Warning Against Not Praying In The Congregation Without A Valid Excuse

Hadith 246:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) that the Prophet ﷺ said:

Whoever hears the Adhan and doesn’t answer it (by going to the prayer), there is no prayer for him except who has a valid excuse.

(Sunan Ibn Majah 793, Sahih.)

Hadith 247:

Narrated Abud Darda’:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If there are three men in a village or in the desert among whom prayer is not offered (in congregation), the devil has got the mastery over them. So observe (prayer) in congregation), for the wolf eats only the straggling animal. Sa’ib said: By the word Jama’ah he meant saying prayer in company or in congregation.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 547, Sunan An-Nasai 848, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 248:

Abdullah (b. Mas’ud) reported:

He who likes to meet Allah tomorrow as Muslim, he should persevere in observing these prayers, when a call is announced for them, for Allah has laid down for your Prophet the paths of right guidance, and these (prayers) are among the paths of right guidance. If you were to pray in your houses as this man why stays away (from the mosque) prays in his house, you would abandon the practice of your Prophet, and if you were to abandon the practice of your Prophet, you would go astray.*

No man purifies himself, doing it well, then makes for one of those mosques without Allah recording a blessing for him for every step he takes raising him a degree for it, and effacing a sin from him for it. I have seen the time when no one stayed away from it, except a hypocrite, who was well known for his hypocrisy, whereas a man would be brought swaying (due to weakness) between two men till he was set up in a row.

(Imam Al-Mundhiri quoted only till the asterisked part. Sahih Muslim 654b.)

Hadith 249:

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found some people absenting from certain prayers and he said: I intend that I order (a) person to lead people in prayer, and then go to the persons who do not join the (congregational prayer) and then order their houses to be burnt by the bundles of fuel. If one amongst them were to know that he would find a fat fleshy bone he would attend the night prayer.

(Sahih Muslim 651a.)

Hadith 250:

Narrated Amr ibn Za’dah, Ibn Umm Maktum:

Ibn Umm Maktum asked the Prophet (ﷺ) saying: Messenger of Allah, I am a blind man, my house is far away (from the mosque), and I have a guide who does not follow me. Is it possible that permission be granted to me for saying prayer in my house? He asked: Do you hear summons (adhan)? He said: Yes. He said: I do not find any permission for you.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 552, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 251:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said, “Whoever hears ‘ Come to success’ and doesn’t answer it (by coming to the prayer); then he has abandoned the Sunnah of Muhammad the Messenger of Allah ﷺ “.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 7986, Sahih.)

An Encouragement To Pray Nawafil At Home

Hadith 252:

Jabir reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

When any one of you observes prayer in the mosque he should reserve a part of his prayer for his house, for Allah would make the prayer as a means of betterment in his house.

(Sahih Muslim 778.)

Hadith 253:

Abu Musa reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:

The house in which remembrance of Allah is made and the house in which Allah is not remembered are like the living and the dead.

(Sahih Muslim 779, Sahih Al-Bukhari.)

Hadith 254:

Abdullah bin Sa’d said:

“I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘Which is better prayer in my house or prayer in the mosque?’ He said: ‘Do you not see how close my house is to the mosque?’ But praying in my house is dearer to me than praying in the mosque, apart from the prescribed prayers.’”

(Sunan Ibn Majah 1378, Sahih.)

An Encouragement To Wait For One Obligatory Prayer After The Other

Hadith 255:

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

The servant is constantly in prayer so long as he is in a place of worship waiting for the prayer (to be observed in congregation), and the angels invoke (blessings upon him in these words): O Allah! pardon him. O Allah! show mercy to him, (and they continue to do so) till he returns (from the mosque having completed the prayer) or his ablution breaks. I said: How is the ablution broken? He said: By breaking of the wind noiselessly or with noise.

(Sahih Muslim 649i.)

Hadith 256:

(Repeated, Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3234.)

Hadith 257:

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that :

He heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Shall I not tell you of something by means of which Allah expiates for sins and increases good deeds?’ They said: ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘Performing ablution properly despite difficulties, increasing the number of steps one takes towards the mosque and waiting for the next prayer after prayer.’

(Sunan Ibn Majah 776, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 258:

On the authority of Anas bin Malik that the Prophet ﷺ said:

Three are Kaffaraat (expiators of sins), three are Darajaat (raise levels), three are Manjiyyaat (cause of salvation), three are Muhlakaat (destroyers).

As for the Kaffaraat, they’re- doing wudhu properly when it is extremely cold, waiting for one Salah after the other, raising your steps for the (prayers in) congregation.

As for the Darajaat, they’re- feeding people, giving the Salam, praying at night when people are sleeping.

As for the Manjiyyaat, they’re- being just in anger or while being pleased, being moderate in poverty or richness, having the fear of Allah in private and public.

As for the Muhlakaat, they’re- being stingy, following the desires and being proud about oneself.

(Musnad Al-Bazzar (Kashf Al-Astar): 80.)

Hadith 259:

On the authority of Uqbah bin Aamir-

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The one who waits for Salah is like a Qaanit (devout worshipper) and he is written from amongst the Musalleen, from the time he leaves the house till he returns.

(Sahih Ibn Hibban 2036, Sahih.)

An Encouragement To Preserve The Fajr And Asr Salah

Hadith 260:

Abu Bakr reported on the authority of his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

He who observed two prayers at two cool (hours) would enter Paradise.

(Sahih Muslim 635.)

Hadith 261:

Umara b. Ruwaiba is reported to have said on the authority of his father:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: He who observes prayer before the rising of the sun and its setting, i.e. the dawn prayer and the afternoon prayer, would not enter the (Hell) fire.

(Sahih Muslim 634.)

Hadith 262:

(Repeated, Sahih Muslim 657)

Hadith 263:

(Repeated Sahih Al-Bukhari 555.)

Being In The Masjid After Fajr.

Hadith 264:

Anas bin Malik narrated that :

the Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until the sun has risen, then he prays two Rak’ah, then for him is the reward like that of a Hajj and Umrah.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Complete, complete, complete.'”

(Sunan At-Tirmidhi 586, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 265:

On the authority of Ibn Umar (رضي الله عنهما) that he said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Whoever prays Salatus-Subh, then sits in the prayer place till he prays, he is rewarded like an accepted Umrah and Hajj.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 5598, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 266:

Simak b. Harb reported:

I said to Jabir b. Samura: Did you sit in the company of the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him)? He said: Yes, very often. He (the Holy Prophet) used to sit at the place where he observed the morning or dawn prayer till the sun rose or when it had risen; he would stand, and they (his Companions) would talk about matters (pertaining to the days) of ignorance, and they would laugh (on these matters) while (the Prophet) only smiled.

(Sahih Muslim 670a.)

An Encouragement To Sit After Fajr, Asr And Maghrib and Do Dhikr

Hadith 267:

On the authority of Abu Umamah that he said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Whoever says after the Fajr prayer,

لا إلَه إلّا اللهُ وحدَه لا شَريكَ له، له المُلكُ وله الحمدُ يُحيي ويُميتُ بيَدِه الخيرُ وهو على كلِّ شيءٍ قديرٌ

a hundred times, before raising his feet from the place of prayer, on that day will be the best of the people of earth in his deeds, except for one who does likewise or says more than that.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 7196, Hasan.)

Hadith 268:

On the authority of Abdur Rahman bin Ghanm from the Prophet ﷺ that he ﷺ said:

Whoever says (after finishing the prayers) before raising his feet from (the place he prayed) Maghrib and Fajr:

لا إلَهَ إلّا اللَّهُ وحدَهُ لا شريكَ لَهُ لَهُ الملْكُ ولَهُ الحمدُ يحيي ويميتُ وَهوَ على كلِّ شيءٍ قديرٌ

Allah will record for him for every time he said that 10 good deeds, and will erase from him 10 evil deeds, and will raise him by 10 degrees, and protection from every disliked thing, and protection from Satan the accursed, and no sin will harm him except doing Shirk, on that day will be the best of the people of earth in his deeds, except for one who does likewise, saying more than that.

(Musnad Ahmad 4/227, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Warning Against Not Praying Asr Without A Valid Excuse

Hadith 269:

Abu Ad-Darda (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Whoever leaves the Asr Salah purposely his good deeds will be rendered null and void.

(Musnad Ahmad 6/442, Sahih.)

Hadith 270:

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever misses the `Asr prayer (intentionally) then it is as if he lost his family and property.”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 552.)

Admonishment To Fulfil The Responsibility of An Imam With Diligence And A Warning Against Being Negligent In That

Hadith 271:

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: He who leads the people in prayer, and he does so at the right time, will receive, as well as those who are led (in prayer) will get (the reward). He who delays (prayer) from the appointed time will be responsible (for this delay) and not those who are led in prayer.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 580, Sahih.)

Warning Against Leading The People As An Imam When People Dislike You

Hadith 272:

On the authority of ‘Ata bin Deenar Al-Huzaliy (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Three are such that Allah doesn’t accept from them their Salah, nor are his Salah raised to the sky, not do they (their prayers) raise above their heads. (1) A man who leads a people (as an Imam) and they dislike him, (2) a man who prays the Salatul-Janaza for someone even though he wasn’t ordered (permitted by the guardians), (3) and a woman whose husband calls her at night and she refuses him.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 1518, Sahih. )

Hadith 273:

On the authority of Abu Umamah the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“There are three whose prayers do not go any further than their ears: a runaway slave until he returns, a woman who spent the night with her husband being angry with her, and one who leads people in prayer when they dislike him.”

(Sunan At-Tirmidhi 360, Hasan.)

Virtues Of Praying In The First Row, Straightening and Filling The Gaps In The Rows And An Encouragement To Stand on The Right Side

Hadith 274:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first row (in congregational prayers) and found no other way to get that except by drawing lots they would draw lots….

(Part of a Hadith from Sahih Al-Bukhari 615.)

Hadith 275:

It was narrated from ‘Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to ask for forgiveness for the first row three times and for the second row twice.

(Sunan Ibn Majah 996, Sahih.)

Hadith 276:

Abu Umamah (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Verily Allah and His Angels supplicate for the first row. And it was asked: O Messenger of Allah! And upon the second? He ﷺ said: Verily Allah and His Angels supplicate for the first row.

And it was asked: O Messenger of Allah! And upon the second? And the Prophet ﷺ said: And upon the second.

(Musnad Ahmad 5/262, Hasan.)

Hadith 277:

On the authority of Al-Bara bin Aazib (رضي الله عنه) who said: The Prophet ﷺ would come till the end of the rows and would correct (make in line) the chests and shoulders of the people. And he ﷺ said: Do not differ (in straightening the rows) or else your hearts will be made to differ. Verily Allah and His Angels supplicate for the first row.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 1557, Sahih.)

Hadith 278:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Straighten your rows as the straightening of rows is essential for a perfect and correct prayer. ”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 723.)

Hadith 279:

Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Straighten the rows, stand shoulder to shoulder and fill the gaps; be gentle with their hands of your brothers, and do not leave gaps for the Shaytaan. Whoever connects a row, Allah will connect him (with His mercy), and whoever breaks a row, Allah will cut him off (from His mercy).”

(Sunan Abi Dawud 666, Sahih.)

Hadith 280:

Jabir bin Samurah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us (once) and said, “Why do you not stand in rows as the angels do before their Rubb?” We asked: “O Messenger of Allah! how do the angels stand in rows before their Rubb?” He (ﷺ) replied, “They complete each row beginning with the first and filling all the gaps.”

(Sahih Muslim 430.)

Hadith 281:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best of you are those whose shoulders are soft in prayer.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 672, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 282:

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Once the Iqama was pronounced and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) faced us and said, “Straighten your rows and stand closer together, for I see you from behind my back.’ (Sahih Al-Bukhari 719)

And in another narration- Anas added, “Everyone of us used to put his shoulder with the shoulder of his companion and his foot with the foot of his companion.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari 725)
….

An Encouragement To Fill The Gaps In The Rows And Join The Rows

Hadith 283:

On the authority of Al-Bara bin Aazib (رضي الله عنه) who said: The Prophet ﷺ would come from one end of the row till the other end of the row and would correct (make in line) the chests and shoulders of the people. And he ﷺ would say: Do not differ (in straightening the rows) or else your hearts will be made to differ. Verily Allah and His Angels supplicate for the ones who pray in the first row.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 1557, Sahih.) (Check the exact reference in Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah and At-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb since the Arabic text differs from Hadith 277.)

Hadith 284:

Abdullah bin Umar (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

The best of you are those whose shoulders are soft in Salah. And the most rewarded step from amongst the steps is that step that a man takes to fill the gaps in the rows and fill it.

(Sahih Ibn Hibban 1756, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 285:

On the authority of Aisha (رضي الله عنها) that she said, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Whoever fills the gaps in the prayer, Allah raises his rank, and builds for him a house in Paradise.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 5797, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Warning Against Choosing The Later Rows And Not Straightening The Rows

Hadith 286:

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw (a tendency ) among his Companions to go to the back, so he said to them: Come forward and follow my lead, and let those who come after you follow your lead. People will continue to keep back till Allah will put them at the back.

(Sahih Muslim 438a.)

Hadith 287:

Abu Mas’ud reported:

The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) used to touch our shoulders in prayer and say: Keep straight, don’t be irregular, for there would be dissension in your hearts. Let those of you who are sedate and prudent be near me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them. (Sahih Muslim 432.)

In another narration, the Prophet ﷺ said: You must straighten your rows, or Allah will certainly put your hearts in disputes. (Sunan Abi Dawud 662, Sahih.)

Saying Aameen Behind The Imam And During Dua And Being Moderate In Prayer

Hadith 288:

It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“The Jews do not envy you for anything more than they envy you for the Salam and (saying) ‘Ameen’.”

And in another narration-

The Jews were mentioned in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, he said:

The do not envy you as much for anything as the Friday to which Allah Guided us, and they were deviated (didn’t accept it) from that. And the Qiblah that Allah has Guided you towards and they were deviated from that. And (they envy) us telling Aameem behind the Imam.

(Musnad Ahmad 6/135, Sahih.)

Hadith 289:

On the authority of Abu Musa Al-Ashari, from a lengthy Hadith, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

When you pray make your rows straight and let anyone amongst you act as your Imam. Recite the takbir when he recites it and when he recites: Not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray, say: Amin. Allah would respond you.

(Sahih Muslim 404a.)

Hadith 290:

Ibn ‘Umar reported:

While we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), one among the people said: Allah is truly Great, praise be to Allah in abundance. Glory be to Allah in the morning and the evening. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon, him) said: Who uttered such and such a word? A person among the people said: It is I, Messenger of Allah (who have recited these words). He (the Holy Prophet) said: It (its utterance) surprised me, for the doors of heaven were opened for It. Ibn ‘Umar said: I have not abandoned them (these words) since I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying this.

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً

(Sahih Muslim 601.)

Hadith 291:

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When the Imam says:” Allah listens to him who praises Him.” you should say:” O Allah, our Lord for Thee is the praise.” for if what anyone says synchronises with what the angels say, his past sins will be forgiven.

(Sahih Muslim 409a.)

Warning Against Preceding The Imam While Raising Your Head From Ruko Or Sujood

Hadith 292:

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Does the man who lifts his head ahead of the Imam (from prostration) not fear that Allah may change his head into the head of a donkey?

(Sahih Muslim 427.)

A Warning On Not Doing The Ruku and Sujood Properly, and Not Standing Properly In The Qiyam, and Mentioning Khushoo In Salah

Hadith 293:

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Shibl:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited to peck like a crow, and to spread (the forearms) like a wild beast, and to fix a place in the mosque like a camel which fixes its place.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 862, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 294:

Qatadah (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

The worst of the people is the theif who steals from his Salah.

It was asked: O Messengerof Allah! How can one steal from Salah?

He ﷺ said: He doesn’t complete its Ruku or its Sujood. Or he said- He doesn’t straighten his back in the Ruku or Sujood.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 663, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 295:

On the authority of Abu Abdullah Al-Ashari, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a person not completing (perfecting) his Ruku, and pecking in his Sujood (doing it very quickly) and praying. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If this person dies upon this condition, he would die by not being in the Millah of Muhammad ﷺ.

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The example of one who doesn’t complete his Ruku, and pecks in his Sujood, is like that of a hungry one, who eats a date or two, and it doesn’t benefit him anything.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 665, Musnad Abi Yala Al-Mawsili 7184, Hasan.)

Hadith 296:

Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) said that the Prophet ﷺ said: Verily a man prays for sixty years and his prayer is not accepted, for he did complete the Ruku, but he did not complete the Sujood, or, he did complete the Sujood, but he did not complete the Ruku.

(Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaibah 2980, Hasan.)

Hadith 297:

Ali (رضي الله عنه) said that: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited me from reciting (the Quran) when I was in Ruku…

(Musnad Abu Yala Al-Mawsilu 315, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 298:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) entered the mosque and a person followed him. The man prayed and went to the Prophet and greeted him. The Prophet (ﷺ) returned the greeting and said to him, “Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.” The man went back prayed in the same way as before, returned and greeted the Prophet who said, “Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.” This happened thrice. The man said, “By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I cannot offer the prayer in a better way than this. Please, teach me how to pray.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When you stand for Prayer say Takbir and then recite from the Holy Qur’an (of what you know by heart) and then bow till you feel at ease. Then raise your head and stand up straight, then prostrate till you feel at ease during your prostration, then sit with calmness till you feel at ease (do not hurry) and do the same in all your prayers.

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 757, Sahih Muslim 397.)

Hadith 299:

Huraith bin Qabisah narrated:

“I arrived in Al-Madinah and said: ‘O Allah! Facilitate me to be in a righteous gathering.'” He said: “I sat with Abu Hurairah and said: ‘Indeed I asked Allah to provide me with a righteous gathering. So narrate a hadith to me which you heard from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) so that perhaps Allah would cause me to benefit from it.’ He said: ‘I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) say: “Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost. So if something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then the Lord, Mighty and Sublime says: ‘Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshipper?’ So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed. Then the rest of his deeds will be treated like that.”

(Sunan At-Tirmidhi 413, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 300:

Ammar b. Yasir said:

I heard the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) say: A man returns after saying his prayer while a tenth part of his prayer, or a ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded for him.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 796.)

Hadith 301:

On the authority of Abu Al-Yasar (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet ﷺ said:

From amongst you are people who pray their prayers completely, and some who pray it half, and a third, and a fourth, and a fifth, till the tenth (by rewards).

(An-Nasai in Al-Kubra 613, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 302:

On the authority of Abu Hurairah who said, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The Salah has three parts, Taharah is a third, Ruku is a third, Sujood is a third. Whoever offers them with their due rights (i.e. peoperly) it is accepted of him, and are accepted from him his other good deeds, and whosoever’s is rejected, his other good deeds are rejected.

(Musnad Al-Bazzar 349, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 303:

Narrated Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir:

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying and a sound came from his breast like the rumbling of a mill owing to weeping.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 904, Sahih.)

Hadith 304:

Uqbah bin Aamir said that the Prophet ﷺ said:

There is no Muslim, who performs Wudhu perfectly, and then stands for Salah, and he knows what he says (in Salah), he completes and his similitude (of being sinless) is like that of a newborn child, just delivered by his mother.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 222, Sahih.)…

الحمد لله و الصلاة و السلام على رسول الله و على آله و أصحابه أجمعين و من تبيعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين.

1) What are the Kutub As-Sitta?

They are the six famous books of Hadith (the following are their simplified names):
a) Sahih Al-Bukhari
b) Sahih Muslim
c) Sunan Abi Dawud
d) Jaami’ At-Tirmidhi
e) Sunan Ibn Majah
f) Sunan An-Nasai

2) Which are the most authentic Ahadith from the six books?

a) The Ahadith that are found both in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, termed as ‘Muttafiqun-‘Alaih’ (Agreed upon), are the strongest in terms of authenticity,

b) Then those Ahadith that are found only in Sahih Al-Bukhari,

c) Then those Ahadith that are found only in Sahih Muslim.

d) Then the rest.

3) What are their actual names?

a) Sahih Al-Bukhari:

According to Ibn al-Salah (Muqaddimah Ibn Salah) the book is called:

al-Jaami’ al-Sahih al-Musnad al-Mukhtasar min Umuri Rasooli-llahi wa sunanihi wa Ayyaamihi.

[الجامع المسند الصحيح المختصر من أمور رسول الله وسننه وأيامه]

(Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani mentioned the same title, replacing the word umur (English: matters) with hadith.) [Source: Wikipedia]

b) Sahih Muslim:

Al-Musnadu Al-Sahihu Al-Mukhtasar Minas-Sunani bi Naqlil Adli Anil Adli An Rasulillah.

[المسند الصحيح المختصر من السنن بنقل العدل عن العدل عن رسول الله ﷺ ]

c) Sunan Abi Dawud:

As-Sunan, famous as Sunan Abi Dawud.

d) Jaami’ At-Tirmidhi (or Sunan At-Tirmidhi):

Al-Jami` al-Mukhtasar min as-Sunan `an Rasulullah wa Ma`rifatu as-Sahih wa al-Ma`lul wa ma `alaihi al-`amal.

[الجامع المختصر من السنن عن رسول الله ﷺ ومعرفة الصحيح والمعلول وما عليه العمل]

e) Sunan An-Nasai:

As-Sunan As-Sughra Bi (Al-Mujtaba) or (Al-Mujtana).

[السنن الصغرى بـ (المُجتبى) أو (المُجتنى)]

f) Sunan Ibn Majah:

As-Sunan, commonly called Sunan Ibn Majah.

[سنن ابن ماجة]

4) Who are their authors?

a) Sahih Al-Bukhari:

Imam al-Bukhaari: His full name was Abu ‘Abd-Allaah, Muhammad ibn Ismaa’eel ibn Ibraaheem ibn al-Mugheerah ibn Bardizbah al-Ja’fi al-Bukhaari. (Shawwal 194 AH- Shawwal 256 AH.)

b) Sahih Muslim:

Imam Muslim: His full name was Abul Husayn, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaaj ibn Muslim al-Qushayri an-Nisapoori. (born between 200 to 206 AH- died Rajab, 261 AH)

c) Sunan Abi Dawud:

Imam Abu Dawud: His full name was Sulaymaan ibn al-Ash’ath ibn Shaddaad ibn ‘Amr ibn Ishaaq ibn Basheer al-Azdi al-Sajistani. (202- 275 AH.)

d) Jaami’ At-Tirmidhi:

Imam At-Tirmidhi: His full name was Abu Eesa, Muhammad ibn ‘Eesa ibn Soorah ibn Moosa ibn al-Dahhaak al-Salami at-Tirmidhi. (209- 279AH.)

e) Sunan An-Nasaai:

Imam An-Nasaai: His full name was Abu Abdur Rahman, Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb ibn ‘Ali ibn Sinaan ibn Bahr ibn Dinar al-Nasaa’i. (214- 313AH.)

f) Sunan Ibn Majah:

Imam Ibn Maajah: His full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Yazeed (Maajah) al-Rab’i al-Qazwayni. (209- Ramadan 273 AH.)

5) How many Ahadith are there in the six books of Hadith with repetations?

a) Sahih Bukhari, collected by Imam Bukhari (d. 256 AH, 870 CE), includes 7,275 ahadith (2,230 without repetitions)

b)Sahih Muslim, collected by Muslim b. al-Hajjaj (d. 261 AH, 875 CE), includes 9,200 ahadith (2,200 without repetitions)

c) Sunan Abu Dawood, collected by Abu Dawood (d. 275 AH, 888 CE), includes 4,800 ahadith

d) Jami al-Tirmidhi, collected by al-Tirmidhi(d. 279 AH, 892 CE), includes 3,956 ahadith

e) Sunan al-Sughra, collected by al-Nasa’i(d. 303 AH, 915 CE), includes 5,270 ahadith

f) Sunan ibn Majah, collected by Ibn Majah (d. 273 AH, 887 CE), over 4,000 ahadith.

[Wikipedia; referencing it to Muqaddimah Ibn Salah.]

6) How many Ahadith are there in the Kutub As-Sitta (the six books of Hadith) without repetations in each-other?

(According to the research of Shaikh Yahya bin Abdul Azeez Al-Yahya as mentioned in Islamweb.com)

a) Ahadith found both in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim: 2514

b) Only in Sahih Al-Bukhari: 580,

c) Only in Sahih Muslim: 960,

(Now in the remaining books excluding the unauthentic Ahadith according to the Shaikh’s own research.)

d) In Sunan Abi Dawud (and not in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim): 874,

e) In Jaami’ At-Tirmidhi (excluding the previous books): 370,

f) In Sunan An-Nasai (excluding the previous books): 563,

g) In Sunan Ibn Majah (excluding the previous books): 180.

-Compiled by Abu Muaaz Mohammed Manna.

(11th May 2020 CE, 18th Ramadan 1441 AH.)

An Encouragement To Pray And Virtues of Ruku, Sujood and Khushoo In Salah.

Hadith 224: (Repeated, Sahih Muslim 223)

Hadith 225:

Abu Dharr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came out during the winter while the leaves were falling from the trees. He took hold of two branches and shook them until the leaves fell. The Prophet said, “O Abu Dharr!” I said, “Here I am, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said, “Verily, when a Muslim servant performs prayer seeking the countenance of Allah, his sins will fall away just as these leaves fall from this tree.”

(Musnad Ahmad 21046, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

(abuaminaelias.com)

Hadith 226:

Rabi’a b. Ka’b said:

I was with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) one night. and I brought him water and what he required. He said to me: Ask (anything you like). I said: I ask your company in Paradise. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Or anything else besides it. I said: That is all (what I require). He said: Then help me to achieve this for you by devoting yourself often to prostration.

(Sahih Muslim 489, At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer 578.)

Hadith 227:

On the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once walked past a grave and he said: Who does this grave belong to? It was said: To such-and-such a person. He ﷺ said: Two Rakahs for him now are more beloved than everything else in your world.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 920, 124, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 228:

On the authority of Yousuf bin Abdullah bin Salam that he said: I came to Abu Ad-Darda (رضي الله عنه) in his final illness and he said, ‘O my nephew! What work brought you here to this city or why did you come?’ I said: Nothing except for the relationship that was there between you and my father Abdullah bin Salam (رضي الله عنه).

Abu Ad-Darda said: This is not a time to lie, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Whoever does the Wudhu properly, then he stands and prays Two Rakahs (or 4), beautifying it with Dhikr and Khushoo (fear of Allah), and then when he seeks forgiveness, Allah forgives him.

(Musnad Ahmad 6/450, Hasan.)

Hadith 229:

(Repeated, Sahih Muslim 234a.)

An Encouragement To Pray In The Earliest Time

Hadith 230:

It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullah b. Mas’ud that he observed. I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) which deed was the best. He (the Holy Prophet) replied:

Prayer at its appointed hour. I (again) said: Then what? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Kindness to the parents. I (again) said: Then what? He replied: Earnest endeavour (Jihad) in the cause of Allah. And I would have not ceased asking more questions but out of regard (for his feelings).

(Sahih Muslim 85a, Sahih Al-Bukhari 527.)

Hadith 231:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Sunabihi:

(AbuMuhammad fancies that witr prayer is essential (Wajib). (Hearing this) Ubadah ibn as-Samit said: AbuMuhammad was wrong.)* I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah, the Exalted, has made five prayers obligatory. If anyone performs ablution for them well, offers them at their (right) time, and observes perfectly their bowing and submissiveness in them, it is the guarantee of Allah that He will pardon him; if anyone does not do so, there is no guarantee for him on the part of Allah; He may pardon him if He wills, and punish him if He wills.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 425, Sahih Li Ghairihi. Imam Al-Mundhiri did not quote the asterisked portion in the brackets.)

Encouragement To Pray In The Congregation And Mentioning Of The One Who Went To Pray In The Congregation But He Reached It Late.

Hadith 232:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The reward of the prayer offered by a person in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer offered in one’s house or in the market (alone). And this is because if he performs ablution and does it perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and his one sin is taken off (crossed out) from his accounts (of deeds). When he offers his prayer, the angels keep on asking Allah’s Blessings and Allah’s forgiveness for him as long as he is (staying) at his Musalla. They say, ‘O Allah! Bestow Your blessings upon him, be Merciful and kind to him.’ And one is regarded in prayer as long as one is waiting for the prayer.”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 647, Sahih Muslim.)

Hadith 233:

(Repeated, Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3234.)

Hadith 234:

(Repeated, Sunan At-Tirmidhi 241.)

Hadith 235:

(Repeated, Sunan Abi Dawud 563.)

An Encouragement To Have A Large Number For Congregational Salah.

Hadith 236:

Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka’b:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in the dawn prayer one day. And he said: Is so and so present? They said: No. He (again) asked: Is so and so present? They replied: No. He then said: These two prayers are the ones which are most burdensome to hypocrites. If you knew what they contain (i.e. blessings), you would come to them, even though you had to crawl on your knees. The first row is like that of the angels, and if you knew the nature of its excellence, you would race to join it.

A man’s prayer said along with another is purer than his prayer said alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with one, but if there are more it is more pleasing to Allah, the Almighty, the Majestic.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 554, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

An Encouragement To Pray In The Jungles

Hadith 237:

Narrated AbuSa’id al-Khudri:

Prayer in congregation is equivalent to twenty-five prayers (offered alone). If he prays in a jungle, and performs its bowing and prostrations perfectly, it becomes equivalent to fifty prayers (in respect of reward).

Abu Dawud said: ‘Abd al-Walid b. Ziyad narrated in his version of this tradition: “Prayer said by a single person in a jungle is more excellent by multiplied degrees than prayer said in congregation.”

(Sunan Abi Dawud 560, Sahih.)

Hadith 238:

Salman Al-Farisi (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

If a man happens to be in a jungle and the time for Salah comes by, and he performs Wudhu, and if he doesn’t get water he does Tayammum, if he stands and prays his angels (two) stand and pray with him, but if he gives the Adhan and Iqamah, a numerous army of Allah (from amongst the angels) prays behind him because of which one cannot see their ends (of their rows).

(Al-Musannaf of Abdur Razzaq 1955, Sahih.)

Hadith 239:

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah is pleased with a shepherd of goats who calls to prayer at the peak of a mountain, and offers prayer, Allah, the Exalted, says: Look at this servant of Mine; he calls to prayer and offers it and he fears Me. So I forgive him and admit him to paradise.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 1203, Sunan An-Nasai 666, Sahih. )

Virtues Of Praying Fajr and Isha In The Congregation And Warning Against Being Late To Them

Hadith 240:

(Repeated, Sahih Muslim 656.)

Hadith 241:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “No prayer is heavier upon the hypocrites than the Fajr and the `Isha’ prayers and if they knew what is in them (in reward), they would have attended them, even if (it was) crawling. Certainly, I felt the urge to order the Mu’adh-dhin (call-maker) so that he would pronounce Iqama, then order a man to lead the people (in prayer), then take a flame of fire so that I burn (the houses) upon those who had not left for the prayer yet.”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 657, Sahih Muslim 651.)

Hadith 242:

On the authority of a man from Banu An-Nakha’a who said, I heard Abu Ad-Darda (رضي الله عنه) say when I visited him before his death, “I will narrate to you a Hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I heard Allah’s Messenger ﷺ say- Worship Allah as if you see him, and if you do not (worship him as if you) see him then He sees you. Count yourself amongst the dead. And protect yourself from the supplication of the oppressed, for it is answered. And whosoever amongst you can witness the two prayers (should go to)- Fajr and Isha even if he has to crawl.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer 374, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 243:

It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever offers the morning prayer, he is under the protection of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah 3946, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 244:

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma that Umar ibn al-Khattab missed Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma in the subh prayer. In the morning he went to the market, and Sulayman’s house was between the market and the Prophet’s mosque. He passed ash-Shifa, Sulayman’s mother, and said to her, “I did not see Sulayman at subh.” She replied, “He spent the night in prayer and his eyes overcame him. Umar said, “I would rather be present at subh than stand the whole night in prayer”.

(Muwatta Imam Malik 1/131, Sahih Mawqoof.)

Hadith 245:

On the authority of Abu Ad-Darda that the Prophet ﷺ said:

Whoever walks in the darkness of the night to the Masjid, he will meet Allah on the Day of Judgement with Noor (light)

(Sahih Ibn Hibban 2044. Sahih Li Ghairihi.)
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Sujood At-Tilawah: The Prostration of Recitation

(1) When to prostrate?

When you come across one of the 14 places which have the symbol of prostration (Sujood) in the Quran, while reciting- you do a prostration (a Sajdah).

When you go into prostration while reading the Quran, it is Mustahab (encouraged but not obligatory) to say Allahu Akbar and then do the prostration (only one), and get up.

When you do Sujood At-Tilawah in Salah, it is Wajib (obligatory) to say Allahu Akbar and then do the prostration and then say Allahu Akbar and get up from the prostration.

(2) What dua to say during Sujood At-Tilawah?

Atleast say *Subhana Rabbi Al-‘Ala* once.

There are other lengthy Duas in the Ahadith, you may add that as well.

(3) Should I face the Qiblah and prostrate?

It is Mustahab (encouraged) but not Wajib (Obligatory) to face the Qibla for this Sujood.

(4) Is this Sujood obligatory?

Not obligatory, it is optional and rewarding to do it. No sin for not doing it either while reading the Quran or in prayer.

(5) Is Wudhu (ablution) necessary when doing it if we are reciting the Quran?

Not obligatory.

Source: Islamqa.info

Compiled: Abu Muaaz Mohammed Manna.

Encouragement To Stick To The Masaajid And To Sit In Them

Hadith 190:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His. (These seven persons are) a just ruler, a youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood), a man whose heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the mosque in congregation), two persons who love each other only for Allah’s sake and they meet and part in Allah’s cause only, a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah, a man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity), and a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears.”

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 660, Sahih Muslim.)

Hadith 191:

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

The Prophet said: “A muslim does not regularly attend the mosques to perform prayer and remember Allah, but Allah feels happy with him just as the family of one who is absent feels happy when he comes back to them.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah 800, Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 1503, Sahih Ibn Hibban, Mustadrak Al-Hakim, Sahih.)

Hadith 192:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Six assemblies- are such that if a Mumin is in any one of them he is in the responsibility of Allah- (1) In the congregation in the Masjid, (2) with a sick (visiting him), (3) in a funeral, (4)in his house, (5) or with a just Imam (leader) respecting and honouring him, (6) or witnessing Jihad (while fighting).

(Mujam At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer, Musnad Al-Bazzar 435, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 193:

On the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said:

Verily the Masaajid has pegs (i.e. people who are like pegs), the Angels sit with them and if they’re absent they enquire about them, if they’re ill the angels visit them, and if they’ve a need the angels assist them.

Then he ﷺ said:

The ones who sit in the Masjid are of three types- (1) a brother from whom you can benefit, (2) or (from whom you can get) a statement of wisdom, (3) or (one) waiting for mercy (from Allah).

(Musnad Ahmad 2/418, Mustadrak Al-Hakim 2/398, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 194:

Abu Ad-Darda (رضي الله عنه) said that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

The Masjid is the house of every Taqiyy (one who fears Allah)…

(Mujam At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer 6143, Musnad Al-Bazzar 2546, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Admonishment Against Eating Obnoxiously Smelling Things Like Onions And Garlic And Entering The Masjid

Hadith 195:

Jabir b. ‘Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mying:

He who eats of this (offensive) plant, i. e garlic, and sometirres he said: He who eats onion and garlic and leek, should not approach our mosque for the angels are harmed by the same things as the children of Adam.

(Sahih Muslim 564b, Sahih Al-Bukhari.)

Hadith 196:

On the authority of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه), that he was addressing the people on Friday and he said in the Khutbah:

O people. you eat ‘these two plants and these are onions and garlic. and I find them nothing but repugnant for I saw that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sensed the odour of these two from a person in a mosque, he was made to go to al-Baqi’. So he who eats it should (make its odour) die by cooking it well.

(From a lengthy Hadith in Sahih Muslim 567, Sunan An-Nasai 708.)

Hadith 197:

Hudayfah ibn Al-Yaman said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

He who spits in the direction of the qiblah will come on the Day of Resurrection in the state that his saliva will be between his eyes; and he who eats from this noxious vegetable should not come near our mosque, saying it three times.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 925, Also in-Sunan Abi Dawud 3824, Sahih.)

Virtues Of Praying At Home For Women and Warning Against Leaving Their Homes

Hadith 198:

Abdullah bin Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“Woman is ‘Awrah, and if she goes out, the shaytaan raises his hopes (of misguiding her). She is never closer to Allaah than when she stays in her house.”

(Mujam At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 2911, Sahih)(Also- Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan and Ibn Khuzaymah; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Shaheehah, no. 2688.)

Hadith 199:

On the authority of Abu Al-Ahwas from Abdullah from the Prophet ﷺ that he said:

The best Salah which a woman prays for Allah is the one she performs in the darkest part (room) in her house.

(Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 1691, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 200:

It was narrated that Umm Humayd the wife of Abu Humayd al-Saa’idi came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I like to pray with you.” He said, “I know that you like to pray with me, but your prayer in your room is better for you than your prayer in your courtyard and your prayer in your courtyard is better for you than your praying in your house, and your prayer in your house is better for you than your prayer in the mosque of your people, and your prayer in the mosque of your people is better for you than your prayer in my mosque.” So she issued orders that a prayer-place be prepared for her in the furthest and darkest part of her house, and she used to pray there until she met Allaah (i.e., died).”

(Narrated by Ahmad, 26550).

This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Ibn Khuzaymah in his Saheeh, 3/95; Ibn Maajah, 5/595; by al-Albaani as Hasan Li Ghairihi in Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/135.

Hadith 201:

Umm Salamah (رضي الله عنها) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“The best Masaajid for women are the innermost portions of their houses.”

(Musnad Ahmad 6/297, Mustadrak Al-Hakim 1/209, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 202:

Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying; Do not prevent your women from visiting the mosque; but their houses are better for them (for praying).

(Sunan Abi Dawud 567, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Also:

‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying; Allow women to visit the mosque at night. A son of his (Bilal) said; I swear by Allah, we shall certainly not allow them because they will defraud. I swear by Allah, we shall not allow them. He (Ibn ‘Umar) abused him and became angry at him and said :

I tell you that the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: Allow them; yet you say; we shall not allow them.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 568, Sahih. )

Ibn Umar reported: One of the wives of Umar attended dawn and evening prayers in congregation in the mosque. It was said to her, “Why do you go out while you know Umar dislikes it and he is jealous?” She said, “What stops him from prohibiting me?” It was said, “The statement of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: Do not prevent the maidservants of Allah from the mosques of Allah.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 858 (abuaminaelias.com)

Praying The Five Prayers With Diligence And Believing In Their Obligation

Hadith 203:

Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):

1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).

2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.

3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) .

4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca)

5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 8, Sahih Muslim.)

Haditg 204:

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

Ask me (about matters pertaining to religion), but they (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) were too much overawed out of profound respect for him to ask him (anything).

In the meanwhile a man came there, and sat near his knees and said: Messenger of Allah, what al-lslam is? -to which he (the Holy Prophet) replied: You must not associate anything with Allah, and establish prayer, pay the poor-rate (Zakat) and observe (the fasts) of Ramadan. He said: You (have) told the truth. He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, what al-Iman (the faith) is? He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you affirm your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His Apostles, and that you believe in Resurrection and that you believe in Qadr (Divine Decree) in all its entirety, He (the inquirer) said: You (have) told the truth. He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, what al-Ihsan is? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: (Al-Ihsan implies) that you fear Allah as if you are seeing Him, and though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you. He (the inquirer) said: You (have) told the truth. He (the inquirer) said: When there would be the hour (of Doom)? (Upon this) he (the HolyProphet said: The one who is being asked about it is no better informed than the inquirer himself. I, however, narrate some of its signs (and these are): when you see a slave (woman) giving birth to her master – that is one of the signs of (Doom) ; when you see barefooted, naked, deaf and dumb (ignorant and foolish persons) as the rulers of the earth – that is one of the signs of the Doom. And when you see the shepherds of black camels exult in buildings – that is one of the signs of Doom. The (Doom) is one of the five things (wrapped) in the unseen. No one knows them except Allah. Then (the Holy Prophet) recited (the folowing verse):” Verily Allah! with Him alone is the knowledge of the hour and He it is Who sends down the rain and knows that which is in the wombs and no person knows whatsoever he shall earn on morrow and a person knows not in whatsoever land he shall die. Verily Allah is Knowing, Aware. He (the narrator, Abu Huraira) said: Then the person stood up an (made his way). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Bring him back to me. He was searched for, but they (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) could not find him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) thereupon said: He was Gabriel and he wanted to teach you (things pertaining to religion) when you did not ask (them yourselves).

(Sahih Muslim 10, Sahih Al-Bukhari 50.)

Hadith 205:

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Five prayers and from one Friday prayer to (the next) Friday prayer is an expiation (of the sins committed in between their intervals) if major sins are not committed.

(Sahih Muslim 233a, Sunan At-Tirmidhi 214.)

Hadith 206:

On the authority of Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri (رضي الله عنه) that he heard the Prophet ﷺ say:

The five (obligatory) prayers are an expiation for whatever is between them.

Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

(Imagine) If you see a man working (in a place), and between his house and working place are five rivers, so he comes to his working place and works there as long as Allah, he gets dirty or sweats. And whenever he returns he bathes in the river. So will any dirt remain on him? And that is the example of the prayer (Salah), whenever he commits a sin and then he supplicates and seeks repentance, he is forgiven for whatever preceded (of sins).

(Musnad Al-Bazzar 344, At-Tabarani in Al-Kabeer 5444, and in Al-Awsat 200, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 207:

Abdullah bin Mas’ood said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“You are burning, you are burning (because of your sins), and if you pray the morning prayers you wash from them (the sins),

then again you are burning, you are burning, and if you pray the Dhuhr you wash from them,

then again you are burning, you are burning, and if you pray the Asr you wash from them,

then again you are burning, you are burning, and if you pray the Maghrib you wash from them,

then again you are burning, you are burning, and if you pray the Isha you wash from them,

then you sleep (without sins), and nothing is written against you till you awaken.

(At-Tabrani in As-Sagheer 121, Al-Awsat 2245, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 208:

Anas bin Malik (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

Verily an angel is appointed by Allah, which calls out during every prayer: O children of Adam! Stand up towards your fires that you have lighted by yourselves (by your sins) and extinguish it by prayers.

(Mujam At-Tabrani Al-Awsat 9452, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 209:

On the authority of Tariq bin Shihab, he stayed with Salman Al-Farisi (رضي الله عنه), to see how he strives (in worship)?

He (Tariq) said: He (Salman) stood and prayed in the last part of the night. And Tariq did not see what he expected (from Salman), so he mentioned this to him (Salman). (Salman Al-Farisi) said: Preserve these five prayers well, these are an expiation for these injuries (minor sins), unless you fall into the destroyers (major sins).

(At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer 6051, Mawqoof Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 210:

On the authority of Amr bin Murrah Al-Juhaniyyu (رضي الله عنه) that he said:

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah! What do you think if I bear witness that ‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah’ and ‘you are indeed the Messenger of Allah’, and I pray the five prayers, and give the Zakah, and fast in Ramadan and stand in them (in Qiyam), from whom will I belong?

The Prophet ﷺ said: From amongst the Siddeeqin and the Shuhada (truthful ones and martyrs).

(Musnad Al-Bazzar 45, Sahih Ibn Khuzaimah 2212, Sahih Ibn Hibban 3429, Sahih.)

Hadith 211:

On the authority of Salman (Al-Farisi) who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“Indeed a Muslim prays and his sins gather (reach) above his head, and when he prostrates his sins fall off. And when he completes his prayers, all his sins leave (fall) from him.”

(At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer and Al-Sagheer 6125, Hasan, Sahih.)

Hadith 212:

On the authority of Abu Uthman who said: I was with Salman (رضي الله عنه) under a tree, he caught a dry branch and shook it, until its leaves fell off, then he (Salman) said:

O Abu Uthman! Will you not ask me why I did like this? I said: And why did you do like that? He (Salman) said: The Prophet ﷺ did a similar thing with us, and I was with him under a tree, he caught hold of a branch and shook it, till its leaves fell off.

He (the Prophet ﷺ) said: O Salman! Will you not ask me why I did like this? I (Salman) said: Why did you do like that?

He (ﷺ) said: Indeed, when a Muslim performs his Wudhu excellently, then he prays his five prayers, his sins fall off just like these leaves fell off.

And he (ﷺ) said:

“And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.” (Quran 11:114)

(Musnad Ahmad 5/437, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 213:

On the authority of Al-Harith, Mawla Uthman (the freed slave of Uthman) that he said:

One day Uthman (رضي الله عنه) was sitting, and we were sitting with him. The Muezzin came, and he (Uthman) called out for water in a pot. I think it was a Mudd, he did his Wudhu, then he said, ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform a Wudhu similar to this, then he ﷺ said, ‘

Whoever does a Wudhu like this, then he stands and performs Salatud-Dhuhr, he is forgiven for whatever transpired of sins between that Salah (Dhuhr) and Fajr.

Then he performs Salatul-Asr, he is forgiven for whatever transpired of sins between that Salah (Asr) and Dhuhr.

Then he performs Salatul-Maghrib, he is forgiven for whatever transpired of sins between that Salah (Maghrib) and Asr.

Then he performs Salatul-Isha, he is forgiven for whatever transpired of sins between that Salah (Isha) and Maghrib.

Then perhaps he spends the night, then he stands and does Wudhu and prays Subh (Fajr), he is forgiven for whatever transpired between (Fajr) and Isha, and these are {Al-Hasanaati Yudhhibnas Sayyiaayi} (Good deeds erase evil deeds).

It was said (by the people to Uthman): These are the Hasanaat (good deeds), what are Al- Baaqiyaatus-Salihaat (The Ever lasting good deeds) O Uthman?

He said: They are-

لا إلَه إلّا الله وسُبحانَ اللهِ والحمدُ للهِ واللهُ أكبَرُ ولا حَولَ ولا قوَّةَ إلّا باللهِ.

(Musnad Ahmad 1/71, Musnad Abi Ya’la Al-Mawsili 15, Musnad Al-Bazzar 3076, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

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Hadith 214:

Jundab b. ‘Abdullah reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

He who prayed the morning prayer (in congregation) he is in fact under the protection of Allah. And it can never happen that Allah should demand anything from you in connection with the protection (that He guarantees) and one should not get it. He would then throw him in the fire of Hell.

(Sahih Muslim 657a.)

Hadith 215:

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and they all assemble at the dawn and afternoon prayers. Those (of the angels) who spend the night among you, then, ascend, and their Lord asks them, though He is the best informed about them: How did you leave My servants? -they say: We left them while they were praying and we came to them while they were praying.

(Sahih Al-Bukhari 555, Sahih Muslim 632.)

Hadith 216:

On the authority of Abu Ad-Darda (رضي الله عنه) that he said that the Prophet ﷺ said:

Five things, whoever comes with it with Imaan enters Jannah, (1) whoever preserves his 5 prayers, with their Wudhu, and their Ruku’, and their Sujood, and their timings, (2) and fasts in Ramadan, (3)and performs the Hajj to the House if he is capable, (4) and gives the Zakat with goodness in his soul, (5) and fulfils the trusts.

It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is fulfilling the trust? He ﷺ said: Ghusl from Janabah, verily Allah doesn’t take a trust from the son of Adam about his religion upon anything other than this.

(At-Tabarani in As-Sagheer 772, Hasan.)

Hadith 217:

On the authority of Abu Hurairah that: Two men from one of the branches of Banu Quda’ah accepted Islam in front of the Prophet ﷺ at the same time.

One of them was martyred, and the other one died after a year.

Talha bin Ubaydullah said, ‘(I saw the paradise in a dream), I saw that the one who died later entered the paradise before the martyr, I was astonished by that. I woke up in the morning and mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ , or it was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Did he (the one who died later) not fast in the Ramadan the next year, and prayed six thousand Rakahs, and such and such Rakahs in the following year?!.

(Musnad Ahmad 2/333, Sahih Ibn Hibban 2971, Hasan, Sahih. )

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Hadith 218:

On the authority of Aisha (رضي الله عنها) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said-

Three (matters) are such that I can swear upon them: (1) Allah will never equate a person who has a share in Islam with someone who has no share in Islam. And the shares of Islam are three: (a)Salah, (b) Sawm and (c) Zakah. (2) Allah will not make someone His Wali in this dunya and make someone else his Wali on the day of Judgement. (3) And a man doesn’t love a people except that Allah will make him from them. (4) The fourth matter is such that if I swear upon it, is not a sin, that Allah doesn’t hide the sins of a person in the dunya except that He also hides them on the Day of Judgement.

(Musnad Ahmad 1/145, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 219:

Anas bin Malik said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

The first thing that the servant will be accounted for on the Day of Judgement is the Salah, his Salah will be seen (checked). And if it is proper he succeeds, and if that is corrupt he will be disappointed and lost.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Awsat 1859, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 220:

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr (رضي الله عنهما) , a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about the best of deeds. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: As-Salah. He said: What then? The Prophet ﷺ said: Then As-Salah. He said: What then? The Prophet ﷺ said: Then As-Salah (3 times). He said: What then? The Prophet ﷺ said: Jihad (fighting) in the path of Allah.

(Musnad Ahmad 2/172, Sahih Ibn Hibban 1719, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 221:

On the authority of Salmah bin Al-Akwa that the Prophet ﷺ said: And know that the best of your deeds is As-Salah.

(At-Tabrani in Al-Kabeer 6270, Sahih Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 222:

On the authority of Hanzalah Al-Katib (رضي الله عنه) that he said, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever preserves his five Salahs, with their Ruku, and with their Sujood, and their timings, and he knows that they’re a right of Allah (obligatory) upon us- will enter Jannah, or he said- Jannah has become obligatory upon him or the fire is prohibited upon him.

(Musnad Ahmad 4/267, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

Hadith 223:

Uthman (رضي الله عنه) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever knows that the Salah is an obligatory right (of Allah upon us) will enter Jannah.

(Mustadrak Al-Hakim 1/72, Hasan Li Ghairihi.)

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