Volume 1, Book 8, Number 345:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Allah's Apostle said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was
opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-zam
water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having
poured its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and
ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest heaven,
Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The
gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered: 'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is
there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad I is with me.' He
asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and
we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a man sitting with some
people on his right and some on his left. When he looked towards his right, he
laughed and when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O
pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is
Adam and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring.
Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on his left are the
people of Hell and when he looks towards his right he laughs and when he looks
towards his left he weeps.'
Then he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he (Gabriel)
said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same
as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and he opened the gate. Anas
said: "Abu Dhar added that the Prophet met Adam, Idris, Moses, Jesus and
Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did not mention on which heaven they were but he
mentioned that he (the Prophet ) met Adarn on the nearest heaven and Abraham
on the sixth heaven. Anas said, "When Gabriel along with the Prophet
passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious
brother.' The Prophet asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris."
The Prophet added, "I passed by Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious
Prophet and pious brother.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He
is Moses.' Then I passed by Jesus and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and
pious Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Jesus.
Then I passed by Abraham and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious
son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Abraham. The
Prophet added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with me to a place where I heard the
creaking of the pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik said: The Prophet
said, "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my followers when I returned
with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me, 'What has Allah
enjoined on your followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on
them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your
followers will not be able to bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested
for reduction) and He reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and
informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will
not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further
reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and he said to
me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it. So I
returned to Allah and He said, 'These are five prayers and they are all (equal
to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.' I returned to Moses and he
told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord
again.' Then Gabriel took me till we '' reached Sidrat-il-Muntaha (Lote tree
of; the utmost boundry) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I
was admitted into Paradise where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of
pearls and its earth was of musk."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 346:
Narrated 'Aisha:
the mother of believers: Allah enjoined the prayer when He enjoined it, it
was two Rakat only (in every prayer) both when in residence or on journey.
Then the prayers offered on journey remained the same, but (the Rakat of) the
prayers for non-travellers were increased.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 347:
Narrated Um 'Atiya:
We were ordered to bring out our menstruating women and veiled women in the
religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two 'Id festivals. These
menstruating women were to keep away from their Musalla. A woman asked,
"O Allah's Apostle ' What about one who does not have a veil?" He
said, "Let her share the veil of her companion."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 348:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir:
Once Jabir prayed with his Izar tied to his back while his clothes were
Lying beside him on a wooden peg. Somebody asked him, "Do you offer your
prayer in a single Izar?" He replied, "I did so to show it to a fool
like you. Had anyone of us two garments in the life-time of the Prophet?"
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 349:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al Munkadir:
I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah praying in a single garment and he said that he
had seen the Prophet praying in a single garment.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 350:
Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:
The Prophet prayed in one garment and crossed its ends.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 351:
Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:
I saw the Prophet offering prayers in a single garment in the house of Um-Salama
and he had crossed its ends around his shoulders.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 352:
Narrated 'Umar bin Abi Salama:
In the house of Um-Salama I saw Allah's Apostle offering prayers, wrapped
in a single garment around his body with its ends crossed round his shoulders.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 353:
Narrated Abu Murra:
(the freed slave of Um Hani) Um Hani, the daughter of Abi Talib said,
"I went to Allah's Apostle in the year of the conquest of Mecca and found
him taking a bath and his daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted him. He
asked, 'Who is she?' I replied, 'I am Um Hani bint Abi Talib.' He said,
'Welcome! O Um Hani.' When he finished his bath he stood up and prayed eight
Rak at while wearing a single garment wrapped round his body and when he
finished I said, 'O Allah's Apostle ! My brother has told me that he will kill
a person whom I gave shelter and that person is so and so the son of Hubaira.'
The Prophet said, 'We shelter the person whom you have sheltered.' " Um
Ham added, "And that was before noon (Duha)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 354:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A person asked Allah's Apostle about the offering of the prayer in a single
garment. Allah's Apostle replied, "Has every one of you got two
garments?"
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 355:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "None of you should offer prayer in a single garment
that does not cover the shoulders."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 356:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross
its ends (over the shoulders)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 357:
Narrated Said bin Al-Harith:
I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about praying in a single garment. He said,
"I travelled with the Prophet during some of his journeys, and I came to
him at night for some purpose and I found him praying. At that time, I was
wearing a single garment with which I covered my shoulders and prayed by his
side. When he finished the prayer, he asked, 'O Jabir! What has brought you
here?' I told him what I wanted. When I finished, he asked, 'O Jabir! What is
this garment which I have seen and with which you covered your shoulders?' I
replied, 'It is a (tight) garment.' He said, 'If the garment is large enough,
wrap it round the body (covering the shoulders) and if it is tight (too short)
then use it as an Izar (tie it around your waist only.)' "
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 358:
Narrated Sahl:
The men used to pray with the Prophet with their Izars tied around their
necks as boys used to do; therefore the Prophet told the women not to raise
their heads till the men sat down straight (while praying).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 359:
Narrated Mughira bin Shu'ba:
Once I was traveling with the Prophet and he said, "O Mughira! take
this container of water." I took it and Allah's Apostle went far away
till he disappeared. He answered the call of nature and was wearing a Syrian
cloak. He tried to take out his hands from its sleeve but it was very tight so
he took out his hands from under it. I poured water and he performed ablution
like that for prayers and passed his wet hands over his Khuff (leather socks)
and then prayed .
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 360:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
While Allah's Apostle was carrying stones (along) with the people of Mecca
for (the building of) the Ka'ba wearing an Izar (waist-sheet cover), his uncle
Al-'Abbas said to him, "O my nephew! (It would be better) if you take off
your Izar and put it over your shoulders underneath the stones." So he
took off his Izar and put it over his shoulders, but he fell unconscious and
since then he had never been seen naked.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 361:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man stood up and asked the Prophet about praying in a single garment. The
Prophet said, "Has every one of you two garments?" A man put a
similar question to 'Umar on which he replied, "When Allah makes you
wealthier then you should clothe yourself properly during prayers. Otherwise
one can pray with an Izar and a Rida' (a sheet covering the upper part of the
body.) Izar and a shirt, Izar and a Qaba', trousers and a Rida, trousers and a
shirt or trousers and a Qaba', Tubban and a Qaba' or Tubban and a shirt."
(The narrator added, "I think that he also said a Tubban and a Rida.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 362:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
A person asked Allah's Apostle, "What should a Muhrim wear?" He
replied, "He should not wear shirts, trousers, a burnus (a hooded cloak),
or clothes which are stained with saffron or Wars (a kind of perfume). Whoever
does not find a sandal to wear can wear Khuffs, but these should be cut short
so as not to cover the ankles.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 363:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri
Allah's Apostle forbade Ishtimal-As-Samma' (wrapping one's body with a
garment so that one cannot raise its end or take one's hand out of it). He
also forbade Al-Ihtiba' (sitting on buttocks with knees close to abdomen and
feet apart with the hands circling the knees) while wrapping oneself with a
single garment, without having a part of it over the private parts.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 364:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet forbade two kinds of sales i.e. Al-Limais and An-Nibadh (the
former is a kind of sale in which the deal is completed if the buyer touches a
thing, without seeing or checking it properly and the latter is a kind of a
sale in which the deal is completed when the seller throws a thing towards the
buyer giving him no opportunity to see, touch or check it) and (the Prophet
forbade) also Ishtimal-As-Samma' and Al-Ihtiba' in a single garment.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 365:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
On the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul-Hijja, in the year prior to the last Hajj
of the Prophet when Abu Bakr was the leader of the pilgrims in that Hajj) Abu
Bakr sent me along with other announcers to Mina to make a public
announcement: "No pagan is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no
naked person is allowed to perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba. Then Allah's
Apostle sent 'All to read out the Surat Bara'a (At-Tauba) to the people; so he
made the announcement along with us on the day of Nahr in Mina: "No pagan
is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no naked person is allowed to
perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 366:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Munkadir:
I went to Jabir bin 'Abdullah and he was praying wrapped in a garment and
his Rida was Lying beside him. When he finished the prayers, I said "O
'Abdullah! You pray (in a single garment) while your Rida' is lying beside
you." He replied, "Yes, I did it intentionally so that the ignorant
ones like you might see me. I saw the Prophet praying like this. "
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 367:
Narrated 'Abdul 'Aziz:
Anas said, 'When Allah's Apostle invaded Khaibar, we offered the Fajr
prayer there yearly in the morning) when it was still dark. The Prophet rode
and Abu Talha rode too and I was riding behind Abu Talha. The Prophet passed
through the lane of Khaibar quickly and my knee was touching the thigh of the
Prophet . He uncovered his thigh and I saw the whiteness of the thigh of the
Prophet. When he entered the town, he said, 'Allahu Akbar! Khaibar is ruined.
Whenever we approach near a (hostile) nation (to fight) then evil will be the
morning of those who have been warned.' He repeated this thrice. The people
came out for their jobs and some of them said, 'Muhammad (has come).' (Some of
our companions added, "With his army.") We conquered Khaibar, took
the captives, and the booty was collected. Dihya came and said, 'O Allah's
Prophet! Give me a slave girl from the captives.' The Prophet said, 'Go and
take any slave girl.' He took Safiya bint Huyai. A man came to the Prophet and
said, 'O Allah's Apostles! You gave Safiya bint Huyai to Dihya and she is the
chief mistress of the tribes of Quraiza and An-Nadir and she befits none but
you.' So the Prophet said, 'Bring him along with her.' So Dihya came with her
and when the Prophet saw her, he said to Dihya, 'Take any slave girl other
than her from the captives.' Anas added: The Prophet then manumitted her and
married her."
Thabit asked Anas, "O Abu Hamza! What did the Prophet pay her (as Mahr)?"
He said, "Her self was her Mahr for he manumitted her and then married
her." Anas added, "While on the way, Um Sulaim dressed her for
marriage (ceremony) and at night she sent her as a bride to the Prophet . So
the Prophet was a bridegroom and he said, 'Whoever has anything (food) should
bring it.' He spread out a leather sheet (for the food) and some brought dates
and others cooking butter. (I think he (Anas) mentioned As-SawTq). So they
prepared a dish of Hais (a kind of meal). And that was Walrma (the marriage
banquet) of Allah's Apostle ."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 368:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the Fajr prayer and some believing women
covered with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with him and
then they would return to their homes unrecognized .
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 369:
Narrated 'Aisha:
the Prophet prayed in a Khamisa (a square garment) having marks. During the
prayer, he looked at its marks. So when he finished the prayer he said,
"Take this Khamisa of mine to Abu Jahm and get me his Inbijaniya (a
woolen garment without marks) as it (the Khamisa) has diverted my attention
from the prayer."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 370:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, 'I was looking at its (Khamisa's) marks during the
prayers and I was afraid that it may put me in trial (by taking away my
attention).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 371:
Narrated Anas:
'Aisha had a Qiram (a thin marked woolen curtain) with which he had
screened one side of her home. The Prophet said, "Take away this Qiram of
yours, as its pictures are still displayed in front of me during my prayer
(i.e. they divert my attention from the prayer)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 372:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
The Prophet was given a silken Farruj as a present. He wore it while
praying. When he had finished his prayer, he took it off violently as if with
a strong aversion to it and said, "It is not the dress of Allah-fearing
pious people."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 373:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I saw Allah's Apostle in a red leather tent and I saw Bilal taking the
remaining water with which the Prophet had performed ablution. I saw the
people taking the utilized water impatiently and whoever got some of it rubbed
it on his body and those who could not get any took the moisture from the
others' hands. Then I saw Bilal carrying an 'Anza (a spear-headed stick) which
he planted in the ground. The Prophet came out tucking up his red cloak, and
led the people in prayer and offered two Rakat (facing the Ka'ba) taking 'Anza
as a Sutra for his prayer. I saw the people and animals passing in front of
him beyond the 'Anza.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 374:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa'd was asked about the (Prophet's) pulpit as to what thing it
was made of? Sahl replied: "None remains alive amongst the people, who
knows about it better than I. It was made of tamarisk (wood) of the forest. So
and so, the slave of so and so prepared it for Allah's Apostle . When it was
constructed and place (in the Mosque), Allah's Apostle stood on it facing the
Qibla and said 'Allahu Akbar', and the people stood behind him (and led the
people in prayer). He recited and bowed and the people bowed behind him. Then
he raised his head and stepped back, got down and prostrated on the ground and
then he again ascended the pulpit, recited, bowed, raised his head and stepped
back, got down and prostrate on the ground. So, this is what I know about the
pulpit."
Ahmad bin Hanbal said, "As the Prophet was at a higher level than the
people, there is no harm according to the above-mentioned Hadith if the Imam
is at a higher level than his followers during the prayers."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 375:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once Allah's Apostle fell off a horse and his leg or shoulder got injured.
He swore that he would not go to his wives for one month and he stayed in a
Mashruba (attic room) having stairs made of date palm trunks. So his
companions came to visit him, and he led them in prayer sitting, whereas his
companions were standing. When he finished the prayer, he said, "Imam is
meant to be followed, so when he says 'Allahu Akbar,' say 'Allahu Akbar' and
when he bows, bow and when he prostrates, prostrate and if he prays standing
pray, standing. After the 29th day the Prophet came down (from the attic room)
and the people asked him, "O Allah's Apostle! You swore that you will not
go to your wives for one month." He said, "The month is 29
days."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 376:
Narrates 'Abdullah bin Shaddad:
Maimuna said, "Allah's Apostle was praying while I was in my menses,
sitting beside him and sometimes his clothes would touch me during his
prostration." Maimuna added, "He prayed on a Khumra (a small mat
sufficient just for the face and the hands while prostrating during prayers).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 377:
Narrated Ishaq:
Anas bin Malik said, "My grand-mother Mulaika invited Allah's Apostle
for a meal which she herself had prepared. He ate from it and said, 'Get up! I
will lead you in the prayer.' " Anas added, "I took my Hasir, washed
it with water as it had become dark because of long use and Allah's Apostle
stood on it. The orphan (Damira or Ruh) and I aligned behind him and the old
lady (Mulaika) stood behind us. Allah's Apostle led us in the prayer and
offered two Rak'at and then left."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 378:
Narrated Maimuna:
Allah's Apostle used to pray on Khumra.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 379:
Narrated Abu Salama:
'Aisha the wife of the Prophet said, "I used to sleep in front of
Allah's Apostle and my legs were opposite his Qibla and in prostration he
pushed my legs and I withdrew then and when he stood, I stretched them.' 'Aisha
added, "In those days the houses were without lights."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 380:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah Apostle prayed while I was lying like a dead body on his family bed
between him and his Qibla.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 381:
Narrated 'Urwa:
The Prophet prayed while 'Aisha was lying between him and his Qibla on the
bed on which they used to sleep.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 382:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray with the Prophet and some of us used to place the ends of
their clothes at the place of prostration because of scorching heat.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 383:
Narrated Abu Maslama:
Said bin Yazid Al-Azdi: I asked Anas bin Malik whether the Prophet had
ever, prayed with his shoes on. He replied "Yes."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 384:
Narrated Ibrahim:
Hammam bin Al-Harith said, "I saw Jarir bin 'Abdullah urinating. Then
he performed ablution and passed his (wet) hands over his Khuffs, stood up and
prayed. He was asked about it. He replied that he had seen the Prophet doing
the same." They approved of this narration as Jarir was one of those who
embraced Islam very late.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 385l:
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:
I helped the Prophet in performing ablution and he passed his wet hands
over his Khuffs and prayed.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 385u:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Malik:
Ibn Buhaina, "When the Prophet prayed, he used to separate his arms
from his body so widely that the whiteness of his armpits was visible."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 386:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prays like us and faces our Quibla and
eats our slaughtered animals is a Muslim and is under Allah's and His
Apostle's protection. So do not betray Allah by betraying those who are in His
protection."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till
they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so,
pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter, then
their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with
them except legally and their reckoning will be with Allah." Narrated
Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu Hamza! What makes
the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied, "Whoever
says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces our Qibla during
the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a
Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims
have."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 388:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:
The Prophet said, "While defecating, neither face nor turn your back
to the Qibla but face either east or west." Abu Aiyub added. "When
we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories facing the Qibla; therefore
we turned ourselves while using them and asked for Allah's forgiveness."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 389:
Narrated 'Amr bin Dmar:
I asked Ibn 'Umar, "Can a person who has performed the Tawaf around
the Ka'ba for 'Umra but has not performed the (Sa'i) Tawaf of Safa and Marwa,
have a sexual relation with his wife?" Ibn 'Umar replied "When the
Prophet reached Mecca he performed the Tawaf around the Ka'ba (circumambulated
it seven times) and offered a two-Rak'at prayer (at the place) behind the
station (of Abraham) and then performed the Tawaf (Sa'i) of Safa and Marwa,
and verily in Allah's Apostle you have a good example." Then we put the
same question to Jabir bin 'Abdullah and he too replied, "He should not
go near his wife (for sexual relation) till he has finished the Tawaf of Safa
and Marwa."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 390:
Narrated Mujahid:
Someone came to Ibn 'Umar and said, "Here is Allah's Apostle entering
the Ka'ba." Ibn 'Umar said, "I went there but the Prophet had come
out of the Ka'ba and I found Bilal standing between its two doors. I asked
Bilal, 'Did the Prophet pray in the Ka'ba?' Bilal replied, 'Yes, he prayed two
Rakat between the two pillars which are to your left on entering the Ka'ba.
Then Allah's Apostle came out and offered a two-Rak'at prayer facing the Ka'ba.'
"
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 391:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
When the Prophet entered the Ka'ba, he invoked Allah in each and every side
of it and did not pray till he came out of it, and offered a two-Rak'at prayer
facing the Ka'ba and said, "This is the Qibla."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 392:
Narrated Bara' bin 'Azib:
Allah's Apostle prayed facing Baitul-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months
but he loved to face the Ka'ba (at Mecca) so Allah revealed: "Verily, We
have seen the turning of your face to the heaven!" (2:144) So the Prophet
faced the Ka'ba and the fools amongst the people namely "the Jews"
said, "What has turned them from their Qibla (Bait-ul-Maqdis) which they
formerly observed"" (Allah revealed): "Say: 'To Allah belongs
the East and the West. He guides whom he will to a straight path'."
(2:142) A man prayed with the Prophet (facing the Ka'ba) and went out. He saw
some of the Ansar praying the 'Asr prayer with their faces towards Bait-ul-Maqdis,
he said, "I bear witness that I prayed with Allah's Apostle facing the
Ka'ba." So all the people turned their faces towards the Ka'ba.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 393:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle used to pray (optional, non-obligatory prayer) while riding
on his mount (Rahila) wherever it turned, and whenever he wanted to pray the
compulsory prayer he dismounted and prayed facing the Qibla.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 394:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet prayed (and the subnarrator Ibrahim said, "I do not know
whether he prayed more or less than usual"), and when he had finished the
prayers he was asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Has there been any change in
the prayers?" He said, "What is it?' The people said, "You have
prayed so much and so much." So the Prophet bent his legs, faced the
Qibla and performed two prostrations (of Sahu) and finished his prayers with
Tasiim (by turning his face to right and left saying: 'As-Salamu'Alaikum-Warahmat-ullah').
When he turned his face to us he said, "If there had been anything
changed in the prayer, surely I would have informed you but I am a human being
like you and liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me and if anyone
of you is doubtful about his prayer, he should follow what he thinks to be
correct and complete his prayer accordingly and finish it and do two
prostrations (of Sahu)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 395:
Narrated 'Umar (bin Al-Khattab):
My Lord agreed with me in three things:
1. I said,"O Allah's Apostle, I wish we took the station of Abraham as
our praying place (for some of our prayers). So came the Divine Inspiration:
And take you (people) the station of Abraham as a place of prayer (for some of
your prayers e.g. two Rakat of Tawaf of Ka'ba)". (2.125)
2. And as regards the (verse of) the veiling of the women, I said, 'O
Allah's Apostle! I wish you ordered your wives to cover themselves from the
men because good and bad ones talk to them.' So the verse of the veiling of
the women was revealed.
3. Once the wives of the Prophet made a united front against the Prophet
and I said to them, 'It may be if he (the Prophet) divorced you, (all) that
his Lord (Allah) will give him instead of you wives better than you.' So this
verse (the same as I had said) was revealed." (66.5).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 396:
Narrated Anas:
as above (395).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 397:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
While the people were offering the Fajr prayer at Quba (near Medina),
someone came to them and said: "It has been revealed to Allah's Apostle
tonight, and he has been ordered to pray facing the Ka'ba." So turn your
faces to the Ka'ba. Those people were facing Sham (Jerusalem) so they turned
their faces towards Ka'ba (at Mecca).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 398:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
"Once the Prophet offered five Rakat in Zuhr prayer. He was asked,
"Is there an increase in the prayer?" The Prophet said, "And
what is it?" They said, "You have prayed five Rakat.' So he bent his
legs and performed two prostrations (of Sahu).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 399:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet saw some sputum in the direction of the Qibla (on the wall of
the mosque) and he disliked that and the sign of disgust was apparent from his
face. So he got up and scraped it off with his hand and said, "Whenever
anyone of you stands for the prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord or
his Lord is between him and his Qibla. So, none of you should spit in the
direction of the Qibla but one can spit to the left or under his foot."
The Prophet then took the corner of his sheet and spat in it and folded it and
said, "Or you can do like this. "
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 400:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle saw sputum on the wall of the
mosque in the direction of the Qibla and scraped it off. He faced the people
and said, "Whenever any one of you is praying, he should not spit in
front of him because in the prayer Allah is in front of him."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 401:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the mother of faithful believers) Allah's Apostle saw some nasal
secretions, expectoration or sputum on the wall of the mosque in the direction
of the Qibla and scraped it off.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 402:
Narrated Abd Huraira and Abu Said:
Allah's Apostle saw some expectoration on the wall of the mosque; he took
gravel and scraped it off and said, "If anyone of you wanted to spit he
should neither spit in front of him nor on his right but he could spit either
on his left or under his left foot."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 403:
Narrated Abd Huraira and Abu Sa'id:
Allah's Apostle saw some expectoration on the wall of the mosque; he took
gravel and scraped it off and said, "If anyone of you wanted to spit, he
should neither spit in front of him nor on his right but could spit either on
his left or under his left foot."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 404:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "None of you should spit in front or on his right
but he could spit either on his left or under his foot."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 405:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "A faithful believer while in prayer is speaking in
private to his Lord, so he should neither spit in front of him nor to his
right side but he could spit either on his left or under his foot."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 406:
Narrated Abu Said:
The Prophet saw sputum on (the wall of) the mosque in the direction of the
Qibla and scraped it off with gravel. Then he forbade Spitting in front or on
the right, but allowed it on one's left or under one's left foot.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 407:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Spitting in the mosque is a sin and its expiation
is to bury it."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 408:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Prophet said, "If anyone of you stands for prayer, he should not spit
in front of him because in prayer he is speaking in private to Allah and he
should not spit on his right as there is an angel, but he can spit either on
his left or under his left foot and bury it (i.e. expectoration)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 409:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw expectoration (on the wall of the mosque) in the direction
of the Qibla and scraped it off with his hand. It seemed that he disliked it
and the sign of disgust was apparent from his face. He said, "If anyone
of you stands for the prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord, (or) his
Lord is between him and his Qibla, therefore he should not spit towards his
Qibla, but he could spit either on his left or under his foot." Then he
took the corner of his sheet and spat in it, folded it and said, "Or do
like this."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 410:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do you consider or see that my face is towards
the Qibla? By Allah, neither your submissiveness nor your bowing is hidden
from me, surely I see you from my back."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 411:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet led us in a prayer and then got up on the pulpit and said,
"In your prayer and bowing, I certainly see you from my back as I see you
(while looking at you.)"
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 412:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle ordered for a horse race; the trained horses were to run
from a place called Al-Hafya' to Thaniyat Al-Wada' and the horses which were
not trained were to run from Al-Thaniya to the Masjid (mosque of) Bani Zuraiq.
The sub narrator added: Ibn Umar was one of those who took part in the race.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 413:
Narrated Anas:
Some goods came to Allah's Apostle from Bahrain. The Prophet ordered the
people to spread them in the mosque --it was the biggest amount of goods
Allah's Apostle had ever received. He left for prayer and did not even look at
it. After finishing the prayer, he sat by those goods and gave from those to
everybody he saw. Al-'Abbas came to him and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
give me (something) too, because I gave ransom for myself and 'Aqil"
Allah's Apostle told him to take. So he stuffed his garment with it and tried
to carry it away but he failed to do so. He said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Order someone to help me in lifting it." The Prophet refused. He then
said to the Prophet: Will you please help me to lift it?" Allah's Apostle
refused. Then Al-'Abbas threw some of it and tried to lift it (but failed). He
again said, "O Allah's Apostle Order someone to help me to lift it."
He refused. Al-'Abbas then said to the Prophet: "Will you please help me
to lift it?" He again refused. Then Al-'Abbas threw some of it, and
lifted it on his shoulders and went away. Allah's Apostle kept on watching him
till he disappeared from his sight and was astonished at his greediness.
Allah's Apostle did not get up till the last coin was distributed.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 414:
Narrated Anas:
I found the Prophet in the mosque along with some people. He said to me,
"Did Abu Talha send you?" I said, "Yes". He said,
"For a meal?" I said, "Yes." Then he said to his
companions, "Get up." They set out and I was ahead of them.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 415:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! If a man finds another man with his
wife, (committing adultery) should the husband kill him?" Later on I saw
them (the man and his wife) doing Lian in the mosque.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 416:
Narrated 'Itban bin Malik:
The Prophet came to my house and said, "Where do you like me to
pray?" I pointed to a place. The Prophet then said, "Allahu Akbar",
and we aligned behind him and he offered a two-Rak'at prayer.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 417:
Narrated 'Itban bin Malik:
who was one of the companions of Allah's Apostle and one of the Ansar's who
took part in the battle of Badr: I came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O
Allah's Apostle I have weak eyesight and I lead my people in prayers. When it
rains the water flows in the valley between me and my people so I cannot go to
their mosque to lead them in prayer. O Allah's Apostle! I wish you would come
to my house and pray in it so that I could take that place as a Musalla.
Allah's Apostle said. "Allah willing, I will do so." Next day after
the sun rose high, Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr came and Allah's Apostle asked
for permission to enter. I gave him permission and he did not sit on entering
the house but said to me, "Where do you like me to pray?" I pointed
to a place in my house. So Allah's Apostle stood there and said, 'Allahu Akbar',
and we all got up and aligned behind him and offered a two-Rak'at prayer and
ended it with Taslim. We requested him to stay for a meal called "Khazira"
which we had prepared for him. Many members of our family gathered in the
house and one of them said, "Where is Malik bin Al-Dukhaishin or Ibn Al-Dukhshun?"
One of them replied, "He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His
Apostle." Hearing that, Allah's Apostle said, "Do not say so.
Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'
for Allah's sake only?" He said, "Allah and His Apostle know better.
We have seen him helping and advising hypocrites."
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire for those
who say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah' for Allah's sake
only."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 418:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet used to start every thing from the right (for good things)
whenever it was possible in all his affairs; for example: in washing, combing
or wearing shoes.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 419:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned about a church they had seen in Ethiopia
in which there were pictures. They told the Prophet about it, on which he
said, "If any religious man dies amongst those people they would build a
place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it. They will be the
worst creature in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 420:
Narrated Anas:
When the Prophet arrived Medina he dismounted at 'Awali-i-Medina amongst a
tribe called Banu 'Amr bin 'Auf. He stayed there For fourteen nights. Then he
sent for Bani An-Najjar and they came armed with their swords. As if I am
looking (just now) as the Prophet was sitting over his Rahila (Mount) with Abu
Bakr riding behind him and all Banu An-Najjar around him till he dismounted at
the courtyard of Abu Aiyub's house. The Prophet loved to pray wherever the
time for the prayer was due even at sheep-folds. Later on he ordered that a
mosque should be built and sent for some people of Banu-An-Najjar and said,
"O Banu An-Najjar! Suggest to me the price of this (walled) piece of land
of yours." They replied, "No! By Allah! We do not demand its price
except from Allah." Anas added: There were graves of pagans in it and
some of it was unleveled and there were some date-palm trees in it. The
Prophet ordered that the graves of the pagans be dug out and the unleveled
land be level led and the date-palm trees be cut down . (So all that was
done). They aligned these cut date-palm trees towards the Qibla of the mosque
(as a wall) and they also built two stone side-walls (of the mosque). His
companions brought the stones while reciting some poetic verses. The Prophet
was with them and he kept on saying, "There is no goodness except that of
the Hereafter, O Allah! So please forgive the Ansars and the emigrants. "
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 421:
Narrated Abu Al-Taiyah:
Anas said, "The Prophet prayed in the sheep fold." Later on I
heard him saying, "He prayed in the sheep folds before the construction
of the, mosque."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 422:
Narrated Nafi:
"I saw Ibn 'Umar praying while taking his camel as a Sutra in front of
him and he said, "I saw the Prophet doing the same."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 423:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
The sun eclipsed and Allah's Apostle offered the eclipse prayer and said,
"I have been shown the Hellfire (now) and I never saw a worse and
horrible sight than the sight I have seen today."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 424:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet had said, "Offer some of your prayers (Nawafil) at home,
and do not take your houses as graves."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 425:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Do not enter (the places) of these people where
Allah's punishment had fallen unless you do so weeping. If you do not weep, do
not enter (the places of these people) because Allah's curse and punishment
which fell upon them may fall upon you."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 426:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Um Salama told Allah's Apostle about a church which she had seen in
Ethiopia and which was called Mariya. She told him about the pictures which
she had seen in it. Allah's Apostle said, "If any righteous pious man
dies amongst them, they would build a place of worship at his grave and make
these pictures in it; they are the worst creatures in the sight of
Allah."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 427:
Narrated 'Aisha and 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
When the last moment of the life of Allah's Apostle came he started putting
his 'Khamisa' on his face and when he felt hot and short of breath he took it
off his face and said, "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they
built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets." The Prophet
was warning (Muslims) of what those had done.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 428:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "May Allah's curse be on the Jews for they built
the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 429:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "I have been given five things which were not
given to any amongst the Prophets before me. These are:
1. Allah made me victorious by awe (by His frightening my enemies) for a
distance of one month's journey.
2. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for
praying and a thing to perform Tayammum. Therefore my followers can pray
wherever the time of a prayer is due.
3. The booty has been made Halal (lawful) for me (and was not made so for
anyone else).
4. Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation exclusively but I have been
sent 1o all mankind.
5. I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of
Resurrection.)
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 430:
Narrated 'Aisha:
There was a black slave girl belonging to an 'Arab tribe and they
manumitted her but she remained with them. The slave girl said, "Once one
of their girls (of that tribe) came out wearing a red leather scarf decorated
with precious stones. It fell from her or she placed it somewhere. A kite
passed by that place, saw it Lying there and mistaking it for a piece of meat,
flew away with it. Those people searched for it but they did not find it. So
they accused me of stealing it and started searching me and even searched my
private parts." The slave girl further said, "By Allah! while I was
standing (in that state) with those people, the same kite passed by them and
dropped the red scarf and it fell amongst them. I told them, 'This is what you
accused me of and I was innocent and now this is it.' " 'Aisha added:
That slave girl came to Allah's Apostle and embraced Islam. She had a tent or
a small room with a low roof in the mosque. Whenever she called on me, she had
a talk with me and whenever she sat with me, she would recite the following:
"The day of the scarf (band) was one of the wonders of our Lord, verily
He rescued me from the disbelievers' town. 'Aisha added: "Once I asked
her, 'What is the matter with you? Whenever you sit with me, you always recite
these poetic verses.' On that she told me the whole story. "
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 431:
Narrated Naf'a:
'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: I used to sleep in the mosque of the Prophet
while I was young and unmarried.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 432:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:
Allah's Apostle went to Fatima's house but did not find 'Ali there. So he
asked, "Where is your cousin?" She replied, "There was
something between us and he got angry with me and went out. He did not sleep
(mid-day nap) in the house." Allah's Apostle asked a person to look for
him. That person came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! He (Ali) is sleeping
in the mosque." Allah's Apostle went there and 'Ali was lying. His upper
body cover had fallen down to one side of his body and he was covered with
dust. Allah's Apostle started cleaning the dust from him saying: "Get up!
O Aba Turab. Get up! O Aba Turab (literally means: O father of dust).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 433:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I saw seventy of As-Suffa men and none of them had a Rida' (a garment
covering the upper part of the body). They had either Izars (only) or sheets
which they tied round their necks. Some of these sheets reached the middle of
their legs and some reached their heels and they used to gather them with
their hands lest their private parts should become naked.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 434:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
I went to the Prophet in the mosque (the sub-narrator Mas'ar thought that
Jabir had said, "In the forenoon.") He ordered me to pray two Rakat.
He owed me some money and he repaid it to me and gave more than what was due
to me.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 435:
Narrated Abu Qatada Al-Aslami:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you enters a mosque, he should
pray two Rakat before sitting."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 436:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The angels keep on asking Allah's forgiveness
for anyone of you, as long as he is at his Mu,salla (praying place) and he
does not pass wind (Hadath). They say, 'O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! be
Merciful to him."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 437:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
In the life-time of Allah's Apostle the mosque was built of adobes, its
roof of the leaves of date-palms and its pillars of the stems of date-palms.
Abu Bakr did not alter it. 'Umar expanded it on the same pattern as it was in
the lifetime of Allah's Apostle by using adobes, leaves of date-palms and
changing the pillars into wooden ones. 'Uthman changed it by expanding it to a
great extent and built its walls with engraved stones and lime and made its
pillars of engraved stones and its roof of teak wood.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 438:
Narrated 'Ikrima:
Ibn 'Abbas said to me and to his son 'Ali, "Go to Abu Sa'id and listen
to what he narrates." So we went and found him in a garden looking after
it. He picked up his Rida', wore it and sat down and started narrating till
the topic of the construction of the mosque reached. He said, "We were
carrying one adobe at a time while 'Ammar was carrying two. The Prophet saw
him and started removing the dust from his body and said, "May Allah be
Merciful to 'Ammar. He will be inviting them (i.e. his murderers, the
rebellious group) to Paradise and they will invite him to Hell-fire." 'Ammar
said, "I seek refuge with Allah from affliction."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 439:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah's Apostle sent someone to a woman telling her to "Order her
slave, carpenter, to prepare a wooden pulpit for him to sit on."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 440:
Narrated Jabir:
A woman said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I get something constructed
for you to sit on as I have a slave who is a carpenter?" He replied,
"Yes, if you like." So she had that pulpit constructed.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 441:
Narrated 'Ubdaidullah Al-Khaulani:
I heard 'Uthman bin 'Affan saying, when people argued too much about his
intention to reconstruct the mosque of Allah's Apostle, "You have talked
too much. I heard the Prophet saying, 'Whoever built a mosque, (Bukair thought
that 'Asim, another subnarrator, added, "Intending Allah's
Pleasure"), Allah would build for him a similar place in Paradise.'
"
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 442:
Narrated 'Amr:
I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, "A man passed through the mosque
carrying arrows. Allah's Apostle said to him, 'Hold them by their heads.'
"
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 443:
Narrated Abu Burda bin 'Abdulla:
(on the authority of his father) The Prophet said, "Whoever passes
through our mosques or markets with arrows should hold them by their heads
lest he should injure a Muslim."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 444:
Narrated Hassan bin Thabit Al-Ansari:
I asked Abu Huraira "By Allah! Tell me the truth whether you heard the
Prophet saying, 'O Hassan! Reply on behalf of Allah's Apostle. O Allah! Help
him with the Holy Spirit." Abu Huraira said, "Yes . "
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 445:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once I saw Allah's Apostle at the door of my house while some Ethiopians
were playing in the mosque (displaying their skill with spears). Allah's
Apostle was screening me with his Rida' so as to enable me to see their
display. ('Urwa said that 'Aisha said, "I saw the Prophet and the
Ethiopians were playing with their spears.")
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 446:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Barira came to seek my help regarding her manumission. I told herself you
like I would pay your price to your masters but your Al-Wala(1) would be for
me." Her masters said, "If you like, you can pay what remains (of
the price of her manumission), (Sufyan the sub-narrator once said), or if you
like you can manumit her, but her (inheritance) Al-Wala would be for us.
"When Allah's Apostle came, I spoke to him about it. He said, "Buy
her and manumit her. No doubt Al-Wala(1) is for the manumitted." Then
Allah's Apostle stood on the pulpit (or Allah's Apostle ascended the pulpit as
Sufyan once said), and said, "What about some people who impose
conditions which are not present in Allah's Book (Laws)? Whoever imposes
conditions which are not in Allah's Book (Laws), his conditions will be
invalid even if he imposed them a hundred times."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 447:
Narrated Ka'b:
In the mosque l asked Ibn Abi Hadrad to pay the debts which he owed to me
and our voices grew louder. Allah's Apostle heard that while he was in his
house. So he came to us raising the curtain of his room and said, "O Ka'b!"
I replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "O Ka'b!
reduce your debt to one half," gesturing with his hand. I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! I have done so." Then Allah's Apostle said (to Ibn Abi
Hadrad), "Get up and pay the debt to him."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 448:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A black man or a black woman used to sweep the mosque and he or she died.
The Prophet asked about her (or him). He was told that she (or he) had died.
He said, "Why did you not inform me? Show me his grave (or her
grave)." So he went to her (his) grave and offered her (his) funeral
prayer."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 449:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the verses of Surat "Al-Baqara"' about the usury Riba were
revealed, the Prophet went to the mosque and recited them in front of the
people and then banned the trade of alcohol.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 450f:
Narrated Abu Rafi:
Abu Huraira said, "A man or a woman used to clean the mosque." (A
sub-narrator said, 'Most probably a woman..') Then he narrated the Hadith of
the Prophet
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 450m:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
"The Prophet said, "Last night a big demon (afreet) from the
Jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my prayers (or said something
similar) but Allah enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten him to one
of the pillars of the mosque so that all of you could See him in the morning
but I remembered the statement of my brother Solomon (as stated in Quran): My
Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to
anybody after me (38.35)." The sub narrator Rauh said, "He (the
demon) was dismissed humiliated."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 451:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet sent some horsemen to Najd and they brought a man called
Thumama bin Uthal from Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of
the mosque. The Prophet came and ordered them to release him. He went to a
(garden of) date-palms near the mosque, took a bath and entered the, mosque
again and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah an
Muhammad is His Apostle (i.e. he embraced Islam)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 452:
Narrated 'Aisha:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (battle of the Trench' the medial arm vein of Sa'd
bin Mu'ad was injured and the Prophet pitched a tent in the mosque to look
after him. There was another tent for Banu Ghaffar in the mosque and the blood
started flowing from Sa'd's tent to the tent of Bani Ghaffar. They shouted,
"O occupants of the tent! What is coming from you to us?" They found
that Sa'd' wound was bleeding profusely and Sa'd died in his tent.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 453:
Narrated Um Salama:
I complained to Allah's Apostle that I was sick. He told me to perform the
Tawaf behind the people while riding. So I did so and Allah's Apostle was
praying beside the Ka'ba and reciting the Sura starting with "Wat-tur-wa-Kitabinmastur."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 454:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Two of the companions of the Prophet departed from him on a dark night and
were led by two lights like lamps (going in front of them from Allah as a
miracle) lighting the way in front of them, and when they parted, each of them
was accompanied by one of these lights till he reached their (respective)
houses.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 455:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet delivered a sermon and said, "Allah gave a choice to one
of (His) slaves either to choose this world or what is with Him in the
Hereafter. He chose the latter." Abu Bakr wept. I said lo myself,
"Why is this Sheikh weeping, if Allah gave choice to one (of His) slaves
either to choose this world or what is with Him in the Here after and he chose
the latter?" And that slave was Allah's Apostle himself. Abu Bakr knew
more than us. The Prophet said, "O Abu Bakr! Don't weep. The Prophet
added: Abu- Bakr has favored me much with his property and company. If I were
to take a Khalil from mankind I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr but the
Islamic brotherhood and friendship is sufficient. Close all the gates in the
mosque except that of Abu Bakr.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 456:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
"Allah's Apostle in his fatal illness came out with a piece of cloth
tied round his head and sat on the pulpit. After thanking and praising Allah
he said, "There is no one who had done more favor to me with life and
property than Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafa. If I were to take a Khalil, I would
certainly have taken Abu- Bakr but the Islamic brotherhood is superior. Close
all the small doors in this mosque except that of Abu Bakr."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 457:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet arrived at Mecca and sent for 'Uthman bin
Talha. He opened the gate of the Ka'ba and the Prophet, Bilal, Usama bin Zaid
and 'Uthman bin Talha entered the Ka'ba and then they closed its door (from
inside). They stayed there for an hour, and then came out." Ibn 'Umar
added, "I quickly went to Bilal and asked him (whether the Prophet had
prayed). Bilal replied, 'He prayed in it.' I asked, 'Where?' He replied,
'Between the two pillars.' "Ibn 'Umar added, "I forgot to ask how
many Rakat he (the Prophet) had prayed in the Ka'ba."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 458:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle sent some horse men to Najd and they brought a man called
Thumama bin Uthal from Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of
the mosque.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 459:
Narrated Al-Sa'ib bin Yazid:
I was standing in the mosque and somebody threw a gravel at me. I looked
and found that he was 'Umar bin Al-Khattab. He said to me, "Fetch those
two men to me." When I did, he said to them, "Who are you? (Or)
where do you come from?" They replied, "We are from Ta'if." 'Umar
said, "Were you from this city (Medina) I would have punished you for
raising your voices in the mosque of Allah's Apostle
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 460:
Narrated 'Kab bin Malik:
During the life-time of Allah's Apostle I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the
mosque to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew so loud that
Allah's Apostle heard them while he was in his house. So he came to us after
raising the curtain of his room. The Prophet said, "O Ka'b bin Malik!"
I replied, "Labaik, O Allah's Apostle." He gestured with his hand to
me to reduce the debt to one half. I said, "O Allah's Apostle have done
it." Allah's Apostle said (to Ibn Hadrad), "Get up and pay it."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 461:
Narrated Nafi':
Ibn 'Umar said, "While the Prophet was on the pulpit, a man asked him
how to offer the night prayers. He replied, 'Pray two Rakat at a time and then
two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the dawn (the approach of
the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one Rak'a and that will be the witr for all
the Rakat which you have offered." Ibn 'Umar said, "The last Rakat
of the night prayer should be odd for the Prophet ordered it to be so.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 462:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
A man came to the Prophet while he was delivering the sermon and asked him
how to offer the night prayers. The Prophet replied, 'Pray two Rakat at a time
and then two and then two and so on and if you are afraid of dawn (the
approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one Rak'a and that will be the
with for all the Rakat which you have prayed." Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin
'Abdullah bin 'Umar: A man called the Prophet while he was in the mosque.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 463:
Narrated Abu Waqid al-Laithi:
While Allah's Apostle was sitting in the mosque (with some people) three
men came, two of them came in front of Allah's Apostle and the third one went
away, and then one of them found a place in the circle and sat there while the
second man sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away. When Allah's
Apostle finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these
three persons? One of them betook himself to Allah and so Allah accepted him
and accommodated him; the second felt shy before Allah so Allah did the same
for him and sheltered him in His Mercy (and did not punish him), while the
third turned his face from Allah, and went away, so Allah turned His face from
him likewise.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 464:
Narrated 'Abbad bin Tamim:
that his uncle said, "I saw Allah's Apostle lying flat (on his back)
in the mosque with one leg on the other." Narrated Said bin Al-Musaiyab
that 'Umar and 'Uthman used to do the same.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 465:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) I had seen my parents following Islam since I
attained the age of puberty. Not a day passed but the Prophet visited us, both
in the mornings and evenings. My father Abii Bakr thought of building a mosque
in the courtyard of his house and he did so. He used to pray and recite the
Qur'an in it. The pagan women and their children used to stand by him and look
at him with surprise. Abu Bakr was a Softhearted person and could not help
weeping while reciting the Quran. The chiefs of the Quraish pagans became
afraid of that (i.e. that their children and women might be affected by the
recitation of Quran)."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 466:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The prayer offered in congregation is twenty five
times more superior (in reward) to the prayer offered alone in one's house or
in a business center, because if one performs ablution and does it perfectly,
and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for
each step which he takes towards the mosque, Allah upgrades him a degree in
reward and (forgives) crosses out one sin till he enters the mosque. When he
enters the mosque he is considered in prayer as long as he is waiting for the
prayer and the angels keep on asking for Allah's forgiveness for him and they
keep on saying: 'O Allah! Be Merciful to him, O Allah! Forgive him, as long as
he keeps on sitting at his praying place and does not pass wind. (See Hadith
No. 620).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 467:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar or Ibn 'Amr:
The Prophet clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers. Narrated
'Abdullah that Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Abdullah bin 'Amr! What will be
your condition when you will be left with the sediments of (worst)
people?" (They will be in conflict with each other).
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 468:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "A faithful believer to a faithful believer is like
the bricks of a wall, enforcing each other." While (saying that) the
Prophet clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers.
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 469:
Narrates Ibn Sirin:
Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle led us in one of the two 'Isha'
prayers (Abu Huraira named that prayer but I forgot it)." Abu Huraira
added, "He prayed two Rakat and then finished the prayer with Tasllm. He
stood up near a piece of wood Lying across the mosque and leaned on it in such
a way as if he was angry. Then he put his right hand over the left and clasped
his hands by interlacing his fingers and then put his J right cheek on the
back of his left hand. The people who were in haste left the mosque through
its gates. They wondered whether the prayer was reduced. And amongst them were
Abu Bakr and 'Umar but they hesitated to ask the Prophet. A long-handed man
called Dhul-Yadain asked the Prophet, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you; forgotten
or has the prayer been reduced?' The Prophet replied, 'I have neither
forgotten nor has the prayer been reduced' The Prophet added, 'Is what Dhul
Yadain has said true?' They (the people) said, 'Yes, it is true.' The Prophet
stood up again and led the prayer, completing the remaining prayer, forgotten
by him, and performed Talsrm, and then said, 'Allahu Akbar.' And then he did a
prostration as he used to prostrate or longer than that. He then raised his
head saying, 'Allahu Akbar; he then again said, 'Allahu Akbar', and prostrated
as he used to prostrate or longer than that. Then he raised his head and said,
'Allahu Akbar.' " (The subnarrator added, "I think that they asked (Ibn
Sirin) whether the Prophet completed the prayer with Taslim. He replied,
"I heard that 'Imran bin Husain had said, 'Then he (the Prophet) did
Taslim.")
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 470:
Narrated Fudail bin Sulaiman:
Musa bin 'Uqba said, "I saw Salim bin 'Abdullah looking for some
places on the way and prayed there. He narrated that his father used to pray
there, and had seen the Prophet praying at those very places."
Narrated Nafi' on the authority of Ibn 'Umar who said, "I used to pray
at those places." Musa the narrator added, "I asked Salim on which
he said, 'I agree with Nafi' concerning those places, except the mosque
situated at the place called Sharaf Ar-Rawha."
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 471:
Narrated Hadith is about the various places on the way from Medina to Mecca
where the Prophet prayed and their In locations impossible to translate.
