# Sunan al-Nasa'i - The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 22, 2026*

**27 hadith**

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## Hadith #807

**Book:** The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sakhbara al-Azdi عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي أبو معمر, Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“The Messenger of  Allah (ﷺ) led me and a woman from my family in prayer. He made me to stand on his right and the woman to stand behind us.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-807/)*

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## Hadith #812

**Book:** The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sakhbara al-Azdi عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي أبو معمر, Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Bashr bin Khalid al-'Askary بشر بن خالد العسكري, Muhammad bin Ja'far Ghandar محمد بن جعفر غندر صاحب الكرابيس, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows like shaft of an arrow is straightened before the head is attached to it. He saw a man whose chest was sticking out from the row. I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Make your rows straight or Allah will cause your faces to be deformed.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-812/)*

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## Hadith #1027

**Book:** The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sakhbara al-Azdi عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي أبو معمر, Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Fdyl bin Sulaiman al-Nmyry فضيل بن سليمان النميري, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

His father said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he started to pray, raise his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders, (and he did that) when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-1027/)*

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## Hadith #1709

**Book:** The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day | **Narrator(s):** Ahmed bin Suliaman أحمد بن سليمان, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, al-Husain bin Dhakwan al-Mua'lam الحسين بن ذكوان المعلم المكتب, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران, Yahya bin al-Jazar al-Arni يحيى بن الجزار, Za'ida bin Qadama al-Thaqifi زائدة بن قدامة الثقفي

The Prophet (ﷺ) got up at night and cleaned his teeth, then he prayed two rak’ahs, then he slept. Then he got up and cleaned his teeth, then he performed wudu and prayed two rak’ahs, until he had prayed six. Then he prayed witr with three rak’ahs, and prayed two rak’ahs.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-1709/)*

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## Hadith #2239

**Book:** The Book of Fasting | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Yazid al-Nakha'i عبد الرحمن بن يزيد النخعي, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, ibn Mas'ud, Mahmud bin Ghaylan محمود بن غيلان العدوي مولاهم أبو أحمد, Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin al-Zubair محمد بن عبد الله أبو أحمد الزبيري, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“Fasting is a shield against the Fire. Whoever starts the day of fasting, let him not act in an ignorant manner during that day. If anyone treats him in an ignorant maner, let him not insult him or curse him, rather let him say: “I am fasting.’ By the One in whole hand is the soul of Muhammad, the smell that comes from the mouth of a fasting person is better before Allah than the fragrance of musk.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-2239/)*

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## Hadith #2735

**Book:** The Book of Hajj | **Narrator(s):** Abu Musa al-Asha'ari, al-Hakam bin 'Utayba الحكم بن عتيبة, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zaman محمد بن المثنى أبو موسى - الزمن, Muhammad bin Bashar Bindar محمد بن بشار بندار, Muhammad bin Ja'far Ghandar محمد بن جعفر غندر صاحب الكرابيس, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting the Talbiyah for them both.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-2735/)*

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## Hadith #3010

**Book:** The Book of Hajj | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Yazid al-Nakha'i عبد الرحمن بن يزيد النخعي, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, ibn Mas'ud, Isma'il bin Mas'ud al-Jhdry إسماعيل بن مسعود الجحدري, Khalid bin 'Abdullah al-Tahan خالد بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الطحان, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“The day of Arafat and the day of sacrifice and the day of At-Tashriq are our Id, the people of Islam, and they are days of eating and drinking.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3010/)*

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## Hadith #3209

**Book:** The Book of Marriage | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Yazid al-Nakha'i عبد الرحمن بن يزيد النخعي, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, ibn Mas'ud, Muhammad bin Mansur bin Da'ud محمد بن منصور بن داود الطوسي, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah gave us the choice, and we chose him, so there was no divorce.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-3209/)*

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## Hadith #4244

**Book:** The Book of al-Fara' and al-'Atirah | **Narrator(s):** Aisha bint Abi Bakr, al-Aswad bin Yazid الأسود بن يزيد بن قيس النخعي, al-Husain bin Mnswr bin Ja'far الحسين بن منصور بن جعفر, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Sharayk bin 'Abdullah شريك بن عبد الله النخعي, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

the Prophet passed by a dead sheep that had been thrown aside. He said: “Who does this belong to?” They said: “Maimunah.” He said: “Why did she not make use of its skin?” They said: “It is dead meat (i.e., it was not slaughtered properly).” He said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has only forbidden us to eat  it.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-4244/)*

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## Hadith #4449

**Book:** The Book of ad-Dahaya (Sacrifices) | **Narrator(s):** Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان

‘The Messenger of Allah forbade using animals as targets;’

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-4449/)*

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## Hadith #4450

**Book:** The Book of ad-Dahaya (Sacrifices) | **Narrator(s):** Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Ibrahim al-Nakha'i إبراهيم النخعي, Muhammad bin Mansur bin Da'ud محمد بن منصور بن داود الطوسي, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“The Messenger of Allah passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram. He denounced that and said: ‘Do not disfigure animals (by using them as targets).” (Sahih )

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-4450/)*

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## Hadith #5397

**Book:** The Book of the Etiquette of Judges | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Yazid al-Nakha'i عبد الرحمن بن يزيد النخعي, Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“Allah protected me with something that I heard from the Messenger of Allah . When Chosroes died, he said: ‘Whom have they appointed as his successor?’ They said: ‘His daughter.’ He said: ‘No people will ever prosper who entrust their leadership to a woman.'”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-5397/)*

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## Hadith #5398

**Book:** The Book of the Etiquette of Judges | **Narrator(s):** Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Hryth bin Zuhyr حريث بن ظهير, ibn Mas'ud, Muhammad bin 'Ali in Maymun محمد بن علي بن ميمون, Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Faryabi محمد بن يوسف الفريابي, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

He was riding behind the Messenger of Allah  on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, when a woman from Khath’am came to him and said: “O Messenger of Allah, the command of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, to His slaves to perform Hajj has come while my father is an old man and cannot ride unless he is tied crossways on a mount; can I perform Hajj on his behalf?” He said: “Yes, perform Hajj on his behalf, for if he owed a debt you would pay it off for him.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-5398/)*

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## Hadith #2353

**Book:** Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) | **Narrator(s):** Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران | **Grade:** Hasan

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Religion will continue to prevail as long as people hasten to break the fast, because the Jews and the Christians delay doing so.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2353/)*

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## Hadith #2395

**Book:** Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) | **Narrator(s):** Abu al-Matwas أبو المطوس, Abu Hurairah, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Habib bin Abi Thabit حبيب بن أبي ثابت قيس, Muhammad bin Kathir al-'Abdi محمد بن كثير العبدي, Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata' محمد بن كثير بن أبي عطاء الثقفي, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Sulaiman bin Harb سليمان بن حرب | **Grade:** Hasan

A huge basket containing twenty sa’s (of dates) was brought.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2395/)*

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## Hadith #3527

**Book:** Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah) | **Narrator(s):** Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Ibrahim al-Nakha'i إبراهيم النخعي, Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي, Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata' محمد بن كثير بن أبي عطاء الثقفي, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري | **Grade:** Sahih

reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: There are people from the servants of Allah who are neither prophets nor martyrs; the prophets and martyrs will envy them on the Day of Resurrection for their rank from Allah, the Most High.
They (the people) asked: Tell us, Messenger of Allah, who are they? He replied: They are people who love one another for the spirit of Allah (i.e. the Qur’an), without having any mutual kinship and giving property to one. I swear by Allah, their faces will glow and they will be (sitting) in (pulpits of) light. They will have no fear (on the Day) when the people will have fear, and they will not grieve when the people will grieve.
He then recited the following Qur’anic verse: “Behold! Verily for the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3527/)*

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## Hadith #3528

**Book:** Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah) | **Narrator(s):** Aisha bint Abi Bakr, al-Hakam bin 'Utayba الحكم بن عتيبة, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج, Ubaidullah bin 'Umar al-Qawariri عبيد الله بن عمر القواريري | **Grade:** Sahih

The aunt of Umarah ibn Umayr asked Aisha: I have an orphan in my guardianship. May I enjoy from his property? She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The pleasantest things a man enjoys come from what he earns, and his child comes from what he earns.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3528/)*

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## Hadith #265

**Book:** The Book on Salat (Prayer) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sakhbara al-Azdi عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي أبو معمر, Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, Ahmed bin Manay' أحمد بن منيع, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

Allah’s Messenger said: “The Salat is not acceptable if a man is not at rest – meaning his back – while bowing and prostrating.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-265/)*

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## Hadith #702

**Book:** The Book on Fasting | **Narrator(s):** Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“Masruq and I entered upon Aishah and we said: ‘O Mother of the Believers! There are two men from the Companions of Muhammad, one of them hastens to break the fasts and he hastens to perform Salat. The other delays breaking the fast and he delays the Salat.’ She said: ‘Which of them hastens to break the fast and hastens to perform the Salat?’ We said that it was Abdullah bin Mas’ud. She said: ‘This is how the Messenger of Allah did it.’ And the other was Abu Musa.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-702/)*

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## Hadith #1346

**Book:** The Chapters On Judgements From The Messenger of Allah | **Narrator(s):** Ahmed bin Manay' أحمد بن منيع, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران, Yahya bin Zakaria bin Abi Zaida يحيى بن زكريا بن أبي زائدة

“The Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement based on an oath along with one witness.” He said: “And ‘Ali judged between you based on it.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-1346/)*

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## Hadith #2614

**Book:** The Book on Faith | **Narrator(s):** al-Harith bin Suwayd al-Tymy الحارث بن سويد التيمي, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by a man and he was chastising his brother about modesty, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Al-Haya’ is part of faith.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-2614/)*

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## Hadith #3472

**Book:** Chapters on Supplication | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Yazid al-Nakha'i عبد الرحمن بن يزيد النخعي, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Hanad bin al-Sari bin Mus'ab هناد بن السري بن مصعب, Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

The Messsenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever says ten times: ‘I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Alone, without partner, One Deity, the One, As-Samad, He did not take a wife, nor a child, nor is there anyone like Him, (Ash-hadu an lā ilāha illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, ilahan wahidan, aḥadan ṣamadan lam yattakhidh ṣāḥibatan wa lā waladan wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥad)’ Allah will write for him forty million good deeds.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-3472/)*

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## Hadith #3473

**Book:** Chapters on Supplication | **Narrator(s):** Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, ibn Mas'ud, Mahmud bin Ghaylan محمود بن غيلان العدوي مولاهم أبو أحمد, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران, Wahb bin Rabi'ya al-Kwfy وهب بن ربيعة الكوفي, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever says at the end of every Fajr prayer, while his feet are still folded, before speaking: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him is the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is powerful over all things, (Lā ilāha illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, yuḥyī wa yumītu, wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in qadīr)’ ten times, then ten good deeds shall be written for him, ten evil deeds shall be wiped away from him, ten degrees shall be raised up for him, and he shall be in security all that day from every disliked thing, and he shall be in protection from Shaitan, and no sin will meet him or destroy him that day, except for associating partners with Allah.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-3473/)*

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## Hadith #875

**Book:** Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sakhbara al-Azdi عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي أبو معمر, Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Tanafasi علي بن محمد بن إسحاق الطنافسي, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران, Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح

“Whoever performs twelve Rak’ah (of Sunnah) during the day and night, a house will be built for him in Paradise.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-875/)*

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## Hadith #1029

**Book:** Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sakhbara al-Azdi عبد الله بن سخبرة الأزدي أبو معمر, Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Muhammad bin al-Sabah محمد بن الصباح البزاز الدولابي, Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to go out to the ‘Eid prayers walking, and come back walking.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-1029/)*

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## Hadith #2378

**Book:** The Chapters on Blood Money | **Narrator(s):** Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Sulaiman al-A'mash الأعمش / سليمان بن مهران, Yahya bin Zakaria bin Abi Zaida يحيى بن زكريا بن أبي زائدة

“The blood money is for the near male relatives from the father’s side and the wife does not inherit anything from the blood money of her husband,” until Ad-Dahhak bin Sufyan wrote to him, and told him that the Prophet (ﷺ) ruled that the wife of Ashyam bin Dibabi should inherit from the blood money of her husband.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-2378/)*

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## Hadith #3091

**Book:** Chapters on Food | **Narrator(s):** Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Abu Musa al-Asha'ari, al-Hakam bin 'Utayba الحكم بن عتيبة, Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali al-Jahdami Older علي بن نصر بن علي الجهضمي الكبير, Amarh bin 'Umayr al-Tymy عمارة بن عمير التيمي, Muhammad bin Bashar Bindar محمد بن بشار بندار, Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir محمد بن جعفر بن أبي كثير, Nasr bin 'Ali bin Nasr bin 'Ali, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج

“Goodness comes more quickly to a house where food is eaten than a knife to a camel’s hump.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-3091/)*

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