Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of Salah

“The Salah was enjoined two Rak’ahs at a time, then the Salah when traveling remained like that, but the Salah while resident was increased.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade praying after ‘Asr until the sun had set, and after Subh until the sun had risen.

“I prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) in Al-Madinah, eight together and seven together. He delayed Zuhr and brought ‘Asr forward, and he delayed Maghrib and brought ‘Isha’ forward.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite: “Alif-Lam-Mim. The revelation of the Book” and: “Has there not been over man” in Subh prayer on Friday.

“Abdullah bin ‘Umar used to narrate that he offered the fear prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) said the takbir and one group of us formed a row behind him while the other group faced the enemy. The Prophet (ﷺ) led them in bowing once and prostrating twice, then they moved away and faced the enemy, and the other group came and prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ), doing likewise. Then he said the taslim, then each man of both groups stood and prayed by himself, bowing once and prostrating twice.'”

“Whoever misses his nightly portion and recites it from the time when the sun passes its zenith until Zuhr prayer, then he did not miss it, or it is as if he caught up with it.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted.”‘

“The Messenger of Allah said to me” and he quoted the same Hadith. ‘Ata said: “someone who heard him told me that Ibn ‘Umar (said) that the Prophet said: ‘Whoever fasts every day of his life, then he has not fasted.”

“The Mesenger of Allah was asked questions during the days of Mina and he said: ‘There is no harm.’ A man said: ‘I shaved my head before offering the sacrifice.’ He said: ‘There is no harm.’ Another man said: ‘I stoned (the Majarat) after evening came.’ He said: “There is no harm.'”

“I heard Fatimah bint Qais say: ‘My husband sent word to me that I was divorced, so I put on my garments and went to the Prophet. He said: ‘How many times did he divorce you?’ I said: ‘Three.’ He said: ‘You are not entitled to maintenance. Observe your ‘Iddah in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is blind and you can take off your garments there. And when your ‘Iddah is over let me know.'” This is an abridgment.

“My wife and I were slaves, and I divorced her twice, then we were both set free. I asked Ibn ‘Abbas and he said: ‘If you take her back, you have two divorces left. This is how the Messenger of Allah ruled.'”

“A woman traveled by sea and vowed to fast for a month, but she died before she could fast. Her sister came to the Prophet and told him about that, and he told her to fast on her behalf.”

“Whoever swears an oath and says, ‘If Allah wills,’ then he has the choice: If he wishes, he may go ahead, and if he wishes he may not.”

“The first matter concerning which scores will be settled among the people on the Day of Resurrection will be bloodshed.”

“The Messenger of Allah saw a dead sheep that belonged to the freed slave woman of Maimunah, and had come from the Sadaqah.” He said: “Why don’t you take off its hide and make use of it?” They said: “It is dead meat.” He said: “It is only unlawful to eat it.”

“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever keeps a dog which he does not need for farming or livestock, one Qirt will be deducted from his (good) deeds each day.’ It was said to him: ‘did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah He said: ‘Yes, by the Lord of this Masjid.”‘

“The Messenger of Allah forbade meeting (the traders on the way) a Muhajhir selling for a Bedouin, keeping the milk in the udder of an animal (so as to increase its price), artificially inflating prices, a man to urge the cancellation of sale already agreed upon and a woman to ask that her sister (in faith) be divorced.”

‘The Messenger of Allah paid off what he owed me, and gave me more.”

the Messenger of Allah forbade selling loyalty or giving it away. (Shah)

“The Messenger of Allah said – among the things that be forbade – ‘And the price of a dog.”

his father told them that a man who had killed another man was brought to the Prophet and he handed him over to their of the victim to kill him. Then the Prophet said to those who were sitting with him: “The killer and the slain will both be in Fire. “A man went after him and told him that, and when he told him that, he left him (let him go). He (the narrator) said: “I saw him dragging his string when he let him go. I mentioned that the Habib and he said: ‘Sa’eed bin Ashwa’ told me that the Prophet commanded the man to forgive him.”‘

“The hand of the pilferer is not to be cut off.”

“The hands of the traitor is not to be cut off.” (Sahih) Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This Hadith had been reported from Ibn Juraij by ‘Isa bin Yunus, Al-Fadl bin Musa, Ibn Wahb, Muhammad bin Rabiah, Makhlad bin Yazid, and Salamah bin Saeed from Al-Basrah, who is trustworthy and Ibn Abi Safwan said: “He was the best of the people of his time” and not one of them said: “Abu Az-Zubair narrated to me” and I do not think that he heard it from Abu Az-Zubair, and Allah knows best.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Returning home is like going on an expedition.

AbuAyyub heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Capitals will be conquered at your hands, and you will have to raise companies in large armies. A man will be unwilling to join a company, so he will escape from his people and go round the tribes offering himself to them, saying: Whose place may I take in such and such expedition? Whose place may I take in such and such expedition? Beware: That man is a hireling to the last drop of his blood.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Seek for me weak persons, for you are provided means of subsistence and helped through your weaklings. Abu Dawud said: Zaid b. Artat is the brother of ‘Adi b. Artat.

When Sa’d b. Mu’adh suffered affliction on the day of Trench (i.e. the battle of Trench) a man shot an arrow in the vein of his hand. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pitched a tent for him the mosque so that he might visit him from near.

Raisins were steeped for the Prophet (ﷺ) and he would drink it in the morning and the night after, the following day and the night after. He then gave orders and it was given to servants to drinks or poured away. Abu Dawud said: That “it was given to servants to drink” means before it spoiled. Abu Dawud said: Abu ‘Umar Yahya al-Bahrani.

The Muslims met a man with some sheep of his. He said: Peace be upon you. But they killed him and took those few sheep. Thereupon the following Qur’anic verse was revealed: “…And say to anyone who offers you a salutation: Thou art none of believer, coveting the perishable good of this life.” meaning these few sheep.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Before you there will be commotions like pieces of a dark night in which a man will be a believer in the morning and an infidel in the evening. He who sits during them will be better than he who gets up, and he who gets up during them is better than he who walks, and he who walks during them is better than he who runs. They (the people) said: What do you order us to do? He replied: Keep to your houses.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: O AbuDharr: I replied: At your service and at your pleasure, Messenger of Allah! He said: how will you do when death smites people, and a house, meaning a grave, will cost as much as a slave. I said: Allah and His Apostle know best, or he said: What Allah and His Apostle choose for me. He said: Show endurance, or he said: You may show endurance. Abu Dawud said: Hammad b. Abi Sulaiman said: The hand of one who rifles a grave should be cut off because he had entered the deceased’s house.

He called the witnesses who testified.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave judgment that blood-wit for those who possessed camels should be one hundred camels, and for those who possessed cattle two hundred cows, and for those who possessed sheep one thousand sheep, and for those who possessed suits of clothing two hundred suits, and for those who possessed wheat something which the narrator Muhammad (ibn Ishaq) did not remember.

I heard al-Hajjaj addressing the people say: The similitude of ‘Uthman with Allah is like the similitude of Jesus son of Mary. He then recited the following verse and explained it: “Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehood) of those who blaspheme.” He was making a sign with his hand to us and to the people of Syria.

I heard al-Hajjaj say in his address: Is the messenger of one of you sent for some need is more respectable with him or his successor among his people? I thought in my mind: I make a vow for Allah that I shall never pray behind you. If I find people who fight against you, I shall fight against you along with them. Ishaq added in his version: He fought in the battle of al-Jamajim until he was killed.

A Muslim is a Muslim’s brother: he does not wrong him or abandon him. If anyone cares for his brother’s need, Allah will care for his need ; if anyone removes a Muslim’s anxiety, Allah will remove from him, on account of it, one of the anxieties of the Day of resurrection ; and if anyone conceals a Muslim’s fault, Allah will conceal his fault on the Day of resurrection.

Messenger of Allah! I have a fellow-wife; will it be wrong for me to boast of receiving from my husband what he does not give me? He replied: the one who boasts of receiving what he has not been given is like him who has put on two garments of falsehood.

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw the new moon, he turned away his face from it. Abu Dawud said: On this subject there is no tradition which has perfect chain and is sound.

“When the Muslims arrived in AI-Madinah, they used to assemble for the Salat, and guess the time for it there was no one who called for it (the prayer). One day they discussed that and some of them said that they should use a bell like the bell the Christians use. Others said they should use a trumpet like the horn the Jews use. But Umar said: ‘Wouldn’t it better if we had a man call for the prayer?'” He said: “So Allah’s Messenger said: ‘O Bilal! Stand up and call for the Salat.'”

“Allah’s Messenger said to Bilal: “O Bilal! When you call the Adhan then do so deliberately and slowly, and when you call the Iqamah then be quick. Allow enough time between your Adhan and Iqamah for the person eating to finish what he is eating, the person drinking to finish what he is drinking, and the one who needs time to relive himself, and do not stand until you see me.”

“I said to Al-Bara bin Azib: ‘Where would the Prophet place his face when he prostrated?’ He said: ‘Between his hands.'”

I heard Ahmad bin Husain saying: “We were with Ahmad bin Hanbal, so they mentioned the one upon whom the Friday prayer is obligatory. Ahmad did not mention anything about it from the Prophet.” Ahmad bin Al-Hasan said: “I said to Ahmad bin Hanbal: ‘There is something about it from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet.’ So Ahmad bin Hanbal said: ‘From the Prophet?’ I said: ‘Yes.'” became angry with me, and he said to me: ‘Seek forgiveness from your Lord, seek forgiveness from your Lord.'”

“The Prophet sent Abdullah bin Rawahah to lead a military detachment, and that corresponded to a Friday. So his companions left early in the day, and he said: ‘I will remain behind to pray with Allah’s Messenger then meet up with them.’ When he prayed with the Prophet, he saw him and said: ‘What prevented you from leaving earlier with your companions?’ He said: ‘I wanted to pray with you then meet up with them.’ He said: ‘If you have spent what is in the earth, you would not have achieved the virtue you have had you left early in the day with them.'”

“I prayed Zuhr with the Prophet on a journey as two Rak’ah, and two Rak’ah after it.”

the Messenger of Allah instituted the Ushr of what was watered by the heavens and steams, or through natural channels, and half of the Ushr for what is watered by irrigation.

“I saw the Messenger of Allah stoning the Jimar with what was similar to pebbles for Al-Khadhaf.”

“The Messenger of Allah stoned the Jimar when the sun had passed the zenith.”

That he went to the Prophet and said: “O Messenger of Allah! My father is an elderly man who is not able to perform Hajj nor Umrah nor undertake a journey.’ He said: ‘Perform Hajj on behalf of your father and perform Umrah.'”

(that the Prophet said): “The women in past-natal bleeding and menses were to perform Ghusl, enter Ihram and carry out all of the rites except for Tawaf around the House, until they becomes clean.”

“I saw the Messenger of Allah while he was dying. He had a cup with water in it, he put his hand in the cup then wiped his face with the water, then said: ‘O Allah! Help me with the throes of death and the agony of death.'”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood, then (later) he sat”. (Sahih) There are narrations on this topic from Al-Hasan bin ‘Ali, and Ibn ‘Abbas. Abu Eisa said: The Hadith of ‘Ali is a Hasan Sahih Hadith, regarding which there are narrations from four of the Tabi’in narrating it from each other. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge. Ash-Shafi’i said: “This is the most correct thing on this topic” This Hadith abrogates first Hadith: “Whenever you see a funeral (procession), stand up .” Ahmad said: “If he wants, he stands, and if he wants, he does not stand.” His proof is that it has been reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) stood, then sat, and this is what Ishaq bin Ibrahim said. (Abu Eisa said:) As for the saying of ‘Ali: The Prophet (ﷺ) stood for the funeral and then sat, he means that the Prophet (ﷺ) would stand when he saw a funeral (procession), then he did not do so later, so he would not stand when he saw the funeral (procession).

The Messenger of Allah said: “The believer’s soul is suspended by his debt until it is settled for him.”

He (Abu Qilabah) said: “If I wish, I could say: ‘The Messenger of Allah said'” but he said: “The Sunnah when a man married a virgin after he already has a wife, is that he stays with her seven (nights). And when he married a matron when he already has a wife, he stays with her three (nights).”

“A man from (the tribe of) Kilab asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about studding a stallion and he prohibited it. So he said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! We stud the stallions so that we get honorarium (from the owners of the female horse)!’ So he permitted it for honorarium.” This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we do not know of it except as a narration of Ibrahim bin Humaid, from Hisham bin ‘Urwah.

“A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about lost items. So he said: ‘Make a public announcement about it for one year. Remember its string, its contained, and its sack. Then use it, and if its owner comes then give it to him.’ So he said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What about the stray sheep?’ He said:’Take it, for it is either for you, your brother, or the wolf.’ He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What about stray camel?'” He said: “Then the Prophet (ﷺ) got angry until his cheeks became red or his face became red. He said: ‘What concern is it of yours? It has its feet and its water reserve until it reaches its owner.'”

“A man from the tribe of Aslam came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and confessed adultery. He turned away from him, the he confessed (again). Then he turned away from him (again) until he had testified against himself four times. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Are you insane?” He said:”No” He said: “Are you married?” He said: “Yes”. So he gave the order and he was stoned at the Musalla. He ran when he was stuck by the stones, and he was caught and stoned until he died. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spoke well of him but he did not perform the (funeral) Salat for him.

That a man who had drunk wine was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ), so he beat him about forty times with two stalks of a palm tree. So Abu Bakr did similarly, and by the time ‘Umar became Khalifah he sought council from the people. And ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf said: ‘I see that the lightest penalty is eighty lashes,’ so ‘Umar ordered that.

That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to cut the hand for a fourth of a Dinar and beyond that.

“Whoever has relations with beast, then there is no legal punishment for him.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slaughtered a horned male ram of fine pedigree, (around) his mouth was black, and his legs were black, and (around) his eyes was black.

We do not know anyone who said: “From Abu Al-Malih, from his father” except for Sa’eed bin Abi ‘Arubah.

“A man came to the Prophet (S.A.W) and said: ‘My brother is suffering from loose bowels.’ He said: ‘Let him drink Honey.’ So he drank it. Then he came and said: O Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)! He has drunk honey, but it has only made him more worse.’ So the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: ‘ Let him drink honey.'” He said: “So he drank it. Then he came and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)! I gave him some more to drink, but it has only made him more worse.'” He said: “The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: ‘Allah has told the truth,and your brother’s stomach has lied. Give him honey to drink’. So he gave him some more honey to drink and he was cured.'”

‘ I heard Salim bin ‘Abdullah narrating a Hadith from his father who said: “‘Umar said : “O Messenger of Allah! Do you see that what we do is a new matter- or a matter initiated – or it is a matter already concluded?” He (s.a.w) said: “ O Ibn Al-Khattab! It is a matter already concluded. For everyone is suited (for that for which he is created). As for one who is among the people of happiness, then he works for happiness, and as for the one who is among the people of misery, then he works for his misery.” (Hasan)

“Do not accompany except a believer, and do not serve your food except to one with Taqwa.”

“The Mufarridun have preceded.” They said: “And who are the Mufarridun, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?” He said: “Those who absorb themselves in the remembrance of Allah, and remembrance removed their heavy burdens from them, until they will come on the Day of Judgement being light (in weight of their burdens).”

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No one is patient with the difficulties and hardships of Al-Madinah, except that I am an intercessor, or a witness for him on the Day of Judgement.”

X“My paternal uncle through breastfeeding came to visit me and I refused to let him in. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Let your paternal uncle visit you.’ I said: ‘But it is the woman who breastfed me; the man did not breastfeed me.’ He said: ‘He is your paternal uncle; let him visit you.”

“There will come a time when there will be no one left who does not consume usury (interest), and whoever does not consume it will nevertheless be affected by it.”‘

“None of you should take back his gift, except a father (taking it back) from his son.”

Another chain narrates a hadith similar to the previous one.

“A Woman was coerced (i.e., raped) during the time of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) He waived the legal punishment for her and carried it out on the one who had attacked her, but he (the narrator) did not say that he rules that she should be given a bridal-money.”

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed Hajj Ifrad (Single Hajj).

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that a man slaughtered on the Day of Sacrifice, (meaning) before the ‘Eid prayer, and the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to do it again.

“The one who drinks from a silver vessel is swallowing Hell-fire into his belly.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a ring of silver, then he had engraved on it (the words) ‘Muhammad Rasul Allah’ (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah). And he said: ‘No one should have his ring engraved like this ring of mine.’”