Prayer & Salah

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say frequently in his bowing and prostrations "Subhanaka l-lahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ghfir li" (Exalted Are you O Allah our Lord, and by Your praise he was acting on what was explained to him...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Once Malik bin Huwairith said to his friends, "Shall I show you how Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to offer his prayers?" And it was not the time for any of the compulsory congregational prayers. So he stood up (for the...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

The time taken by the Prophet (ﷺ) in prostrations, bowing, and the sitting interval between the two prostrations was about the same.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Anas said, "I will leave no stone unturned in making you offer the prayer as I have seen the Prophet (ﷺ) making us offer it." Anas used to do a thing which I have not seen you doing. He used...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog."

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying and in the odd rak`at, he used to sit for a moment before getting up.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Abu Qilaba said, "Malik bin Huwairith came to us and led us in the prayer in this mosque of ours and said, 'I lead you in prayer but I do not want to offer the prayer but just to show...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Abu Sa`id led us in the prayer and said the Takbir aloud on arising from the prostration, and on prostrating, on rising again, and on getting up from the second rak`a. Abu Sa`id said, "I saw the Prophet doing the...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

`Imran and I prayed behind `Ali bin Abi Talib and he said Takbir on prostrating, on rising and on getting up after the two rak`at (i.e. after the second rak`a). When the prayer was finished, `Imran took me by the...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

I saw `Abdullah bin `Umar crossing his legs while sitting in the prayer and I, a mere youngster in those days, did the same. Ibn `Umar forbade me to do so, and said, "The proper way is to keep the...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

I was sitting with some of the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and we were discussing about the way of praying of the Prophet. Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi said, "I remember the prayer of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) better than any one...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

(he was from the tribe of Uzd Shanu'a and was the ally of the tribe of `Abdul-Manaf and was one of the companions of the Prophet): Once the Prophet (ﷺ) led us in the Zuhr prayer and stood up after...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led us in the Zuhr prayer and got up (after the prostrations of the second rak`a) although he should have sat (for the Tashahhud). So at the end of the prayer, he prostrated twice while sitting...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

`Abdullah said, "Whenever we prayed behind the Prophet (ﷺ) we used to recite (in sitting) 'Peace be on Gabriel, Michael, peace be on so and so. Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked back at us and said, 'Allah Himself is As-Salam...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying "Allahumma inni a`udhu bika min `adhabi l-qabr, wa a`udhu bika min fitnati l-masihi d-dajjal, wa a`udhu bika min fitnati l-mahya wa fitnati l-mamat. Allahumma...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to teach me an invocation so that I may invoke Allah with it in my prayer. He told me to say, "Allahumma inni zalumtu nafsi zulman kathiran, Wala yaghfiru dh-dhunuba illa anta, fa ghfir li...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

When we prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) we used to say, "Peace be on Allah from His slaves and peace be on so and so." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Don't say As-Salam be on Allah, for He Himself is As-Salam,...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prostrating in mud and water and saw the mark of mud on his forehead.

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) finished his prayers with Taslim, the women would get up and he would stay on for a while in his place before getting up. Ibn Shihab said, "I think (and Allah knows better), that the purpose...

Sahih al-Bukhari

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

We prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) and used to finish our prayer with the Taslim along with him.