Hadith #401 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama told how Umm Sulaim said, âMessenger of God, God is not ashamed of the truth. Is any washing necessary for a woman when she has a sexual dream?â He replied, âYes, when she sees signs of liquid.â Umm Salama then covered her face and said, âMessenger of God, does a woman have sexual dreams?â He replied, âOf course she does. In what way does her child resemble her?â (Bukhari and Muslim.) Muslim added in the version of Umm Sulaim, âThe manâs liquid is coarse and white,
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Hadith #402 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when Godâs messenger washed because of a seminal emission he first washed his hands, then performed ablution as he did for prayer, then put his fingers into the water and moved them through the roots of his hair, then poured three handfuls on his head with both hands, then poured the water over all his skin. (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by Muslim he first washed his hands before putting them into the vessel, then poured water over his left hand with his right hand,
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Hadith #403 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Maimuna as saying, âI set out water for the Prophet to wash and concealed him with a garment. He poured water on his hands and washed them, then poured water with his right hand over his left, then washed his private parts, then put his hand on the ground and wiped it. He then washed it, rinsed his mouth, snuffed up water, washed his face and forearms, then poured water over his head and emptied it out over his body, after which he moved aside and washed his feet. I hande
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Hadith #404 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that a woman of the Ansar asked the Prophet about washing after menstruation and he instructed her how to do it, saying, âTake a piece of cotton with musk and purify yourself with it.â She asked how she should do this, and he replied, âPurify yourself with it.â She asked again how she should do this and he replied, âPraise be to God! Purify yourself with it.â âAâisha then drew her aside and said, âGo over the mark of the blood with it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #405 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said she told Godâs messenger that she kept her hair closely plaited, and asked whether she should undo it when washing after sexual defilement. He replied, âNo, it is enough for you to throw three handfuls over your head, then pour water over yourself, and you will be purified.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #406 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet used to perform ablution with a mudd of water and wash with a saâ up to five mudds. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #407 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadha reported âAâisha as saying, âGodâs messenger and I used to wash from one vessel which stood between us, and he would get ahead of me, so that I would say, âGive me a chance, give me a chance.â â She said that they had had sexual intercourse. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #408 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported that when Godâs messenger was asked about a man who noticed moisture but did not remember having had a dream, he said that he must wash; but when asked about a man who thought he had had a dream but noticed no moisture, he said that he did not require to wash. Umm Sulaim asked whether a woman must wash when she experienced that, and he replied, âYes, women are of the same nature as men.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it up
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Hadith #409 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She also reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen the parts which are circumcised pass one another washing is necessary,â adding that Godâs messenger and she did that, and then washed. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #410 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThere is sexual defilement under every hair, so wash the hair and cleanse the skin.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Tirmidhi said, âThis is a gharib tradition, and al-Harith b. Wajih who is the transmitter is a shaikh one cannot trust.â
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Hadith #411 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone leaves a spot on a hair which has been sexually defiled without washing it, such and such an amount of hell will have to be suffered for it.â âAli said, âOn that account I cut my hair; on that account I cut my hair,â* saying it three times. *Lit. âI treated my hair as an enemy.â Abu Dawud, Ahmad and Darimi transmitted it, but Ahmad and Darimi did not repeat, âOn that account I cut my hair.â
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Hadith #412 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that the Prophet did not perform ablution after washing. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #413 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She also said that the Prophet used to wash his head with marshmallow when sexually defiled, contenting himself with that and not pouring water over it. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #414 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yaâla told of Godâs messenger seeing a man washing in a public place, so he mounted the pulpit, and when he had praised and extolled God he said, âGod is characterised by modesty and concealment and loves modesty and concealment, so when any of you washes he should conceal himself.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it, but in Nasaâiâs version he said, âGod is characterised by concealment, so when any of you intends to wash, he should hide behind something.â
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Hadith #415 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ubayy b. Kaâb said that âWater is necessary only when there is an emissionâ was a licence granted in the early days of Islam, but that afterwards it was renounced. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #416 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported that a man came to the Prophet and said, âI washed because of sexual defilement, then prayed the dawn prayer but noticed a spot about the size of a nail which had not been touched by the water.â Godâs messenger replied, âIf you had rubbed your hand over it, it would have been enough for you.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #417 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that the original requirement was fifty times of prayer, seven washings to remove sexual defilement, and seven washings when urine fell on a garment. Godâs messenger therefore kept on making requests till five times of prayer were appointed, one washing for sexual defilement, and one washing of a garment because of urine. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #418 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger met me when I was sexually defiled, took my hand and I walked with him. When he sat down I withdrew, and after I had gone home and washed I came back and found the Prophet still seated. He asked, âWhere have you been, Abu Huraira?â I told him, and he said, âGlory be to God! The believer does not become impure.â This is Bukhariâs wording and Muslim has something to the same effect, but after âI told himâ he adds: I said to him, âYou met me when I was sexually def
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Hadith #419 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar told how âUmar b. al-Khattab mentioned to Godâs messenger that he was affected by seminal defilement during the night, and was told to perform ablution, wash his penis, and go back to sleep. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #420 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAisha said that when the Prophet was defiled and wanted to eat or sleep, he performed the ablution prescribed for prayer. (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #421 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen any of you has intercourse with his wife and wishes to repeat it, he must perform ablution between the two acts.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #422 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet used to have intercourse with his wives, with only a single washing. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #423 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that the Prophet used to mention Godâs name on all occasions. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #424 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We shall mention the tradition of Ibn âAbbas in the book on Foods* if God most High wills *Book XX , Chap. I, section II, 8th tradition; but one would have expected a tradition in section I.
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Hadith #425 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that a wife of the Prophet washed in a bowl, and when Godâs messenger wanted to perform ablution from it she said, âI was defiled, messenger of God.â He replied, âWater does not become defiled.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Darimi has something similar. In Sharh as-sunna it is given from him from Maimuna with the wording in al-Masabih.
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Hadith #426 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âGodâs messenger used to wash because of sexual defilement, then warm himself against me before I washed.â Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Tirmidhi transmitted something similar. In Sharh as-sunna it is given with the wording in al-Masabih.
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Hadith #427 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli said, âThe Prophet used to come out of the privy, recite the Qurâan to us and eat meat with us, nothing restraining him from the Qurâan but seminal defilement.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted something similar.
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Hadith #428 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe woman who is menstruating and the one who is seminally defiled must not recite any of the Qurâan.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #429 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs messenger as saying, âTurn these houses so as not to face the mosque, for I do not make the mosque lawful for a menstruating woman or one who is seminally defiled.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #430 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThe angels do not enter a house in which there is a picture, a dog, or one who is defiled.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #431 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmmar b. Yasir reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThere are three whom the angels do not approach, the dead body of an infidel, one who is smeared with khaluq,* and one who is sexually defiled unless he performs ablution.â *A liquid, yellow perfume mainly composed of saffron. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #432 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Abu Bakr b. Muhammad b. âAmr b. Hazm said that the letter sent by Godâs messenger to âAmr b. Hazm contained the words, âOnly one who is pure must touch the Qurâan.â Malik and Daraqutni transmitted it.
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Hadith #433 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I accompanied Ibn âUmar who wanted to relieve himself. After doing so, in the course of his talk that day he said that a man going along a street met Godâs messenger when he came out of the privy, or had passed water, and saluted him without receiving any response. Then when the man was almost going out of sight in the street Godâs messenger struck his hands on a wall, wiped his face with them, struck once more and wiped his forearms, then responded to the manâs salutation, saying, âTh
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Hadith #434 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Muhajir b. Qunfudh said that he came upon the Prophet when he was passing water and saluted him, but he did not respond to the salutation till he had performed ablution. He then made his excuse to him saying, âI dislike mentioning Godâs name except when I am in a state of purity.â Abu Dawud transmitted it. Nasaâi transmitted it up to âtill he had performed ablutionâ and said, âthen when he had performed ablution he responded to it.â
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Hadith #435 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that Godâs messenger would become defiled, then go to sleep, then awake, then go to sleep again. Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #436 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shuâba said that when Ibn âAbbas washed because of seminal defilement he emptied water seven times from his right hand over his left hand, then washed his private parts. Once he forgot how often he had emptied it, so he asked Shuâba, but he replied that he did not know, so he said, âYou should be ashamed of yourself. What prevents you from knowing?â Then he would perform his ablution for prayer, then pour water over his body and say, âThus was Godâs messenger accustomed to purify h
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Hadith #437 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
One day Godâs messenger visited his wives, washing after intercourse with each, so I asked, âMessenger of God, why do you not simply wash once at the end?â He replied, âThis is purer, better and cleaner. Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #438 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Hakam b. âAmr said that Godâs messenger forbade that a man should perform ablution with the water left over by his wife after purifying herself. Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi transmitted it. Tirmidhi adding âOr he said, âWith her leavingsâ.â He said that this is a hasan sahih tradition.
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Hadith #439 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Humaid al-Himyari said, âI met a man who was a companion of the Prophet for four years, as was Abu Huraira. He said that Godâs messenger forbade that a woman should wash in water left over by a man, or that a man should wash in water left over by a woman.â Musaddad added that they should use it together. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it, and Ahmad added at the beginning, âHe forbade any of us to use a comb every day, or pass water in a bathing place.â Ibn Majah transmitted it from
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Hadith #440 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âNone of you must pass water into standing water that is not flowing, then wash in it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by Muslim he said, âNone of you must wash in standing water when he is sexually defiled.â Abu Huraira was asked how it was to be done, and said that it was to be taken out in handfuls.
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Hadith #441 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that Godâs messenger forbade passing water in motionless water. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #442 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
My maternal aunt took me to the Prophet and said, âMy nephew is ill.â So he wiped my head, invoked a blessing on me, then performed ablution, and I drank some of the water he had used. Then I stood up behind his back and looked at the seal of prophecy between his shoulders, like the button on a brideâs pavilion. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #443 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when Godâs messenger was asked about water in desert country and what is frequented by animals and wild beasts, he replied, âWhen there is enough water to fill two pitchers it bears no impurity.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi, Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Another version by Abu Dawud has, âIt does not become unclean.â
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Hadith #444 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said that some people asked Godâs messenger whether they might perform ablution out of the well of Budaâa, which was a well into which menstrual cloths, dead dogs and stinking things were thrown, and he replied, âWater is pure and is not defiled by anything.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #445 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that a man told Godâs messenger that he sailed on the sea taking a small quantity of water with him. As he would suffer from thirst if he used this for ablution, he asked whether he might use sea water for that purpose, and received the reply, âIts water is pure, and what dies a natural death in it is lawful food.â Malik, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #446 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Zaid quoted âAbdallah b. Masâud as saying that on the night when the jinn listened to the Qurâan* the Prophet asked him what was in his skin vessel, and when he replied that he had some nabidh, he said, âIt consists of fresh dates and pure water.â *Lit âthe night of the jinnâ After Abu Talibâs death the Prophet went to at-Taâif to proclaim his message, but was driven out. Returning to Mecca, he spent a night in the valley of Nakhla and we are told that a company of the jinn
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Hadith #447 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Kabsha daughter of Kaâb b. Malik and wife of Ibn Abu Qatada said that Abu Qatada visited her and she poured out water for him for ablution. A cat came and drank some of it, and he tilted the vessel for it till it had had a drink. Kabsha said that when he saw her looking at him he asked, âAre you surprised, my niece?â When she replied that she was, he declared that Godâs messenger said, âIt is not unclean; it is one of those who go round among you.â Malik, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud,
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Hadith #448 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Dawud b. Salih b. Dinar quoted his mother as saying that her mistress sent her to âAâisha with some hari a. She said that she found her praying and that she signed to her to lay it down. A cat came and ate some of it, but when âAâisha finished praying she ate from the place where the cat had eaten, stating that Godâs messenger had said, âIt is not unclean; it is one of those who go round among you adding that she had seen Godâs messenger using water it had left to perform his ablut
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Hadith #449 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that when Godâs messenger was asked whether ablution might be performed with water which asses had left, he replied, âYes, and with what all beasts of prey leave.â Baghawi transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna.
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Hadith #450 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Haniâ said that Godâs messenger and Maimuna washed in a bowl containing traces of dough. Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #451 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Yahya b. Abd ar-Rahman said that âUmar went out with a party of riders among whom was âAmr b al-âAs. When they came to a cistern and âAmr asked its owner whether beasts of prey came down to it, âUmar said, âDonât tell us, owner of the cistern, for we go down to what beasts of prey leave, and they go down to what we leave.â Malik transmitted it and Razin made an addition saying that some transmitters add to âUmarâs words that he said he had heard Godâs messenger say, âThey
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Hadith #452 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said that Godâs messenger was asked about the purity of the cisterns between Mecca and Medina to which beasts of prey, dogs and asses go down, and replied, âThey have what they carry in their bellies, and we have what is left as pure water.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #453 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. al-Khattab said, âDo not wash in water which has been exposed to the sun, for it produces leprosy.â Daraqutni transmitted it.
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Hadith #454 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a dog drinks out of a vessel belonging to any of you, he must wash it seven times,â (Bukhari and Muslim) In a version by Muslim he said, âWhen a dog laps the water in a vessel belonging to any of you, he must wash it seven times, using earth the first time.â
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Hadith #455 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also said that when a desert Arab got up and passed water in the mosque the people took hold of him, but the Prophet said to them, âLeave him alone, and pour a bucket* of water over what he has passed, for you have been sent only to make things easy and not to make things difficult.â *The text has sajl au dhanub, the transmitter not being sure which word was used. Both mean a bucket. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #456 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While we were in the mosque with Godâs messenger a desert Arab came and began to pass water in the mosque. The companions of Godâs messenger said, âStop! Stop!â but Godâs messenger said, âDonât interrupt him; leave him alone.â They left him alone, and when he had finished Godâs messenger called him and said to him, âThese mosques are not suitable places for urine and filth, but are only for remembrance of God, prayer and recitation of the Qurâan,â or however Godâs messe
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Hadith #457 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of Abu Bakr said that a woman asked Godâs messenger to tell her what one should do when blood from her menses dropped on her garment. He replied, âWhen blood from her menses drops on the garment of any of you, she should rub it with her fingers and sprinkle water on it, then she may pray in it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #458 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sulaiman b. Yasir said that he asked âAâisha about the prostatic fluid which gets on to a garment, and she replied, âI used to wash it from the garment at Godâs messenger, and he would go out to prayer with the mark of the washing on his garment.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #459 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Aswad and Hammam reported âAâisha as saying, âI used to rub the prostatic fluid from the garment of Godâs messenger.â Muslim transmitted it. A version of âAlqama and al-Aswad quotes âAâisha to the same effect, with the addition that he then prayed in it.
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Hadith #460 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Qais daughter of Mihsan told how she brought a young son of hers who was not yet weaned to Godâs messenger. He set him on his lap, and the child passed water on his garment; so he called for water and sprinkled it, but did not wash it. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #461 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAbbas said that he heard Godâs messenger say, âWhen a skin is tanned it is pure.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #462 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also said that a sheep was given in alms to a female client of Maimuna, but it died. Godâs messenger came along and asked, âWhy did you not take its skin and tan it and get some good out of it?â They replied, âIt died a natural death.â He said, âIt is only the eating of it that is prohibited. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #463 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sauda the Prophetâs wife said, âA sheep of ours died and we tanned its freshly flayed skin, then continued to steep dates in it till it was worn out.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #464 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When al-Husain b. âAli was sitting in Godâs messengerâs lap he passed water and I said, âPut on a garment and give me your lower garment to wash;â but he replied, âIt is only the urine of a female which should be washed; the urine of a male should be sprinkled.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. In a version by Abu Dawud and Nasaâi from Abus Samh he said, âIt should be washed because of a girlâs urine and sprinkled because of a boyâs.â
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Hadith #465 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen any of you treads with his sandal on something unclean, earth should be used to purify it.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and Ibn Majah has something similar.
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Hadith #466 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that a woman told her she had a long skirt and walked in filthy places, so she told her that Godâs messenger had said, âWhat comes after it cleanses it.â Malik, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it, the last two mentioning that the woman was an umm walad* belonging to Ibrahim b. âAbd ar-Rahman b. âAuf. *Lit. âmother of a boyâ. Used of a slavewoman who has borne a child to her master, and therefore gains her freedom when he dies.
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Hadith #467 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Miqdam b. Maâdikarib said that Godâs messenger prohibited wearing the skins of beasts of prey and using them on saddles. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #468 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Malih b. Usama quoted his father as saying that the Prophet prohibited the use of the skins of beasts of prey. Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it; and Tirmidhi and Darimi added that they may be used as rugs.
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Hadith #469 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Malih expressed his disapproval of payment for the skins of beasts of prey.* *The source of this tradition is not mentioned, but the editor of the Damascus edition of the Mishkat says Tirmidhi appended it in a note.
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Hadith #470 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âUkaim said, âThe letter of Godâs messenger came to us telling us not to make use of the skin or sinew of an animal which had died a natural death.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #471 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said Godâs messenger commanded that the skins of animals which had died a natural death should be made use of after they had been tanned. Malik and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #472 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maimuna said that some people passed the Prophet dragging a sheep of theirs as big as an ass. Godâs messenger asked them why they did not make use of its skin, and when they told him that it had died a natural death he said, âWater and leaves of the mimosa flava* purify it.â *The Arabic word is qaraz. meaning the leaves of the mimosa flave (salam) These were used for tanning. Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #473 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salma b. al-Muhabbiq said that on the expedition to Tabuk Godâs messenger came to a household, and seeing a bucket hanging, asked for water. They told him that the animal had died a natural death, but he replied, âIts tanning is its purification.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #474 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I told Godâs messenger that our road to the mosque had an unpleasant stench and asked what we should do when it was raining. He asked whether there was not a cleaner part after the offensive part had been passed, and when I replied that there was, he said that it made up for the other. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #475 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud said that they used to pray with Godâs messenger without performing ablution because of anything they had trodden on. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #476 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that the dogs used to go here and there in the mosque in the time of Godâs messenger and that they did not sprinkle any place where they had been. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #477 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Baraâ reported Godâs messenger as saying, âThere is no harm in the urine of an animal whose flesh may be eaten.â In a version of Jabirâs he said, âIf an animalâs flesh may be eaten, there is no harm in its urine.â Ahmad and Daraqutni transmitted it.
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Hadith #478 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shuraih b. Haniâ said, âI asked âAli b. Abu Talib about wiping over the shoes and he replied that Godâs messenger had appointed three days and nights as the period when a traveller may do it and one day and night as the period for one who is not travelling.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #479 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger relieved himself beside some low ground before the morning prayer, and I went with him carrying a small water-skin. When he came back I began to pour water from the skin over his hands, and he washed his hands and face. He was wearing a long-sleeved woollen gown, and tried to get his forearms out, but the sleeve of the gown was too narrow, so he brought his hands out from under the gown, and throwing it over his shoulders, he washed his forearms. Then he wiped his forelock and
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Hadith #480 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakr said that the Prophet gave permission for the traveller to wipe over his shoes during three days and nights, and for one who was not travelling during a day and a night, if be had been in a state of purity when he put them on. Al-Athram transmitted it in his Sunan. Ibn Khuzaima and Daraqutni also transmitted it. Al-Khattabi said in al-Muntaqa that the isnad is sound.
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Hadith #481 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Safwan b. âAssal said, âGodâs messenger used to command us, when we were travelling, not to take off our shoes for three days and nights except for seminal defilement, and not to do so on account of easing ourselves, passing water, or sleeping.â Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #482 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Mughira b. Shuâba said, âI assisted the Prophet to perform ablution on the expedition to Tabuk, and he wiped the top and bottom of the shoe.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Tirmidhi said, âThis is a weak tradition. I asked Abu Zurâa and Muhammad, i.e. Bukhari, about this tradition and they said that it is not sound.â Abu Dawud also declared it to be weak.
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Hadith #483 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also said, âI saw the Prophet wiping over the upper part of his shoes.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #484 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also said that the Prophet performed ablution and wiped over his stockings and his sandals. Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #485 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs messenger wiped over the shoes and I said, âMessenger of God, you have forgotten.â He replied, âNo, you have forgotten. My Lord commanded me to do this.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #486 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli said, âIf the religion were based on opinion, it would be more important to wipe the under part of the shoe than the upper, but I have seen Godâs messenger wiping over the upper part of his shoes.â Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Darimi has something similar.
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Hadith #487 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
our ranks are formed like those of the angels; all the earth has been appointed as a mosque for us; and our earth has been appointed for us as a means of cleansing when we do not find water.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #488 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While we were on a journey with the Prophet he led the people in the prayer, and when he turned away after the prayer he saw a man apart who had not prayed along with the people. He asked him what had prevented him from praying along with the company, and when the man replied that he was affected by seminal defilement and had no water, he said, âMake use of earth, for it is enough for you.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #489 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Do you not remember that you and I were on a journey and you did not pray, but I rolled myself on the ground, then prayed? I mentioned that afterwards to the Prophet, and he said,âIt would have been enough for you to do thusââand the Prophet struck the ground with the palms of his hands, blew into them, then wiped his face and the palms of his hands with them. Bukhari transmitted it, and Muslim has something similar, in which he said, âIt is enough for you to strike the ground with your
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Hadith #490 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Juhaim b. al-Harith b. as-Simma said, âI came upon the Prophet when he was passing water and saluted him, but he did not reply till he got up and went to a wall, and after scraping it with a stick which he had, he put his hands on the wall and wiped his face and his forearms; then he replied to my salutation.â I have not found this version in the two Sahihs, or in al-Humaidiâs book; but Baghawi mentioned it in Sharh as-sunna, saying that this is a hasan tradition.
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Hadith #491 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs messenger as saying, âGood earth is a means of ablution for a Muslim, even if he does not find water for ten years; but when he finds water he should make it touch his skin, for that is better.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Nasaâi has something similar up to âten yearsâ.
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Hadith #492 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We went out on a journey, and one of our men was struck by a stone which wounded him in the head. He had a nocturnal emission and asked his companions whether they could find any permission for him to perform ablution with earth, but they replied that they could not when he was able to get water; so the man washed and died. When we came to the Prophet he was told about that and said, âThen killed him, God kill them! Why did they not ask when they did not know? The only cure for ignorance is to
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Hadith #493 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Two men went out on a journey, and when the time for prayer came, having no water with them, they performed ablution with good earth and then prayed. Immediately afterwards they found water, and one of them repeated the prayer with ablution, but the other did not. When they came to Godâs messenger sometime afterwards they mentioned that, and he said to the one who did not repeat the prayer, âYou have observed the sunna and your prayer was enough for you.â To the one who had performed ablut
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Hadith #494 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abul Juhaim b. al-Harith b. as-Simma said that once when coming from the direction of Biâr Jamal* the Prophet was met by a man who saluted him, but the Prophet did not respond to his salutation till he went towards the wall and wiped his face and his hands. Then he responded to his salutation. *A well in Medina. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #495 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmmar b. Yasir used to tell that when they were with Godâs messenger they wiped themselves with earth for the dawn prayer, striking the palms of their hands on the earth, then wiping their faces once. They struck the palms of their hands again on the earth and wiped their arms completely up to the shoulders, and up to the armpits on the inside of their arms. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #496 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen any of you goes to the Friday prayer he should bathe.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #497 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs messenger as saying, âBathing on Friday is obligatory on everyone who has reached puberty.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #498 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIt is a duty for every Muslim to bathe once a week, washing his head and his body.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #499 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Samura b. Jundub reported Godâs messenger as saying, âIf anyone performs ablution on Friday, well and good; but if anyone bathes, bathing is more excellent.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #500 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs messenger as saying, âAnyone who has washed a dead body must bathe himself.â Ibn Majah transmitted it; and Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud added, âAnd he who carries it must perform ablution.â
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Hadith #501 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
after seminal defilement, on Friday, after being cupped, and after washing the dead. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #502 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qais b. âAsim said that when he accepted Islam the Prophet commanded him to bathe with water and lote-tree leaves. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #503 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIkrima said that some people from al-âIraq came and asked Ibn âAbbas whether he considered bathing on Friday obligatory. He replied that, while not obligatory, it had a more cleansing effect and was better for the one who observed it; but if anyone did not bathe there was no obligation for him to do so. He then said that he would tell them how the practice of bathing on Friday began. The people were in difficult circumstances, their clothing being of wool and their work being the carrying
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Hadith #504 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that among the Jews, when a woman menstruated, they did not eat with her, and they did not live with such in their houses, so the Prophetâs companions questioned him, and God revealed, âAnd they ask you about menstruationâ¦â Godâs messenger then said, âDo everything except sexual intercourse.â The Jews heard of that and said, âThis man does not want to leave anything we do without opposing us in it.â Usaid b. Hudair and âAbbad b. Bishr came and said, âMessenger of
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Hadith #505 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âThe Prophet and I used to wash from one vessel when we were both sexually defiled. When I was menstruating he would order me to wrap myself up and would embrace me. And when he was observing prayer in seclusion, he would put out his head for me and I would wash it when I was menstruating. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #506 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She also said, âI would drink when I was menstruating, then hand it to the Prophet, and he would put his mouth where mine had been and drink; and I would eat flesh from a bone when I was menstruating, then hand it to the Prophet, and he would put his mouth where mine had been.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #507 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She also said, âThe Prophet would recline on my lap when I was menstruating, then recite the Qurâan.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #508 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
The Prophet said to me, âGet me the mat from the mosque,â and when I replied that I was menstruating, he said, âYour menstruation is not in your hand.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #509 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Maimuna said, âGodâs messenger used to pray in a woollen garment which was partly over him and partly over me while I was mentruat- ing.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #510 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âIf anyone has intercourse with a woman who is menstruating, or uses preposterous venery with a woman1, or visits a kahin, he has disbelieved in what has been sent down to Muhammad.â Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it. In the version of the last two he declared him to be right in saying that he has disbelieved. Tirmidhi said, âWe know this tradition only from Hakim al-Athram from Abu Tamima from Abu Huraira.â 1: i.e. enters her from her behind.
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Hadith #511 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Jabal said that he asked Godâs messenger what was lawful for him in his wife when she was menstruating, and he replied, âWhat is above the waist-wrapper, but to abstain from that is better.â Razin transmitted it and Muhyi as-Sunna said that its insad is not strong.
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Hadith #512 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs messenger as saying, âWhen a man has intercourse with his wife while she is menstruating, he must give half a dinar in alms.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi, Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #513 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported that the Prophet said, âWhen there is red blood he must give a dinar and when there is yellow blood half a dinar.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #514 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Aslam said that a man asked Godâs messenger what was lawful for him in his wife when she was menstruating, and he replied, âShe should tie her waist-wrapper on her, then you can do what you like above it.â Malik and Darimi transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #515 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âWhen I menstruated I left the bed and lay on the reed-mat and did not approach or come near Godâs messenger till I was purified.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #516 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told of Fatima daughter of Abu Hubaish coming to the Prophet and saying, âI am a woman whose blood keeps flowing, and I am never purified; Shall I therefore abandon prayer?â He replied, âNo that is only a vein and is not menstruation; so when your menstruaÂ tion comes on abandon prayer, and when it ends wash the blood from yourself and then pray.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #517 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUrwa b. az-Zubair reported from Fatima daughter of Abu Hubaish that her blood kept flowing, so the Prophet said to her, âWhen the blood of the menses comes it is black blood which can be recognised, so when that comes refrain from prayer; but when a different type comes perform ablution any pray, for it is due only to a vein.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #518 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that in the time of Godâs messenger there was a woman who had an issue of blood, so Umm Salama asked the Prophet to give a decision about her. He said, âShe should consider the number of nights and days during which she used to menstruate each month before she was afflicted with this trouble and abandon prayer during that period each month; then when she finishes that she should wash, tie a cloth over her private parts and pray.â Malik, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it,
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Hadith #519 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAdi b. Thabit quoted his father as saying that his grandfather (âAdiâs grandfatherâs name is given as Dinar by Yahya b. Maâin) reported the Prophet as saying regarding a woman who has a prolonged flow of blood that she should abandon prayer during as many days as she used to have her courses, then wash, perform ablution for every prayer, fast and pray. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #520 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hamna daughter of Jahsh said that her menstruation was great in quantity and severe, so she went to the Prophet for a decision and told him. She found him in the house of her sister Zainab daughter of Jahsh and said, âMessenger of God, I menstruate to a great extent, and it is severe, so what command do you give me about it? It has prevented me from praying and fasting.â He said, âI suggest that you use cotton, for it removes the blood.â She replied, âIt is too copious for that.â He
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Hadith #521 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Asmaâ daughter of âUmais said she told Godâs messenger that Fatima daughter of Abu Hubaish had had a flow of blood for a certain period and had not prayed. Godâs messenger said, âGlory be to God! This comes from the devil. She should sit in a tub, and when she sees yellowness appearing on the top of the water she should wash once for the noon and afternoon prayer, once for the sunset and night prayer, once for the dawn prayer, and in between times she should perform ablution.â Abu Da
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Hadith #522 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe five prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #523 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âTell me, if there were a river at the door of one of you in which he washed five times daily, would any of his filthiness remain?â When he received the reply that none of it would remain, he said, âThat is like the five times of prayer by which God obliterates sins.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #524 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud said that a man kissed a woman and came and told the Prophet. Then God revealed, âAnd observe the prayer at the two ends of the day and the neighbouring parts of the night, for good deeds remove evil deeds (Al- Qurâan, 11:114).ââ The man asked Godâs Messenger whether this referred to him, and he replied, âIt refers to every one of my whole people.â A version has, âTo those of my people who act upon it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #525 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas told of a man who came and said, âMessenger of God, I have done something which merits punishment, so appoint it for me.â He did not question him about it, and when the time for prayer came the man prayed along with him. Then when the Prophet had finished the prayer the man got up and said, âMessenger of God, I have done something which merits punishment, so appoint for me that God has decreed.â He asked, âDid you not pray along with us?â and when he replied that he had, he said
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Hadith #526 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I asked the Prophet which action is dearest to God and he replied, âPrayer at its proper time.â I asked what came next, and he replied that it was kindness to parents. I asked what came next and he replied that it was jihad in Godâs path. He said, âHe told me of them, and if I had asked for more he would have told me more.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #527 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhat lies between a man and infidelity is the abandonment of prayer.â* *This means that when a man does not make it his practice to observe the prayer he is no longer a Muslim. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #528 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âFive times of prayer have been prescribed by God. If anyone performs the ablution for them well, observes them at their proper time, and perfectly performs the bowing and showing of submissiveness during them, he has a covenant from God to forgive him; but if anyone does not do so, he has no covenant. If He wills He may forgive him, but if He wills He may punish him.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Malik and Nasaâi transm
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Hadith #529 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf you observe your five times of prayer, fast during your month, pay the zakat on your properties, and obey him who has a right to issue commands to you, you will enter your Lordâs paradise.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #530 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib said on his fatherâs authority that his grandfather reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âCommand your children to observe prayer when they are seven years old, and beat them for sleep together.â Abu Dawud transmitted it; and Baghawi transmitted it thus from him in Sharh as-sunna but in al-Masabih from Sabra b. Maâbad.
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Hadith #531 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe covenant between us and them is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become an infidel.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Nasaâi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #532 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Masâud told of a man coming to the Prophet and saying, âMessenger of God, I sported with a woman on the outskirts of Medina, and I got what I wanted from her short of having intercourse with her. Now here I am, so decide what you wish about me.â âUmar said to him, âGod has concealed this about you. Would that you had kept it to yourself!â Ibn Masâud said that the Prophet gave no reply, so the man got up and went away. Then the Prophet sent a man after him to summon h
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Hadith #533 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr said that the Prophet went out in winter time when the leaves were falling, and took two branches of a tree whose leaves began to fall. He then addressed Abu Dharr who replied, âAt your service, Messenger of God.â He said, âA Muslim observes prayer for Godâs sake and his sins fall from him as these leaves fall from this tree.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #534 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b Khalid al-Juhani reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone observes two prostrations without being negligent in them, God will forgive him his previous sins.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #535 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs said that the Prophet mentioned prayer one day saying, âIf anyone keeps to it, it will be light, evidence and salvation for him on the day of resurrection; but if anyone does not keep to it, it will not be for him light, evidence, or salvation, and on the day of resurrection he will be associated with Qarun, Pharaoh, Haman, 1 and Ubayy b. Khalafâ2 1. These three are mentioned together in Al-Qurâan, 29:39; 40:24. A longer account is given of Qarun in 28:76
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Hadith #536 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Shaqiq said that the companions of Godâs Messenger did not consider the abandonment of any good deeds but prayer to be infidelity. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #537 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
My friend enjoined me thus, âDo not associate anything with God even if you are cut to pieces and burnt; do not abandon a prescribed prayer intentionally, for if anyone abandons it intentionally protection will not apply to him; and do not drink wine, for it is the key to every evil.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #538 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe time of the noon prayer is when the sun passes the meridian and a manâs shadow is the same length as his height, so long as the time for the afternoon prayer has not come; the time for the afternoon prayer is as long as the sun has not become yellow; the time of the sunset prayer is as long as the twilight has not ended; the time of the night prayer is up to midnight; and the time of the morning prayer is from the appearance of
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Hadith #539 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida told of a man asking Godâs Messenger about the time of prayer, to which he replied, âPray with us these two,â meaning two days. When the sun passed the meridian he gave command to Bilal who uttered the call to prayer, then he commanded him and he made the announcement declaring that the time to begin the noon prayer had come. He gave him command and he made the announcement declaring that the time to being the afternoon prayer had come when the sun was high, white and clear. Then h
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Hadith #540 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âGabriel twice led me in prayer at the House (i.e. the Kaâba). He prayed the noon prayer with me when the sun had passed the meridian to the extent of the thong of a sandal; he prayed the afternoon prayer with me when every thingâs shadow was as long as itself; he prayed the sunset prayer with me at the time when one who has been fasting breaks his fast; he prayed the night prayer with me when the twilight had ended; and he prayed the dawn
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Hadith #541 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âI heard Bashir b. Abu Masâud say that he heard Abu Masâud say that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âGabriel came down and acted as my imam and I prayed along with him, then I prayed along with him, then I prayed along with him, then I prayed along with him, then I prayed along with him,â reckoning with his fingers five times of prayer.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #542 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
the sunset prayer after the sun had set; the night prayer between the ending of the twilight and the passing of a third of the night (adding three times âif one lies down to sleep may his eye not sleepâ); and the morning prayer when the stars were still visible and out in abundance. Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #543 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud said that the extent of the shadow when Godâs Messenger prayed the noon prayer was three to five feet in summer and five to seven feet in winter. Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #544 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
My father and I visited Abu Barza al-Aslami and my father asked him how Godâs Messenger used to observe the prescribed prayer. He replied, âHe used to pray the noon prayer (al-hajir), which you call the first, when the sun was past the meridian; he would pray the afternoon prayer, after which one of us would return to his dwelling in the outskirts of Medina while the sun was still bright; (I forget what he said about the sunset prayer); he liked to postpone the night prayer, which you call a
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Hadith #545 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We asked Jabir b. âAbdallah about the Prophetâs observance of prayer and he said, âHe used to pray the noon prayer in the midday heat; the afternoon prayer when the sun was bright; the sunset prayer when the sun had completely set; the night prayer early if many were present, but late if there were few; and the dawn prayer just before daybreak.â (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #546 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said, âWhen we prayed behind the Prophet at midday in summer we prostrated ourselves on our clothing to protect ourselves from the heat.â (Bukhari and Muslim, the wording being Bukhariâs.)
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Hadith #547 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen the heat is severe, postpone the prayer till it is cooler.â A version by Bukhari from Abu Saâid has, âat noonday, for the violent heat comes from the bubbling over of Jahannam, and hell complained to its Lord saying, âMy Lord I am being devoured by myself,â so He allowed it two exhalations one in winter and one in summer, the most severe heat and the most severe cold you experience.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Bukhari
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Hadith #548 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that Godâs Messenger used to pray the afternoon prayer when the sun was high and bright, then one would go off to al-âAwali (Villages on high ground outside Medina) and get there while the sun was still high. Parts of al-âAwali were four miles or thereabouts from Medina. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #549 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
he sits watching the sun, and when it becomes yellow and is between the horns of the devil, he rises and prays four rakâas quickly, mentioning God seldom during them.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #550 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone misses the afternoon prayer, it is as though he had been cut off from his family and his property.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #551 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone abandons the afternoon prayer, his deeds are of no avail.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #552 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Rafiâ b. Khadij said, âWe used to observe the sunset prayer with Godâs Messenger, then one of us would go away when it was still possible to see the distance of a bowshot.â (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #553 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that they used to pray the night prayer at any time after the ending of the twilight until a third of the night had passed. (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #554 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
She also said that Godâs Messenger would pray the Morning Prayer, and the women would depart wrapped up in their woolen garments, being unrecognizable because of the darkness before dawn. (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #555 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qatada said on the authority of Anas that the Prophet and Zaid b Anas had a meal at daybreak, and when they finished their meal Godâs prophet got up to pray and performed the prayer. On being asked how long it was between the end of their meal and their beginning to pray Anas replied that it was about os long as a man takes to recite fifty verses. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #556 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger asked me, âHow will you act when you are under rulers who make prayer a dead thing, or delay it beyond its proper time?â When I asked what he commanded me to do he replied, âObserve the prayer at its proper time, and if you can say it along with them do so, for it will be a supererogatory prayer for you.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #557 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone performs a rakâa of the Morning Prayer before sunrise, he has observed the Morning Prayer; and if anyone performs a rakâa of the afternoon prayer before sunset, he has observed the afternoon prayer.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #558 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf any of you performs a sajda of the afternoon prayer before sunset, he should complete his prayer; and if he is present at a sajda of the Morning Prayer before sunrise, he should complete his prayer.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #559 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone forgets a stated prayer or oversleeps, expiation is made by observing it when he remembers it.â A version has âThat is the only expiation for it.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #560 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Qatada reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThere is no remissness in sleep, it is only when one is awake that there is remissness; so when any of you forgets a stated prayer or oversleeps, he should observe it when he remembers it, for God has said, âAnd observe the prayer for remembrance of Meââ (Al-Qurâan, 20:14). Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #561 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
prayer when its time comes, a funeral, and the marriage of an unmarried woman when she finds one of suitable class for her.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #562 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe earliest time for prayer is what pleases God, and the latest time is what God allows as a concession.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #563 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Farwa said that when asked what act was most excellent, the Prophet replied that it was prayer at the beginning of the proper period for it. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Tirmidhi said that the tradition is transmitted only from the traditions of âAbdallah b. âUmar al-âUmari who is not considered by traditionists to be strong.
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Hadith #564 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs Messenger did not pray any prayer at the last possible moment on two occasions during his whole life. Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #565 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Ayyub reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âMy people will continue to prosper (or he said, to follow Islam), as long as they do not postpone the sunset prayer till the stars are not in abundance.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and Darimi transmitted it from al-âAbbas.
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Hadith #566 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWere it not for causing distress to my people, I would command them to postpone the night prayer till a third or a half of the night had passed.â Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #567 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b, Jabal reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âObserve this prayer when it is dark, for by it you have been made superior to all the peoples, no people having observed it before youâ. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #568 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-Nuâman b. Bashir said, âI am the one who is best informed of the time of this prayer, the last prayer of the evening. Godâs Messenger used to observe it when the moon went down on its third night.â Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #569 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Rafiâ b. Khadij reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âObserve Morning Prayer at dawn, for it is the practice most productive of reward.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it, but Nasaâi does not have âfor it is the practice most productive of reward.â
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Hadith #570 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Rafiâ b. Khadij said, âWe u.ed to pray the afternoon prayer with Godâs Messenger, then a camel would be slaughtered, divided into ten portions, and cooked, and we would eat well-done meat before sunset.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #571 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We waited one night in expectation of Godâs Messenger for the last prayer of the evening, and he came out to us when a third of the night had passed, or later; we did not know whether he had been occupied with family business, or something else. When he came out he said, âYou are waiting for a time of prayer for which the followers of no other religion wait, and were it not that it would impose a burden on my people, I would normally pray with them at this time.â He then gave orders to the
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Hadith #572 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir b. Samura said, âGodâs Messenger used to observe the times of prayer more or less as you do, but he would delay the prayer after nightfall to a little after the time you observe it, and he would shorten the prayer.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #573 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We observed the prayer after nightfall with Godâs Messenger, and he did not come out till about half the night had passed. He then said, âTake your places,â and when we had done so he said, âThe people have prayed and gone to bed, but you are still engaged in prayer as long as you wait for the prayer. Were it not for the weakness of the weak and the sickness of the sick, I would delay the prayer till half the night had gone;â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #574 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said, âGodâs Messenger observed the noon prayer much earlier than you, but you observe the afternoon prayer much earlier than he.â Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #575 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that during the hot weather Godâs Messenger delayed the prayer till it was cooler, but in the cold weather he observed it early. Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #576 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit told that Godâs Messenger said to him, âAfter my death you will have over you rulers who will be diverted by various matters from observing the prayer at its proper time till its time is past; so observe the prayer at its proper time.â On being asked by a man whether he should pray along with them, he replied, âYes.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #577 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qabisa b. Waqqas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAfter my death you will have over you rulers who will delay the prayer, and it will be to your credit but to their discredit. So pray with them so long as they pray facing the qibla.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #578 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbaidallah b. âAdi b. al-Khiyar told how he visited âUthman when he was besieged and said, âYou are a leader who has been accepted generally, yet what you see has happened to you, and a rebel leader conducts our prayer and we abstain.â He replied, âPrayer is the best thing people do; so when people do good, do good along with them, but when they do evil turn aside from their evil-doing.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #579 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmara b. Ruwaiba said that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âNo one will enter hell who has prayed before the rising of the sun and before its setting,â meaning the dawn and the afternoon prayer. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #580 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who observes the two cool times of prayer (at dawn and after nightfall) will enter paradise.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #581 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn and the afternoon prayers. Those who spent the night among you then ascend, and their Lord asks them, yet He is best informed about them, âHow did you leave My servants?â They reply, âWe left them while they were praying, and we came to them while they were praying.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #582 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jundub al-Qasri reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen anyone prays the morning prayer he is in Godâs protection; so see that God does not call you to account for withdrawing in any respect from His protection, for if He does this to anyone for any cause He will catch him and turn him over on his face in the fire of Jahannam.â Muslim transmitted it. Some MSS. of al-Masabih have al-Qushair instead of al-Qasri.
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Hadith #583 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf people knew what blessing lies in the call to prayer and in the first row, then could do nothing but cast lots for it, they would do so; if they know what blessing lies in going to prayer early, they would race to do it i and if they knew what blessing lies in the prayer after nightfall and the morning prayer, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #584 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNo prayer is more burdensome to the hypocrites than the dawn and the evening prayer; but if they know what blessing lies in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl to do so.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #585 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthman reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone prays the evening prayer in company, it is as though he had remained awake in prayer half the night; but if anyone prays the Morning Prayer in company, it is as though he had prayed the whole night.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #586 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âDo not let the Bedouin take away from you the name of your prayer al-maghrib (sunset) which the Bedouin call al-âisha (evening); and do not let the Bedouin take away from you the name of your prayer al-âisha, for it is mentioned as al-âisha in Godâs Book,1 and for they use the verb from the root âatama of milking camels at nightfall.â 1. (Al-Qurâan, 24:58.)
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Hadith #587 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli reported Godâs Messenger as saying at the battle of the Trench,2 âThey have restrained us from the middle prayer,3 the afternoon prayer. God fill their houses and their graves with fire!â 2. The siege of Medina by Quraish in 5 A.H. 3. Cf. (Al-Qurâan, 2:238.) (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #588 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn Masâud and Samura b. Jundub reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe middle prayer is the afternoon prayer.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #589 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Concerning Godâs words, âThe recitation of the dawn is witnessed,â (Al-Qurâan, 17:78). Abu Huraira quoted the Prophet as saying, âThe angels of the night and the angels of the day are present at it.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #590 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Thabit and âAâisha said that the middle prayer is the noon prayer. Malik transmitted it from Zaid and Tirmidhi from both of them without a full isnad.
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Hadith #591 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaib b. Thabit said that Godâs Messenger used to pray the noon prayer in the extreme heat, observing no prayer more severe to his companions than it. Then was revealed, âAnd observe carefully the prayers and the middle prayerâ; (Al-Qurâan, 2:238) and he said, âBefore it there are two times of prayer and after it there are two times of prayer.â Ahmad and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #592 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik heard that âAli b. Abu Talib and âAbdallah b. âAbbas used to say, âThe middle prayer is the morning prayer.â He transmitted it in al-Muwattaâ, and Tirmidhi transmitted it from Ibn âAbbas and Ibn âUmar without a full isnad.
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Hadith #593 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salman said that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âHe who goes out early to Morning Prayer goes out with the standard of faith, but he who goes out early to the market goes out with the standard of Iblis.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #594 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said they mentioned kindling fire and the use of a bell, and mentioned the Jews and the Christians. Then Bilal was ordered to repeat the call to prayer twice and the statement that the time for prayer had come (al-iqama) once. Ismaâil1 said that he mentioned it to Ayyub,2 and he said it was correct except regarding the iqama. (Bukhari and Muslim.) 1. Bukhari (Adhan, 3) gives a shorter form of the tradition than that above, mentioning Ismail b. Ibrahim in his isnad and telling how he made
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Hadith #595 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Mahdhura said that Godâs Messenger himself taught him how to make the call to prayer, telling him to say, âGod is most great. God is most great. God is most great. God is most great. I testify that there is no god but God. I testify that there is no god but God. I testify that Muhammad is Godâs Messenger. I testify that Muhammad is Godâs Messengerâ; then to repeat, âI testify that there is no god but God. I testify that there is no god but God. I testify that Muhammad is Godâs
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Hadith #596 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that in the time of Godâs Messenger the phrases in the adhan were uttered twice each and in the iqama once each, except for saying, ââThe time for prayer has come. The time for prayer has come.â Abu Dawud, Nasai and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #597 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Mahdhura said that the Prophet taught him the adhan as consisting of nineteen words, and the iqama as consisting of seventeen words. Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasaâi, Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #598 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I asked Godâs Messenger to teach me the sunna relating to the adhan he wiped the forepart of his head and said: You must say, âGod is most great. God is most great. God is most great. God is most great,â raising your voice while saying these words. Then you must say, âI testify that there is no god but God. I testify that there is no god but God. I testify that Muhammad is Godâs Messenger. I testify that Muhammad is Godâs Messenger,â lowering your voice while saying these word
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Hadith #599 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Bilal said, âGodâs Messenger told me not to make the call to prayer twice for any of the prayers but the dawn prayer.â Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Tirmidhi said that Abu Israâil the transmitter is not considered by traditionists to be strong.
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Hadith #600 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir stated that Godâs Messenger said to Bilal, âWhen you call the adhan speak deliberately, when you utter the iqama speak quickly, and leave between your adhan and your iqama time for one who eats to finish his food and one who drinks to finish his drink, and one who needs to relieve himself to do so. And do not get up to pray* till you see me do so.â * This sentence is addressed not only to Bilal, as the plural is used. Tirmidhi transmitted it and said, âI know it only from the tradi
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