Salat al-Jama’ah (Congregational Prayer) صلاة الجماعة

Ibn Mas’ud on Jama’ah: Strong encouragement to pray in congregation

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

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Hadith on Janazah: Four takbirat in the funeral prayer

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

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Hadith on Dhikr: Remembering Allah loudly or softly after prayer

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

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Abdullah on Bid’ah: Rejection of apparently good or small innovations

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

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Abu Darda on Bid’ah: Anger at seeing innovations in the religion

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

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‘Ata’ on Graves: Prohibition of mosques pointing to a graveyard

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

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Hadith on Masajid: Prohibition of building mosques in graveyards

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

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Hadith on Salat: Praying with and for every Muslim

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

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Hadith on Friday: A caravan arrives in Medina, Muslims distracted

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

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Hadith on Nawafil: Continuous praying between Maghrib and Isha

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.

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Hadith on Salat: Prayer rewarded like pilgrimage

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

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Hadith on Spoils: Remembrance in mosque better than booty

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

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Hadith on Jama’ah: Come to Isha and Fajr, even if crawling

Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Worship Allah as if you can see Him, for if you do not see Him, He surely sees

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Hadith on Nawafil: Voluntary prayers greater at home

Damrah ibn Habib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The voluntary prayer of a man in his house is greater than his voluntary prayer

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Hadith on Kusuf: The Prophet prays during an eclipse

Aisha reported: The sun eclipsed in the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so he sent a caller to announce a congregational prayer. They

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Hadith on Jerusalem: Virtue of prayers in Masjid al-Aqsa

Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The virtue of prayer in Masjid al-Haram is one hundred thousand times better than prayer elsewhere, prayer in

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Ibn Mas’ud on Salat: Catching up with the Imam in prayer

Abu al-Ahwas reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever does not catch the Imam while bowing, he has not caught that raka’ah.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá

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Hadith on Congregation: Concession to stay home in extreme weather

Nu’aym ibn al-Nahham reported: The call to dawn prayer was announced on a cold day while I was in bed with my wife. I said, “If only the caller said:

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Hadith on Salat: Moving lips for silent recitation in prayer

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,

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Hadith on Qira’ah: The Prophet beautifies his recitation of Quran

Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, reciting in the evening prayer, “By the fig and the olive,” (95:1). I have not heard

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