Prayer & Salah

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“Rabbighfir li, Rabbighfir li (O Lord forgive me, O Lord forgive me).”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“When praying at night (Qiyamul-Lail), the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say between the two prostrations: ‘Rabbighfir li warhamni wajburni warzuqni warfa’ni (O Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, improve my situation, grant me provision and raise me...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“When we performed prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) we said: ‘Peace be upon Allah from His slaves, peace be upon Jibra’il and Mika’il and so-and-so and so-and- so.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard us and said: ‘Do not say...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us a Surah of the Qur’an. He used to say: ‘At-Tahiyyatul-Mubarakatus salawatut-tayyibatu lillah; As-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu; as-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed us and explained the Sunnah for us, and he taught us our prayer. He said: ‘When you perform prayer, and you are sitting, let the first thing you say be: At-Tahiyyatut-tayyibatus-salawatu lillah; as-salamu ‘alayka...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to teach us the Tashah-hud as he used to teach us a Surah from the Qur’an: ‘Bismillahi wa Billahi; at-tahiyyatu lillahi was-salawatu wat-tayyibatu lillahi; as-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan- Nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu; as-salamu ‘alayna...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! We know what it means to send greetings upon you, but what does it mean to send peace and blessings upon you?’ He said: ‘Say: “Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin ‘abdika wa Rasulika kama salayta...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I heard Ibn Abi Laila say: ‘Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah met me and said: “Shall I not give you a gift? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and we said: ‘We know what it means to send greetings...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“O Messenger of Allah! We have been commanded to send peace and blessings upon you. How should we send peace and blessings upon you?” He said: “Say: Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin wa azwajihi wa dhurriyatihi, kama sallayta ‘ala Ibrahim; wa...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“When you send peace and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then do it well, for you do not know, that may be shown to him.” They said to him: “Teach us.” He said: “Say: ‘Allahumma aj’al salataka wa...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I heard ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amir bin Rabi’ah narrating from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There is no Muslim who sends peace and blessings upon me, but the angels will send peace and blessings upon him as long as...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever forgets to send peace and blessings upon me, then he has missed the road to Paradise.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I heard Abu Hurairah say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you finishes the last Tashah-hud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things: From the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave,...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to a man: ‘What do you say during your Salat?’ He said: ‘The Tashah-hud, then I ask Allah for Paradise, and I seek refuge with Him from Hell, but I do not understand what...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) putting his right hand on his right thigh during prayer, and pointing with his finger.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) making a circle with his thumb and middle finger, and raising the one next to it (the index finger), supplicating with it during the Tashah-hud.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to sit during prayer, putting his hands on his knees and raising his right finger which was next to his thumb, supplicating with it, and with his left hand...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“As-salamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah).”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

It was narrated from ‘Amir bin Sa’d, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Salam to his right and to his left.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Salam to his right and to his left, until the whiteness of his cheek could be seen (saying): ‘As-salamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah, as-salamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah.’”