Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“I heard ‘Uthman bin Abul-‘As say: “The last thing that the Prophet (ﷺ) enjoined on me when he appointed me governor of Ta’if was that he said: “O ‘Uthman! Be tolerable in prayer and estimate the people based upon the...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“When you lead people, keep it short for them.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I start prayer and I want to make it long, but then I hear an infant crying, so I make my prayer short, because I know the distress caused to the mother by his...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I hear an infant crying so I make the prayer short.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I get up to perform prayer and I intend to make it long, but then I hear an infant crying, so I make it short, because I do not like to cause distress to...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Will you not form your rows as the angels form their rows before their Lord?’ We said: ‘How do the angels form their rows before their Lord?’ He said: ‘They complete the first row...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Make your rows straight, for straightening the rows is part of completing the prayer.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows until he made them like a spear or an arrow-shaft. Once he saw a man’s chest (sticking out) so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Make your rows straight or...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah and His angels send blessings upon those who complete the rows, and whoever fills a gap, Allah will raise him one degree in status thereby.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Allah and the angels send blessings upon the first row.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If they knew what (goodness) there is in the first row, they would cast lots for it.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah and the angels send blessings upon the first row.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The best rows for women are the back rows, and the worst are the front rows, and the best rows for men are the front rows, and the worst are the back rows.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The best rows for men are the front rows and the worst rows are the back rows, and the best rows for women are the back rows and the worst are the front rows.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“We were forbidden to form a row between two pillars at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we would be repelled from them forcefully.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“We set out until we came to the Prophet (ﷺ). We gave him our oath of allegiance and performed prayer behind him. Then we offered another prayer behind him. He finished the prayer and saw a man on his own,...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“Ziyad bin Abu-Ja’d took me by the hand and made me stand near an old man at Raqqah, whose name was Wabisah bin Ma’bad. He said: ‘A man performed prayer behind the row on his own, and the Prophet (ﷺ)...
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah and His angels send blessings upon the right side of the rows.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
“When we performed prayer behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (One of the narrators) Mis’ar said: ‘One of the things we liked, or one of the things I liked’ ‘was to stand to his right.’”