Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"A man came while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was praying Subh, and he prayed two Rak'ahs then joined the prayer. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had finished praying he said: O so-and-so, which of them is your prayer...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to our house and I prayed with an orphan of ours behind him, and Umm Sulaim prayed behind us."
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"May Allah increase you in keenness, but do not do this again."
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed one day then left and said: '0 so-and-so, why don't you improve your prayer? Shouldn't the one who is praying reflection how he prays it for himself? I can see behind me just as...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray two Rak'ahs before Zuhr and two afterward, and he used to pray two Rak'ahs after Maghrib in his house, and two Rak'ahs after 'Isha', and...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"We asked 'Ali about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: 'Who among you could manage to do that?' We said: 'Even if we cannot do it, we still want to hear about it.' He said: 'When...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)
"I asked 'Ali bin Abi Talib about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during the day before the prescribed prayers. He said: 'Who is able to do that?' Then he told us:'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he said the opening Takbir of the prayer, raise his hands until they were level with his shoulders. When he said the Takbir before bowing he did likewise, and when he said:...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he stood to pray, raise his hands until they were in level with his shoulders, then he said the takbir. He did that when he said the Takbir before bowing, and he...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) started to pray, he would raise his hands in level with his shoulders, and when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing, he would raise them likewise and say "Sami...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
"I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and when he started to pray he said the Takbir and raised his hands until they were in level with his ears. Then he recited the Opening of the Book, and when...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed he would raise his hands-when he said the Takbir- until they were parallel to his ears, and when he wanted to bow and when he raised his head from bowing.
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he started to pray, raise his hands, and when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing, until they were parallel with the top of his ears."
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
He saw the Prophet (ﷺ), when he started to pray, raise his hands until his thumbs were almost level with his earlobes.
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
"There are three things that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do and the people have abandoned; he used to raise his hands extended when praying, and he would fall silent briefly, and say takbir when he prostrated and...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the Masjid, then a man entered and prayed, then he came and greeted the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with Salam. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned his greeting and said: Go back and pray,...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
A man stood behind the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "Allahu Akbaru kabira wal-hamdu Lillahi kathira, wa subhan-Allahi bukratan was asila (Allah is Most Great and much praise be to Allah and glorified be Allah at the beginning and...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
"While we were praying with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), a man among the people said: 'Allahu Akbaru kabira, wal-hamdu Lillahi kathira, wa subhan-Allahi bukratan was asila (Allah is Most Great and much praise be to Allah and glorified be...
Sunan al-Nasa'i
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
"Alqamah bin Wa'il told us that his father said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he was standing in prayer, holding his left hand with his right.'"