Hadith #601 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger ordered me to call the adhan for the dawn prayer and I did so. Then Bilal wanted to utter the iqama, but Godâs Messenger said to him, âThe man of Sudaâ has called the adhan, and he who calls the adhan utters the iqama.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #602 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that when the Muslims came to Medina they gathered and sought to know the time of prayer, but no one summoned them. One day they discussed the matter, and one of them said, âUse something like the bell of the Christians.â Another said, âUse a horn like that of the Jews.â But when âUmar said, âI suggest that you send a man to announce the prayer,â Godâs Messenger said, âGet up, Bilal, and summon to prayer.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #603 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When Godâs Messenger ordered a bell to be made so that it might be struck to gather the people for prayer, a man carrying a bell in his hand appeared to me while I was asleep, and I said, âServant of God, will you sell the bell ?â When he asked what I would do with it and I replied that we would use it to call people to prayer, he said, âShall I not guide you to something better than that?â I replied, âCertainlyâ; so he told me to say, âGod is most great â¦â and similarly in t
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Hadith #604 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Bakra said, âI went out with the Prophet to the Morning Prayer, and he called every man he passed to prayer, or shook him with his foot.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #605 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik heard that the muâadhdhin came to âUmar to call him to the Morning Prayer. Finding him asleep, he said, âPrayer is better than sleep,â and âUmar commanded him to include it in the call to Morning Prayer. He transmitted it in al-Muwattaâ.
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Hadith #606 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbd ar-Rahman b Saâd b. âAmmar b. Saâd, the muâadhdhin* of Godâs Messenger, said that his father told him from his father from his grandfather that Godâs Messenger commanded Bilal to put his fingers in his ears, saying that it made the voice louder. * The muâadhdhin here mentioned was Saâd, great-grandfather of âAbd ar-Rahman. Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #607 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâawiya said that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âThe muâadhdhins will have the longest necks on the day of resurrection.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #608 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen a summons to prayer is made the evil turns his back and breaks wind so as not to hear the call being made, but when the summons is finished he turns round. When a second call to prayer is made he turns his back, and when the second call is finished he turns round to distract a man, saying, âRemember such and such ; remember such and suchâ, referring to something the man did not have in mind, with the result that he does not know how m
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Hadith #609 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAll jinn, men, or any other creatures who hear the voice of the muâadhdhin as far away as it is possible to hear it will testify on his behalf on the day of resurrection.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #610 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen you hear the muâadhdhin repeat what he says, then invoke a blessing on me, for everyone who invokes one blessing on me will receive ten blessings from God. Then ask God to give me the wasila, which is a rank in paradise fitting for only one of Godâs servants, and I hope that I may be the one. If anyone asks that I be given the wasila, he will be assured of my intercession.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #611 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When the muâadhdhin says, âGod is most great, God is most great,â and one of you makes the response, âGod is most great, God is most greatâ; then says, âI testify that there is no god but God,â and he makes the response, âI testify that there is no god but Godâ; then says, âI testify that Muhammad is Godâs Messenger,â and he makes the response, âI testify that Muhammad is Godâs Messengerâ; then says, âCome to prayer,â and he makes the response, âThere is no mi
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Hadith #612 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
If anyone says when he hears the summons, âO God, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer which is established for all time, grant Muhammad the wasila and excellency, and raise him up in a praiseworthy position (Al-Qurâan; 17:79) which Thou hast promised,â he will be assured of my intercession. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #613 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet used to attack the enemy at dawn, and he would sometimes hear the adhan, so if he heard an adhan he stopped, but otherwise he attacked. Once on hearing a man say, âGod is most great, God is most great,â Godâs Messenger said, âYou follow Islam.â Then hearing him say, âThere is no god but God,â he said, âYou have come forth from hell.â They looked at him and found that he was a goatherd. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #614 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
If anyone says when he hears the muâadhdhin, âI testify that there is no god but God alone who has no partner and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger; I am satisfied with God as Lord, with Muhammad as Messenger, and with Islam as religion,â his sins will be forgiven him. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #615 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. Mughaffal reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âBetween every pair of adhans there is a prayer; between every pair of adhans there is a prayer.â Then he said on repeating it a third time, âfor him who wishes.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #616 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe imam is responsible and the muâadhdhin is trusted. O God, guide the imams and forgive the muâadhdhins.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Shafiâi transmitted it, and in another version by Shafiâi the wording of al-Masabih is used.
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Hadith #617 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone makes the call to prayer for seven years seeking to please God, freedom from hell will be recorded for him.â Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #618 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
God is pleased with a shepherd on the top of a rock on a mountain who makes the call to prayer and prays. God says, âLook at this servant of Mine who makes the call to prayer, observes the prayer and fears Me. I forgive My servant and will cause him to enter paradise.â Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #619 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who gives God and his patron their due, a man who leads people in prayer to their satisfaction, and a man who summons people to the five times of prayer every day and night.â Tirmidhi transmitted it and said that it is a gharib tradition.
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Hadith #620 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe muâadhdhin will receive forgiveness to the extent to which his voice reaches, and every moist and dry place will testify on his behalf; and he who attends prayer will have twenty-five prayers recorded for him and will have expiation for sins committed between every two times of prayer.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasaâi transmitted up to âevery moist and dry place will testify on his behalf,â adding âand
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Hadith #621 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthman b. Abul âAs said that he asked Godâs Messenger to make him his peopleâs imam and that he replied, âYou are their imam, but do according to what the weakest of them is capable of, and employ a muâadhdhin who does not accept payment for his adhan.â Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #622 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger taught me to say when the adhan for the sunset prayer was called, âO God, this is the time when Thy night comes on, Thy day retires, and the voices of Thy summoners are heard, so forgive me.â Abu Dawud transmitted it, as did Baihaqi in ad-Daâawat al-kabir.
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Hadith #623 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama, or one of the companions of Godâs Messenger, said that Bilal began the iqama, and when he said, âThe time for prayer has come,â Godâs Messenger said, âMay God establish it and cause it to continue!â During the whole of the iqama he made such responses as are found in âUmarâs tradition about the adhan. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #624 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA supplication made between the adhan and the iqama is not rejected.â Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #625 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a supplication when the call to prayer is made, and in stress when people are locked in battle.â A version has âand when rain is fallingâ. Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it, but Darimi did not mention âand when rain is fallingâ.
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Hadith #626 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr told of a man who said, âMessenger of God, the muâadhdhins excel us.â* To him Godâs Messenger replied, âSay the same words as they say, and when you come to the end, if you make any petition it will be granted to you.â * This most probably means that they get a greater reward. The reply suggests how that may be counterbalanced. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #627 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that he heard the Prophet say, âWhen the devil hears the summons to prayer he goes off till he is as far away as ar-Rauhaâ.â The transmitter said that ar-Rauhaâ is thirty-six miles from Medina. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #628 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I was with Muâawiyah when his muâadhdhin called the adhan, and Muâawiya repeated the muâadhdhinâs words, but when he said, âCome to prayer, he said, âThere is no might and no power except in God,â and when he said, âCome to salvation,â he said, âThere is no might and no power except in God the High, the Mighty.â After that he repeated the muâadhdhinâs words, then said, âI heard Godâs Messenger say that.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #629 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We were with Godâs Messenger when Bilal got up and made the call to prayer. When he finished, Godâs Messenger said, âIf anyone says the same as this sincerely, he will enter paradise.â Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #630 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when the Prophet heard the muâadhdhin uttering the testimony, he said, âI too, I too.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #631 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone calls the adhan for twelve years, paradise is guaranteed to him; sixty blessings will be recorded for him for every dayâs calling of the adhan and thirty blessings for every iqama.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #632 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said, âWe used to receive command to make a supplication when the call to the sunset prayer was being made.â Baihaqi transmitted it in ad-Daâawal al-kabir.
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Hadith #633 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âBilal summons to prayer when it is still night, so eat and drink till Ibn Umm Maktum makes the summons.â He added that Ibn Umm Maktum was a blind man who did not make the summons till someone said to him, âThe morning has come, the morning has come.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #634 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Samura b. Jundub reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âDo not let Bilalâs adhan or the false dawn prevent you from taking your morning meal , but only the dawn which is widely spread in the horizon.â Muslim transmitted it, but the wording is Tirmidhiâs.
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Hadith #635 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik b. al-Huwairith said that he and a cousin of his came to the Prophet, who said, âWhen you two are on a journey, you should call the adhan and repeat the iqama, then the older of you should act as imam.â This is how Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #636 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also told of Godâs Messenger saying to them, âPray as you have seen me prayer, and when the time for prayer comes one of you should call the adhan for you and the oldest of you should act as imam.â* * In this tradition the plural is used throughout; in the preceding the dual is used, two persons being referred to. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #637 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs Messenger returned from the expedition to Khaibar,1 he travelled one night and stopped for rest only when he became sleepy. He told Bilal to remain on guard during the night, and he prayed as much as he could while Godâs Messenger and his companions slept. When the time for dawn approached Bilal leaned on his camel facing in the direction from which the dawn should appear; but he was overcome by sleep while he was leaning on his camel, and neither Godâs Mes
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Hadith #638 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Qatada reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen the iqama is pronounced, do not get up till you see I have come out.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #639 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen the iqama has been pronounced for prayer, do not go running to it, but go walking in tranquility, and pray what you are in time for and complete what you have missed.â (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Muslim has, âfor when one of you is making for prayer he is engaged in prayer.â
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Hadith #640 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Zaid b. Aslam said that Godâs Messenger stopped for rest one night on the road to Mecca and made Bilal responsible for wakening them for prayer; but Bilal slept and so did they all, awakening only after sunrise. The people were startled when they awoke, and Godâs Messenger ordered them to mount and get out of that wadi, saying, âThis is a wadi inhabited by a devil.â So they mounted, and when they had gone out of that wadi Godâs Messenger ordered them to dismount and perform ablution, a
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Hadith #641 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âTwo characteristics are suspended on the necks of those who call the adhan for the Muslims, their fasting and their prayer.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #642 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that when the Prophet entered the House (the Kaâba) he made supplications in all sides of it, but did not perform salat till he had come out. When he came out he prayed two rakâas facing the Kaâba and said, âThis is the qibla.â Bukhari transmitted it and Muslim transmitted it from Ibn âAbbas from Usama b. Zaid.
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Hadith #643 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger entered the Kaâba with Usama b. Zaid, âUthman b. Talha al-Hajabi, and Bilal b. Rabah, and locking it behind him, he remained inside. I asked Bilal when he came out what Godâs Messenger had done, and he said, âHe took up a position with one pillar on his left, two on his right, and three behind him (the House at that time having six pillars), then performed salat.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #644 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âOne prayer in this mosque of mine (i.e. the mosque in Medina) is better than a thousand elsewhere, except the sacred mosque.â (Bukhari and Muslim)
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Hadith #645 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
the sacred mosque, the Aqsa mosque, and this mosque of mine.â* * These are the only mosques to which long journeys may be made purely for the purpose of praying in them. The sacred mosque means the Kaâba. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #646 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe space between my house and my pulpit is one of the gardens of paradise, and my pulpit is upon my tank.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #647 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that the Prophet used to go to the mosque in Qubaâ* every Saturday, walking and riding, and he would pray two rakâas in it. * The village outside Medina where the Prophet stayed a few days before entering Medina at the time of the Hijra. Before leaving he laid the foundations of a mosque there. Al-Qurâan; 9:108 is said to refer to this mosque. In the preceding verse reference is made to another mosque which had been built in a spirit of opposition. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #648 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe parts of the land dearest to God are its mosques, and the parts most hateful to God are its markets.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #649 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthman reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone builds a mosque for God, God will build a house for him in paradise.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #650 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone goes out in the morning or in the evening to the mosque, God will prepare for him his food in paradise as often as he goes out in the morning or in the evening.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #651 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Musa reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe one who will receive the greatest reward for prayer is he who lives farthest away, and he who has farthest to walk and he who waits for the prayer to observe it with the imam will have a greater reward than the one who observes it and then goes to sleep.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #652 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that the area round the mosque was vacant and that the B. Salima wanted to remove near the mosque, but when the Prophet heard of that he said to them, âI have heard that you want to remove near the mosque.â They replied, âYes, Messenger of God, that was our desire.â He said, âB. Salima, if you keep to your present houses, your footprints will be recorded; if you keep to your present houses, your footprints will be recorded.â* * I.e. you will receive a reward for the distan
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Hadith #653 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a just imam; a young man who grows up worshipping God; a man whose heart is attached to the mosque from the time he leaves it till he returns to it; two men who love one another for Godâs sake, meeting thus and separating thus; a man who remembers God in solitude, his eyes pouring forth tears; a man who, when accosted by a woman of rank and beauty, says, âI fear Godâ; and a man who gives alms concealing it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand bestows.â (Bukhari and Mus
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Hadith #654 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA manâs prayer in company is twenty-five times as valuable as his prayer in his house and his market, for when he performs ablution, doing it well, then goes out to the mosque, having no other reason than prayer for going out, he does not take a step without being raised a degree for it and having a sin remitted for it, and when he prays the angels continue to invoke blessings on him as long as he is in his place of prayer, saying, âGod bless
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Hadith #655 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When any of you enters the mosque he should say, âO God, open to me the gates of Thy mercy, âand when he goes out he should say âO God, I ask Thee out of Thine abundance.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #656 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Qatada reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you enters the mosque he should pray two rakâas before sitting down.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #657 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Kaâb b. Malik said that the Prophet always came back from a journey by day in the forenoon, and when he arrived he went first to the mosque, and having prayed two rakâas in it he sat down in it. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #658 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone hears a man crying out in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say, âMay God not restore it to you,â for the mosques were not built for this.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #659 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone eats of this offensive tree* he must not approach our mosque, for the angels are harmed by the same things as men.â * Bukhari Atâima, 49, shows the Prophetâs objection to onions and garlic. One of these may be meant here. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #660 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âSpitting in the mosque is a sin which is expiated by burying the spittle.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #661 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe deeds of my people, good and bad, were presented before me, and I found the removal of something objectionable from the road among their good deeds, and mucus left unburied in the mosque among their evil deeds.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #662 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you gets up for prayer he must not spit in front, of him, because he is holding intimate converse with God as long as he is in his place of prayer; nor must he spit towards his right, for there is an angel at his right; but he may spit towards his left or under his feet and bury it.â The version of Abu Saâid has âunder his left foot.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #663 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha told of Godâs Messenger as saying in his illness from which he did not recover, âGod curse the Jews and Christians! They have taken the graves of their prophets as mosques.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #664 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jundub told of his hearing the Prophet say, âThose who preceded you used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as mosques, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #665 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âPerform some of your prayer in your houses, and do not turn them into graves.â* * This is most probably a figurative expression indicating that a house in which prayer is not offered is like a grave, as God is not worshipped there. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #666 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe space between the East and the West is a qibla.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #667 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Talq b. âAli said; we went out as a deputation to Godâs Messenger and swore allegiance to him and prayed along with him. We told him that we had a church in our land, and we asked him for some of the leavings of the water he used for ablution. He called for water, performed ablution, rinsed his mouth, then poured it out for us into a skin vessel, and gave us the following command, âGo away, and when you come to your land break down your church, sprinkle this water on its site, and use it a
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Hadith #668 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs Messenger ordered that a mosque be built in a residential district and that it be cleaned and perfumed. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #669 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âI was not commanded to build high mosques.â Ibn âAbbas said, âYou* will certainly ornament them as the Jews and Christians did.â * The verb is plural addressed by Ibn âAbbas to some hearers. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #670 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âOne of the signs of the last hour will be that people will vie with one another about mosques. Abu Dawud, Nasaâi Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #671 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe rewards of my people were placed before me, even and the sins of my people were placed before me, and I saw no sin greater than that a man should memorise a sura or verse of the Qurâan, then forget it.â* * Cf. Al-Qurâan, 20:126. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #672 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Buraida reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAnnounce to those who make a practice of walking to mosques during the times of darkness the good news that they will have complete light on the day of resurrection. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it from Sahl b. Saâd and Anas.
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Hadith #673 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen you see a man frequenting the mosque, testify that he has faith, for God says, âGodâs mosques are visited only by those who believe in God and the last day.â* * Al-Qurâan; 9:18 Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #674 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUthman b. Mazun said, âMessenger of God, grant us permission to become eunuchs.â Godâs Messenger replied, âHe who makes another a eunuch or becomes one himself does not belong to us; fasting serves that purpose among my people.â He then said, âGrant us permission to lead the wandering life of the devotee.â He replied, âThe wandering life of the devotee among my people is jihad in Godâs path.â He said, âGrant us permission to adopt monkery.â He replied, âMonkery among
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Hadith #675 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I saw my Lord in the most beautiful form, and He said, âWhat do the angels near My presence dispute about?â I replied,â Thou knowest best.â Then He placed the palm of His hand between my shoulder-blades and I felt the coolness of it between my nipples! Then I knew what was in the heavens and the earth. And he recited, âThus did We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and it was so that he might have certainty (Al-Qurâan; 6:75).ââ Darimi transmitted it in mursal
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Hadith #676 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He asked, âMuhammad, do you know what the angels near My presence dispute about?â I replied, âYes, about expiations, and they are remaining in the mosques after the prayers are over, walking on foot to the congregational prayers, and performing elaborate ablution in unpleasant circumstances (Cf. p. 151). Whoever does that will live and die righteously, and as far as his sin is concerned, he will be as he was on the day his mother gave birth to him.â He said, âMuhammad, when you pray sa
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Hadith #677 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a man who goes out to fight in Godâs path, who is in Godâs safe keeping till He takes his soul and brings him into paradise, or sends him home with the reward or booty he has obtained; a man who goes out to the mosque, who is in Godâs safe keeping; and a man who enters his house in peace,* who is in Godâs safe keeping.â * The translation above is given on the analogy of Al-Qurâan; 15:46. The phrase might, however, mean one who gives a salutation when he enters his house. Abu Dawud tr
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Hadith #678 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf one goes out from his house to a stated prayer in a state of purity, his reward will be like that of the pilgrim in the sacred state; if one goes out to devotions in the forenoon, nothing else causing him to go out, his reward will be like that of him who performs the âumra;1 and a prayer following another with no idle talk between them will be a deed recorded in llliyun,â2 1. The little pilgrimage, consisting of the rites at the Kaâba a
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Hadith #679 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen you pass one of the gardens of paradise, feed there.â When asked what the gardens of paradise were he replied that they were the mosques, and when asked what the feeding consisted of, he replied, âGlory be to God; Praise be to God; there is no god but God; and God is most great.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #680 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He also reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone comes to a mosque for a purpose, he will attain it.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #681 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Fatima daughter of al-Husain said on the authority of her grand-mother, Fatima the elder,* that when the Prophet entered the mosque he would pray for blessings and safety for himself and say, âMy Lord, forgive me my sins, and open to me the gates of Thy mercy.â And when he went out he would pray for blessings and safety for himself and say, âMy Lord, forgive me my sins, and open to me the gates of Thy abundance.â *The daughter of the Prophet who married âAli. Tirmidhi, Ahmad and Ibn Ma
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Hadith #682 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib on his fatherâs authority reported his grandfather as saying that Godâs Messenger prohibited the recitation of poems in a mosque, buying and selling in it, and sitting in a circle in a mosque on Friday before the prayer. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #683 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When you see anyone buying or selling in a mosque, say, âMay God not make your trading profitable!â And when you see anyone calling out in it about something lost, say, âMay God not restore it to you.â Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #684 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Hakim b. Hizam said that Godâs Messenger prohibited retaliation being taken in a mosque, the recitation of poems in it, and the infliction of punishment in it. Abu Dawud in his Sunan and the author of Jamiâ al-usul ( Ibn al-Athir) in his work transmitted it from Hakim, but in al-Masabih it is transmitted from Jabir.
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Hadith #685 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâawiya said on the authority of his father that Godâs Messenger forbade these two plants, i e., onions and garlic, and said, âHe who eats them must not come near our mosque.â He also said, âIf you must eat them, suppress their odour* by cooking.â * Lit. put them to death. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #686 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe whole earth is a mosque, with the exception of a graveyard and a bath.â Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it.
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Hadith #687 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
a dunghill, a slaughterhouse, a graveyard, the middle of the road, a bath, places where camels kneel to drink, and on the roof of Godâs House. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #688 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âPray in sheep-folds, but not where camels kneel to drink.â Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #689 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that Godâs Messenger cursed women who visited graves, people who put mosques there and those who lit lamps there. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #690 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Umama said that a Jewish doctor asked the Prophet what places were best, but he did not answer his question, saying, âI shall say nothing till Gabriel comes.â So he remained silent, and when Gabriel came he asked him, but he replied, âThe one who is asked knows no more than the one who asks, but I shall ask my Lord.â Later Gabriel said, âMuhammad, I approached my Lord nearer than I have ever come before.â When Muhammad asked about that, he replied, âBetween Him and me there wer
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Hadith #691 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone comes to this mosque of mine, coming only for some good which he will learn or teach, he ranks a mujahid in Godâs path; but if anyone comes for some other purpose, he ranks as a man who looks at anotherâs property.â Ibn Majah and Baihaqi, in Shuâab al-iman, transmitted it.
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Hadith #692 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Hasan reported in mursal form that Godâs Messenger said, âA time is coming when people will talk in their mosques about their worldly affairs, so do not sit with them, for God has nothing to do with them.â Baihaqi transmitted it in Shuâab al-iman.
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Hadith #693 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
As-Saâib b. Yazid said that when he was sleeping in the mosque a man threw a pebble at him, and when he looked he saw that it was âUmar b. al-Khattab, who said, âGo and bring me these two men.â He brought them and âUmar asked them what tribe they belonged to, or what place they came from. On their replying that they belonged to at-Taâif, he said, âIf you had belonged to Medina I would have given you a beating for raising your voices in the mosque of Godâs Messenger. Bukhari trans
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Hadith #694 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik said that âUmar built a courtyard called al-Butaihaâ in the neighbourhood of the mosque and said, âIf anyone wants to make a noise, or recite poetry, or raise his voice, he must go out to this courtyard.â He transmitted it in al-Muwattaâ.
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Hadith #695 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet saw some mucus in the direction of the qibla and his displeasure was apparent in his face, so he got up, scraped it with his hand and said, âWhen one of you gets up to pray, he is holding intimate converse only with his Lord, and his Lord is between him and the qibla, so none of you must spit in the direction of the qibla, but towards his left side, or under his foot.â Then he took the end of his cloak, spat in it, folded it up and said, âOr he may do thus.â Bu
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Hadith #696 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
A man led some people in prayer and spat in the direction of the qibla. Having seen this, Godâs Messenger said to the people at the end of the prayer, âHe must not lead you in prayer.â The man wanted to lead them in prayer some time afterwards, but they prevented him and told him what Godâs Messenger had said. He mentioned that to Godâs Messenger, who replied, âYes.â And I think he added, âYou have harmed God and His Messenger.ââ Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #697 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger was detained one morning from observing the prayer with us till the sun had almost appeared over the horizon. He then came cut quickly, and when the iqama had been uttered he conducted the prayer in a shortened form; then when he had given the salutation he called out to us saying, âKeep to your rows as you were.â Then turning to us he said, âI shall tell you what detained me from you this morning. I got up during the night, performed ablution, and prayed what I could; bu
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Hadith #698 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAbdallah b. âAmr b. al-âAs said that Godâs Messenger used to say on entering the mosque, âI seek refuge in God the mighty, in His noble being, and in His power which is from everlasting from the accursed devil.â He said that when the devil heard that he said, âHe is protected from me for the rest of the day.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #699 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAtaâ b. Yasar reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âO God, do not let my grave become an idol which is worshipped. Godâs anger is severe against people who take the graves of their prophets as mosques.â Malik transmitted it in mursal form.
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Hadith #700 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muâadh b. Jabal said that the Prophet used to like to pray in al-hitan*. One of its transmitters says that it means gardens. * I have given the Arabic word because it is explained in the text. Why it should need to be explained is not clear. Tirmidhi transmitted it and said, âThis is a gharib tradition which we know only among the traditions of al-Hasan b. Abu Jaâfar whom Yahya b. Saâid and others have declared to be weak.â
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Hadith #701 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas b. Malik reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA manâs prayer in his house is equivalent to a single observance of prayer, his prayer in a tribal mosque is equivalent to twenty-five, his prayer in a mosque in which the Friday prayer is observed is equivalent to five hundred, his prayer in the Aqsa mosque is equivalent to fifty thousand, his prayer in my mosque is equivalent to fifty thousand, and his prayer in the sacred mosque (the Kaâba) is equivalent to a hundred thousand.â Ibn
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Hadith #702 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Dharr said that he asked Godâs Messenger which mosque was set up first in the earth and was told that it was the sacred mosque. He asked which came next and was told that it was the Aqsa mosque. He asked how long a space of time separated their building and the Prophet told him it was forty years, adding, âThen the earth is a mosque for you, so pray wherever you are at the time of prayer.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #703 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUmar b. Abu Salama said that he saw Godâs Messenger praying in Umm Salamaâs house girded with a single garment, placing its two ends over his shoulders.* * This is explained as meaning that the ends were each over a shoulder and under the other armpit and tied over the chest. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #704 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNone of you must pray in a single garment of which no part comes over his shoulders.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #705 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that he heard Godâs Messenger say, âIf anyone prays in a single garment he should cross the two ends.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #706 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs Messenger prayed in a woollen garment of hers with markings, and he gave a look at the markings. When he had finished he said, âTake this woollen garment of mine to Abu Jahm and bring me Abu Jahmâs Anbijani* garment, for it has distracted me just now from my prayer.â * A type of garment from the Syrian town of Manbij. The word in the text is anbijaniya. Manbijaniya is perhaps more common. See Lane, Lexicon, p. 2755 Pt. III (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by
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Hadith #707 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that âAâisha had a figured curtain with which she secluded the side of her house, but the Prophet said to her, âRemove this figured curtain of yours from us, for its pictures keep interfering with my prayer.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #708 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUqba b. âAmir said that Godâs Messenger was presented with a silk gown which he put on and wore while praying. Then when he withdrew he pulled it off vigorously as though he disapproved of it, saying, âThis is not fitting for the pious.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #709 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Salama b. al-Akwaâsaid that he told Godâs Messenger he was a man who went out hunting, and asked whether he might pray in a single shirt. He replied, âYes, but fasten it, even if it should be with a thorn.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and Nasaâi transmitted something similar.
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Hadith #710 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that while a man was praying letting his lower garment trail, Godâs Messenger said to him, âGo and perform ablution.â After he had gone to perform ablution and returned a man asked Godâs Messenger why he had ordered him to perform ablution, and he said âHe was praying with his lower garment trailing, and God does not accept the prayer of a man who lets his lower garment trail.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #711 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe prayer of a woman who has reached puberty is not accepted unless she is wearing a veil.â* * A veil (khimar) covering the head and the breasts. Cf. Al-Quran; 24:31. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #712 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm Salama said that she asked Godâs Messenger whether a woman might pray in a shift and veil without wearing a lower garment. He replied, âIf the shift is ample and covers the surface of her feet.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and he mentioned a number who did not trace it beyond Umm Salama.
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Hadith #713 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs Messenger forbade trailing garments during prayer and that a man should cover his mouth. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Hadith #714 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Shaddad b. Aus reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âAct differently from the Jews, for they do not pray in their sandals or their shoes.â* * Khuff (pl. khifaf), an article of footwear which came up above the ankle. Traditions tell that the Prophet allowed pilgrims to wear the khuff only when unable to procure sandals, but said they must be cut to come below the ankle. Cf. Bukhari, Hajj, 21, 23; Libas, 8, 4, 15, 73. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #715 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
While Godâs Messenger was leading his companions in prayer he took off his sandals and laid them at his left side; so when the people saw that, they removed their sandals. When he had finished his prayer he asked, âWhat made you remove your sandals? They replied, âWe saw you remove yours, so we removed ours.â Godâs Messenger then said, âGabriel came to me and informed me that there was filth on them. When any of you comes to the mosque he should examine, and if he sees filth on his s
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Hadith #716 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen any of you prays he should not place his sandals at his right or at his left so as to be at the right of someone else, unless no one is at his left, but should place them between his feet.â A version has, âor pray with them on.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and Ibn Majah transmitted something to the same effect.
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Hadith #717 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said, âI visited the Prophet and saw him praying on a reed mat on which he was prostrating himself.â He said, âAnd I saw him praying in a single garment with part over his shoulder.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #718 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Shuâaib, on his fatherâs authority, said that his grandfather declared he had seen Godâs Messenger praying both barefoot and wearing sandals. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #719 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muhammad b. al-Munkadir said that Jabir led them in prayer in lower garment which he had tied at the nape of his neck, his clothes being placed on the clothes-stand. Someone said to him, âYou are praying in a single garment.â He replied, âI did that only that a fool like you might see me. Which of us had two garments in the time of Godâs Messenger?â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #720 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ubayy b. Kaâb said, âPrayer in a single garment was a practice we followed along with Godâs Messenger, and no blame was cast on us.â Ibn Masâud said, âThat was only when clothing was scarce, but when God enlarged our circumstances prayer in two garments became purer.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #721 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that the Prophet would go out in the morning* to the place of prayer with a staff in front of him which was carried and set up in front of him in the place of prayer, and he would pray in its direction. * i.e. on the day of the âId. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #722 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Juhaifa said, âI saw Godâs Messenger in Mecca at al-Abtah in a red leather tent, I saw Bilal take the ablution water left by Godâs Messenger, and I saw the people racing one another to get to that ablution water. If anyone got any of it he rubbed himself with it, and anyone who did not get any got some of the moisture from his companionâs hand. I then saw Bilal take a staff and fix it in the ground, after which Godâs Messenger came out quickly in a red mantle and led the people in
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Hadith #723 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nafiâ said on the authority of Ibn âUmar that the Prophet used to make his riding-beast kneel between him and the qibla and pray facing it. (Bukhari and Muslim.) Bukhari added that Nafiâ asked Ibn âUmar, saying, âTell me what happened when the camels moved away,â to which he replied, âHe used to take the saddle, put it straight, and pray facing the back of it.â
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Hadith #724 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Talha b. âUbaidallah reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you places in front of him something such as the back of a saddle, he should pray without caring who passes on the other side of it.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #725 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Juhaim reported Godâs Messenger as saying, ââIf one who passes in front of a man who is praying knew the responsibility he incurs, to stand still for forty would be better for him than to pass in front of him.â Abun Nadr said, âI do not know whether he said forty days, or months, or years.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #726 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you prays facing something which conceals him from people and someone wishes to pass in front of him, he should turn away; but if he refuses to go, he should turn him away forcibly, for he is only a devil.â This is Bukhariâs wording, and Muslim has something to the same effect.
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Hadith #727 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âA woman, an ass and a dog cut off the prayer, but something like the back of a saddle guards against that.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #728 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âThe Prophet used to pray at night while I was interposed between him and the qibla like a corpse on a bier.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #729 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said, âWhen I was near the age of puberty I came riding on a she-ass and found Godâs Messenger leading the people in prayer at Mina with no wall in front of him. I passed in front of part of the row of worshippers, and dismounting, let my she-ass go to pasture and joined the row, and no one objected to that.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #730 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of your prays he should put something in front of his face, and if he can find nothing he should set up his stick; but if he has no stick with him he should draw a line, then what passes in front of him will not harm him.â Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #731 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl b. Abu Hathma reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you prays facing a sutra* he should keep close to it and not let the devil interrupt his prayer.â * Sutra (covering, screen) is used of an object a worshipper places in front of him in the direction of the qibla when engaging in prayer. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #732 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Miqdad b. al-Aswad said, âI never saw Godâs Messenger praying in front of a stick, a pillar, or a tree, without having it opposite his right or left eyebrow (i.e. side), and not facing it directly.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #733 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Fadl b. âAbbas said, âGodâs Messenger came to us accompanied by âAbbas when we were in open country belonging to us. He prayed in a desert with no sutra in front of him, and a she-ass and a bitch of ours were playing in front of him, but he paid no attention to that.â Abu Dawud transmitted it and Nasaâi has something similar.
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Hadith #734 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âNothing interrupts prayer, but repulse, as much as you can anyone who passes in front of you, for he is just a devil.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #735 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said, âI was sleeping in front of Godâs Messenger with my legs between him and the qibla. When he prostrated himself he pinched me and I drew up my legs, and when he stood up I stretched them out.â She added, âAt that time there were no lamps in the houses.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #736 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf one of you knew what he incurred by passing in front of his brother and interfering with his prayer, it would be better for him to stop a hundred years than to take a single step.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #737 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Kaâb al-Ahbar said, âIf one who passes in front of a man who is praying knew what was laid to his charge, it would be better for him to be swallowed up by the earth than to pass in front of him.â A version has âless serious for him.â Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #738 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âWhen one of you prays without a sutra, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut off his prayer, but it will suffice if they pass in front of him at a distance of over a stoneâs throw.â Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #739 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âWhen you get up to pray perform the ablution perfectly, then face the qibla and say, âGod is most great.â Then recite a convenient portion of the Qurâan; then bow and remain quietly in that attitude; then raise yourself and stand erect; then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that attitude; then raise yourself and sit quietly; then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that attitude; then raise yourself and sit quietly.â A version has, âThen raise yourself and stand erect;
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Hadith #740 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs Messenger used to begin prayer with the takbir1 and the recitation of âPraise be to God, the Lord of the universe.â2 When he bowed he neither kept his head up nor bent it down, but kept it between these extremes; when he raised his head after bowing he did not prostrate himself till he had stood erect; when he raised head after a prostration he did not prostrate himself again till he had sat up. At the end of every two rakâas he said the tahiya;3 and he used t
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Hadith #741 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Humaid as-Saâidi said among a company of the companions of Godâs Messenger, âI am the one among you who is best versed in the way Godâs Messenger prayed. I saw that when he uttered the takbir he placed his hands opposite his shoulders; when he bowed he rested his hands on his knees, then bent his back; when he raised his head he stood erect with his spine straight; when he prostrated himself he placed his arms so that they were not spread out, and the fingers were not drawn in, and t
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Hadith #742 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âUmar said that Godâs Messenger used to raise his hands opposite his shoulders when he began prayer and when he said the takbir before bowing; and when he raised his head after bowing he raised them in the same way and said, âGod listens to him who praises Him. To Thee, our Lord, be the praise!â But he did not do that when he prostrated himself. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #743 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Nafiâ said that when Ibn âUmar began prayer he said the takbir and raised his hands; when he bowed he raised his hands; when he said, âGod listens to him who praises Himâ he raised his hands; and when he got up at the end of two rakâas he raised his hands. Ibn âUmar traced that back to the Prophet. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #744 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Malik b. al-Huwairith said that when Godâs Messenger said the takbir he raised his hands and placed them opposite his ears, and when he raised his head after bowing and said, âGod listens to him who praises Him,â he did the same. A version has, âand placed them opposite the tops of his ears.â (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #745 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
He said that he saw the Prophet praying, and when he had prayed an odd number of rakâas he did not stand up till after he had adopted a sitting position. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #746 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Waâil b. Hujr said that he saw the Prophet raise his hands when he began prayer. He said the takbir, then pulled his garment round him, then placed his right hand on his left. When he was about to bow he took his hands out of his garment, and after he had raised (them and said the takbir he bowed. When he said, âGod listens to him who praises Himâ he raised his hands, and when he prostrated himself he did it between his hands. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #747 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sahl b. Saâd said that the people received command that a man should place the right hand on the left forearm in prayer. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #748 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs Messenger got up to pray he would say the takbir when standing, then say the takbir when bowing, then say, âGod listens to him who praises Himâ when coming to an erect position after bowing, then say while standing, âTo Thee, our Lord, be the praise,â then say the takbir when getting down for prostration, then say the takbir when he raised his head, then say the takbir when he prostrated himself, then say the takbir when he raised his head. He would do
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Hadith #749 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe most excellent prayer consists in long standing in prayer.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #750 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When Godâs Messenger stood up to pray he raised his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders and said the takbir; then he recited some verses; then said the takbir, raising his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders; then he bowed, placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight neither raising nor lowering his head; then raised his head saying, âGod listens to him who praises Himâ; then raised his hands placing them exactly opposite his shoulders
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Hadith #751 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Wa il b. Hujr said he saw that when the Prophet stood up to pray he raised his hands till they were in front of his shoulders and placed his thumbs opposite his ears, then he said the takbir. Abu Dawud transmitted it, and in a version by him it says that he raised his thumbs to the lobes of his ears.
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Hadith #752 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Qabisa b. Hulb quoted his father as saying that Godâs Messenger would lead them in prayer and hold his left hand in his right. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #753 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When you face the qibla say the takbir; then recite Umm al-Qurâan* and what God wishes you to recite; when you bow place the palms of your hands on your knees, bowing completely and stretching out your back; when you raise yourself straighten your spine and raise your head so as to adopt an erect position; when you prostrate yourself do it completely; when you raise yourself sit on your left thigh; do that every time you bow and prostrate yourself till you are at rest, having finished your pra
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Hadith #754 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
AI-Fadl b. âAbbas reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âThe prayer is in twos, every two rakâas containing an utterance of the tahiyat, and acts of submission, supplication and humility. Then you should uplift your hands, i.e., raise them to your Lord, with the palms opposite your face, and say, âMy Lord, my Lord.â Anyone who does not do that is such and such.â* A version has, âis guilty of imperfection.â *A vague phrase indicating that the prayer is defective. Tirmidhi transmit
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Hadith #755 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Saâid b. al-Harith b. al-Muâalla said that Abu Saâid al-Khudri led them in prayer and said the takbir loudly when he raised his head after the prostration, when he prostrated himself, and when he rose at the end of two rakâas, and he said, âThus did I see the Prophet do.â Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #756 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I prayed behind an old man in Mecca and he said the takbir twenty-two times. When I said to Ibn âAbbas that the man was a fool, he replied, âI am surprised at you. It was the sunna of Abul Qasim.ââ* *This is the Prophetâs kunya. Bukhari transmitted it.
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Hadith #757 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli b. al-Husain told in mursal form that Godâs Messenger said the takbir in prayer as often as he got down1 and got up2 and that this continued to be his method in prayer till he met God. 1. i.e. for bowing or prostration. 2. i.e. after prostration. Malik transmitted it.
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Hadith #758 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAlqama said that Ibn Masâud suggested leading them in prayer in the way Godâs Messenger had performed it. He prayed, raising his hands only once, along with the takbir at the beginning. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Nasaâi transmitted it, and Abu Dawud said it is not sahih put this way.
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Hadith #759 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Humaid as-Saâidi said that when Godâs Messenger stood up to pray, he faced the qibla, raised his hands and said, âGod is most great.â Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #760 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira told how on an occasion when Godâs Messenger led them in the noon prayer, there was a man at the back of the rows who performed the prayer badly. When he had said the taslim Godâs Messenger called out to him, âSo and so, do you not fear God? Do you not see how you should pray? You people think that part of what you are doing is hidden from me, but I swear by God that I see behind me just as I see in front of me.â Ahmad transmitted it.
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Hadith #761 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs Messenger used to observe a period of silence between the takbir and the recitation of the Qur an, so he addressed him thus, âMessenger of God, for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom, what do you say during your period of silence between the takbir and the recitation?â He replied that he said, âO God, remove my sins far from me as Thou hast removed the East far from the West. O God, purify me from sins as a white garment is purified from filth. O
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Hadith #762 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAli said that when the Prophet stood up for prayer (a version saying, when he began the prayer) he said the takbir, then said, âI have turned my face as a hanif* towards Him who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not a polytheist. My prayer and my devotion, my life and my death belong to God the Lord of the universe, who has no partner. That is what I have been commanded, and I am a Muslim. O God, Thou art the King. There is no god but Thee. Thou art my Lord and I am Thy servant. I
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Hadith #763 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that a man came panting and entered the row of worshippers and said, âGod is most great. Praise be to God, much, good and blessed.â When Godâs Messenger finished his prayer he asked, âWhich of you is the one who spoke the words?â but the people remained silent. He asked again, and when they still kept silence, he said, âWhich of you said them? He said nothing wrong.â Then a man said, âI came and had difficulty in breathing, so I said them.â He replied, âI saw twelve
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Hadith #764 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that when Godâs Messenger began to pray he said, âGlory be to Thee, O God, and with praise of Thee do I begin my worship. Blessed is Thy name, exalted is Thy majesty, and there is no god but Thee.â Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it from Abu Saâid. Tirmidhi said, âThis is a tradition which I know only from Haritha, and critical remarks have been made about his memory.â
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Hadith #765 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jubair b. Mutâim said that he saw Godâs Messenger observing a prayer in which he said, âGod is altogether great; God is altogether great; God is altogether great. Praise be to God in abundance; praise be to God in abundance; praise be to God in abundance. Glory be to God in the morning and afternoon (saying it three times). I seek refuge in God from the accursed devil, from his puffing up (nafkh), his magic (nafth) 1, and his evil suggestion (hamz) 2.â 1. Literally âsputteringâ, but
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Hadith #766 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Samura b. Jundub said that he remembered from Godâs Messenger two periods of silence, one when he said the takbir, and one when he finished reciting, âNot of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray,â* and Ubayy b, Kaâb corroborated him. *Al-Qurâan, 1:7 Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted something similar.
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Hadith #767 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs Messenger got up after the second rakâa he began the recitation with, âPraise be to God, the Lord of the universe,â without observing a period of silence. It is given thus in Muslimâs Sahih. Al-Humaidi mentioned it among those given by Muslim but not by Bukhari, as did the author of al-Jamiâ (Ibn Al-Athir) from Muslim alone.
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Hadith #768 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that when the Prophet began prayer he said the takbir, then said, âMy prayer and my devotion, my life and my death belong to God, the Lord of the universe, who has no partner. I have been so commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims. O God, guide me to the best deeds and the best qualities, Thou who alone canst guide to the best of them; and guard me from evil deeds and evil qualities, Thou who alone canst guard from their evil ones.â Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #769 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Muhammad b. Maslama said that when Godâs Messenger stood up to observe voluntary prayers he said, âGod is most great. I have turned my face as a hanif towards Him who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not a polytheist.â And he mentioned the tradition like that of Jabir, except that he said, âl am of the Muslims.â Then he said, âO God, Thou art the King. There is no god but Thee. Glory be to Thee, and with praise of Thee . Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #770 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbada b. as-Samit reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âHe who does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab* is not credited with having observed prayer.â *The first sura. (Bukhari and Muslim.) A version by Muslim has âHe who does not recite Umm al-Qurâan (the first sura and something more.â
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Hadith #771 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âIf anyone observes a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qurâan, it is deficient (he said this three times) and incomplete.â When someone asked Abu Huraira if he were led by an imam, he told him to recite it inwardly, for he had heard Godâs Messenger declare that God most high had said, âI have divided the prayer into two halves between me and my servant, and my servant will receive what he asks.â When the servant says, âPrai
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Hadith #772 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Anas said that the Prophet, Abu Bakr and âUmar used to begin the prayer with, âPraise be to God the Lord of the universe.â Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #773 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira reported Godâs Messenger as saying, âSay Amen when the imam says it, for if anyoneâs utterance of Amen synchronises with that of the angels, he will be forgiven his past sins. â (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version he said, âWhen the imam says, âNot of those with whom Thou art angry nor of those who go astrayâ, say Amen, for if anyoneâs words synchronise with those of the angels he will be forgiven his past sins.â This is Bukhariâs wording, and Muslim has something
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Hadith #774 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When you pray make your rows straight and let one of your number act as your imam. If you say the takbir when he says it and say Amen when he says âNot of those with whom Thou art angry nor of those who go astrayâ, God will accept your prayer. When he says the takbir and bows, say it and bow, for the imam bows before you and raises himself before you. Then Godâs Messenger said, âThe one is equivalent to the other.â* And he said: If you say, âO God our Lord, to Thee be the praise,â
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Hadith #775 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Qatada said that in the first two rakâas of the noon prayer the Prophet used to recite Umm al-Kitab and two suras, and in the last two rakâas Umm al-Kitab, and he would sometimes recite loud enough for them to hear the verse. He would prolong the first rakâa more than the second; and he acted similarly in the afternoon and the Morning Prayer. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #776 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Saâid al-Khudri said, âWe used to estimate how long Godâs Messenger stood at the noon and the afternoon prayer, and we estimated that he stood in the first two rakâas as long as it takes to recite A.L.M. Tanzil, i.e. as-Sajda* (A version has, âIn every rakâa as long as it takes to recite thirty verses.â We estimated that he stood half that time in the last two rakâas; that he stood in the first two of the afternoon prayer as long as he did in the last two at noon; and in the
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Hadith #777 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir b. Samura said that the Prophet used to recite at the noon prayer, âBy the night when it covers overâ1 (a version says, âGlorify the name of thy most high Lordâ, 2 at the afternoon prayer a similar amount, and at the Morning Prayer a longer passage than that. 1. Al-Qurâan; 92. 2. Al-Qurâan; 87. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #778 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jubair b. Mutâim said that he heard Godâs Messenger reciting al-Tur* at the sunset prayer. * Al-Qurâan; 52 (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #779 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Umm al-Fadl daughter of al-Harith said that she heard Godâs Messenger reciting al-Mursalat* at the sunset prayer. * Al-Qurâan; 77. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #780 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir said that Muâadh b. Jabal used to pray along with the Prophet, then come and lead his people in prayer. One night he prayed the evening prayer along with the Prophet, then came to his people and led them in prayer, beginning with Sura al-Baqara1. A man turned aside, pronounced the taslim, then prayed alone and departed. The people said to him, âHave you become a hypocrite, so and so?â He replied, I swear by God that I have not, but I shall certainly go to Godâs Messenger and tell h
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Hadith #781 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Al-Baraâ said that he heard the Prophet recite at the evening prayer, âBy the fig and the oliveâ* and that he had never heard anyone with a more beautiful voice. *Al-Qurâan; 95. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #782 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir b. Samura said that the. Prophet used to recite at the dawn prayer, âQaf. By the glorious Qurâanâ* and a passage of similar length, and his prayer afterwards was shortened. *Al-Qurâan; 50. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #783 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAmr b. Huraith said that he heard the Prophet reciting at the dawn prayer, âBy the night when it dissipates.â* *Al-Qurâan; 81:17 Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #784 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Godâs Messenger led us in the Morning Prayer in Mecca and began the Sura al-Muâminun1, but when he came to the reference to Moses and Aaron2, or to the reference to Jesus3, a cough got the better of him and he bowed. 1. Al-Qurâan; 23. 2. Verse 45 3. Verse 50. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #785 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that the Prophet used to recite at the dawn prayer on Friday A.L.M. Tanzil1 in the first rakâa, and in the second, âHas there come upon man?â2 1. Al-Qurâan; 32. 2. Al-Qurâan; 76. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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Hadith #786 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Marwan appointed Abu Huraira as governor of Medina and went to Mecca. Abu Huraira led us in the Friday prayer and recited sura al-Jumuâa1 in the first sajda and âWhen the hypocrites come to youâ2 in the last, and said, âI heard Godâs Messenger reciting them on Friday.â 1. Al-Qurâan, 62, recited in the first rakâa, which is what is meant by sajda in the text. 2. Al-Qurâan, 63. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #787 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
An-Nuâman b. Bashir said that Godâs Messenger used to recite at the two festivals1 and on Friday, âGlorify the name of your most high Lordâ, 2 and âHas the story of the overwhelming event reached you?â3 He said that when a festival and a Friday coincided he recited them both at the two prayers. 1. Id al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan, and Id al-Adha on the 10th of Dhul Hijja, when sacrifices are made. The former is called the lesser and latter the greater. 2. Al-Qurâan; 87. 3. Al-Qurâ
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Hadith #788 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âUbaidallah said that âUmar b. al-Khattab asked Abu Waqid al- Laithi what Godâs Messenger recited at the âId al-Adha and âId al-Fitr, and he replied that he recited at both of them, âQaf. By the glorious Qurâanââ1-and âThe Hour is nigh.ââ2 1. Al-Qurâan; 50. 2. Al-Qurâan, 54. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #789 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that Godâs Messenger recited in both rakâas of the dawn prayer, âSay, O unbelieversâ1 and âSay, He is God, one God.2 1. Al-Qurâan; 109. 2. Al-Qurâan; 112. Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #790 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibd âAbbas said that Godâs Messenger used to recite in both rakâas of the dawn prayer, âSay, We believe in God and in the revelation given to us,â1 and the verse in Al âImran, âSay, O people of the Book, come to common terms between us and you.â2 1. Al-Qurâan; 2:136 2. Al-Qurâan; 3:64 Muslim transmitted it.
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Hadith #791 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Ibn âAbbas said that Godâs Messenger used to begin his prayer with, âIn the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.â Tirmidhi transmitted it and said that the isnad of this tradition is not approved.
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Hadith #792 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Waâil b. Hujr said that he heard Godâs Messenger recite, âNot of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astrayâ (Al-Qurâan 1:7) and say âAmenâ, prolonging the word. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Darimi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
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Hadith #793 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We went out with Godâs Messenger one night and came upon a man who made supplication with persistence. The Prophet said, âHe will have done something which guarantees if he puts a seal to it.â One of the people asked what he should use for a seal, and he replied, âAmenâ. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith #794 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
âAâisha said that Godâs Messenger prayed the sunset prayer using sura al-Aâraf (Al-Qurâan; 7) dividing it between the two rakâas. Nasaâi transmitted it.
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Hadith #795 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
When I was leading Godâs Messengerâs she-camel for him on a journey he said to me, âShall I not teach you, âUqba, the best two suras to recite?â Then he taught me âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawnâ and âSay, I seek refuge in the Lord of menâ (Al-Qurâan; 113-114). He saw that I was not greatly pleased with them, so when he alighted for the Morning Prayer he used them in leading the people in the Morning Prayer, and when he had finished he turned to me and said, âHo
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Hadith #796 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Jabir b. Samura said that the Prophet used to recite in the sunset prayer on Thursday evening, âSay, O unbelievers,â1 and âSay, He is God one God.â2 1. Al-Qurâan; 109 2. Al-Qurâan; 112 transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna; and Ibn Majah transmitted it from Ibn âUmar, but did not mention Thursday evening.
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Hadith #797 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
I cannot count how often I heard Godâs Messenger reciting in the two rakâas after the sunset prayer and in the two rakâas before the dawn prayer, âSay, O unbelievers,â and âSay, He is God, one God.â Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it on Abu Hurairaâs authority, but he did not mention âafter the sunset prayer.â
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Hadith #798 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Sulaiman b. Yasar quoted Abu Huraira as saying, âI never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembled that of Godâs Messenger than so and soâs.â Sulaiman said that he prayed behind him, and he was prolonging the first two rakâas of the noon prayer, shortening the last two, shortening the afternoon prayer, reciting short suras from al-Mufassal* at the sunset prayer, medium suras from al-Mufassal at the evening prayer, and long ones from al-Mufassal at the morning prayer. * A
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Hadith #799 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
We were behind the Prophet at the dawn prayer, and he recited a passage, but the recitation became difficult for him. Then when he finished he said, âPerhaps you recite behind your imam?â We replied, âYes, Messenger of God.â He said, âDo it only when it is Fatihat al-Kitab, for he who does not include it in his recitation is not credited with having prayed.â Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Nasaâi has something to the same effect. In a version by Abu Dawud he said, âI a
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Hadith #800 - Mishkat al-Masabih (Mishkat al-Masabih)
Abu Huraira said that when Godâs Messenger had finished a prayer in which he had recited aloud, he asked, âDid any of you recite along with me just now?â When a man replied that he had, he said, âI am wondering what is the matter with me that I should be contended with regarding the Qurâan.â He said that when the people heard that from Godâs Messenger they ceased reciting along with him the passages which he recited aloud in the prayers. Malik, Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Nasaâ
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