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Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 15:
Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
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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