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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The Arabic Text the narration:

(Source: https://islamqa.info/ar/answers/218487/تخريج-حديث-لكن-ربي-امرني-ان-احفي-شاربي-واعفي-لحيتي )
قال ابن سعد في ” الطبقات الكبرى ” (1/ 347) :
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ بن سهل عن عبيد الله ابن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ : ” جَاءَ مَجُوسِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَعْفَى شَارِبَهُ وَأَحْفَى لِحْيَتَهُ فَقَالَ : ( مَنْ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا ؟ ) ، قَالَ: رَبِّي ، قَالَ : ( لَكِنَّ رَبِّي أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُحْفِيَ شَارِبِي وَأُعْفِيَ لِحْيَتِي ) .
وهذا إسناد مرسل صحيح .
وقال ابن أبي شيبة في ” المصنف ” (7/ 346):
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ , عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ , قَالَ : ” كَتَبَ كِسْرَى إِلَى بَاذَامَ : أَنِّي نُبِّئْتُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا يَقُولُ شَيْئًا لَا أَدْرِي مَا هُوَ , فَأَرْسِلْ إِلَيْهِ فَلْيَقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِهِ ، وَلَا يَكُنْ مِنَ النَّاسِ فِي شَيْءٍ ، وَإِلَّا فَلْيُوَاعِدْنِي مَوْعِدًا أَلْقَاهُ بِهِ , قَالَ: فَأَرْسَلَ بَاذَامُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلَيْنِ حَالِقِي لِحَاهُمَا ، مُرْسِلِي شَوَارِبِهِمَا , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ( مَا يَحْمِلُكُمَا عَلَى هَذَا ؟ ) ، قَالَ: فَقَالَا لَهُ: يَأْمُرُنَا بِهِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ رَبُّهُمْ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( لَكِنَّا نُخَالِفُ سُنَّتَكُمْ , نَجُزُّ هَذَا وَنُرْسِلُ هَذَا ) .
وهذا أيضا مرسل صحيح الإسناد ، وعبد الله بن شداد تابعي كبير .

Translation of the Hadith:

It was reported that the ruler of Yemen , appointed by the Persian emperor Kisra , sent two envoys
to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ !

When they came into his presence , he
noticed that they had shaved theirbeards and let their
moustaches grow big . Hating their ugly appearance , he turned his face away and said , ” Woe be to you , who told you to do so ? ”

They replied : “ Our lord ( Kisra ) did!” The Messenger ! responded : “ But my Lord , exalted and glorified be He , has commanded me to spare my beard
and trim my moustaches.”

[ Recorded by Ibn Jarir at
Tabari , Ibn Sa’d , and Ibn Bishran . Verified to be Hasan( good ) by Al – Albani ( Fiqh us – Sirah by al-Ghazali p . 359 ) ] (Translation taken from ‘Beard Between The Salaf and The Khalaf’ by Shaikh Muhammad Al-Jibaly in English.)

Strength of the above narrations:

(From the same link of Islamqa.info)

والحاصل :
أن الحديث إنما يصح مرسلا .
وقد حسنه الشيخ الألباني رحمه الله في ” تخريج فقه السيرة ” (ص359) ، فلعله باعتبار تعدد طرقه ، وصحة إرساله من طريقين .
وقد ذكره غير واحد من أهل العلم في مصنفاتهم ، كشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية وابن كثير وغيرهما .

The Ahadith above are Sahih Mursal (i.e. authentic till the Tabai [not till the Sahabi]).

And Shaikh Al-Albani graded this narration Hasan (acceptable) in his checking of Fiqh-us-Seerah (of Muhammad Al-Ghazali) (Arabic, p.359) because of considering its many chains and the strength of the Mursal narrations from two routes.

And more than one (many) from the people of knowledge mentioned this (story) in their books, like Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Katheer and other than them.

Conclusion: The above narration was related by a senior Tabai, ‘Abdullah ibn Shaddad and it has come via two Sahih Mursal routes, thus the narration is as Shaikh Al-Albani said- Hasan (acceptable)

-Summarized by Abu Muaaz Mohammed Manna.