Hadith #201 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad showed them how to sit in the tashahhud, and he kept his right foot vertical and laid his left foot down, and sat on his left haunch not on his foot. Then he said, âAbdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar saw me doing this and related to me that his father used to do the same thing.â
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Hadith #202 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd al-Qari that he heard Umar ibn al- Khattab say, while he was teaching people the tashahhud from the mimbar, âSay, Greetings belong to Allah. Pure actions belong to Allah. Good words and prayers belong to Allah. Peace on you, Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun. I testify that there is no god except Allah. And I testify tha
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Hadith #203 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say the tashahhud saying, âIn the name of Allah. Greetings belong to Allah. Prayers belong to Allah. Pure actions belong to Allah. Peace be on the Prophet and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be on us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun. I testify that there is no god except Allah. I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.â âBismillah, at-tahiyatu lillah, as-salawatu lillah, az-zakiyatu lilla
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Hadith #204 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim from his father that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say in the tashahhud, âGreetings, good words, prayers, pure actions belong to Allah. I testify that there is no god except Allah, alone without partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. Peace be on you, Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be on us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun.
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Hadith #205 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said al-Ansari that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad told him that Aâisha, the wife of the prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say in the tashahhud, âGreetings, good words, prayers, pure actions belong to Allah. I testify that there is no god except Allah, alone without partner, and I testify that Muhammad is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. Peace be upon you, Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace b
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Hadith #206 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he asked Ibn Shihab and Nafi, the mawla of Ibn Umar, whether a man who joined an imam who had already done a raka should say the tashahhud with the imam in the second and fourth rakas, even though these were odd for him? They said, âHe should say tashahhud with him.â Malik said, âThat is the position with us.â
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Hadith #207 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn AIqama from Malik ibn Abdullah as-Sadi that Abu Hurayra said, âThe one who raises his head and lowers it before the imam â his forelock is in the hand of a shaytan.â Malik said, concerning someone who forgot and raised his head before the imam in ruku or sujud, âThe sunna of that is to return to bowing or prostrating and not to wait for the imam to come up. What he has done is a mistake, because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bl
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Hadith #208 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ayyub ibn Abi Tamima as- Sakhtayani from Muhammad ibn Sirin from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished the prayer after two rakas and Dhuâl-Yadayn said to him, âHas the prayer been shortened or have you forgotten, Messenger of Allah?â The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âHas Dhuâl-Yadayn spoken the truth?â The people said, âYes,â and the Messenger of Allah,
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Hadith #209 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Daâud ibn al-Husayn that Abu Sufyan, the mawla of Ibn Abi Ahmad, said that he heard Abu Hurayra say, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed asr and said the taslim after two rakas. Dhuâl-Yadayn stood up and said, âHas the prayer been shortened, Messenger of Allah, or have you forgotten?â The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stood up and completed what remained of the prayer, and then, rema
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Hadith #210 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu Bakr ibn Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma said, âI have heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed two rakas of one of the two day-ti me prayers, dhuhr or asr, and said the taslim after two rakas. Dhuâsh-Shamalayn said to him, âHas the prayer been shortened, Messenger of Allah, or have you forgotten?â The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe prayer has not been shor
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Hadith #211 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab, and from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman, the same as that. Malik said, âEvery forgetfulness which decreases from the prayer, prostrations for it come before the greeting, and every forgetfulness which is an addition to the prayer, prostrations for it come after the greeting.â
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Hadith #212 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âIf you are uncertain in the prayer and do not know whether you have prayed three or four rakas, then pray a raka and make two prostrations from the sitting position before the taslim. If the raka that you prayed was the fifth, then you make it even by these two sajdas, and if it was the fourth, then the two prostrations spite Shaytan.â
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Hadith #213 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Zayd from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, âIf you are uncertain in the prayer, estimate what you think you have forgotten of the prayer and repeat it, then do the two sajdas of forgetfulness from the sitting position.â
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Hadith #214 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Afif ibn Amr as-Sahmi that Ata ibn Yasar said, âI asked Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As and Kab al Ahbar about someone who was uncertain in his prayer, and did not know whether he had prayed three or four rakas. Both of them said, âHe should pray another raka and then do two sajdas from the sitting position.â â
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Hadith #215 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, when questioned about forgetfulness in the prayer, said, âIf you think that you have forgotten part of the prayer, then pray it.â
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Hadith #216 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from al-Araj that Abdullah ibn Buhayna said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed two rakas with us and then stood without sitting and the people stood with him. When he had finished the prayerand we had seen him say the taslim, he said âAllah is greaterâ and did two sajdas from the sitting position and then said the taslim again.â
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Hadith #217 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abd ar- Rahman ibn Hurmuz that Abdullah ibn Buhayna said, âThe Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed dhuhr with us and he stood straight up after two rakas without sitting. When he had finished the prayer, he did two sajdas and then said the taslim after that.â Malik said, concerning someone who forgot in his prayer and stood up after he had completed four rakas and recited and then went into ruku and then,
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Hadith #218 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from AIqama ibn Abi AIqama from his mother that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âAbu Jahm ibn Hudhayfa gave the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a fine striped garment from Syria and he did the prayer in it. When he had finished he said, âGive this garment back to Abu Jahm. I lookedat its stripes in the prayer and they almost distracted me.â â
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Hadith #219 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wore a fine striped garment f rom Syria, and then gave it to Abu Jahm and took a plain, rough, garment in return. Abu Jahm asked, âMessenger of Allah! Why?â He said, âI looked at its stripes in the prayer.â
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Hadith #220 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that Abu Talha al- Ansari was praying in his garden when a wild pigeon flew in and began to fly to and fro trying to find a way out. The sight was pleasing to him and he let his eyes follow the bird for a time and then he went back to his prayer but could not remember how much he had prayed. He said, âA trial has befallen me in this property of mine.â So he came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and mentioned th
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Hadith #221 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that a man from the Ansar was praying in a garden of his in Quff, one of the valleys of Madina, during the date season and the palmsâ branches were weighed down with fruit on all sides. He looked at them and what he saw of their fruits amazed him. Then he went back to his prayer and he did not know how much he had prayed. He said, âA trial has befallen me in this property of mine.â So he went toUthman ibn Affan, who was the khalifa
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Hadith #222 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abdar-Rahman ibn Awf from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhen you stand in prayer, Shaytan comes to you and confuses you until you do not know how much you have prayed. If you find that happening do two sajdas from the sitting position.â
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Hadith #223 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âI forget or I am made to forget so that I may establish the sunna.â
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Hadith #224 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that a man questioned al-Qasim ibn Muhammad saying, âMy imagination works in the prayer, and it happens to me a lot.â Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad said, âGo on with your prayer, for it will not go away from you until you go away saying, âI have not completed my prayer.â â
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Hadith #225 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Abu Salih as-Sammani from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âIf someone does ghusl for major ritual impurity on the day of jumua and then goes in the first part of the time, it is as if he had offered up a camel. If he goes in the second part of the time, it is as if he had offered up a cow. If he goes in the third part of the time, it is as if he had
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Hadith #226 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburi that Abu Hurayra used to say, âDoing ghusl as prescribed for major ritual impurity is incumbent (wajib) on the day of jumua on every male who has reached puberty.â
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Hadith #227 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Salim ibn Abdullah said, âOne of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came into the mosque on the day of jumua and Umar ibn al Khattab was already giving the khutba. Umar said, âWhat (kind of) time is this (to arrive)?â He said, Amir al- muminin, I returned from the market and heard the call to prayer, so I did no more than do wudu.â Umar said, âYou only did wudu as well? You know that the
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Hadith #228 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Safwan ibn Sulaym from Ata ibn Yasar from Abu Said al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âGhusl on the day of jumua is incumbent on every male who has reached puberty.â
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Hadith #229 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhen you come to jumua, do ghusl.â Malik said, âIt is not enough for someone to do a ghusl on the day of jumua and intend by it the ghusl for jumua unless he does the ghusl and then sets off. That is because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said in the hadith related by Ibn Umar, âWhen you come to jumua, do ghusl .â â Mali
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Hadith #230 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âEven saying to your companion âListenâ while the imam is giving the khutba on the day of jumua, is to speak foolishly.â
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Hadith #231 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Thalaba ibn Abi Malik al Quradhi informed him that in the time of Umar ibn al Khattab they used to pray on the day of jumua until Umar came out, and when Umar came out and sat on the mimbar and the muadhdhins called the adhan, they would sit and talk, and then when the muadhdhins were silent and Umar stood to give the khutba, they would pay attention and no-one would speak . Ibn Shihab said, âThe imam coming out stops prayer and his speaking
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Hadith #232 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuân Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, from Malik ibn Abi Amir that Uthman ibn Affan used to say in khutbas, and he would seldom omit it if he was giving the khutba, âWhen the imam stands delivering the khutba on the day of jumua, listen and pay attention, for there is the same portion for someone who pays attention but cannot hear as for someone who pays attention and hears. And when the iqama of the prayer is called, straighten your rows and make
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Hadith #233 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar saw two men talking while the imam was giving the khutba on the day of jumua and he threw pebbles at them to tell them to be quiet.
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Hadith #234 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that a man sneezed on the day of jumua while the imam was giving the khutba, and a man by his side asked Allah to bless him. Said ibn al Musayyab was asked about it and he forbade the man to do what he had done and said, âDonât do it again.â
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Hadith #235 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he asked Ibn Shihab about talking in the jumua after the imam had come down from the mimbar but before he had said the takbir. Ibn Shihab said, âThere is no harm in that.â
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Hadith #236 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, âSome one who catches a raka of the jumua prayer should pray another one with it.â Ibn Shihab said, âThat is the sunna.â Malik said, âI saw the people of knowledge in our city doing that. That is because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhoever catches a raka of the prayer has caught the prayer.â â Malik said, concerning some one who was in a crowd on the day of jumua and did the ru
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Hadith #237 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik said, âSomeone who has a nosebleed on the day of jumua while the imam is giving the khutba and he leaves and does not come back until the imam has finished the prayer, should pray four rakas.â Malik said that someone who prayed a raka with the imam on the day of jumua, then had a nosebleed and left and came back and the imam had prayed both rakas, should complete the prayer with another raka as long as he had not spoken. Malik said, âIf some one has a nosebleed, or something happens
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Hadith #238 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had asked Ibn Shihab about the word of Allah, the Majestic, the Mighty, âO you who accept, when the call is made for the prayer on the day of jumua, make haste to the remembrance of Allah.â(Sura 62 ayat 9). Ibn Shihab said, âUmar ibn al-Khattab used to recite, âWhen the call is made for the prayer on the day of jumua, go to the remembrance of Allah.â â Malik said, âMaking haste in the Book of Allah is only deed and action. Allah the Blessed, t
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Hadith #239 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik said, âIf the imam stops off on a journey in a town where jumua is obligatory and he gives a khutba and takes the jumua prayer for them, then the people of the town and any other people present do the jumua prayer with him.â Malik said, âIf the imam gathers people for prayer while he is travelling in a town where the jumua prayer is not obligatory, then there is no jumua for him, nor for the people of the town, nor for anyone else who joins them for the prayer in congregation, and th
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Hadith #240 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, mentioned the day of jumua and said, âThere is a time in it when Allah gives to a muslim slave standing in prayer whatever he asks for,â and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, indicated with his hand how small it was.
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Hadith #241 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
the mosque of the Haram (Makka), this mosque (Madina), and the mosque of Ilya or the Bait al-Maqdis (two names of Jerusalem).â â â (He was not sure which expression was used.) Abu Hurayra continued, âThen I met Abdullah ibn Salam and I told him that I had sat with Kabal-Ahbar, and I mentioned what I had related to him about the day of jumua, and told him that Kab had said, âThat is one day in every year.â Abdullah ibn Salam said, âKab lied,â and I added, âKab then recited the T
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Hadith #242 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThere is nothing wrong in wearing two garments which are not work-clothes for jumua.â
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Hadith #243 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would never go to jumua without wearing oil and perfume except when it was forbidden (i.e. when he was muhrim).
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Hadith #244 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm from whoever related it to him that Abu Hurayra used to say, âIt is better for a man to pray on the surface of al Harra (a rocky area in Madina) than for him to wait until the imam stands to give the khutba and then come and step over peopleâs necks.â Malik said, âThe sunna with us is that the people face the imam on the day of jumua when he intends to give the khutba, whether they are near the qibla or elsewher
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Hadith #245 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Damra ibn Said al-Mazini from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that ad-Dahhak ibn Qays asked an-Numan ibn Bashir, âWhat did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, use to recite on the day of jumua after suratal-Jumua (Sura 62)?â He said, âHe used to recite al-Ghashiya (Sura 88).â
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Hadith #246 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Safwan ibn Sulaym said, âIf anyone omits jumua three times without reason or illness, Allah will set a seal on his heart.â (Malik said, âI donât know if it was from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, or not.â)
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Hadith #247 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Jafar ibn Muhammad from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave two khutbas on the day of jumua and sat down between them.
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Hadith #248 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed in the mosque one night and people prayed behind him. Then he prayed the next night and there were more people. Then they gathered on the third or fourth night and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not come out to them. In the morning,
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Hadith #249 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to exhort people to watch the night in prayer in Ramadan but never ordered it definitely. He used to say, âWhoever watches the night in prayer in Ramadan with trust and expectancy, will be forgiven all his previous wrong actions.â Ibn Shihab said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
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Hadith #250 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd al-Qari said, âI went out with Umar ibn alKhattab in Ramadan to the mosque and the people there were spread out in groups. Some men were praying by themselves, whilst others were praying in small groups. Umar said, âBy Allah! It would be better in my opinion if these people gathered behind one reciter.â So he gathered them behind Ubayy ibn Kab. Then I went out with him another night and the people were p
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Hadith #251 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yusuf that as- Saâib ibn Yazid said, âUmar ibn al-Khattab ordered Ubayy ibn Kab and Tamim ad-Dari to watch the night in prayer with the people for eleven rakas.The reciterof the Qurâan would recite the Miâin (a group of medium-sized suras) until we would be leaning on our staffs from having stood so long in prayer. And we would not leave until the approach of dawn.â
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Hadith #252 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yazid ibn Ruman said, âThe people used to watch the night in prayer during Ramadan for twenty- three rakas in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab.â
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Hadith #253 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Daâud ibn al-Husayn that he heard al-Araj say, âI never saw the people in Ramadan, but that they were cursing the disbelievers.â He added, âThe reciter of Qurâan used to recite surat al-Baqara in eight rakas and if he did it in twelve rakas the people would think that he had made it easy.â
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Hadith #254 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr said, âI heard my father say, âWe finished praying in Ramadan and the servants hurried with the food, fearing the approach of dawn.â â
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Hadith #255 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Dhakwan Abu Amr (a slave belonging to Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who was freed by her after her death) used to stand in prayer and recite for her in Ramadan.
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Hadith #256 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir from Said ibn al-Jubayr that a man who has approval (as a relater of hadith), told him that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âIf a man prays in the night and sleep overcomes him during it, Allah writes for him the reward of his prayer, and his sleep is sadaqa for him.â
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Hadith #257 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from AbuânNadr, the mawla of Umar ibn âUbaydullah, from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âI was sleeping in front of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and my feet were in his qibla. When he prostrated, he nudged me and I pulled up my feet,and when he stood up I spread them out.â She added, âThere were no lamps in the house at that time.â
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Hadith #258 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father from Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âIf you are drowsy in prayer, sleep until sleep leaves you, because if you pray while you are drowsy, you do not know whether you may intend to ask for forgiveness but (in fact) ask for harm.â
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Hadith #259 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail from Ibn Abi Hakim that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, heard a woman praying at night. He said, âWho is that?â and someone said to him,âIt is al-Hawla bint Tuwayt, she does not sleep in the night.â The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, disapproved of that and his disapproval showed in his face. Then he said, âAllah, the Blessed and Exalted, does not become weary, bu
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Hadith #260 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray as much as Allah willed in the night until at the end of the night he would wake his family for the prayer. He used to say to them, âThe prayer, the prayer.â Then he would recite the ayat, âEnjoin prayer on your family and be constant in it. We do not ask you for your provision. We provide for you. And the end result is for taqwa.â (Sura 20 ayat 132)
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Hadith #261 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab used to say, âSleep is disapproved of before isha and conversation after it.â
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Hadith #262 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, â(Voluntary) prayer in both the day and night is two at a time with a taslim after every 2 rakaâahs.â Malik said, âThat is the custom among us.â
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Hadith #263 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray eleven rakas in the night, making them odd by a single one, and when he had finished he lay down on his right side.
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Hadith #264 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburi from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf that he asked Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, what the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was like during Ramadan. She said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not go above eleven rakas in Ramadan or at any other time. He prayed four â do not ask me about their beauty o
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Hadith #265 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Aâisha, umm al-muminin said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray thirteen rakas in the night and then would pray two rakas when he heard the adhan for the subh prayer.â
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Hadith #266 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Makhrama ibn Sulayman from Kurayb, the mawla of Ibn Abbas, that Abdullah ibn Abbas told him that he had spent a night at the house of Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who was also Ibn Abbasâ motherâs sister. Ibn Abbas said, âI lay down with my head on the breadth of the cushion, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his wife lay down with their heads on its length. The Messenger
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Hadith #267 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father that Abdullah ibn Qays ibn Makhrama told him that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said one night that he was going to observe the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said, âI rested my head on his threshold. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up and prayed two long, long, long rakas. Then he prayed two rakas which were slightly less long than the two b
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Hadith #268 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi and Abdullah ibn Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about night prayers. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âNight prayers are two by two, and when you are afraid that dawn is approaching, pray one raka to make what you have prayed odd.â
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Hadith #269 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from Ibn Muhayriz that a man from the Kinana tribe called al-Mukhdaji heard a man in Syria known as Abu Muhammad saying, âThe witr is obligatory (fard).â Al-Mukhdaji said, âI went to Ubada ibn as-Samit and presented myself to him as he was going to the mosque, and told him what Abu Muhammad had said. Ubada said that Abu Muhammad had lied and that he had heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him an
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Hadith #270 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Bakr ibn Umar that Said ibn Yasar said, âI was travelling with Abdullah ibn Umar on the road to Makka, and fearing that it was nearly dawn. I dismounted and prayed witr. Abdullah said, âIs there not a model for you in the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?â I said, âOf course, by Allah!â He said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray witr on his camel.â â
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Hadith #271 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, âAbu Bakr as-Siddiq used to pray witr when he wished to go to bed, and Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray witr at the end of the night. As for me, I pray witr when I go to bed.â
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Hadith #272 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that a man asked Abdullah ibn Umar whether the witr was obligatory and Abdullah ibn Umar said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed witr, and the muslims prayed witr.â The man began repeating his question, and Abdullah ibn Umar kept saying, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed witr, and the muslims prayed witr.â
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Hadith #273 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, âIf someone fears that he will sleep through till the morning, let him pray the witr before he sleeps, and if some one hopes to wake for the last part of the night, let him delay his witr.â
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Hadith #274 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi said, âI was with Abdullah ibn Umar in Makka. The sky was clouded over and Abdullah feared that dawn was approaching so he prayed one raka for witr. Then the clouds cleared and he saw that it was still night, so he made his prayers even with one raka. Then he continued to pray two rakas at a time, until when he feared the approach of dawn, he prayed one raka for witr.â
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Hadith #275 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say the taslim between the two rakas and the one raka of witr so that he could order something he needed.
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Hadith #276 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas used to pray witr after isha with one raka. Malik said, âThis is not the situation with us. Rather three is the minimum for witr.â
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Hadith #277 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, âThe maghrib prayer is the witr of the daytime prayers.â Malik said, âIf someone prays witr at the beginning of the night, and goes to sleep, and then wakes up and it seems good to him to pray, let him pray, two rakas at a time. That is what I like most of what I have heard.â
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Hadith #278 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd al Karim ibn Abiâl-Mukhariq al-Basri from Said ibn Jubayr that Abdullah ibn Abbas slept, and when he woke up, he said to his servant, âGo and see what the people have done,â (by that time his sight had gone.) The servant went out and returned saying, âThe people have left from subh,â so Abdullah ibn Abbas got up and prayed witr and then prayed subh.
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Hadith #279 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Abbas and Ubada ibn as-Samit and al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabia had all prayed witr after the break of dawn.
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Hadith #280 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Abdullah ibn Masud said, âI do not mind if the iqama for the subh prayer is called while I am still praying witr.â
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Hadith #281 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, âUbada ibn as-Samit used to lead the people in prayer. One day he came out for subh and the muadhdhin began to give the iqama for the subh prayer Ubada silenced him, prayed witr and then led them in subh.â
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Hadith #282 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim said, âI heard Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabia say, âI sometimes pray witr while hearing the iqama, or after the break of dawn.â â Abd ar-Rahman was not certain which he said.
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Hadith #283 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik related to me that Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim heard his father al-Qasim ibn Muhammad say, âI have prayed witr after dawn.â Malik said, âOnly a person who oversleeps so that he does not do the witr prays it after dawn. No one should intentionally make his witr after dawn.â
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Hadith #284 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray two quick rakas when the muadhdhin had finished the adhan for the subh prayer, before the iqama was said for the prayer.
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Hadith #285 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray the two rakas of the dawn (fajr) so quickly that I would say to myself âHas he recited the umm al-Qurâan or not?â â
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Hadith #286 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sharik ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Namir that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman said, âSome people heard the iqama and started to pray. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out and said, âAre you doing two prayers at the same time? Are you doing two prayers at the same time?â That was about the subh prayer and the two rakas before subh.â
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Hadith #287 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar missed the two rakas of dawn, and then did them after the sun rose.
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Hadith #288 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad had done the same as Ibn Umar.
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Hadith #289 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âPrayer in congregation is better than the prayer of a man by himself by twenty-seven degrees.â
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Hadith #290 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âPrayer in congregation is better than the prayer of one of you on his own by twenty-five parts.â
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Hadith #291 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from AbuâzZinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âBy Him in whose hand myself is! I had in mind to order firewood to be collected, then to order the prayer to be called, and to appoint a man to lead the people in prayer, and then to come up behind certain men and burn their houses down about them! By Him in whose hand myself is! If one of them knew that he would find a meaty bone or two go
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Hadith #292 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuân-Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah from Yusr ibn Said that Zayd ibn Thabit said, âThe most excellent prayer is your prayer in your house, except for the prescribed prayers.â
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Hadith #293 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala al- Aslami from Said ibn al-Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhat separates us from the hypocrites is being present at isha and subh. They cannot do it,â or words to that effect.
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Hadith #294 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
the one killed by a plague, the one killed by a disease of the belly, the one who drowns, the one killed by a collapsing building, and the martyr in the path of Allah.â He also said, âIf people knew what there was in the call to prayer and the first row, and they could find no other way except to draw lots for it, they would draw lots for it. And if they knew what there was in doing dhuhr at its time, they would race each other to it. And if they knew what there was in the prayers of isha an
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Hadith #295 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma that Umar ibn al-Khattab missed Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma in the subh prayer. In the morning he went to the market, and Sulaymanâs house was between the market and the Prophetâs mosque. He passed ash-Shifa, Sulaymanâs mother, and said to her, âI did not see Sulayman at subh.â She replied, âHe spent the night in prayer and his eyes overcame him. Umar said, âI would rather be present at subh than s
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Hadith #296 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Amra al-Ansari said that Uthman ibn Affan came to the isha prayer and seeing only a few people in the mosque, he lay down at the back of the mosque to wait for the number of people to increase. Ibn Abi Amra went and sat down beside him and Uthman asked him who he was, so he told him. Uthman said, âWhat have you memorised of the Qurâan?â, and he told him. Uthman said, âIf someone is pre
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Hadith #297 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from a man of the Baniâd-Dil called Busr ibn Mihjan from his father Mihjan that he was in a gathering with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the call to prayer was made. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, rose and prayed and then returned. Mihjan remained sitting and did not pray with him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhat prevented yo
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Hadith #298 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a man asked Abdullah ibn Umar, âSometimes I pray in my house, and then catch the prayer with the imam. Should I pray with him?â Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, âYes,â and the man said, âWhich of them do I make my prayer?â Abdullah ibn Umar said, âIs that up to you? It is up to Allah. He will decide on whichever of them He wishes.â
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Hadith #299 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a man asked Said ibn al-Musayyab, âI pray in my house, and then I come to the mosque and find the imam praying. Should I pray with him?â Said said, âYes,â and the man said, âWhich of them is my prayer?â Said said, âAre you the one to decide that? That is up to Allah.â
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Hadith #300 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Afif as-Sahmi that a man from the tribe of Bani Asad asked Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. âSometimes I pray in my house, and then come to the mosque and find the imam praying. Should I pray with him?â Abu Ayyub said, âYes, pray with him, for some one who does so has the reward of the group, or the equivalent of the reward of the group.â
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Hadith #301 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, âSomeone who prays maghrib or subh and then catches them with the imam should not repeat them.â Malik said, âI do not see any harm in someone who has already prayed in his house praying with the imam, except for maghrib, because if he repeats it, he makes it even.â
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Hadith #302 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhen you lead people in the prayer, make it short, because there are among them some people who are weak, ill and old. But when you pray on your own, make it as long as you wish.â
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Hadith #303 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi said, âI stood behind Abdullah ibn Umar in one of the prayers when there was no one else with him, and he reached behind with his hand and placed me beside him.â
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Hadith #304 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a man used to lead the people in prayer in al-Aqiq (a place near Madina), and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz sent a message to him forbidding him to do so. Malik said, âHe only forbade him because his father was not known.â
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Hadith #305 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fell off his horse when riding, and his right side was scraped, so he did one of the prayers sitting, and we prayed behind him sitting. When he left, he said, âThe imam is appointed to be followed. If he prays standing, then pray standing, and when he goes into ruku, go into ruku, and when he rises, rise, and when he says, âAllah hears whoever praises him,â
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Hadith #306 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed while he was ill. He prayed sitting, and some people prayed behind him standing, and he indicated to them to sit down. When he left, he said, âThe imam is only appointed to be followed. When he goes into ruku, go into ruku and when he rises, rise and if he prays sitti
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Hadith #307 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out during his illness, and approached and found Abu Bakr standing, leading the people in prayer. Abu Bakr began to go back, but the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, indicated to him to stay where he was. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sat by the side of Abu Bakr, and Abu Bakr prayed following
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Hadith #308 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Muhammad ibn Said ibn Abi Waqqas from a mawla of Amr ibn al-As or of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe prayer of one of you sitting down is only equal to half the prayer of one of you when he is standing.â
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Hadith #309 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al As said, âWhen we arrived at Madina we were struck down by a severe epidemic which debilitated us greatly. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to the people while they were praying nawafil prayers sitting down. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe prayer of the one sitting is equal to only half the prayer of the one standing.â â
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Hadith #310 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from as-Saâib ibn Yazid from al Muttalib ibn Abi Wadaa as-Sahmi that Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âI never saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praying nawafil sitting, until a year before his death, when he began to pray them sitting. He would recite the sura with a measured slowness so that it would seem to be longer than other suras which were actually longer th
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Hadith #311 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him that she had never seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, doing night prayers sitting down until he was getting on in years. He would recite sitting down until when he wanted to go into ruku, he would stand up and recite about thirty or forty ayats and then go into ruku.
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Hadith #312 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Madani and from Abuân Nadr from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray sitting. He would recite sitting, and then, when about thirty or forty ayats of what he was reciting remained, he would stand up and recite standing and then go into ruku and sajda. He would do the same in the secon
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Hadith #313 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Urwa ibn az-Zubayr and Said ibn al-Musayyab used to pray voluntary prayers sitting.
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Hadith #314 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from al-Qaqa ibn Hakim that Abu Yunus, the mawla of Aâisha, umm al-muminin said, âAâisha ordered me to write out a Qurâan for her. She said, âWhen you reach this ayat, let me know, âGuard the prayers carefully and the middle prayer and stand obedient to Allah.â â When I reached it I told her, and she dictated to me, âGuard the prayers carefully and the middle prayer and the asr prayer and stand obedient to Allah.â Aâisha sa
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Hadith #315 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Amr ibn Rafi said, âI was writing a Qurâan for Hafsa, umm al-muminin, and she said, âWhen you reach this ayat, let me know, âGuard the prayers carefully and the middle prayer and stand obedient to Allah.â When I reached it I told her and she dictated to me, âGuard the prayers carefully and the middle prayer and the asr prayer and stand obedient to Allah.â â
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Hadith #316 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Daâud ibn al-Husayn that Ibn Yarbu al-Makhzumi said, âI heard Zayd ibn Thabit say, âThe middle prayer is the prayer of dhuhr.â â
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Hadith #317 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Abi Talib and Abdullah ibn Abbas used to say, âThe middle prayer is the prayer of subh.â Malik said, âOut of all that I have heard about the matter, I prefer what Ali ibn Abi Talib and Abdullah ibn Abbas said.â
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Hadith #318 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Umar ibn Abi Salama saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praying in one garment in the house of Umm Salama. He was completely covered by it, and had put both ends over his shoulders.
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Hadith #319 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that some one asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace about praying in one garment. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âDo you all have two garments?â
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Hadith #320 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al- Musayyab said that Abu Hurayra was asked, âMay a man pray in one garment?â He said, âYes.â The man then said to him âDo you do that?â and he replied, âYes, I pray in one garment while my clothes are on the clothes-rack.â
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Hadith #321 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Jabir ibn Abdullah used to pray in one garment.
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Hadith #322 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm used to pray in a single long shirt.
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Hadith #323 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âLet anyone who cannot find two garments pray in one garment and wrap himself in it, and if the garment is short, let him wrap it around his waist.â Malik said, âIn my view it is preferable for someone who prays in a single shirt to put a garment or a turban over his shoulders.â
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Hadith #324 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray in a shift and head-covering.
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Hadith #325 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Qunfudh that his mother asked Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, âWhat clothes can a woman wear in prayer?â She said, âShe can pray in a shift that reaches down and covers the top of her feet.â
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Hadith #326 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from a reliable source from Bukayr ibn Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj from Busr ibn Said that when Ubaydullah ibn al-Aswad al-Khawlani was in the room of Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, she used to pray in a shift and head-covering, without a waist-wrapper.
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Hadith #327 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that a woman asked him for a decision, saying, âWaist-wrappers are painful to me. Can I pray in a shift and head-covering?â He replied, âYes, if the shift is long.â
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Hadith #328 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Daâud ibn al-Husayn from al- Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, joined dhuhr and asr on his journey to Tabuk.
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Hadith #329 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz-Zubayr al-Makki from Abuât-Tufayl Amir ibn Wathila that Muadh ibn Jabal told him that they went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of Tabuk, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, joined dhuhr with asr and maghrib with isha. Muadh said, âOne day he delayed the prayer, and then came out and prayed dhuhr and asr together. Then he said, âTomorrow you will come, inshaâ
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Hadith #330 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to join maghrib and isha together when it was urgent to travel.â
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Hadith #331 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz Zubayr al-Makki from Said ibn Jubayr that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed dhuhr and asr together and maghrib and isha together, and not out of fear nor because of travelling.â
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Hadith #332 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
(with regards to above) Malik said, âI believe that was during rain.â
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Hadith #333 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to join the prayer along with the amirs if they joined maghrib and isha in the rain.
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Hadith #334 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that he had asked Salim ibn Abdullah, âCan you join dhuhr and asr when travelling?â He said, âYes, there is no harm in that. Havenât you seen the people pray on Arafa?â
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Hadith #335 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Husain used to say, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would join dhuhr and asr if he wished to travel the same day, and he would join maghrib and isha if he wished to travel the same night.â
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Hadith #336 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from a man of the family of Khalid ibn Asid that he said to Abdullah ibn Umar, âAbu Abd ar-Rahman, we find the fear prayer and the prayer when settled mentioned in the Qurâan, but we do not find any mention of the travelling prayer in it.â Ibn Umar said, âSon of my brother! Allah the Mighty and Majestic sent us Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and we know nothing. We only do as we saw him doing.â
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Hadith #337 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Salih ibn Kaysan from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe prayer was prescribed as two rakas, both when settled and when travelling. Then the travelling prayer was kept as it was, and an increase was made in the prayer when settled. â
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Hadith #338 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he said to Salim ibn Abdullah, âWhat is the latest you have seen your father delay maghrib while on a journey?â and Salim replied, âOne time the sun set when we were at Dhat al-Jaysh and he prayed maghrib at al- Aqiq.â
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Hadith #339 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, shortened the prayer when he left for hajj or umra at Dhuâl Hulayfa.
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Hadith #340 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that his father rode to Rim and shortened the prayer on the journey. Malik said, âThat was about four mail-stages.â (approximately forty-eight miles).
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Hadith #341 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar rode to Dhat an-Nusub and shortened the prayer on the journey. Malik said, âThere are four mail-stages between Dhat an-Nusub and Madina.â
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Hadith #342 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar that he used to travel to Khaybar and he would shorten the prayer.
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Hadith #343 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to shorten the prayer when he travelled for a whole day.
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Hadith #344 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that he used to travel one mail-stage with Ibn Umar, and he would not shorten the prayer.
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Hadith #345 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Abbas used to shorten the prayer when he travelled a distance equivalent to that between Makka and Taâif, and that between Makka and Usfan and that between Makka and Jedda. Malik said, âThat is four mail-stages, and to me that is the most preferable distance for shortening the prayer.â Malik said, âSomeone who intends to travel does not shorten the prayer until he has left the houses of the village. And he does not do it
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Hadith #346 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, âI pray the prayerof a traveller as long as I am undecided whether to remain somewhere or not, even if I am detained for twelve nights.â
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Hadith #347 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Ibn Umar stayed in Makka for ten nights, shortening the prayer, except when he prayed it behind an imam, in which case he followed the imamâs prayer.
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Hadith #348 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ata al-Khurasani that he heard Said ibn al Musayyab say, âA traveller who has decided to remain somewhere for four nights does the prayer in full.â Malik said, âThat is what I prefer most out of what I have heard.â Malik when asked about the prayer of a prisoner, said, âIt is the same as the prayer of a person who remains in one place, except if he is travelling.â
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Hadith #349 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab, when he went to Makka, used to lead them in prayer and do two rakas and then say, âPeople of Makka,complete the prayer, we are a group travelling.â
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Hadith #350 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related the same as that to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father from Umar ibn al-Khattab.
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Hadith #351 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to pray four rakas behind the imam at Mina, and when he prayed by himself he would pray two rakas.
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Hadith #352 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Safwan said, âAbdullah ibn Umar used to come and visit Abdullah ibn Safwan and he would pray two rakas with us, and when he went away we would stand and complete the prayer.â
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Hadith #353 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar never used to pray anything with the fard prayer, either before it or after it, while travelling, except in the depths of the night. He would pray on the ground or on his mount, whichever way it was facing.
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Hadith #354 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Urwa ibn az-Zubayr and Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar Rahman used to pray nawafil when travelling. Yahya said that Malik was asked about voluntary prayers when travelling and he said, âThere is no harm in them, either at night or during the day. I have heard that some of the people of knowledge used to do that.â
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Hadith #355 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me that Malik said, âI have heard from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to see his son, Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, doing voluntary prayers on a journey,and he would not disapprove of it.â
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Hadith #356 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini from Abuâl-Hubab Said ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Umar said, âI saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praying on a donkey while heading towards Khaybar.â
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Hadith #357 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever way it was facing. Abdullah ibn Dinar said, âAbdullah ibn Umar would also do that.â
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Hadith #358 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, âI saw Anas ibn Malik on a journey praying on a donkey facing away from the qibla. He did the raka and the sajda by motioning with his head, without putting his face on anything.â
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Hadith #359 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Musa ibn Maysara from Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, that Umm Hani bint Abi Talib told him that in the year of the conquest the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed eight rakas, covering himself with one garment.
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Hadith #360 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuân Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, told him that he had heard Umm Hani bint Abi Talib say, âI went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of the conquest and found him doing ghusl while his daughter Fatima, was screening him with a garment. I said to him, âPeace be upon youâ and he said, âWho is that?â I replied, âUmm Hani bint Abi Talib,â and h
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Hadith #361 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr that Aâisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âI never once saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, doing the voluntary prayer of duha, but I myself do it. Sometimes the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would refrain from a practice that he loved to do, fearing that people would do the same and it would become fard for them .â
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Hadith #362 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Aâisha that she used to pray duha with eight rakas, and she would say, âI would never stop doing them even if my parents were to be brought back to life.â
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Hadith #363 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Anas ibn Malik that his grandmother, Mulayka, invited the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for food and he ate some of it. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âGet up and I will lead you in prayer.â Anas said, âI stood up and took a woven mat belonging to us that had become black through long use and sprinkled it with water, and the Messengerof Allah
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Hadith #364 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba said, âI visited Umar ibn al-Khattab just before noon and found him praying a voluntary prayer. So I stood behind him, but he pulled me nearer and put me next to him, on his right hand side, and then Yarfa came and I moved back and we formed a row behind him.â
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Hadith #365 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Abd ar- Rahman ibn Abi Said al-Khudri from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âDo not let anyone pass in front of you when you are praying. Repel him as much as you can, and, if he refuses, fight him, for he is only a shaytan.â
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Hadith #366 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuân Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah from Busr ibn Said that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani sent him to Abu Juhaym to ask him what he had heard from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about passing in front of someone praying. Abu Juhaym said, âThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âIf the one who passes in front of a man praying knew what he was bringing upon himself it would be better fo
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Hadith #367 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Kab al-Ahbar said, âIf the person who passed in front of a man praying knew what he was bringing on himself, it would be better for him to sink into the ground than to pass in front of him.â
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Hadith #368 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar used to disapprove of passing in front of women while they were praying.
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Hadith #369 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would neither pass in front of anyone, nor let anyone pass in front of him.
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Hadith #370 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, âI approached, riding on a donkey, while the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was leading the people in prayer at Mina, and I was, at that time, nearing puberty. I passed in front of part of the row, dismounted, sent the donkey off to graze, and then joined the row, and no one rebuked me for doing so.â
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Hadith #371 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn Abi Waqqas used to pass in front of some of the rows while the prayer was in progress. Malik said, âI consider that it is permissible to do that if the iqama for the prayer has been said and the imam has said the initial takbir and a man cannot find any way into the mosque except by going between the rows.â
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Hadith #372 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Ali ibn Abi Talib said, âThings that pass in front of a man praying do not break his prayer.â
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Hadith #373 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, âThings that pass in front of a man praying do not break his prayer.â
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Hadith #374 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar would use the animal he was riding as a sutra when he prayed.
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Hadith #375 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father used to pray in the desert without a sutra.
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Hadith #376 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu Jafar al-Qari said, âI saw Abdullah ibn Umar quickly brush away the small stones from the place where he was going to put his forehead as he was going down into sajda.â
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Hadith #377 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that Abu Dharr used to say, âBrush away the small stones with one sweep, but if you leave them it is better than a red camel.â
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Hadith #378 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to order the rows to be straightened, and when they had come to him and told him that the rows were straight he would say the takbir.
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Hadith #379 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from his paternal uncle, Abu Suhayl ibn Malik, that his father said, âI was with Uthman ibn Affan when the iqama was said for the prayer and I was talking to him about being assigned a definite allowance by him. I continued talking to him while he was levelling some small stones with his sandals, and then some men that he had entrusted to straighten the rows came and told him that the rows were straight. He said to me, âLine up in the row,â and then he said t
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Hadith #380 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
âAs long as you do not feel ashamed, do whatever you wishâ, the placing of one hand on the other in prayer (one places the right hand on the left), being quick to break the fast, and delaying the meal before dawn.â
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Hadith #381 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar that Sahl ibn Sad said, âPeople used to be ordered to place their right hands on their left forearms in the prayer.â Abu Hazim added, âI know for sure that Sahl traces that back to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.â
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Hadith #382 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar did not say qunut in any of the prayers.
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Hadith #383 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam used to lead his companions in prayer. The time for prayer came one day and he went to relieve himself. When he returned, he said, âI heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, âIf you wish to defecate, you should do so before the prayer.â â
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Hadith #384 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, âYou should not pray while you are holding your bowels.â
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Hadith #385 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âThe angels ask for blessings on each one of you as long as he is in the place where he has prayed and has not discharged anything. They say, âAllah, forgive him. Allah have mercy on him.â â
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Hadith #386 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Malik said, âI do not consider that his words, âhas not discharged anythingâ refer to anything other than the discharges that break wudu.â
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Hadith #387 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abuâz Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âYou are in prayer as long as the prayer detains you and there is nothing that prevents you from returning to your family except the prayer.â
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Hadith #388 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, that Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman used to say, âSomeone who goes to the mosque in the morning or the afternoon with no intention of going anywhere else, either to learn good or teach it, is like someone who does jihad in the way of Allah and returns with booty.â
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Hadith #389 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nuaym ibn Abdullah al-Mujmir that he heard Abu Hurayra say, âIf any one of you prays and then sits down in the spot where he has prayed, the angels ask blessings on him saying, âAllah, forgive him. Allah, have mercy on him.â And if he moves from the spot where he has prayed and sits elsewhere in the mosque waiting for the prayer, he remains in prayer until he prays.â
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Hadith #390 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
the complete and correct performance of wudu in adverse conditions, a great number of steps towards the mosque,and waiting after one prayer for the next prayer. That is the firm hold, that is the firm hold, that is the firm hold.â
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Hadith #391 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, âIt is said that no-one except a hypocrite leaves the mosque after the call to prayer, except for someone who intends to return.â
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Hadith #392 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az- Zubayr from Amr ibn Sulaymaz-Zuraqi from Abu Qatadaal-Ansari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, âWhen you enter the mosque, you should pray two rakas before you sit down.â
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Hadith #393 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from AbuânNadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman asked him, âDidnât I see your master sit down before praying after he had entered the mosque?â Abuân-Nadr said, âBy that he meant Umar ibn Ubaydullah, and he was finding fault with him for sitting down before praying after he had come into the mosque.â Yahya said that Malik said, âIt is good to do that but not obligatory.â
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Hadith #394 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to place his palms flat on the surface where he put his forehead. Nafi said, âI have seen him take his hands out from under his burnus on a very cold day and place them on the ground.â
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Hadith #395 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, âWhen one of you puts his forehead on the ground he should put his palms on the place where he puts his forehead. Then, when he rises, he should raise them, for the hands prostrate just as the face prostrates.â
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Hadith #396 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim Salama ibn Dinar from Sahl ibn Said as-Saidi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to the tribe of Bani Amr ibn Awf to settle their disputes .The time for the prayer came and the muadhdhin came to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and said, âCould you lead the people in prayer and I will say the iqama?â He said, âYes,â and Abu Bakr prayed. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came back while t
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Hadith #397 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Ibn Umar would never turn around when praying.
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Hadith #398 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu Jafar al-Qari said, âI was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was behind me and I was not aware of it. Then I turned round and he prodded me (in disapproval).â
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Hadith #399 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf said, âZayd ibn Thabit entered the mosque and found the people in ruku, so he went into ruku and then moved slowly forward until he reached the row.â
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Hadith #400 - Muwatta Malik (Muwatta Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Masud used to move forward while in ruku.
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