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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Abdullah ibn Zayd reported: I saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, one day go out to prayer for rain. He turned his back to the people and faced the Qiblah and supplicated, then he turns his cloak inside out, then he prayed two cycles for us while reciting aloud. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I am only like a father to you in the way that I teach you. When one of you goes to relieve himself, he should not face the direction of prayer or turn his back to it completely, and he …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, do not turn my grave into an idol that is worshiped. Allah has cursed people who take the graves of their prophets as places of worship.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 7352 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ …
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Al-Awza’i reported: Hassan ibn ‘Atiyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, people will be in prayer as one, yet the difference between them is like that between the heavens and earth. A man may be reverent and facing forward in his prayer, yet another is unmindful and neglectful.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 7945 عن …
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Salman reported: The idolaters said, “Indeed, your companion teaches you everything, even he teaches you how to defecate!” Salman said, “It is so. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited us from removing excrement using the right hand, or while facing the direction of prayer. The Prophet prohibited us from using dung or …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whatever is between east and west is the direction of prayer.” Al-Tirmidhi said, “It has been narrated from more than one of the companions of the Prophet, that what is between east and west is the direction of prayer. Among them, Umar ibn …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever prays our prayer, faces our direction of prayer, and eats our slaughtered animals, they are Muslims under the protection of Allah and His Messenger. Thus, do not betray Allah in the matter of His protection.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 391 …
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Abu Huraira reported: Al-Tufayl came with his companions and they said, “O Messenger of Allah, the tribe of Daws has disbelieved and rejected you, so pray to Allah against them.” And it was said, “May the tribe of Daws be destroyed!” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, guide the tribe …
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Al-Ma’ruf reported: A man arrived in Bastam claiming the right of authority. Abu Yazeed went to meet him and he saw the man spitting in the direction of prayer (al-qiblah). Abu Yazeed said, “He does not have any manners taught by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or his tradition. How …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, a sign between us and the hypocrites is that they do not drink Zamzam water.” Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 3061 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ آيَةَ مَا بَيْنَنَا …
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Jabir ibn Samurah reported: A man killed himself and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not pray over him. Al-Tirmidhi said, “The people of knowledge disagreed on this issue. Some of them said that the Muslims should perform funeral prayers over every person who prayed towards Mecca, including the one who killed …
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Aisha reported: That which invalidates prayer was mentioned in her presence and they said, “Prayer is invalidated by a dog, a donkey, and a woman.” Aisha said, “You have turned us into dogs! I have seen the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, praying while I was between him and the direction of 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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