Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be rulers appointed over you who delay the prayer from its proper times and invent new heresies.” Abdullah said, “What should I do if I see them?” The Prophet said, “You ask me, O son of Umm ‘Abd, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, one of you enters the mosque and Satan mounts him just as a man mount his animal. If Satan becomes settled, he will collar him or bridle him.” Abu Huraira said, “You can witness this. As for the collar, it …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Establish the rows for prayer, stand shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, accommodate your brethren, and do not leave any breaches for Satan. Whoever connects a row, Allah will connect with him. Whoever breaks a row, Allah will break from him.” Source: Sunan …
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Samurah ibn Jundub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Be present at the sermon and comes close to the Imam. Verily, a man continues to distance himself until he is delayed from Paradise, even though he will eventually enter it.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1108 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: We performed the sunset prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Some people left and some people stayed. The Prophet came back in a hurry, out of breath and holding his cloak above his shins. The Prophet said, “Rejoice! Your Lord has opened a gate to …
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Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you proceed to prayer, then go with dignity and calm. Pray whatever you have reached and make up whatever you have missed.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ 1335 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى …
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Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The one who leads others in prayer should not supplicate only for himself to the exclusion of them. If he does so, he has betrayed them.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 357 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, held back the evening prayer one night until most people had retired for the night. Then, the Prophet came out and performed the prayer, saying, “Verily, this is the proper time were it not hardship upon my nation.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 638 Grade: …
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Abu al-Ahwas reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever would be pleased to meet Allah tomorrow as a Muslim, let him guard over these prayers when they are announced. Verily, Allah has instituted for His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, practices of guidance, for they are indeed practices …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings upon him, announced the news to people on the day the Negus died. The Prophet went out with them to the place of prayer, they stood in rows, and he exalted Allah with four exaltations. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1333, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 951 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The people would raise their voices in remembrance as they left the obligatory prayers in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Ibn Abbas said, “I used to know when they were leaving as I heard them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 841, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 583 Grade: Mutaffaqun Alayhi (authenticity …
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Salamah al-Hamdani reported: We used to sit by the door of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, before dawn prayer. When he came out, we would walk with him to the mosque. Abu Musa al-Ash’ari came to us and he said to him, “O Abu Abdur Rahman, I recently saw something in …
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Umm Darda reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, entered upon me while he was furious. I said, “Why are you angry?” Abu Darda said, “By Allah, I do not recognize any of the affairs of Muhammad among them except that they pray in congregation.” Source: al-Bida’ li-Ibn Waḍḍāḥ 1/130 عَنْ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ …
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Ibn Jurayj reported: I said to ‘Ata’, may Allah have mercy on him, “Do you disapprove of us praying in the midst of graves or in a mosque pointing towards a grave?” ‘Ata’ said, “Yes, that has been prohibited.” I said, “What do you think if there is a small space between me and it, …
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Qatadah reported: Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by a graveyard of Ramad while they were building a mosque over it. Anas said, “It is hated to build a mosque in the midst of graves.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 2679 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform funeral prayer over whoever says there is no God but Allah. Perform prayer behind whoever says there is no God but Allah.” Source: Sunan al-Dāraquṭnī 1761 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Ibn Abdul Barr …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: We were praying with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as a caravan arrived carrying food. They turned their attention to it until none remained with the Prophet but twelve men. Thus, the verse was revealed, “When they saw trade or diversion, they rushed to it and left you …
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Hudhayfah reported: I came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and I performed the evening prayer with him. The Prophet continued to pray until the evening prayer. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3781 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ الْمَغْرِبَ فَصَلَّى حَتَّى صَلَّى …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever leaves his house with ritual purification for a prescribed prayer, his reward will be like one performing a Hajj pilgrimage in a state of sanctity. Whoever leaves to glorify Allah in the forenoon, laboring only for this purpose, his reward …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched a company to Najd and they acquired many spoils and rushed back. A man who did not go with them said, “We have not seen a company return more swiftly and with better spoils than this one!” The Prophet said, “Shall I …
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