Prayer & Salah

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the Zuhr prayer in midday heat; and no prayer was harder on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that this one. Hence the revelation came down: "Be guardians of your...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

If anyone says a rak'ah of the 'Asr prayer before sunset, he has observed (the 'Asr prayer), and if anyone performs a rak'ah of the Fajr prayer, he has observed (the Fajr prayer).

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

We came upon Anas b. Malik after the Zuhr prayer. He stood for saying the 'Asr prayer. When he became free from praying, we mentioned to him about observing prayer in its early period or he himself mentioned it. He...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Anyone who loses his 'Asr prayer is like a person whose family has perished and whose property has been plundered. Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar narrated the word utira (instead of wutira, meaning perished). The dispute on this...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Delaying the 'Asr prayer means that the sunshine becomes yellow on the earth.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and then shoot arrows, one of us could see the place where arrow would fall.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say the Maghrib prayer immediately after the sun had set when its upper side would disappear.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Marthad ibn Abdullah said: When AbuAyyub came upon us to fight the infidels and in those days Uqbah ibn Amir was the Governor of Egypt, he (Uqbah) delayed the sunset prayer. Hence AbuAyyub stood and said: What kind of prayer...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

I am the one who is best informed of the time of this prayer, i.e. the night prayer. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer it at the hour when the moon went down on its third night.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

We remained one night waiting for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to offer the Isha prayer. He came out to us when one-third of the night has passed or even after it. We did not know whether anything kept him...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

We waited for the Prophet (ﷺ) to offer the night prayer. He delayed until people thought that he would not come out and some of us said that he had offered the prayer. At the moment when we were in...

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...