sister! The
Prophet never missed two prostrations (i.e. Rakat) after
the 'Asr prayer in my house."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 566:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle never missed two Rakat before the Fajr
prayer and after the Asr prayer openly and secretly.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 567:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet come to me after the 'Asr prayer,
he always prayed two Rakat.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 568:
Narrated Ibn Abu Malih:
I was with Buraida on a cloudy day and he said, "Offer
the 'Asr prayer earlier as the Prophet said, 'Whoever
leaves the 'Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds
annulled." (See Hadith No. 527 and 528)
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 569:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, "One night we were traveling with the
Prophet and some people said, 'We wish that Allah's
Apostle would take a rest along with us during the last
hours of the night.' He said, 'I am afraid that you will
sleep and miss the (Fajr) prayer.' Bilal said, 'I will
make you get up.' So all slept and Bilal rested his back
against his Rahila and he too was overwhelmed (by sleep)
and slept. The Prophet got up when the edge of the sun had
risen and said, 'O Bilal! What about your statement?' He
replied, 'I have never slept such a sleep.' The Prophet
said, 'Allah captured your souls when He wished, and
released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and
pronounce the Adhan for the prayer.' The Prophet performed
ablution and when the sun came up and became bright, he
stood up and prayed."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 570:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of trench.) 'Umar
bin Al-Khattab came cursing the disbelievers of Quraish
after the sun had set and said, "O Allah's Apostle I could
not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set." The
Prophet said, "By Allah! I, too, have not prayed." So we
turned towards Buthan, and the Prophet performed ablution
and we too performed ablution and offered the 'Asr prayer
after the sun had set, and then he offered the Maghrib
prayer.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 571:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "If anyone forgets a prayer he should
pray that prayer when he remembers it. There is no
expiation except to pray the same." Then he recited:
"Establish prayer for My (i.e. Allah's) remembrance."
(20.14).
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 572:
Narrated Jabir:
Umar came cursing the disbelievers (of Quraish) on the
day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of Trench) and said, "I
could not offer the 'Asr prayer till the sun had set. Then
we went to Buthan and he offered the ('Asr) prayer after
sunset and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 573:
Narrated Abu-l-Minhal:
My father and I went to Abi Barza Al-Aslami and my
father said to him, "Tell us how Allah's Apostle used to
offer the compulsory congregational prayers." He said, "He
used to pray the Zuhr prayer, which you call the first
prayer, as the sun declined at noon, the 'Asr at a time
when one of US could go to his family at the farthest
place in Medina while the sun was still hot. (The narrator
forgot what Abu Barza had said about the Maghrib prayer),
and the Prophet preferred to pray the 'Isha' late and
disliked to sleep before it or talk after it. And he used
to return after finishing the morning prayer at such a
time when it was possible for one to recognize the person
sitting by his side and he (the Prophet) used to recite 60
to 100 'Ayat' (verses) of the Qur'an in it."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 574:
Narrated Qurra bin Khalid:
Once he waited for Al-Hasan and he did not show up till
it was about the usual time for him to start his speech;
then he came and apologized saying, "Our neighbors invited
us." Then he added, "Narrated Anas, 'Once we waited for
the Prophet till it was midnight or about midnight. He
came and led the prayer, and after finishing it, he
addressed us and said, 'All the people prayed and then
slept and you had been in prayer as long as you were
waiting for it." Al-Hasan said, "The people are regarded
as performing good deeds as long as they are waiting for
doing good deeds." Al-Hasan's statement is a portion of
Anas's Hadith from the Prophet .
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 575:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet prayed one of the'lsha' prayer in his last
days and after finishing it with Taslim, he stood up and
said, "Do you realize (the importance of) this night?
Nobody present on the
surface of the earth to-night would be living after the
completion of one hundred years from this night."
The people made a mistake in grasping the meaning of
this statement of Allah's Apostle and they indulged in
those things which are said about these narrators (i.e.
some said that the Day of Resurrection will be established
after 100 years etc.) But the Prophet said, "Nobody
present on the surface of earth tonight would be living
after the completion of 100 years from this night"; he
meant "When that century (people of that century) would
pass away."
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 576:
Narrated Abu 'Uthman:
'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr said, "The Suffa Companions
were poor people and the Prophet said, 'Whoever has food
for two persons should take a third one from them (Suffa
companions). And whosoever has food for four persons he
should take one or two from them' Abu Bakr took three men
and the Prophet took ten of them."
'Abdur Rahman added, my father my mother and I were
there (in the house). (The sub-narrator is in doubt
whether 'Abdur Rahman also said, 'My wife and our servant
who was common for both my house and Abu Bakr's house).
Abu Bakr took his supper with the Prophet and remained
there till the 'Isha' prayer was offered. Abu Bakr went
back and stayed with the Prophet till the Prophet took his
meal and then Abu Bakr returned to his house after a long
portion of the night had passed. Abu Bakr's wife said,
'What detained you from your guests (or guest)?' He said,
'Have you not served them yet?' She said, 'They refused to
eat until you come. The food was served for them but they
refused." 'Abdur Rahman added, "I went away and hid myself
(being afraid of Abu Bakr) and in the meantime he (Abu
Bakr) called me, 'O Ghunthar (a harsh word)!' and also
called me bad names and abused me and then said (to his
family), 'Eat. No welcome for you.' Then (the supper was
served). Abu Bakr took an oath that he would not eat that
food. The narrator added: By Allah, whenever any one of us
(myself and the guests of Suffa companions) took anything
from the food, it increased from underneath. We all ate to
our fill and the food was more than it was before its
serving.
Abu Bakr looked at it (the food) and found it as it was
before serving or even more than that. He addressed his
wife (saying) 'O the sister of Bani Firas! What is this?'
She said, 'O the pleasure of my eyes! The food is now
three times more than it was before.' Abu Bakr ate from
it, and said, 'That (oath) was from Satan' meaning his
oath (not to eat). Then he again took a morsel (mouthful)
from it and then took the rest of it to the Prophet. So
that meal was with the Prophet. There was a treaty between
us and some people, and when the period of that treaty had
elapsed the Prophet divided us into twelve (groups) (the
Prophet's companions) each being headed by a man. Allah
knows how many men were under the command of each
(leader). So all of them (12 groups of men) ate of that
meal."
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