Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: One of you who believes in Allah and in the Last Day should not raise her head until the men raise their heads (after prostration) lest they should see the private parts...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The prostration observed by the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), his bowing, and his sitting between the two prostrations were nearly equal.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
I did not offer prayer behind anyone more brief than the one offered by the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) and that was perfect. When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: “Allah listens to him who praises Him,” he stood long we thought...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
I witnessed Muhammed(ﷺ) –Abu Kamil’s version has the wording: The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)-during his prayer. I found his standing like his bowing and prostration and his moderation in bowing was like that of his prostration, and his sitting between the...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A man's prayer does not avail him unless he keeps his back steady when bowing and prostrating.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) entered the mosque, a man also entered it and prayed. He then came and saluted the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) returned the salutation and said to him: Go back and pray, for...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
A man entered the mosque...... He then narrated the tradition like the one narrated in (No.855). This version is as follows: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The prayer of anyone is not perfect unless he performs ablution perfectly; he should then...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
This version (of Hadith No 856) adds: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The prayer of any of you is not complete until he performs ablution perfectly, as Allah, the Exalted, has ordered you. He should wash his face and...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
When you get up and face the qiblah, what Allah wishes you to recite. And when you bow, put your palms on your knees and stretch out your back. When you prostrate yourself, do it completely( so that you are...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
When you get up to pray, say the takbir, exalting Allah; then recite the Qur’an as much as it is convenient for you. The version adds: When you sit in the middle of the prayer, do it completely(so that you...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Then perform ablution in a way Allah, the exalted, has command you, then say the shahadah and get up and say the takbir. Then if you know any of the Qur’an, recite it; otherwise say: “Praise be to Allah”; “Allah...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited to peck like a crow, and to spread (the forearms) like a wild beast, and to fix a place in the mosque like a camel which fixes its place. These are the wordings of...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Salim al-Barrad said: We came to AbuMas'ud Uqbah ibn Amr al-Ansari and said to him: Tell us about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He stood up before us in the mosque and said the takbir. When he...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Anas ibn Hakim ad-Dabbi said that he feared Ziyad or Ibn Ziyad; so he came to Medina and met AbuHurayrah. He attributed his lineage to me and I became a member of his lineage. AbuHurayrah said (to me): O youth,...
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The above-mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Tamim reported this tradition from the Prophet (ﷺ) as (Hadith No 863). This version adds: Then zakat will be considered in a similar way. Then all the actions will be considered accordingly.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
I prayed by the side of my father. I put both of my hands between my knees(in bowing condition). He prohibited me from it. I then repeated; so he said: Do not do so, because we used to do so....
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
When any of you bows, he should spread his arms on his thighs and clap both his palms (Placing them between the knees), as if I am seeing the variation of the fingers of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ).
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
When "Glorify the name of your mighty Lord" was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Use it when bowing, and when "Glorify the name of your most high Lord" was revealed, he said: Use it when prostrating yourself.
Sunan Abi Dawud
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
The above (No 868) tradition has also been reported through a different chain of narrators by Uqbah ibn Amir to the same effect. This version adds: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) bowed, he said: "Glory and praise be to...