Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
We observed the prayer after nightfall with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he did not come out till about half the night had passed. He then said: Take your places. We then took our places. Then he said: The...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say the Fajr prayer after which the women would depart wrapped up their woolen garments, being unrecognizable because of the darkness before dawn.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Offer Fajr prayer at dawn, for it is most productive of rewards to you or most productive of reward.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
AbuMuhammad fancies that witr prayer is essential. (Hearing this) Ubadah ibn as-Samit said: AbuMuhammad was wrong. I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah, the Exalted, has made five prayers obligatory. If anyone performs ablution...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: Which of the actions is best? He replied: Observing prayer early in its period. Al-Khuza'i narrated in his version from his aunt named Umm Farwah who took the oath of allegiance to the...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
A man from Basrah said: Tell me what you heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: No one will enter Hell who has prayed before the rising of the sun...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me and what he taught me is this: Observe the five prayers regularly. He said: I told (him): I have many works at these times; so give me a comprehensive advice which, if I...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
There are five thing, if anyone observe them with faith, he will enter Paradise. He who prays the five times prayer regularly, with the ablution for them, with their bowing, with their prostration and their (right) times ; keeps fast...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Allah , the Exalted said: I made five times' prayers obligatory on your people, and I took a guarantee that if anyone observes them regularly at their times, I shall admit him to Paradise; if anyone does not offer them...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked me: 'How will you act, Abu Dharr, when you are under rulers who kill prayer or delay it (beyond its proper time) ?' I said: 'Messenger of Allah, what do you command me ?'...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Amr ibn Maymun al-Awdi said: Mu'adh ibn Jabal, the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us in Yemen, I heard his takbir (utterance of AllahuAkbar) in the dawn prayer. He was a man with loud voice. I...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
After me you will come under rulers who will be detained from saying prayer at its proper time by (their) works until its time has run out, so offer prayer at its proper time. A man asked him: Messenger of...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: After me you will be ruled by rulers who will delay the prayer and it will be to your credit but to their discredit. So pray with them so long as they pray facing...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned from the Battle of Khaibar, he travelled during the night. When we felt sleep, he halted for rest. Addressing Bilal he said: Keep vigilance at night for us. But Bilal who was leaning...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Another version of the above tradition adds: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Go away from this place of yours where inadvertence took hold of you. He then commanded Bilal who called for prayer and announced that the prayer in...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
"The Prophet (ﷺ) was on a journey. The Prophet (ﷺ) took a turn and I also took a turn with him. He said: 'Look!' I said: 'This is a rider; these are two riders; and these are three' until we...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
'Abd Allah b. Rabah al-Ansari, whom the Ansar called faqih (juries), came to us from Medina, and reported us on the authority of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
"Allah takes your souls as He wishes, and returns them as He wishes. Stand up and call the Adhan to prayer." They (the Companions) stood and performed ablution. When the sun rose high, the Prophet (ﷺ) stood and led the...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
"He performed ablution when the sun had arisen high and led them in prayer."
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
There is no remissness in sleep, it is only when one is awake that there is remissness when you delay saying the prayer till the time for the next prayer comes.