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 …
Abu Qabus reported: My father sent word to Aisha, asking, “Which prayer did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, most love to perform regularly?” Aisha said, “The Prophet would perform four cycles before noon prayer, lengthening their standing, bowing and prostrating in the best manner.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1156 Grade: …
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Abu Ayyub reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would pray four cycles before noon prayer. It was said to him, “You are always performing this prayer.” The Prophet said, “Verily, gates of heavens are opened when the sun begins to decline. They do not begin to close until the noon prayer is …
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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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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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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever perseveres in performing twelve cycles of prayer from the Sunnah, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise. They are four cycles before noon prayer and two after it, two cycles after sunset prayer, two cycles after evening prayer, and …
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Ibn Umar reported: I prayed with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, two prostrations before and after noon prayer, two prostrations after sunset prayer, two prostrations after evening prayer, and two prostrations after Friday prayer. As for sunset and evening prayer, they were in his house. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1172, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 729 …
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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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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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Umm Habibah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs twelve cycles of prayer in each day and night, by them a house will be built for one in Paradise.” Umm Habibah said, “I have never abandoned them since I heard it from the Messenger of Allah, peace and …
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Aisha reported: If the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, could not pray four cycles before noon prayer, he would pray them afterwards. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 426 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَلِّ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ صَلَّاهُنَّ بَعْدَهُ 426 سنن الترمذي كتاب …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would never miss four cycles before noon prayer and two cycles before dawn prayer. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1182 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يَدَعُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْغَدَاةِ 1182 …
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