Hadith #801 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We asked Khabbab: Did the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recit (the Quran) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: Yes. We then asked: How did you know this? He said: By the shaking of his beard, may peace be upon him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #802 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prophet (ï·º) used to stand in the rakâah of prayer so much so that no sound of steps heard.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #803 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âUmar said to Saâd: people complain against you for everything, even for prayer. He replied: I prolong the first two rakâahs of prayer and make the last two rakâahs brief; I do not fall short of following the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him). He said: I think so about you.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #804 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We used to estimate how long the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) stood in the noon and the afternoon prayer, and we estimated that he stood in the first two rakâahs of the noon prayer as long as it takes to recite thirty verses (of the Qurâan), such as A-L-M Tanzil al-Sajdah. And we estimated that he stood in the last two rakâahs half the time he stood in the first two rakâahs. We estimated that he stood in the first two rakâahs of the afternoon prayer as long as he did in the last two at noo
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #805 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to recite in the noon and afternoon prayer: âBy the Heaven and the Morning Starâ (Surah 86) and âBy the Heaven , holding mansions of the starsâ (Surah 85) and similar surahs of equal length.
Grade: Hasan Sahih

Hadith #806 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the sun declined, the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) offered the noon prayer and recited surahs lie âBy the night when it covers overâ (92) and (recited similar surahs) in the afternoon prayer, and in the other prayers except the dawn prayer which he used to prolong.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #807 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prophet (ï·º) prostrated himself in the noon prayer; then he stood up and bowed, and we knew that he recited Tanzil al-sajdah(surah xxxii). Ibn âIsa said: No one narrated this tradition to Umayyah except Muâtamir.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #808 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abdullah ibn Ubaydullah said: I went to Ibn Abbas accompanying some youths of Banu Hashim. We said to one of them: Ask Ibn Abbas: Did the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recite (the Qurâan) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: No. People said to him: Perhaps he might recite the Qurâan quietly. He said: May your face be scratched (a kind of curse)! This (statement) is worse than the former. He was only a servant (of Allah) receiving Commands from Him. He preached (the divine) message which
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #809 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I do not know whether the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) would recite the Qurâan at the noon and afternoon prayer or not.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #810 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard IbnâAbbas reciting waâl-mursalat urfan(surah lxxxvii). She said; sonny you have reminded me of this surah by your recitation. Thie is the last surah which I heard the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) reciting in the sunset prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #811 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) reciting al-Tur(surah lii) in the sunset prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #812 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Zaid b. Thabit asked me: Why do you recite short surahs in the sunset prayer? I saw the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) reciting two long surahs at the sunset prayers. I asked him: which are those two long surahs? He replied: Al-Aâraf(surah vii) and al-anâam(surah vi). I ( the narrator Ibn Juraij) asked Ibn Mulaikah (about these surahs): He said on his own accord: Al-maâidah (surah v.) and al-Aâraf(furah vii.)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #813 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This indicates that those (traditions indicating long surahs) are abrogated, and this is more sound tradition.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #814 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
There is no short or long surah in al-Mufassal which I have not heard the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) reciting when he led the people in the prescribed prayer.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #815 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He is Allah, the Oneâ (Surah 112).
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #816 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A man of Juhaynah told him that he had heard the Prophet (ï·º) reciting âWhen the earth is shakenâ (Surah 99) in both rakâahs of the morning prayer. But I do not know whether he had forgotten, or whether he recited it on purpose.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #817 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
As if I am hearing the voice of the prophet (may peace by upon him) who would recite at the morning prayer âOh, but I call to witness the planets, the stars which rise and setâ(surah 81:15-16)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #818 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
we were commanded to recite Fatihat al-kitab and whatever was convenient (from the Qurâan during the prayer).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #819 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Go out and announce in medina that prayer is not valid but the recitation of the Qurâan even though it might be fatihat al-kitab and something more.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #820 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) commanded me to announce that prayer is not valid but with the recitation of Fatihat al-kitab and something more.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #821 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
If anyone observes a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qurâan, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, and deficient. (The narrator said) I said: Abu Hurairah, sometime I pray behind the imam(then what should I do)? Pressing my hand he replied: O Persian, recite it inwardly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) as saying that Allah, Most High, has said: I have Me and the Half for my servant and My servant will receive what he asks. The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) said: Re
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #822 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
the prayer is not valid I one does not recite fatihat al-kitab and something more, sufyan( the narrator) said: This applies to a man who prays alone.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #823 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We were behind the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) at the dawn prayer, and he recited (the passage), but the recitation became difficult for him. Then when he finished, he said: Perhaps you recite behind your imam? We replied: Yes, it is so, Messenger of Allah. He said: Do not do so except when it is Fatihat al-Kitab, for he who does not recite it is not credited with having prayed.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #824 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âUbadah b. al-samit came to late to lead the morning prayer. Abu Nuâaim, the muâadhdhin, pronounced the takbir and he led the people in prayer. Then Ubadah came and I was with him. We Joined the row behind Abu Nuâaim, while Abu Nuâaim was reciting the Qurâan loudly. Then âUbadah began to recite the Umm al-Quran (I.e Surah al Fatihah). When he finished, I said to Ubadah: I heard you reciting the Umm al-Qurâan while Abu Nuâaim was reciting Qurâan loudly. He replied: yes> The M
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #825 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Makhul used to recite Surah al Fatihah al-kitab quietly in the prayer in which the imam recites the Qurâan loudly when he observes the period of silence. If he does not observe the period of silence, recite it before him(i.e before his recitation), or along with him or after him; do not give it up in any case.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #826 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) finished a prayer in which he had recited (the Qurâan) loudly, he asked: Did any of you recite along with me just now? A man replied: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said: I am wondering what is the matter with me that I have been contended with reciting the Qurâan. He said: When the people heard that from the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) they ceased reciting (the Qurâan) along with him at the prayers in which he recited aloud. Abu Dawud said: This tradition repor
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #827 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) led us in prayer, that was, we think, the dawn prayer, He further narrated this tradition up to the words âwhat is the matter with me that I have been contended with in (the recitation of ) the Qurâan.â Abu Dawud said: Musaddad in his tradition said that Maâmar said: The people ceased to recite (the Qurâan) at the prayer in which the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recited aloud. Ibn al-Sarh said in his version that Maâmar reported from al-Zuhri on the authority
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #828 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) led (us) in the noon prayer, and a man came and recited behind him âGlorify the name of thy Lord, the Most Highâ (Surah 87). When he finished (the prayer), he said: Which of you recited? They (the people) said: A man (recited). He said: I knew that some one of you confused me in it (in the recitation of the Qurâan). Abu Dawud said: Abu al-Walid said in his version: Shuâbah said: I asked Qatadah: Did Saâid not say: Listen attentively to the Qurâan? He replied: (Yes),
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #829 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Which of you did recite the surah â Glorify the name of thy lord, the Most Highâ(Surah lxxxvii.) A man said: I . He said: I knew that some one of you confused me in it(i.e in the recitation of the Qurâan).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #830 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came to us while we were reciting the Qurâan, and there were among us bedouins and the non-Arabs. He said: Recite, all is well. In the near future there will appear people who will straighten it (the Qurâan) as an arrow is straightened. They will recite it quickly and not slowly (or it means that they will get the reward in this world and not in the Hereafter).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #831 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) one day came out to us while we were reciting the Qurâan. He said: Praise be to Allah. The Book of Allah is one, and among you are the red, and among you are the white and among you are the black. Recite it before there appear people who will recite it and straighten it as an arrow is straightened. They will get their reward for it in this world and will not get it in the Hereafter.
Grade: Hasan Sahih

Hadith #832 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A man came to the Prophet (ï·º) and said: I cannot memorise anything from the Qurâan: so teach me something which is sufficient for me. He said: Say Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is most great, and there is no might and no strength but in Allah. :He said: Messenger of Allah, this is for Allah, but what is for me? He said: Say: O Allah have mercy on me, and sustain me, and keep me well, and guide me. When he stood up, he made a sign with hi
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #833 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
we used to offer supererogatory prayers and recite supplications while we were standing, and would glorify Allah while bowing and prostrating.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #834 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Al-Hasan (al-Basri) would recite fatihat al-kitab in the noon and afternoon prayers while he led in prayer or he was behind the imam and would glorify Allah, and would repeatedly say: âAllah is most greatâ and â There is no god but Allahâ (i.e takbir and tahlil) equal to the amount one recites al-Qaf (Surah 50) and al-Dhariyat(surah 51).
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #835 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I and âImran b. Husain offered prayer behind âAll b. AbI Talib(may Allah be pleased with him). When he prostrated, he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and when he bowed, he uttered the takbir and when he stood up at the end of two rakâahs, he uttered the takbir. When we finished our prayer, âImran caught hold of my hand, and said: He has led us in prayer just now like the prayer offered by Muhammed(may peace by upon him).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #836 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Hurairah would utter the takbir in every prayer, whether obligatory or non-obligatory, He would utter the takbir when he stood, and he would utter the takbir when he bowed, then he would say: âAllah listens to him who praises Himâ; he then would say before prostrating himself; â Our Lord, to Thee be praiseâ; then he would say while falling in prostration: âAllah is most greatâ; he then would utter the takbir when he raised his head after prostration, and then utter the takbir whe
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #837 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This means that when he raised his head after bowing and when he was about to prostrate, he did not utter the takbir, and when he stood up after prostration, he did not utter the takbir.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #838 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw that the Prophet (ï·º) placed his knees (on the ground) before placing his hands when he prostrated himself. And when he stood up, he raised his hands before his knees.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #839 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When he prostrated himself, his knees fell on the ground before his hands had fallen. Hemmam said: This tradition has also been transmitted by âAsim b. Kulaib through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. And one of these two versions, and probably the version narrated by Muhammad b. Juhadah, has the words: When he stood up (after prostration), he stood up on his knees taking the support of his thighs.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #840 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when one of you prostrates himself he must not kneel in the manner of camel, but should put down his hands before his knees.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #841 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: (Does) one of you kneel down in his prayer as a camel kneels down (i.e. put his knees before his hands).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #842 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu sulaiman malik b. al-Huwairith came to our mosque and said: By Allah, I Shall offer prayer; and I do not intend to pray, but I intend to show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) offering prayer. He (the narrator Ayyub) said: I asked Abu Qilabah: How did he pray? He replied: Like the prayer of this head after the last prostration in the first rakâah, he used to sit, and then stand up.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #843 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Sulaiman Malik b. al-Huwairth came to our mosque, and said: By Allah, I Shall offer prayer, though I do not intend to pray; I only intend to show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) praying. The narrator said: ( He then prayed and ) he sat at the end of the first rakâah when he raised his head after the last prostration.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #844 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Malik b. al-Huwairith saw that the prophet (may peace by upon him) would not stand at the end of the first or the third rakâah until he sat down straight.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #845 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
we asked Ibn âAbbas about sitting on heels between the two prostrations. He said: It is the sunnah. We said: We look upon it as a pressure on the foot. He said: This is the sunnah of your Prophet(ï·º)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #846 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) raised his head after bowing, he said: Allah listens to him who praises Him. O Allah, our lord, to Thee be the praise in the heavens and in all the earth, and all that it please Thee to create afterwards. Abu Dawud said: Sufyan al-Thawri and Shuâbah b. al-Hajjaj reported on authority of Ubaid b. al-Hasan: There is no mention of the words âafter bowingâ in this tradition. Sufyan said: we met al-shaikh âUbaid b. al-Hasan; he did not say the words âbowing
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #847 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: â Allah listens to him who praises Him,â he also said: O Allah, our Lord, to thee be the praise in all heavens. Muâammil said( in his version); â In all the heavens, and in all the earth, and in all that it pleases Thee to create afterwards. O thou Who art worthy of praise and glory, most worthy of what a servant says, and we are all thy servants, no one can withhold what thou givest or give what Thou withholdest. âThe narrators then were agreed
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #848 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Imam says: âAllah listens to him who praised Him,â say: âO Allah, our lord, to Thee be the praise, â for if what anyone says synchronises with what the angels say, he will be forgiven his past sins.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #849 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The people behind the imam should not say: âAllah listens to him who praises Him.â But they should say: â Our Lord, to Thee be the praise.â
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #850 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to say between the two prostrations: âO Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, heal me, and provide for me.â
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #851 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) say: One of you who believes in Allah and in the Last Day should not raise her head until the men raise their heads (after prostration) lest they should see the private parts of men.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #852 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prostration observed by the Messenger of Allah(ï·º), his bowing, and his sitting between the two prostrations were nearly equal.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #853 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I did not offer prayer behind anyone more brief than the one offered by the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) and that was perfect. When the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) said: âAllah listens to him who praises Him,â he stood long we thought that he had omitted something; then he say takbir(Allah is most great) and prostrate, and would sit between the two prostrations so long that we thought that he had omitted something.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #854 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I witnessed Muhammed(ï·º) âAbu Kamilâs version has the wording: The Messenger of Allah(ï·º)-during his prayer. I found his standing like his bowing and prostration and his moderation in bowing was like that of his prostration, and his sitting between the two prostration and his prostration(and his sitting between the salutation) and going away( after finishing the prayer) were nearly equal to one another. Abu Dawud said: Musaddad said: His bowing and his moderation in bowing and prostration,
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #855 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: A manâs prayer does not avail him unless he keeps his back steady when bowing and prostrating.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #856 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) entered the mosque, a man also entered it and prayed. He then came and saluted the Messenger of Allah(ï·º). The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) returned the salutation and said to him: Go back and pray, for you have not prayed. The man returned and prayed as he prayed before. He then came to prophet(ï·º) and saluted him. The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) said to him: â And upon you be peace. â Go back and pray, for you have not prayed. He did so three times. Then the man s
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #857 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A man entered the mosqueâ¦â¦ He then narrated the tradition like the one narrated in (No.855). This version is as follows: The Prophet (ï·º) said: The prayer of anyone is not perfect unless he performs ablution perfectly; he should then utter the takbir, and praise Allah, the Exalted, and admire Him; he should then recite the Qurâan as much as he desires. He should then say: âAllah is Most Greatâ. Next he should bow so that all his joints return to their proper places. Then he should say
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #858 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
This version (of Hadith No 856) adds: The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: The prayer of any of you is not complete until he performs ablution perfectly, as Allah, the Exalted, has ordered you. He should wash his face and hands up to the elbows, and wipe his head and (wash) his feet up to the ankles. Then he should exalt Allah and praise Him. Then he should recite the Qurâan as much as it is convenient for him. (Narrator then narrated the tradition like Hammadâs, No. 856). He said: He then utt
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #859 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When you get up and face the qiblah, what Allah wishes you to recite. And when you bow, put your palms on your knees and stretch out your back. When you prostrate yourself, do it completely( so that you are at the rest). When you raise yourself then sit on your left thigh.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #860 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When you get up to pray, say the takbir, exalting Allah; then recite the Qurâan as much as it is convenient for you. The version adds: When you sit in the middle of the prayer, do it completely(so that you are at rest) and spread your left thigh; then recite the tashahhud. Then if you get up (again), do in a similar way until you finish your prayer.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #861 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Then perform ablution in a way Allah, the exalted, has command you, then say the shahadah and get up and say the takbir. Then if you know any of the Qurâan, recite it; otherwise say: âPraise be to Allahâ; âAllah is most greatâ; â There is no god but Allahâ He ( the narrator) also said in this version: If some defect remains in this, that detect will remain in your prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #862 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) prohibited to peck like a crow, and to spread (the forearms) like a wild beast, and to fix a place in the mosque like a camel which fixes its place. These are the wordings of Qutaybah.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #863 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Salim al-Barrad said: We came to AbuMasâud Uqbah ibn Amr al-Ansari and said to him: Tell us about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º). He stood up before us in the mosque and said the takbir. When he bowed, he placed his hands upon his knees and put his fingers below, and kept his elbows (arms) away from his sides, so everything returned properly to its place. Then he said: âAllah listens to him who praises Himâ; then he stood up so that everything returned properly to its place; th
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #864 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Anas ibn Hakim ad-Dabbi said that he feared Ziyad or Ibn Ziyad; so he came to Medina and met AbuHurayrah. He attributed his lineage to me and I became a member of his lineage. AbuHurayrah said (to me): O youth, should I not narrate a tradition to you? I said: Why not, may Allah have mercy on you? (Yunus (a narrator) said: I think he narrated it (the tradition) from the Prophet (ï·º):) The first thing about which the people will be called to account out of their actions on the Day of Judgment is
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #865 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The above-mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #866 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Tamim reported this tradition from the Prophet (ï·º) as (Hadith No 863). This version adds: Then zakat will be considered in a similar way. Then all the actions will be considered accordingly.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #867 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I prayed by the side of my father. I put both of my hands between my knees(in bowing condition). He prohibited me from it. I then repeated; so he said: Do not do so, because we used to do so. But we were prohibited to do that, and commanded to put our hands on the knees.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #868 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When any of you bows, he should spread his arms on his thighs and clap both his palms (Placing them between the knees), as if I am seeing the variation of the fingers of the Messenger of Allah(ï·º).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #869 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When âGlorify the name of your mighty Lordâ was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Use it when bowing, and when âGlorify the name of your most high Lordâ was revealed, he said: Use it when prostrating yourself.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #870 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The above (No 868) tradition has also been reported through a different chain of narrators by Uqbah ibn Amir to the same effect. This version adds: When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) bowed, he said: âGlory and praise be to my mighty Lordâ three times, and when he prostrated himself, he said: âGlory and praise be to my most high Lordâ three times. Abu Dawud said: We are afraid the addition of the word âpraiseâ is not guarded.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #871 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Hudhaifah said that he prayed along with the Prophet (ï·º), and that he said when bowing, âGlory be to my mighty Lord, â and when he prostrated himself, âGlory be to my most high Lord,â when he came to a verse which spoke of mercy, he stopped and made supplication, and when he came to a verse which spoke of punishment, he stopped and sought refuge in Allah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #872 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âAishah said that the prophet (ï·º) used to say when bowing and prostrating, âAll-Glorious, All-Holy, Lord of the angels and spirit.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #873 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I stood up to pray along with the Messenger of Allah (ï·º); he got up and recited Surat al-Baqarah (Surah 2). When he came to a verse which spoke of mercy, he stopped and made supplication, and when he came to verse which spoke of punishment, he stopped and sought refuge in Allah, then he bowed and paused as long as he stood (reciting Surah al-Baqarah), and said while bowing, âGlory be to the Possessor of greatness, the Kingdom, grandeur and majesty.â :Then he prostrated himself and paused
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #874 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Hudhayfah saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) praying at night. He said: Allah is most greatâ three times, âPossessor of kingdom, grandeur, greatness and majesty.â He then began (his prayer) and recited Surah al-Baqarah; then he bowed and he paused in bowing as long as he stood up; he said while bowing, âGlory be to my mighty Lord,â âGlory be to my mighty Lordâ ; then he raised his head, after bowing: then he stood up and he paused as long as he paused in bowing and said, âPraise be
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #875 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The nearest a servant come to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication often.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #876 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet(ï·º) lifted the curtain (and saw that) the people were standing in rows(of prayers) behind Abu Bakr. He said: O people, there remained nothing that gives good tidings from prophethood except a true dream which a Muslim has himself or which another Muslim has for him. I have been prohibited to recite the Qurâan while bowing or prostration. As regards owing, exalt the Lord in it, and as to prostration, make supplication with exertion in it, that is worthy of being accepted.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #877 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) often said while bowing and prostrating himself; âGlory be to Thee, O Allah, out Lord.â And âPraise be to Thee, O Allah, forgive me,â Thus interpreting the (command in the Qurâan).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #878 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prophet (ï·º) used to say when prostrating himself: âO Allah. Forgive me all my sins, small and great, first and last. â the narrator Ibn al-sarh added: âopen and secret.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #879 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
â(O Allah), I seek refuge in Your good pleasure from Your anger, and in Your Mercy from Your Punishment, and I seek refuge from You in You; I am not able to praise You (the way that You deserve to be praised), for You are as You have praised Yourselfâ.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #880 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to make supplication during the prayer saying: âO Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the punishment of the grave; I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of the Antichrist; I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of life and the trial of death; O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from sin and debt.â Someone said to him: How often you seek refuge from debt! He replied: When a man is in debt, he talks and tells lies, makes promises and breaks them.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #881 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I prayed by the side of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) in the supererogatory prayer and I heard him say: âI refuge in Allah from the Hell-Fire; woe to the inmates of the Hell-fire!â
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #882 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Hurairah said; The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) got up for the prayer and we also stood up along with him. A Bedouin said said during prayer; O Allah, show mercy to me and to Muhammed and do not show mercy to anyone along with us. When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) uttered the salutation, he said to the Bedouin; you narrowed down a vast (thing). By this he meant the mercy of Allah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #883 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âGlorify the name of thy Lord, the Most High.â He would say:âGlory be to Allah, the most Highâ. Abu Dawud said; In this tradition the other narrators have differed from the narrator Wakl. This has been narrated by Wakl, and Shuâbah from Abu Ishaq, from Saâld b. Jubair, from Ibn âAbbas as his own statement (and not from the Prophet)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #884 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
A man used to pray on the roof of his house. When he recited the verse âIs not He able to bring the dead to life?â he would say: âGlory be to You, then, why not?â They asked him about it, and he replied: âI heard it from the Messenger of Allah (ï·º)â. Abu Dawud said : Ahmad (b. Hanbal) said: It is pleasing to me that one should recite in the obligatory prayer those supplications which have occurred in the Quran.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #885 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Saâd reported that he heard his father or his uncle say ; I witnessed the Prophet (ï·º) while offering prayer. He used to stay in his bowing and his prostration as long as one uttera the words âGlory be to Allah and praise be to Himâ three times.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #886 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: When one of you bows, he should say three time,:âGlory be to my mighty Lord,â and when he prostrates, he should say: âGlory be to my most high Lordâ three times. This is the minimum number. Abu Dawud said: The chain of this tradition is broken. The narrator âAwn did not see âAbd Allah (b. Masâud).
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #887 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: When one of you recites âBy the fig and the oliveâ (Surah 95) and comes to its end âIs not Allah the best judge?â (verse 8), he should say: âCertainly, and I am one of those who testify to that.â When one recites âI swear by the Day of Resurrectionâ (Surah 75) and comes to âIs not that one able to raise the dead to life? (verse 40), he should say: âCertainly.â And when one recites âBy those that are sentâ (Surah 77), and comes to âTh
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #888 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I did not offer behind anyone after the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) a prayer like the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) than this youth, i.e. Umar ibn AbdulAziz. We estimated reciting glorification ten times in his bowing, and in his prostration ten times. Abu Dawud said: Ahmad b. Salih said: I asked him (âAbd Allah) whether the name Manus is correct of Mabus. He replied: âAbd al-Razzaq used to say Mabus, but I remember Manus (i.e. the narrator Wahb b. Manus). These are the words o
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #889 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ibn Abbas reported the Prophet (ï·º) as saying: I have been commanded â according to the version of Hammad: Your Prophet (ï·º) was commanded â to prostrate on seven (bones), and not to fold back the hair or the clothing.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #890 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I have been commanded, and sometimes the narrator said: Your prophet (ï·º) was commanded to prostrate on seven limbs.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #891 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #892 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: Both hands prostrate as the face prostrates. When one of you puts his face (on the ground) he should put his hands too (on the ground). And when he raises it, he should raise them too.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #893 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) as saying; when you come to pray while we are prostrating ourselves, you must prostrate yourselves, and do not reckon it anything (rakâah) he has been present at the prayer.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #894 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The mark of earth was seen on the forehead and nose of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) due to the prayer in which he led the people.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #895 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Maâmar through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #896 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Al-Baraâ described to us (the nature of prostration). He placed his hands (palms), reclined on his knees, and raised his hips; he said: This is how the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to prostrate himself.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #897 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Anas reported the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms(on the ground) like a dog.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #898 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Prophet(ï·º) prostrated himself, he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms, it could have done so.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #899 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I came to the Prophet (ï·º) from behind. I saw the whiteness of his armpits and he kept his arms away from his sides and raised his stomach (from the ground).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #900 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) prostrated himself, he kept his arms far away from his sides so much so that we took pity on him.
Grade: Hasan Sahih

Hadith #901 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when one of you prostrates himself, he should not stretch out his forearms( on the ground) like a dog and he should join both of his thighs.
Grade: Hasan Sahih

Hadith #902 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Companions of the Prophet (ï·º) complained to the Prophet (ï·º) about the hardship when they kept their forearms far away from their sides while prostrating. He said: Take help with the elbows (by spreading them on the ground and sticking them to the sides).
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #903 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Saâid ibn Ziyad ibn Subayh al-Hanafi said: I prayed by the side of Ibn Umar and I put my hands on my waist. When he finished his prayer, He said: This is a cross in prayer; the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to forbid it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #904 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) praying and a sound came from his breast like the rumbling of a mill owing to weeping.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #905 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Anyone who performs ablution and performs his ablution well, and then he offers two rakâahs of prayers in a way that he does not forget ( anything in it), will be forgiven all his past sins.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #906 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Any one performs ablution and performs the ablution perfectly and then offers two rakâahs of prayers concentrating on them with his heart and face but paradise will necessarily fall to his lot.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #907 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recited â Yahya (sub narrator) said: Sometimes al-Miswar said: I prayed along with the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) and witnessed that he recited â the Qurâan during the prayer and omitted something (i.e. some verses inadvertently) which he did not recite. A man said to him: Messenger of Allah, you omitted such-and-such verse. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Why did you not remind me of it? The narrator Sulayman said in his version: He (the man) said: I thought
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #908 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) prayed and recited the Qurâan in it. He was then confused in it (in his recitation). When he finished (his prayer), he said to Ubayy (b. Kaâb): Did you pray along with us? He said: Yes. He said: What prevented you (from correcting me)?
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #909 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Ali, do not instruct the imam during the prayer. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Abu Ishaq heard only for traditions from al-Harith, this tradition is not one of them.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #910 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: Allah, the Most High, continues to turn favourably towards a servant while he is engaged in prayer as long as he does not look to the side (by turning the neck), but if he does so, He turns away from him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #911 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) about looking to the sides during prayer. He said: It is something which the devil snatches from a servantâs prayers.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #912 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The mark of earth was seen on the forehead and nose of the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) who had led the people I prayer. Abu Ali said: Abu Dawud did not recite this tradition when he recited his collection(of sunan) for the fourth time.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #913 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah(ï·º) entered the mosque and saw there some people praying raising their hand towards the heaven. (This Is the common version: ) He said : People must stop raising their eyes to the heaven. The narrator Musaddad said: During prayer, otherwise their sight will be taken away.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #914 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
What is the matter that people raise their (Upwards) in prayer. He then said sternly: They should stop doing that, otherwise their sight will be snatched away.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #915 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) once prayed with a sheet of cloth upon him. It had prints and paintings. He said: The prints of this (sheet) distracted my attention; take it to Abu Jahm and bring a blanket to me.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #916 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He (the prophet) took a kind of sheet of cloth known as kurdi which belongs to Abu Jahm. The people told him; Messenger of Allah, the (former) sheet of cloth was better than this kind of kurdi sheet.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #917 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The iqamah for the morning prayer was pronounced and the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) began to offer prayer while he was looking at the mountain-pass. (AbuDawud elaborated that the Prophet had sent a horseman to the mountain-pass at night in order to keep watch.)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #918 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) was leading the people in prayer with Umamah daughter of Zainab daughter of the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) (in his lap). When he prostrated, he put her down and when he got up(after prostration) he lifted her up.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #919 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We were sitting in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came upon us carrying Umamah daughter of AbulâAs ibn ar-Rabiâ. Her mother was Zaynab daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º). She (Umamah) was a child and he (the Prophet) was carrying her on his shoulder. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) led (the people) in prayer while she was on his shoulder. When he bowed he put her down and took her up when he got up. He kept on doing so until he finished his prayer.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #920 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) leading the people in prayer with Umamah daughter of Abu al-As on his neck (shoulder). When he prostrated, he put her down. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Makhramah did not hear from his father except one tradition.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #921 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
While we were waiting for the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) for the noon or afternoon prayer, and Bilal had already called him for prayer, he came upon us with Umamah daughter of Abu al-As and daughter of his daughter on his neck. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) stood at the place of prayer and we stood behind him and she(Umamah) (all this time) was in her place. He uttered the takbir and we also uttered. When the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) intended to bow, he took her and put her down, and then he bowed an
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #922 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: Kill the two black things during prayer, the snake and scorpion.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #923 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) was praying with his door bolted. I came and asked to have the door opened. He walked and opened the door for me. He then returned to his place for prayer. He (the narrator Urwah) mentioned that the door faced the qiblah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #924 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We used to salute the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) while he was engaged in prayer and he would respond to our salutation, but when we returned from the Negas, we saluted him and he did not respond to us. He said : Prayer demands oneâs whole attention.
Grade: Hasan Sahih

Hadith #925 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We used to salute during prayer and talk about our needs. I came to the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) and found him praying. I saluted him, but he did not respond to me. I recalled what happened to me in the past and in the present. When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) finished his prayer, he said to me: Allah, the Almighty, creates new command as He wishes, and Allah, the Exalted, has sent a fresh command that you must not talk during prayer. He then returned my salutation.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #926 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I passed by the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) who was praying. I saluted him and he returned it by making a sign. The narrator said: I do not know but that he said: He made a sign with his finger. This is the version reported by Qutaybah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #927 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The prophet of Allah(ï·º) sent me to Banu al-Mustaliq. When I returned to him, he was praying on his camel. I talked to him; he made a sign to me with his hand like this. I again talked to him; he made a sign to me with his hand like this. I was hearing him reciting the Qurâan and he was making a sign with his head. When he finished his prayer, he said; what did you do about the mission for which I had sent you; nothing prevented me from talking to you except that I was praying.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #928 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) went to Quba to offer prayer. Then the Ansar (the Helpers) came to him and gave him a salutation while he was engaged in prayer. I asked Bilal: How did you find the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) responding to them when they gave him a salutation while he was engaged in prayer. He replied: In this way, and Jaâfar ibn Awn demonstrated by spreading his palm, and keeping its inner side below and its back side above.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #929 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
There is no loss in prayer nor in salutation. Ahmad(b. Hanbal) said: This means, I think, that you do not salute nor you are saluted by others. The loss of a man in his prayer is that a man remains doubtful about it when he finishes it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #930 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
There is no loss in salutation and in prayer. Abu Dawud said: According to the version of Ibn Mahdi, this tradition has been narrated by Ibn Fudail as a statement of Abu Hurairah and not as a saying of the Prophet(ï·º)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #931 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I was praying with the Messenger of Allah(ï·º). A man in the company sneezed, and I said: May Allah have mercy on you! The people gave me disapproving looks, so I said: Woe is to me! What do you mean by looking at me? They began to strike their hand on their thighs; then I realised that they were urging me to be silent. When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) finished his prayer â for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom-he did not beat, scold or revile me, but said: No talk to people in
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #932 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
what do you mean by looking at me with furtive glances. Then they glorified Allah. When the prophet (ï·º) finished his prayer, he asked; who was the speaker? The Prophet told him; this Bedouin. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) called me and said to me: Prayer is meant for the recitation of the Quran, and making mention of Allah. When you are in it (prayer), this should be your work therein. I never saw an instructor more lenient than the Messenger of Allah (ï·º)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #933 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recited the verse âNor of those who go astrayâ (Surah al-Fatihah, verse 7), he would say Amin; and raised his voice (while uttering this word).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #934 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Wail b, hujr said that he prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ï·º),and he said Amin loudly and saluted at his right and left sides until I saw the whiteness of his cheek.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #935 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recited the verse âNot of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray,â he would say Amin so loudly that those near him in the first row would hear it.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #936 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Hurairah reported the prophet (ï·º) as saying; when the imam recites â not of those with whom thou art angry, nor of those who go astrayâ (surah al-fatihah,verse 7) say Amin, for if oneâs words (utterance of amin) synchronise with those of the angles, he will be forgiven his past sins.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #937 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying; When the Imam says Amin, say Amin, for if anyoneâs utterance of Amin synchronnises with that of the angles, he will be forgiven his past sins. Ibn shihab (al Zuhrl) said; The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) used to say Amin (At the end of the Fatihah)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #938 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Messenger of Allah, do not say Amin before me.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #939 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
AbuMisbah al-Muqraâi said: We used to sit in the company of AbuZuhayr an-Numayri. He was a companion of the Prophet (ï·º), and he used to narrate good traditions. Once a man from among us made a supplication. He said: End it with the utterance of Amin, for Amin is like a seal on the book. AbuZuhayr said: I shall tell you about that. We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) one night and came upon a man who made supplication with persistence. The Prophet (ï·º) waited to hear him. The Proph
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #940 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) as saying; Glorifying Allah applies to men and clapping applies only to women.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #941 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) went to Banu âAmr b. âAwf to effect reconciliation between them . in the meantime the time of prayer came and the Muâadhdhin came to Abu Bakr and asked : Will you lead the people in prayer? I pronounce the Iqamah. He said ; Yes. So Abiu Bakr led the prayer , and the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came back while the people were praying. He penetrated through the rows and stood in the first row. The people clapped but Abu Bakr did not pay any attention to it during pr
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #942 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
sahl b. Saâd said; Fighting took place amongst the tribe of Banu âAmr b. âAwf. This (the news) reached the prophet (May peace be upon him). He came to them for their reconciliation after the noon prayer . he said to Bilal; If the time of the afternoon prayer comes, and I do not return to you, then ask Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. When the time of the afternoon prayer came, Bilal called the Adhan and pronounced the Iqamah and then asked Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer). He stepped fo
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #943 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Clapping by women means that one should strike her left hand with the two fingers of her right hand.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #944 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to make a sign during prayer.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #945 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: Saying Tasbih applies to men during prayer and clapping applies to women. Anyone who makes a sign during his prayer, a sign which is intelligible by implication, should repeat it (i.e. his prayer). (AbuDawud commented on the Hadith saying, this is a result of confusion.)
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #946 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) said: When one of you gets up to pray, he must not remove pebbles, for mercy is facing him.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #947 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Muâaiqib reported the Prophet (ï·º) as saying ; Do not remove pebbles while you are praying; if you do it out of sheer necessity, do it only once to smooth the pebbles.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #948 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu hurairah said that the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) forbade putting hands on the waist during prayer. Abu Dawud said; The word Ikhtisar means to put oneâs hands on oneâs waist.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #949 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Hilal ibn Yasaf said: I came to ar-Raqqah (a place in Syria). One of my companions said to me: Do you want to see any of the Companions of the Prophet (ï·º)? I said: A good opportunity. So we went to Wabisah. I said to my friend: Let us first see his mode of living. He had a cap with two ears stuck (to his head), and wearing a brown silken robe. He was resting on a staff during prayer. We asked him (about resting on the staff) after salutation; He said: Umm Qays daughter of Mihsan said to me tha
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #950 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Zaid b. Arqam said ; One of us used to speak to the man standing by his side during prayer. Then the Quranic verse â And stand up with devotion to Allahâ
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #951 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
It has been narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said : The Prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer (wins him half the reward of prayer). I came to him and found him prayer in sitting condition. I placed my hand on my head (in surprise). He said: what is the matter,âAbd Allah b. âAmr? I said; Messenger of Allah (ï·º) you have been reported to me as saying : the prayer of a man in sitting condition is half the prayer , but you are praying in sitting condition. He s
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #952 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âImran b. Hussain asked the prophet (ï·º) about the prayer a man offers in sitting condition. He replied: his prayer in standing condition is better than his prayer in sitting condition, and his prayer in sitting condition is half the prayer he offers in standing condition, and his prayer in lying condition is half the prayer he offers in sitting condition.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #953 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I had a fistula; so I asked the prophet (ï·º). He said: offer prayer in standing condition; if you are unable to do so, then in sitting condition: if you are then at your side(i.e, in lying condition).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #954 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) reciting the Quraan in his prayer at night in sitting condition until he became old. Then he used to sit in it (the prayer) and recite the Quran until forty or thirty verses remained, then he stood and recited them and prostrated himself.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #955 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when the prophet (ï·º) prayed sitting, he recited the Quran in sitting condition. When the amount of his recitation remained about thirty or forty verses he stood up and recited them standing. He then bowed and prostrated and then did so in the second Rakâah of the prayer. Abu Dawud said: âAlqamah b. Waqqas narrated this tradition on the authority of âAishah from the Prophet (ï·º) to the same effect.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #956 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) used to pray standing at night for a long time, and used to pray sitting at night for a long time. When he prayed standing, he bowed standing, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed sitting.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #957 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked âAâishah whether the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) recited a whole Surah (of the Quran) in one Rakâah of the prayer. She replied : (He recited from among) the Mufassal surahs. I asked: Did he pray (at night) sitting? She replied : (he prayed sitting) when the people made him old.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #958 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I said that I should look at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) how he prays. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) stood up and faced the qiblah (i.e. the direction of Kaâbah) and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great); then he raised his hands till he brought them in front of his ears; then he caught hold of his left hand with his right hand (i.e. folded his hands). When he was about to bow, he raised them (his hands) in a like manner. Then he sat, stretched out his left foot (to sit on it)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #959 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âA Sunnah of the prayer is that you should raise your right foot, and make your left foot lie (on the ground).â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #960 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âI heard Al-Qasim saying: âAbdullah bin âAbdullah informed me that he heard âAbdullah bin âUmar saying: âFrom the Sunnah of the prayer is to lay your left foot on the ground, and raise your right foot.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #961 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Hammad bin Zaid also said (the wording): âFrom the Sunnahâ (narrating) from Yahya just as Jarir did.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #962 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
(There is another chain) from Yahya bin Saâeed that Al-Qasim bin Muhammad saw them sitting in Tashah-hud, so he mentioned the Hadith.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #963 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âWhen the Prophet (ï·º) would sit in the prayer, he would place his left foot horizontally â so much so that the upper-part of his foot became black.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #964 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I am more informed than any of you regarding the manner in which the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) offered his prayer. They said: Present it. The narrator then reported the tradition, saying: he bent the toes of his feet turning them towards the Qiblah when he prostrated, then he uttered â Allah is most great,â and raised (his head), and bent his left foot and sat on it, and he did the same in the second Rakah. The narrator then transmitted the tradition, and added: In the prostration (i.e., the
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #965 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When he( the Prophet) sat up the two rakâahs he sat on his left foot; and when sat up after the last rakâah he put out his left foot and sat on his hip.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #966 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I was sitting in the company( of the Companions). He then narrated this tradition saying: When he(the Prophet) sat up after two rakâahs, he sat on the sole of his left foot and raised his left foot. When he sat up after four rakâahs, he placed his left hip on the ground and put out his both feet on one side.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #967 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He(the Prophet) prostrated himself, he depended on his palms, knees and the toes of his feet. When he sat up, he sat on his hips, and raised his other foot. He then uttered the takbir(Allah is most great) and prostrated himself. He uttered the takbir and stood up and did not sit on his hips. Then he repeated(the same) and offered the second rakâah; he uttered the takbir in the same manner, and sat up after two rakâahs. When he was about to stand up, he stood up after saying the takbir. Then
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #968 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Abu Humaid, Abu usaid, Sahl b. Saâd and Muhammad b. Maslamah got together. Then he narrated this tradition. He did not mention the raising of hands when he stood after two rakâahs, nor did he mention sitting. He said: When he finished (his prostration), he spread his foot (on the ground) and turned the toes of his right feet towards the qiblah(and then he sat on his left foot).
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #969 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
when we (prayed and) sat up during prayer along the Messenger of Allah (may peach be upon him), we said: âPeace be to Allah before it is supplicated for His servants; peace be to so and so. âThe Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Do not say âPeace be to Allah ,âfor Allah Himself is peace. When one of you sits(during the prayer), he should say: The adoration of the tongue are due to Allah, and acts of worship and all good things. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allahâs mercy and His bless
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #970 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We did not know what we should say when we sat during prayer. The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) was taught (by Allah). He then narrated the tradition to the same effect. Sharik reported from Jamiâ, from AbuWaâil on the authority of Abdullah ibn Masâud something similar. He said: He used to teach us also some other words, but he did not teach them as he taught us the tashahhud: O Allah, join our hearts, mend our social relationship, guide us to the path of peace, bring us from darkness to light,
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #971 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Alqamah said that Abdullah ibn Masâud caught hold of his hand saying that the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) caught hold of his (Ibn Masâudâs) hand and taught him the tashahhud during prayer. He then narrated the (well known ) tradition (of tashahhud). This version adds: When you say this or finish this, then you have completed your prayer. If you want to stand up, then stand, and if you want to remain sitting, then remain sitting.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #972 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The adoration of the tongue are due to Allah, and acts of worship, all good things. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allahâs mercy and His blessings. Ibn âUmar said: I added: âAnd Allahâs blessings, peace be upon us, and upon Allahâs upright servants. I testify that there is not god but Allah. âIbn âUmar said: I added to it: He is alone, no one is His associate, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and His Apostle.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #973 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Hittan ibn Abdullah ar-Ruqashi said: AbuMusa al-Ashâari led us in prayer. When he sat at the end of his prayer, one of the people said: Prayer has been established by virtue and purity. When AbuMusa returned (from his prayer or finished his prayer), he gave his attention to the people, and said: Which of you is the speaker of such and such words? The people remained silent. Which of you is the speaker of such and such words? The people remained silent. He said: You might have said them, Hittan
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #974 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When he( the imam) recites the Qurâan, keep silence(and listen attentively). And in the tashahhud this version adds after the words âI testify that there is no god but Allahâ the words âHe is alone, and there is no associate of Him.â Abu Dawud said: His word âAnd keep silenceâ is not guarded; it has been narrated by Sulaiman al-Taimi alone in his version.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #975 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah( may peace be upon him) used to teach us the tashahhud as he would teach us the Qurâan, and would say: The blessed adoration of the tongue, acts of worship (and) all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allahâs mercy and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allahâs upright servants. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is Allahâs apostle (peace be upon him).
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #976 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) commanded us (to recite) when we sit in the middle of the prayer or at its end before the salutation: The adorations of the tongue, all good things, acts of worship, and the Kingdom are due to Allah. Then give salutation to the right side; then salute your reciter (i.e. the imam) and yourselves. Abu Dawud said: Sulaiman b. Musa hails from Kufah and he lives in Damascus. Abu Dawud said: This collection of traditions indicates that al-Hasan (al-Basri) heard traditions
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #977 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
We said or the people said: Messenger of Allah, you have commanded us to invoke blessing on you and to salute you. As regards salutation we have already learnt it. How should we invoke blessing? He said: Say: âO Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammadâs family as Thou didst bless Abraham and Abrahamâs family. O Allah, grant favours to Muhammad and Muhammadâs family as Thou didst grant favours to Abraham; Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #978 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Bless Muhammad and Muhammadâs family as Thou didst bless Abraham.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #979 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammadâs family as didst bless Abraham. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. O Allah grant favours of Muhammad and Muhammadâs family as Thou didst grant favour to Abrahamâs family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Zubair b. âAdi as narrated by Misâar , except that his version goes: As Thou didst bless Abrahamâs family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. And grant favours to Mu
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #980 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Some people asked: Messenger of Allah, how should we invoke blessings on you? He said: Say,â O Allah, bless Muhammad, his wives and his off springs, as Thou didst bless Abrahamâs family, and grant favours to Muhammadâs family, his wives and off springs, as Thou didst grant favours to Abrahamâs family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #981 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) came to us in a meeting of Saâd b. âUbadah. Bashir b. Saâd said to him: Allah has commanded us to invoke blessings on you, Messenger of Allah. How should we invoke blessings on you? The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) kept silence so much so that we wished he would not ask him. Then the Messenger of Allah (ï·º) said: Say. He then narrated the tradition like that of Kaâb b. âUjrah. This version adds in the end: In the universe, Thou art praiseworthy and glorious.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #982 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Say, O Allah, bless Muhammad, the Prophet, the unlettered, and Muhammadâs family.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #983 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
if anyone would like to have the fullest measure granted to him when he invokes blessings on us, the members of the prophetâs family, he should say: O Allah, bless Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, his wives who are the mother of the faithful, his off springs, and the people of his house as Thou didst bless the family of Abraham. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #984 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When one of you finishes the last tashahhud, he should seek refuge in Allah from four things: the punishment in Hell, the punishment in the grave, the trail of life and death, and the evil of Antichrist.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #985 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to say after the tashahhud: âO Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the punishment in Hell, and I seek refuge in Thee from the punishment in the grave, and I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of antichrist, and I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of life and death.â
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #986 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) entered the mosque and saw a man who had finished his prayer, and was reciting the tashahhud saying: O Allah, I ask you, O Allah, the One, the eternally besought of all, He begetteth not, nor was He begotten, and there is none comparable unto Him, that you may forgive me my sins, you are Most Forgiving, Merciful. He (the Prophet) said: He was forgiven (repeating three times.)
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #987 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
It pertains to the sunnah to utter the tashahhud quietly.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #988 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
âAbd Allah b. âUmar saw me playing with pebbles during prayer. When he finished his prayer, he forbade me (to do so) and said: Do as the Apostle (ï·º) used to do. I asked him: How would the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) do? He said: When he sat during the prayer (for reciting the tashahhud), he placed his right hand on his right thigh, and clenched all his fingers, and pointed with the finger which is adjacent to the thumb, and he placed his left hand on his left thigh.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #989 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When the Messenger of Allah(ï·º) sat during the prayer( at the tashahhud), he placed his left foot under his right thigh and shin and spread his right foot and placed his left hand on his left knee and placed his right hand on his right thigh, and he pointed with his forefinger.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #990 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to point with his finger (at the end of the tashahhud) and he would not move it. Ibn Juraij said: âAnd âAmr bin Dinar added: âHe (Ziyad) said: ââAmir informed me from his father that he saw the Prophet (ï·º) supplicating like that. And the Prophet (ï·º) would brace himself with his left hand on his left knee.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #991 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
He kept his look fixed on the finger he was pointing.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #992 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I saw the Prophet (peace be upon him placing his right hand on his right thigh and raising his forefinger curving it a little.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #993 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Messenger of Allah (ï·º) prohibited, according to the version of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, that a person should sit during prayer while he is leaning on his hand. According to the version of Ibn Shibwayh, he prohibited that a man should lean on his hand during prayer. According to the version of Ibn Rafiâ, he prohibited that a man should pray while he is leaning on his hand, and he mentioned this tradition in the chapter on âRaising the head after prostration.â According to the version of Ibn
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #994 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I asked about a man who intertwines his fingers while he is engaged in prayer. He said that Ibn âUmar had said: This is the prayer of those who earn the anger of Allah.
Grade: Hasan

Hadith #995 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Ibn âUmar saw a man resting on his left hand while he was sitting during prayer. The version of Harun b. Zaid goes: He was lying on his left side. the agreed version goes: he said to him: Do not sit like this, because those who are punished sit like this.
Grade: Da'if

Hadith #996 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) was in the first two rakâahs as though he were on heated stones. The narrator Shuâbah said: We said: Till he (the Prophet) got up.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #997 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The Prophet (ï·º) used to give the salutation to his left and right sides until the whiteness of his cheek was seen, (saying: âPeace be upon you, and mercy of Allahâ twice. AbuDawud said: This is a version of the tradition reported by AbuSufyan. The version of Israâil did not explain it. AbuDawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Zubayr from AbuIshaq and Yahya ibn Adam from Israâil from AbuIshaq from AbdurRahman ibn al-Aswad from his father from Alqamah on the authority of Abdull
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #998 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
I offered prayer along with the Prophet (ï·º). He would give the salutation to his right side (saying): Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings; and to his left side (saying): Peace be upon you and mercy of Allah.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #999 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah(ï·º), one of us gave the salutation and pointed with his hand to the man to his right side and left side. When he finished his prayer, he said: What is the matter that one of you points with his hand (during prayer) just like the tails of restive horses. It is sufficient for one of you, or is it not sufficient for one of you to say in this manner? And he pointed with his finger; one should salute his brother at his right and left side.
Grade: Sahih

Hadith #1000 - Sunan Abi Dawud (Sunan Abi Dawud)
Is it not sufficient for one of you or for one of them that he puts his hand on his thigh, and then gives the salutation to his brother to his right and left sides.
Grade: Sahih