Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 221:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
When the Prophet got up at night to
offer the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd.
Anta qaiyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd,
Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta
nurus-samawati wal-ard. Walakalhamd, anta-l-haq wa wa'duka-l-haq,
wa liqa'uka Haq, wa qualuka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq
wannabiyuna Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu'alaihi wasallam, Haq,
was-sa'atu Haq. Allahumma aslamtu Laka wabika amantu, wa 'Alaika
tawakkaltu, wa ilaika anabtu wa bika khasamtu, wa ilaika hakamtu
faghfir li ma qaddamtu wama akh-khartu wama as-rartu wama'a
lantu, anta-l-muqaddim wa anta-l-mu akh-khir, la ilaha illa anta
(or la ilaha ghairuka). (O Allah! All the praises are for you,
You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is
in them. All the praises are for You; You have the possession of
the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. All the
praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the
Earth And all the praises are for You; You are the King of the
Heavens and the Earth; And all the praises are for You; You are
the Truth and Your Promise is the truth, And to meet You is
true, Your Word is the truth And Paradise is true And Hell is
true And all the Prophets (Peace be upon them) are true; And
Muhammad is true, And the Day of Resurrection is true. O Allah !
I surrender (my will) to You; I believe in You and depend on
You. And repent to You, And with Your help I argue (with my
opponents, the non-believers) And I take You as a judge (to
judge between us). Please forgive me my previous And future
sins; And whatever I concealed or revealed And You are the One
who make (some people) forward And (some) backward. There is
none to be worshipped but you . Sufyan said that 'Abdul Karim
Abu Umaiya added to the above, 'Wala haula Wala quwata illa
billah' (There is neither might nor power except with Allah).
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 222:
Narrated Salim's father:
In the life-time of the Prophet
whosoever saw a dream would narrate it to Allah's Apostle. I had
a wish of seeing a dream to narrate it to Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) I was a grown up boy and used to sleep in the Mosque
in the life-time of the Prophet. I saw in the dream that two
angels caught hold of me and took me to the Fire which was built
all round like a built well and had two poles in it and the
people in it were known to me. I started saying, "I seek refuge
with Allah from the Fire." Then I met another angel who told me
not to be afraid. I narrated the dream to Hafsa who told it to
Allah's Apostle. The Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good man. I
wish he prayed Tahajjud." After that 'Abdullah (i.e. Salim's
father) used to sleep but a little at night.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 223:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer eleven
Rakat and that was his prayer. He used to prolong the
prostration to such an extent that one could recite fifty verses
(of the Quran) before he would lift his head. He used to pray
two Rakat (Sunna) before the Fajr prayer and then used to lie
down on his right side till the call-maker came and informed him
about the prayer.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 224:
Narrated Jundab:
The Prophet became sick and did not get
up (for Tahajjud prayer) for a night or two.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 225:
Narrated Jundab bin 'Abdullah :
Gabriel did not come to the Prophet
(for some time) and so one of the Quraish women said, "His Satan
has deserted him." So came the Divine Revelation: "By the
forenoon And by the night When it is still! Your Lord (O
Muhammad) has neither Forsaken you Nor hated you." (93.1-3)
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 226:
Narrated Um Salama:
One night the Prophet got up and said,
"Subhan Allah! How many afflictions Allah has revealed tonight
and how many treasures have been sent down (disclosed). Go and
wake the sleeping lady occupants of these dwellings up (for
prayers), perhaps a well-dressed in this world may be naked in
the Hereafter."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 227:
Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib
One night Allah's Apostle came to me
and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet and asked, "Won't you
pray (at night)?" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Our souls are in
the hands of Allah and if He wants us to get up He will make us
get up." When I said that, he left us without saying anything
and I heard that he was hitting his thigh and saying, "But man
is more quarrelsome than anything." (18.54)
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 228:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to give up a good
deed, although he loved to do it, for fear that people might act
on it and it might be made compulsory for them. The Prophet
never prayed the Duha prayer, but I offer it.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 229:
Narrated 'Aisha, the mother of the
faithful believers:
One night Allah's Apostle offered the
prayer in the Mosque and the people followed him. The next night
he also offered the prayer and too many people gathered. On the
third and the fourth nights more people gathered, but Allah's
Apostle did not come out to them. In the morning he said, "I saw
what you were doing and nothing but the fear that it (i.e. the
prayer) might be enjoined on you, stopped me from coming to
you." And that happened in the month of Ramadan.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 230:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
The Prophet used to stand (in the
prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked
why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, "should
I not be a thankful slave."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 231:
Narrated Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
Allah's Apostle told me, "The most
beloved prayer to Allah is that of David and the most beloved
fasts to Allah are those of David. He used to sleep for half of
the night and then pray for one third of the night and again
sleep for its sixth part and used to fast on alternate days."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 232:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked 'Aisha which deed was most
loved by the Prophet. She said, "A deed done continuously." I
further asked, "When did he used to get up (in the night for the
prayer)." She said, "He used to get up on hearing the crowing of
a cock."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 233:
Narrated Al-Ashath:
He (the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) used to get
up for the prayer on hearing the crowing of a cock.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 234:
Narrated 'Aisha:
In my house he (Prophet (p.b.u.h) )
never passed the last hours of the night but sleeping.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 235:
Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) and Zaid bin Thabit took their Suhur together. When
they finished it, the Prophet stood for the (Fajr) prayer and
offered it." We asked Anas, "What was the interval between their
finishing the Suhur and the starting of the morning prayer?"
Anas replied, "It was equal to the time taken by a person in
reciting fifty verses of the Quran."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 236:
Narrated Abu-Wa il:
'Abdullah said, "One night I offered
the Tahajjud prayer with the Prophet and he kept on standing
till an ill-thought came to me." We said, "What was the
ill-thought?" He said, "It was to sit down and leave the Prophet
(standing)."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 237:
Narrated Hudhaifa :
Whenever the Prophet got up for
Tahajjud prayer he used to clean his mouth (and teeth) with
Siwak.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 238:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar :
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! How is
the prayer of the night?" He said, "Two Rakat followed by two
Rakat and so on, and when you apprehend the approaching dawn,
offer one Raka as Witr."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 239:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The prayer of the Prophet used to be of
thirteen Rakat, i.e. of the night prayer.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 240:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked Aisha about the night prayer of
Allah's Apostle and she said, "It was seven, nine or eleven
Rakat besides the two Rakat of the Fajr prayer (i.e. Sunna). "
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 241:
Narrated 'Aisha,
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to offer
thirteen Rakat of the night prayer and that included the Witr
and two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 242:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Sometimes Allah's Apostle would not
fast (for so many days) that we thought that he would not fast
that month and he sometimes used to fast (for so many days) that
we thought he would not leave fasting through-out that month and
(as regards his prayer and sleep at night), if you wanted to see
him praying at night, you could see him praying and if you
wanted to see him sleeping, you could see him sleeping.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 243:
Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said, "Satan puts three
knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. On
every knot he reads and exhales the following words, 'The night
is long, so stay asleep.' When one wakes up and remembers Allah,
one knot is undone; and when one performs ablution, the second
knot is undone, and when one prays the third knot is undone and
one gets up energetic with a good heart in the morning;
otherwise one gets up lazy and with a mischievous heart."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 244:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab:
The Prophet said in his narration of a
dream that he saw, "He whose head was being crushed with a stone
was one who learnt the Quran but never acted on it, and slept
ignoring the compulsory prayers."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 245:
Narrated 'Abdullah :
A person was mentioned before the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) and he was told that he had kept on sleeping
till morning and had not got up for the prayer. The Prophet
said, "Satan urinated in his ears."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 246:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "Our
Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the
nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains,
saying: "Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to
invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him
his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I
may forgive him?"
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 247:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
I asked 'Aisha "How is the night prayer
of the Prophet?" She replied, "He used to sleep early at night,
and get up in its last part to pray, and then return to his bed.
When the Muadh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, he would get up. If he
was in need of a bath he would take it; otherwise he would
perform ablution and then go out (for the prayer)."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 248:
Narrated Abu Salma bin 'Abdur Rahman:
I asked 'Aisha, "How is the prayer of
Allah's Apostle during the month of Ramadan." She said, "Allah's
Apostle never exceeded eleven Rakat in Ramadan or in other
months; he used to offer four Rakat-- do not ask me about their
beauty and length, then four Rakat, do not ask me about their
beauty and length, and then three Rakat." Aisha further said, "I
said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Do you sleep before offering the Witr
prayer?' He replied, 'O 'Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart
remains awake'!"
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 249:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I did not see the Prophet reciting (the
Quran) in the night prayer while sitting except when he became
old; when he used to recite while sitting, and when thirty or
forty verses remained from the Sura, he would get up and recite
them and then bow.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 250:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
At the time of the Fajr prayer the
Prophet asked Bilal, "Tell me of the best deed you did after
embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in
Paradise." Bilal replied, "I did not do anything worth
mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the
day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was
written for me."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 251r:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Once the Prophet (p.b.u.h) entered the
Mosque and saw a rope hanging in between its two pillars. He
said, "What is this rope?" The people said, "This rope is for
Zainab who, when she feels tired, holds it (to keep standing for
the prayer.)" The Prophet said, "Don't use it. Remove the rope.
You should pray as long as you feel active, and when you get
tired, sit down."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 251n:
Narrated 'Aisha:
A woman from the tribe of Bani Asad was
sitting with me and Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house
and said, "Who is this?" I said, "(She is) So and so. She does
not sleep at night because she is engaged in prayer." The
Prophet said disapprovingly: Do (good) deeds which is within
your capacity as Allah never gets tired of giving rewards till
you get tired of doing good deeds."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 252:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
Allah's Apostle said to me, "O
'Abdullah! Do not be like so and so who used to pray at night
and then stopped the night prayer."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 253:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
The Prophet "Whoever gets up at night
and says: -- 'La ilaha il-lallah Wahdahu la Sharika lahu
Lahu-l-mulk, waLahu-l-hamd wahuwa 'ala kullishai'in Qadir.
Alhamdu lil-lahi wa subhanal-lahi wa la-ilaha il-lal-lah
wa-l-lahu akbar wa la hawla Wala Quwata il-la-bil-lah.' (None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah. He is the Only One and
has no partners . For Him is the Kingdom and all the praises are
due for Him. He is Omnipotent. All the praises are for Allah.
All the glories are for Allah. And none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, And Allah is Great And there is neither
Might nor Power Except with Allah). And then says: -- Allahumma,
Ighfir li(O Allah! Forgive me). Or invokes (Allah), he will be
responded to and if he performs ablution (and prays), his prayer
will be accepted."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 254:
Narrated Abu Huraira
That once Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "Your brother, i.e. 'Abdullah bin Rawaha does not say
obscene (referring to his verses): Amongst us is Allah's
Apostle, who recites His Book when it dawns. He showed us the
guidance, after we were blind. We believe that whatever he says
will come true. And he spends his nights in such a way as his
sides do not touch his bed. While the pagans were deeply
asleep."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 255:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn 'Umar said, "In the life-time of
the Prophet I dreamt that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand
and it flew with me to whichever part of Paradise I wanted. I
also saw as if two persons (i.e. angels) came to me and wanted
to take me to Hell. Then an angel met us and told me not to be
afraid. He then told them to leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my
dreams to the Prophet and the Prophet said, "Abdullah is a good
man. Would that he offer the night prayer (Tahajjud)!" So after
that day 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar) started offering Tahajjud. The
companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to tell him their
dreams that (Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of
Ramadan. The Prophet said, "I see that your dreams agree on the
last ten nights of Ramadan and so whoever is in search of it
should seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 256:
Narrated 'Aisha;
Allah's Apostle offered the 'Isha'
prayer (and then got up at the Tahajjud time) and offered eight
Rakat and then offered two Rakat while sitting. He then offered
two Rakat in between the Adhan and Iqama (of the Fajr prayer)
and he never missed them.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 257:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to lie down on his
right side, after offering two Rakat (Sunna) of the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 258:
Narrated 'Aisha :
After offering the Sunna of the Fajr
prayer, the Prophet used to talk to me, if I happen to be awake;
otherwise he would lie down till the Iqama call was proclaimed
(for the Fajr prayer).
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 259:
Narrated 'Aisha:
After offering the two Rakat (Sunna)
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to talk to me, if I happen to be
awake; otherwise he would lie down.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 260:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet was never more regular and
particular in offering any Nawafil than the two Rakat (Sunna) of
the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 261:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer thirteen
Rakat in the night prayer and on hearing the Adhan for the
morning prayer, he used to offer two light Rakat.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 262:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to make the
two Rakat before the Fajr prayer so light that I would wonder
whether he recited Al-Fatiha (or not).
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 263:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to teach us
the way of doing Istikhara (Istikhara means to ask Allah to
guide one to the right sort of action concerning any job or a
deed), in all matters as he taught us the Suras of the Quran. He
said, "If anyone of you thinks of doing any job he should offer
a two Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say (after
the prayer): -- 'Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmika, Wa
astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, Wa as'alaka min fadlika al-'azlm
Fa-innaka taqdiru Wala aqdiru, Wa ta'lamu Wala a'lamu, Wa anta
'allamu l-ghuyub. Allahumma, in kunta ta'lam anna hadha-l-amra
Khairun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa'aqibati amri (or 'ajili amri
wa'ajilihi) Faqdirhu wa yas-sirhu li thumma barik li Fihi, Wa in
kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-lamra shar-run li fi dini wa ma'ashi
wa'aqibati amri (or fi'ajili amri wa ajilihi) Fasrifhu anni
was-rifni anhu. Waqdir li al-khaira haithu kana Thumma ardini
bihi.' (O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power
from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are
capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the
unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job is good for my
religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter--(or said: If it
is better for my present and later needs)--Then You ordain it
for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it,
and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion
and subsistence and in the Hereafter--(or said: If it is worse
for my present and later needs)--Then keep it away from me and
let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for
me, And make me satisfied with it). The Prophet added that then
the person should name (mention) his need.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 264:
Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rabi Al-Ansari;
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you
enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a
two-Rakat prayer."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 265:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Allah's Apostle led us and offered a
two Rakat prayer and then went away.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 266:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar Abu,
I offered with Allah's Apostle a two
Rakat prayer before the Zuhr prayer and two Rakat after the Zuhr
prayer, two Rakat after Jumua, Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 267:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah :
While delivering a sermon, Allah's
Apostle said, "If anyone of you comes while the Imam is
delivering the sermon or has come out for it, he should offer a
two Rakat prayer."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 268:
Narrated Mujahid:
Somebody came to the house of Ibn 'Umar
and told him that Allah's Apostles had entered the Ka'ba. Ibn
'Umar said, "I went in front of the Ka'ba and found that Allah's
Apostle had come out of the Ka'ba and I saw Bilal standing by
the side of the gate of the Ka'ba. I said, 'O Bilal! Has Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) prayed inside the Ka'ba?' Bilal replied in the
affirmative. I said, 'Where (did he pray)?' He replied, '(He
prayed) Between these two pillars and then he came out and
offered a two Rakat prayer in front of the Ka'ba.' " Abu
'Abdullah said: Abu Huraira said, "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) advised
me to offer two Rakat of Duha prayer (prayer to be offered after
sunrise and before midday). " Itban (bin Malik) said, "Allah's
Apostle
(p.b.u.h) and Abu Bakr, came to me
after sunrise and we aligned behind the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and
offered two Rakat."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 269:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I offered with the Prophet two Rakat
before the Zuhr and two Rakat after the Zuhr prayer; two Rakat
after Maghrib, Isha' and the Jumua prayers. Those of the Maghrib
and 'Isha' were offered in his house. My sister Hafsa told me
that the Prophet used to offer two light Rakat after dawn and it
was the time when I never went to the Prophet."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 270:
Narrated 'Amr:
I heard Abu Ash-sha'tha' Jabir saying,
"I heard Ibn Abbas saying, 'I offered with Allah's Apostle eight
Rakat (of Zuhr and 'Asr prayers) together and seven Rakat (the
Maghrib and the 'Isha' prayers) together.' " I said, "O Abu
Ash-shatha! I think he must have prayed the Zuhr late and the
'Asr early; the 'Isha early and the Maghrib late." Abu
Ash-sha'tha' said, "I also think so." (See Hadith No. 518 Vol.
1).
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 271:
Narrated Muwarriq:
I asked Ibn 'Umar "Do you offer the
Duha prayer?" He replied in the negative. I further asked, "Did
'Umar use to pray it?" He (Ibn 'Umar) replied in the negative. I
again asked, "Did Abu Bakr use to pray it?" He replied in the
negative. I again asked, "Did the Prophet use to pray it?" Ibn
'Umar replied, "I don't think he did."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 272:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila:
Only Um Hani narrated to me that she
had seen the Prophet offering the Duha prayer. She said, "On the
day of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet entered my house, took
a bath and offered eight Rakat (of Duha prayers. I had never
seen the Prophet offering such a light prayer but he performed
bowing and prostrations perfectly .
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 273:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I never saw the Prophet offering the
Duha prayer but I always offer it.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 274:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
My friend (the Prophet) advised me to
do three things and I shall not leave them till I die, these
are: To fast three days every month, to offer the Duha prayer,
and to offer Witr before sleeping.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 275t:
Narrated Anas bin Sirin:
I heard Anas bin Malik al-Ansari
saying, "An Ansari man, who was very fat, said to the Prophet,
'I am unable to present myself for the prayer with you.' He
prepared a meal for the Prophet and invited him to his house. He
washed one side of a mat with water and the Prophet offered two
Rakat on it." So and so, the son of so and so, the son of
Al-Jarud asked Anas, "Did the Prophet use to offer the Duha
prayer?" Anas replied, "I never saw him praying (the Duha
prayer) except on that day."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 275:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I remember ten Rakat of Nawafil from
the Prophet, two Rakat before the Zuhr prayer and two after it;
two Rakat after Maghrib prayer in his house, and two Rakat after
'Isha' prayer in his
house, and two Rakat before the Fajr
prayer and at that time nobody would enter the house of the
Prophet Hafsa told me that the Prophet used to offer two Rakat
after the call maker had made the Adhan and the day had dawned.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 276:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet never missed four Rakat
before the Zuhr prayer and two Rakat before the Fajr prayer.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 277:
Narrated 'Abdullah Al-Muzni:
The Prophet said, "Pray before the
Maghrib (compulsory) prayer." He (said it thrice) and in the
third time, he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so." He
said so because he did not like the people to take it as a
tradition.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 278:
Narrated Marthad bin 'Abdullah
Al-Yazani:
I went to 'Uqba bin 'Amir Al-Juhani and
said, "Is it not surprising that Abi Tamim offers two Rakat
before the Maghrib prayer?" 'Uqba said, "We used to do so in the
life-time of Allah's Apostle." I asked him, "What prevents you
from offering it now?" He replied, "Business."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 279:
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-rabi' Al-Ansari,
that he remembered Allah's Apostle and
he also remembered a mouthful of water which he had thrown on
his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house.
Mahmud said that he had heard Itban bin Malik, who was present
with Allah's Apostle in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to
lead my people at Bani Salim in the prayer and there was a
valley between me and those people. Whenever it rained it used
to be difficult for me to cross it to go to their mosque. So I
went to Allah's Apostle and said, 'I have weak eye-sight and the
valley between me and my people flows during the rainy season
and it becomes difficult for me to cross it; I wish you would
come to my house and pray at a place so that I could take that
place as a praying place.' Allah's Apostle said, 'I will do so.'
So Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came to my house in the (next)
morning after the sun had risen high. Allah's Apostle asked my
permission to let him in and I admitted him. He did not sit
before saying, 'Where do you want us to offer the prayer in your
house?' I pointed to the place where I wanted him to pray. So
Allah's Apostle stood up for the prayer and started the prayer
with Takbir and we aligned in rows behind him; and he offered
two Rakat, and finished them with Taslim, and we also performed
Taslim with him. I detained him for a meal called "Khazir" which
I had prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish
prepared from barley flour and meat soup)--
When the neighbors got the news that
Allah's Apostle was in my house, they poured it till there were
a great number of men in the house. One of them said, 'What is
wrong with Malik, for I do not see him?' One of them replied,
'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle.' On
that Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen
that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah for
Allah's sake only.' The man replied, 'Allah and His Apostle know
better; but by Allah, we never saw him but helping and talking
with the hypocrites.' Allah's Apostle replied, 'No doubt,
whoever says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and
by that he wants the pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save
him from Hell." Mahmud added, "I told the above narration to
some people, one of whom was Ab-u Aiyub, the companion of
Allah's Apostle in the battle in which he (Ab-u Aiyub) died and
Yazid bin Mu'aw7ya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu
Aiyub denounced the narration and said, 'I doubt that Allah's
Apostle ever said what you have said.' I felt that too much, and
I vowed to Allah that if I remained alive in that holy battle, I
would (go to Medina and) ask Itban bin Malik if he was still
living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I
assumed Ihram for Hajj or 'Umra and then I proceeded on till I
reached Medina. I went to Bani Salim and Itban bin Malik, who
was by then an old blind man, was leading his people in the
prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and
introduced myself to him and then asked him about that
narration. He told that narration again in the same manner as he
had narrated it the first time."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 280:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar,
Allah's Apostle said, "Offer some of
your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 281:
Narrated Quza'a:
I heard Abu Said saying four words. He
said, "I heard the Prophet (saying the following narrative)." He
had participated in twelve holy battles with the Prophet.
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said,
"Do not set out on a journey except for three Mosques i.e.
Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's Apostle , and the
Mosque of Al-Aqsa, (Mosque of Jerusalem)."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said, "One prayer in my
Mosque is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque
excepting Al-Masjid-AI-Haram."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 283:
Narrated Nafi':
Ibn 'Umar never offered the Duha prayer
except on two occasions:
(1) Whenever he reached Mecca; and he
always used to reach Mecca in the forenoon. He would perform
Tawaf round the Ka'ba and then offer two Rakat at the rear of
Maqam Ibrahim.
(2) Whenever he visited Quba, for he
used to visit it every Saturday. When he entered the Mosque, he
disliked to leave it without offering a prayer. Ibn 'Umar
narrated that Allah's Apostle used to visit the Mosque of Quba
(sometime) walking and (sometime) riding. And he (i.e. Ibn
'Umar) used to say, "I do only what my companions used to do and
I don't forbid anybody to pray at any time during the day or
night except that one should not intend to pray at sunrise or
sunset."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 284:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Dinar:
Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet used to go
to the Mosque of Quba every Saturday (sometimes) walking and
(sometimes) riding." 'Abdullah (Ibn 'Umar) used to do the same.
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 285:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet used to go to the Mosque of
Quba (sometimes) walking and sometimes riding. Added Nafi (in
another narration), "He then would offer two Rakat (in the
Mosque of Quba)."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 286:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Mazini:
Allah's Apostle said, "Between my house
and the pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 287:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Between my house and
my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise, and my
pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar)."
Volume 2, Book
21, Number 288:
Narrated Qaza'a Maula:
(freed slave of) Ziyad: I heard Abu
Said Al-khudri narrating four things from the Prophet and I
appreciated them very much. He said, conveying the words of the
Prophet.
(1) "A woman should not go on a two day
journey except with her husband or a Dhi-Mahram.
(2) No fasting is permissible on two
days: 'Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha.
(3) No prayer after two prayers, i.e.
after the Fajr prayer till the sunrises and after the 'Asr
prayer till the sun sets.
(4) Do not prepare yourself for a
journey except to three Mosques, i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the
Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my Mosque."
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