Prayer & Salah

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I never used to see the Prophet (ﷺ) at the end of the night, except that he was sleeping near me.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the two (Sunnah) Rak’ah of Fajr, he would lie down on his right side.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“When the Messenger of Allah (saw prayed the two (Sunnah) Rak’ah of Fajr, he would lie down.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I was with Ibn ‘Umar and I lagged behind and prayed Witr. He said: ‘What kept you?’ I said: ‘I was praying Witr.’ He said: ‘Do you not have the best of examples in the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ I...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray Witr while riding his mount.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Abu Bakr: ‘When do you pray Witr?’ He said: ‘At the beginning of the night, after ‘Isha’.’ He said: ‘And you, O ‘Umar?’ He said: ‘At the end of the night.’ The Prophet...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed, and he added or omitted something.” (One of the narrators) Ibrahim said: “The confusion stems from me (i.e., he was not sure which it was).” “It was said to him: ‘O Messenger of Allah!...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“One of us prays and he does not know how many (Rak’ah) he has prayed.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you prays and does not know how many he has prayed, let him perform...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“(Once) the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed Zuhr with five Rak’ah, and it was said to him: ‘Has something been added to the prayer?’ He said: ‘What is that?’ They told him, and he turned back towards the Qiblah and performed two...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Prophet (ﷺ) offered prayer, I think it was the ‘Asr, and in the second Rak’ah he stood up before he sat. Before he said the Salam, he prostrated twice.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman Al-A’raj that Ibn Buhainah told him that the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up in the second Rak’ah of Zuhr and forgot to sit. When he had finished his prayer, and before he said the Salam, he...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If anyone of you stands after two Rak’ah, if he has not yet stood up fully, let him sit down again, but if he has stood up fully, then let him not sit down,...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘If anyone of you is uncertain as to whether he has prayed one or two Rak’ah, let him assume it is one. If he is uncertain as to whether he has prayed...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If anyone of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him put aside uncertainty and act upon that which is certain. When he has made sure his prayer is complete, then let him prostrate...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered prayer, and I am not sure whether he did something extra or omitted something. He asked, and we told him, so he turned to face the Qiblah and prostrated twice, then he said the...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If anyone of you is uncertain about his prayer, let him try to do what is correct then let him prostrate twice.’” Tanafisi said: "This is the basic rule, and no one is able...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

‘O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?’ He said: ‘It has not been shortened and I did not forget.’ He said: ‘But you prayed two Rak’ah.’ He said: ‘Is what Dhul-Yadain says true?’ They...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in one of the afternoon prayers, and he prayed two Rak’ah, then he said the Salam. Then he stood up and went to a piece of wood in the mosque, and leaned against...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said the Salam after three Rak’ah for ‘Asr, then he stood up and went into the apartment. Khirbaq, a man with big hands, stood up and called out: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Has the prayer...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

“The Satan comes to any one of you while he is praying and comes between him and his soul, until he does not know whether he as added something or omitted something. If that happens, then he should prostrate twice...