Sunan Abi Dawud 21837

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) retired to the mosque. He heard them (the people) reciting the Qur’an in a loud voice. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! every one of you is calling his Lord quietly. One should not trouble the other and one should not raise the voice in recitation or in prayer […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 21838

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: One who recites the Qur’an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur’an quietly is one who gives alms secretly.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21839

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray ten rak’ahs during the night, and would observe the witr with one rak’ah, he then prayed two rak’ahs of the dawn prayer. Thus he prayed thirteen rak’ahs in all.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21840

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray eleven rak’ahs (at night, observing the witr with one rak’ahs). When he finished it (the prayer), he would lie down on his right side.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21834

The Prophet (ﷺ) went out at night and found AbuBakr praying in a low voice, and he passed Umar ibn al-Khattab who was raising his voice while praying. When they both met the Prophet (ﷺ) together, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: I passed by you, AbuBakr, when you were praying in a low voice. He replied: […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 21835

Raise your voice a litte ; or he said to ‘Umar: Lower your voice a little. But this version adds: (The Prophet said:) I heard you, Bilal, (reciting) ; you were reciting partly from this surah and partly from that surah. He said: This is all good speech ; Allah has combined one part with […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 21836

A man got up at night and recited the Qur’an in a loud voice. When the dawn came, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so who reminded me many verses that I had nearly forgotten. Abu Dawud said: Harun al-Nahwi transmitted from Hammad b. Salamah the Quranic verse of Surah […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 21831

A man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the prayer at night. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Prayer during the night should consist of pairs of rak’ahs, but if one of you fears the morning is near he should pray one rak’ah which will make his prayer an odd number for him.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21832

The Prophet’s (ﷺ) recitation was loud enough for one who was in the inner chamber to hear it when he was in the house.

Sunan Abi Dawud 21833

The Prophet’s (ﷺ) recitation at night was partly in a loud voice and partly in a low voice. Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Khalid al-Walibi is Hurmuz.