Sunan al-Nasa'i — The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer

13 hadith · Exported from ParallelQuran.com on August 23, 2026
Hadith #920
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer · Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayr هشام بن عمار بن نصير, Sadqah bin al-Fadl صدقة بن الفضل أبو الفضل, Ubada bin As-Samit, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed Zuhr or Asr, and a man was reciting behind him. When he had finished he said: “Which one of you recited: Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High?” A man among the people said: “I did, but I did not intend anything but good.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “I realized that some of you were disputing with me over it.”

Hadith #1663
The Book of Qiyam Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) and Voluntary Prayers During the Day · Narrated by Harun bin Muhammad bin Bkar هارون بن محمد بن بكار بن بلال, Kathir bin Marrah al-Hadrami كثير بن مرة الحضرمي, Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhayni, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offer his voluntary prayers sitting down until one year before his death. Then he used to pray sitting down, reciting the surah so slowly that it seemed to be longer than a surah that is longer.”

Hadith #3132
The Book of Jihad · Narrated by Abu al-Darda, Abu Idrees al-Khulani أبو إدريس الخولاني, Bsr bin 'Ubaidullah بسر بن عبيد الله الحضرمي, Harun bin Muhammad bin Bkar هارون بن محمد بن بكار بن بلال, Muhammad bin 'Isa bin al-Qasim محمد بن عيسى بن القاسم, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“And of My slaves who goes out as a Mujahid striving in the cause of Allah, seeking my pleasure, I guarantee that I will bring him back with whatever he had earned as reward or spoils of war, and if I take his (soul) I will forgive him and have mercy on him.”

Hadith #3159
The Book of Jihad · Narrated by Harun bin Muhammad bin Bkar هارون بن محمد بن بكار بن بلال, Kathir bin Marrah al-Hadrami كثير بن مرة الحضرمي, Muhammad bin 'Isa bin al-Qasim محمد بن عيسى بن القاسم, Ubada bin As-Samit, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“There is no Muslim soul among the people that is taken by its Lord and wishes it could come back to you, even if it had this world and everything in it, except the martyr.” Ibn Abi ‘Amirah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If I were to be killed in the cause of Allah, that would be dearer to me that if all the people of the deserts and the cities were to be mine.'” Meaning: If they were all my slaves and I set them free.

Hadith #4167
The Book of al-Bay'ah · Narrated by Harun bin Muhammad bin Bkar هارون بن محمد بن بكار بن بلال, Kathir bin Marrah al-Hadrami كثير بن مرة الحضرمي, Muhammad bin 'Isa bin al-Qasim محمد بن عيسى بن القاسم, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“I pledged to the Prophet to hear and obey and to be sincere toward every Muslim.”

Hadith #5176
The Book of Adornment · Narrated by Ali ibn Abi Talib, Harun bin Muhammad bin Bkar هارون بن محمد بن بكار بن بلال, Muhammad bin 'Isa bin al-Qasim محمد بن عيسى بن القاسم, Nafie' نافع مولى ابن عمر, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“The Messenger of Allah forbade gold rings, red Al-Miyathir, Qassiyah garments and Al-Ji’ah, which is a drink made from barley and wheat.” – And he mentioned its strength.

Hadith #5610
The Book of Drinks · Narrated by Abu Hurairah, Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayr هشام بن عمار بن نصير, Khalid bin 'Abdullah خالد بن عبد الله بن حسين, Sdqh bin Khalid al-Amwy صدقة بن خالد الأموي, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“Umar bin ‘Abdul-Aziz wrote to us, saying: ‘Do not drink the thickened juice of grapes (obtained by boiling it down) until two-third of it has gone and one-third is left. And every intoxicant is unlawful.'”

Hadith #5704
The Book of Drinks · Narrated by Abu Hurairah, Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin Maqatil علي بن حجر بن إياس بن مقاتل, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“While he was at the Rukn, I saw a man bring a cup to the Messenger of Allah in which there was Nabidh. He gave the cup to him and he raised it to his mouth, but he found it to be strong, so he gave it back to him and a man among the people said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, is it unlawful?’ He said: ‘Bring the man to me.’ So he was brought to him. He took the cup from him and called for water. He poured it into the cup, which he raised to his mouth and frowned. Then he called for more water and poured it into it. Then he said: ‘When these vessels become strong in taste, pour water on them to weaken them.'”

Hadith #3080
Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah) · Narrated by Harun bin Muhammad bin Bkar هارون بن محمد بن بكار بن بلال, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Muhammad bin 'Isa bin al-Qasim محمد بن عيسى بن القاسم, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي · Da'if

She was picking lice from the head of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while the wife of Uthman ibn Affan and the immigrant women were with him. They complained about their houses that they had been narrowed down to them and they were evicted from them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered that the houses of the Immigrants should be given to their wives. Thereafter Abdullah ibn Mas’ud died, and his wife inherited his house in Medina.

Hadith #3715
Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah) · Narrated by Abu Hurairah, Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayr هشام بن عمار بن نصير, Khalid bin 'Abdullah خالد بن عبد الله بن حسين, Sdqh bin Khalid al-Amwy صدقة بن خالد الأموي, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي · Sahih

The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) liked sweet meats and honey. The narrator then mentioned a part of the tradition mentioned above. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) felt it hard on him to find smell from him. In this tradition saudah said: but you ate gum ? He said : No, I drank honey. Hafsah gave it to me to drank. I said : Its bees ate ‘urfut. Abu Dawud said: Maghafir is a gum ; jarasat means ate; ’urfut is a bees ‘ plant.

Hadith #584
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them · Narrated by Abu al-Darda, Abu Idrees al-Khulani أبو إدريس الخولاني, al-Hasan bin Yahya al-Khushni الحسن بن يحيى الخشني, Bsr bin 'Ubaidullah بسر بن عبيد الله الحضرمي, Hisham bin Khalid bin Yazid al-Azraq هشام بن خالد بن زيد بن مروان الأزرق, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever has an Imam, the recitation of the Imam is his recitation.’”

Hadith #3497
Etiquette · Narrated by Abu Hurairah, Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayr هشام بن عمار بن نصير, Khalid bin 'Abdullah خالد بن عبد الله بن حسين, Yahya bin Hamza bin Waqd يحيى بن حمزة بن واقد, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

“Whoever plays backgammon, it is as if he dipped his hand in the flesh and blood of a pig.”

Hadith #3533
Etiquette · Narrated by Abu Hurairah, al-Walid bin Muslim al-Quraishi الوليد بن مسلم القرشي, Khalid bin 'Abdullah al-Tahan خالد بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الطحان, Mjahd bin Musa مجاهد بن موسى, Zayd bin Waqd al-Quraishi زيد بن واقد القرشي

the Prophet(ﷺ) said: “Whoever says, following the morning prayer: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sahrikalau, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu, bi yadihil khair, wa huwa ala kulli shay’in qadir (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner or associate. His is the dominion, all praise is to Him, in His Hand is all goodness, and He is Able to do all things), it will be as if he freed slave from among the sons of Isma’il.”

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