Sahih Muslim — The Book of Prayers

27 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 25, 2026
Hadith #761
The Book of Prayers · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

The person with me looked towards the enclosure, but saw nothing. I made a mention of that to my father. He said: If I knew that you would meet such a situation I would have never sent you (there), but (bear in wind) whenever you hear such a call (from the evil spirits) pronounce the Adhan. for I have heard Abu Huraira say that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upbn him) said: Whenever Adhan is proclaimed, Satan runs back vehemently.

Hadith #1535
The Book of Prayer - Travellers · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I asked Anas how I should turn-to the right or to the left-when I say my prayers. He said: I have very often seen the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turning to the right.

Hadith #1929
The Book of Prayer - Friday · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

When you observe prayer after (the two obligatory rak’ahs) of Jumu’ah, you should observe four rak’ahs (and ‘Amr in his narration has made this addition that Ibn Idris said this on the authority of Suhail): And if you are in a hurry on account of something, you should observe two rak’ahs in the mosque and two when you return (to your house).

Hadith #1984
The Book of Prayer - Eclipses · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

Kathir b. Abbas used to narrate that Ibn ‘Abbas used to relate about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in regard to the eclipse of the sun like that what was narrated by ‘Urwa on the authority of ‘A’isha.

Hadith #2404
The Book of Fasting · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

When twenty-nine nights were over, which I had counted, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me (he came to me first of all). I said: Messenger of Allah, you had taken an oath that you would not come to us for a month, whereas you have come after twenty nine days which I have counted. Whereupon he said: The month may also consist of twenty-nine days.

Hadith #2489
The Book of Fasting · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I do not know whose statement it is:” It is the last word of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) which is accepted as (final as it abrogates the previous ones).”

Hadith #2490
The Book of Fasting · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) marched on Mecca on the morning of 14th of Ramadan (lit. when thirteen nights had passed).

Hadith #2539
The Book of Fasting · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I am fasting today, so he who wishes to observe fast should do so; but he did not make mention of the rest of the hadith.

Hadith #2731
The Book of Pilgrimage · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” I presented to him the flesh of a wild ass.”

Hadith #3040
The Book of Pilgrimage · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on the back of the camel at Mina, and a person came to him,” and the rest of the hadith Is like that transmitted by Ibn ‘Uyaina.

Hadith #3263
The Book of Pilgrimage · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” Undertake journey to three mosques.”

Hadith #3451
The Book of Suckling · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

There came Aflah, the brother of Abu’l Qulais (Allah be pleased with him), and sought permission from her, the rest of the hadith is the same (except for the words that the Holy Prophet) said:” He is your uncle. Let your hand be besmeared with dust. Abu’l Qulais was the husband of the woman who had suckled ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her).

Hadith #3640
The Book of Invoking Curses · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” Messenger of Allah, my wife has given birth to a dark-complexioned boy, and he at that time was intending to disown him.” And this addition has been made at the end of the hadith:” He (the Holy Prophet) did not permit him to disown him.”

Hadith #4125
The Book of Oaths · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” I did not take oath by (anyone else except Allah) since I heard Allah’s Messenger forbidding it. nor did I speak in such terms, and the narrator did not say,” on my own behalf or on behalf of someone else”.

Hadith #4144
The Book of Oaths · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” He should expiate for (breaking) the vow and do that which is better.”

Hadith #4332
The Book of Legal Punishments · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” He recited to us the verse pertaining to women, viz, that they will not associate anything with Allah.

Hadith #5511
The Book of Greetings · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I said ‘Alaikum, and the transmitter did not make mention of the word “and”.

Hadith #5516
The Book of Greetings · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

‘When you meet the People of the Book.” And in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Jarir the words are:” When you meet them,” but none amongst the polytheists has been mentioned explicitly by name.

Hadith #5962
The Book of Virtues · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” A person asked about a thing from Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) and he indulged in hair-splitting.”

Hadith #5978
The Book of Virtues · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” The newborn child is touched by the satan (when he comes in the world) and he starts crying because of the touch of satan.” In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Shu’aib there is a slight variation of wording.

Hadith #6028
The Book of the Merits of the Companions · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I believe in it and so do Abu Bakr and Umar, but they were not at that time present there.

Hadith #6064
The Book of the Merits of the Companions · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

I shall certainly give this standard in the hand of one who loves Allah and his Messenger and Allah will grant victory at his hand. Umar b. Khattab said: Never did I cherish for leadership but on that day. I came before him with the hope that I may be called for this, but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) called ‘Ali b. Abu Talib and he conferred (this honour) upon him and said: Proceed on and do not look about until Allah grants you victory, and ‘Ali went a bit and then halted and did not look about and then said in a loud voice: Allah’s Messenger, on what issue should I fight with the people? Thereupon he (the Prophet) said: Fight with them until they bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger, and when they do that then their blood and their riches are inviolable from your hands but what is justified by law and their reckoning is with Allah.

Hadith #6368
The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” Do not cut off (mutual relations).”

Hadith #6372
The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” The one turning away and the other turning away when they meet and one avoids the other and the other also avoids him.”

Hadith #6721
The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

When any one of you intends to go to sleep, he should lie on the bed on his right side and then say:” O Allah. the Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne, our Lord, and the Lord of evervthina, the Splitter of the grain of corn and the datestone (or fruit kernal), the Revealer of Torah and Injil (Bible) and Criterion (the Holy Qur’an), I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of every- thing Thou art to sieze by the forelock (Thou hast perfect control over it). O Allah, Thou art the First, there is naught before Thee, and Thou art the Last and there is naught after Thee, and Thou art Evident and there is nothing above Thee, and Thou art Innermost and there is nothing beyond Thee. Remove the burden of debt from us and relieve us from want.” Abu Salih used to narrate it from Abu Huraira who narrated it from Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ).

Hadith #6847
The Book of Repentance · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” ‘A’isha did not like that Hassan should be rebuked in her presence and she used to say: It was he who wrote this verse also:” ‘Verily, my father and my mother and my honour, those are all meant for defending the honour of Muhammad against you.” And ‘Urwa further reported that ‘A’isha said: By Allah, the person, about whom the allegation was trade used to say: Hallowed be Allah, by One, in Whose hand is my life, I have never unveiled any woman, and then he die, & as a martyr in the cause of Allah, and in the narration transmitted on the authority of Ya’qub b. Ibrahim., the word is Mu’irin and in the narration transmitted on the’authority of ‘Abd al-Razzaq it is Mughirin. ‘Abd b. Humaid said: I said to ‘Abd al-Razzaq: What does this word Mughirin mean? And he said: Al- waghra means intense heat.

Hadith #7094
The Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour · Narrated by al-Zuhri ابن شهاب الزهري‎, محمد بن مسلم · Sahih

” My father said: If you see that, do not even go near it.”

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