Prayer & Salah

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The Book of Prayers

I visited the Apostle (ﷺ) and saw him praying on a reed mat on which he was prostrating himself. And I saw him praying in a single garment with ends crossed with each other.

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The Book of Prayers

" Placing its (mantle's) ends on his shoulders" ; and the narration transmitted by Abu Bakr and Suwaid (the words are):" the ends crossing with each other".

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I said: Messenger of Allah, which mosque was set up first on the earth? He said: Al-Masjid al-Haram (the sacred). I (again) said: Then which next? He said: It was the Masjid Aqsa. I (again) said: How long the space...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I used to read the Qur'an with my father in the vestibule (before the door of the mosque). When I recited the ayat (verses) concerning prostration, he prostrated himself. I said to him: Father, do you prostrate yourself in the...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I have been conferred upon five (things) which were not granted to anyone before me (and these are): Every apostle wassent particularly to his own people, whereas I have been sent to all the red and...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

Jabir b. 'Abdullah related that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, and he related like this.

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be npon him) said: We have been made to excel (other) people in three (things): Our rows have been made like the rows of the angels and the whole earth has been made a...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said like this.

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I have been given superiority over the other prophets in six respects: I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies): spoils have been made lawful...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I have been commissioned with words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of enemies): and while I was asleep I was brought the keys...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying a hadith like that of Yunus.

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

This hadith has been narratted by Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters.

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I have been helped by terror (in the heart of the enemy) ; I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; and while I was asleep I was brought the...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

That is what Abu Huraira reported to us from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he narrated (some) ahadith one of which is that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I have been helped by terror (in the hearts of...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina and stayed in the upper part of Medina for fourteen nights with a tribe called Banu 'Amr b 'Auf. He then sent for the chiefs of Banu al-Najir, and they came with...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray in the folds of the sheep and goats before the mosque was built.

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I heard from Anas a narration like this from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I said prayer with the Apostle (ﷺ) turning towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months till this verse of Surah Baqara wis revealed:" And wherever you are turn your faces towards it" (ii. 144). This verse was revealed when the Apostle (ﷺ)...

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

I heard al-Bara' saying: We prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (with our faces) towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months or seventeen months. Then we were made to change (our direction) towards the Ka'ba.

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The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

As the people were praying at Quba' a man came to them and said: It has been revealed to file Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the night and he has been directed to turn towards the Ka'ba. So turn towards...