Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A group of angels stay with you by night and another group of angels by day. They meet together at the time of afternoon prayer and dawn prayer, then those who stayed with you ascend to the heavens. Allah asks them, …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you perform the dawn prayer, its time is until the first rising of the sun. Then, when you perform noon prayer, its time is until the presence of afternoon. When you perform the afternoon prayer, its time is until …
Al-Sha’bi reported: Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, would deliver a sermon when the month of Ramadan arrived, saying, “This is the blessed month in which Allah has obligated fasting and not obligated night prayers. Certainly, fasting is not merely from food and drink, but rather from lying, falsehood, and vain talk.” Al-Sha’bi said, …
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Abu Ma’mar reported: I said to Khabbab, “Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recite in the noon and afternoon prayers?” Khabbab said yes. We said, “How do you know?” Khabbab said, “By the movement of his beard.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 777 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Al-Nawawi said, “The …
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‘Uqbah ibn al-Harith reported: I prayed the afternoon prayer with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and when he ended by invoking peace, he quickly stood up and entered the house of some of his wives. Then, he came out and he saw wonder on the people’s faces at his haste. The Prophet …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You are exposed to fire, you are exposed to fire! If you perform the dawn prayer, it will cleanse you. Then, you are exposed to fire, you are exposed to fire! If you perform the noon prayer, it will cleanse you. Then, …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This is the prayer of the hypocrites: He sits watching the sun decline until it is between the two horns of Satan, then he quickly pecks the ground four times while he only remembers Allah for a few moments.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, only prayed two cycles after the afternoon prayer because some property came to him, which occupied him from performing two cycles after the noon prayer. The Prophet prayed them after the afternoon prayer and he did not repeat it. Al-Tirmidhi said, “Most of the …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, combined sunset and evening prayers if he was undertaking a journey. And Ibn Abbas said, “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, combined the noon prayers and afternoon prayers if he was on a journey, as well as combining the sunset and evening …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Day of Resurrection for the believers will be like the length of time between noon and afternoon prayers.” Source: al-Firdaws lil-Daylamī 8893 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَوْم الْقِيَامَة على الْمُؤمنِينَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor will he look at them, nor will he purify them, and they will have a painful punishment: A man who has extra water in his vessel …
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Jabir ibn Samurah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite in the noon prayer, “By the night as it envelopes,” (92:1) and similar chapters to those in the afternoon prayer, and in the morning prayer he would recite longer than those Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 459 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim …
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Jabir ibn Samurah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite in the noon and afternoon prayers the chapters, “By the heaven and the morning star,” (86:1) and, “By the heaven with great stars,” (85:1) and other chapters of similar length. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 805 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: We returned with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, from Mecca to Medina, until we found water by the road. Some people hurried to perform ablution for afternoon prayer, by the time we reached them their heels were dry and had not been wiped with water. The …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited us from performing two prayers: a prayer after dawn prayer until the sun has risen, and a prayer after afternoon prayer until the sun has set. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 588 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Ibn al-Qayyim said, “Prohibiting prayer …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “May Allah have mercy on a person who prays four cycles before afternoon prayer.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 430 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ امْرَأً صَلَّى قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا 430 سنن …
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Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray four cycles before afternoon prayer, separating them with the invocation of peace upon the favored angels and those who follow them among the Muslims and believers. Al-Tirmidhi said, “Ibrahim ibn Ishaq preferred not to separate the four before afternoon prayer, …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray towards the Sacred House in Jerusalem, then it was revealed to him, “We have certainly seen you turning your face to the heaven. We will surely turn you to a direction of prayer that will please you. Turn …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during the afternoon prayer and people were asking for water to perform ablution, but they could not find it. Some water was brought to the Prophet and he placed his hand in the vessel and ordered people to perform …
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