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Hadith on Dua: The Prophet liked comprehensive supplications

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, preferred comprehensive supplications and he would leave off anything else. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1482 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَحِبُّ الْجَوَامِعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَيَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ 1482 …

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Hadith on Hidayah: The Prophet leaves behind complete religious guidance

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is nothing to bring you closer to Paradise and distance you from Hellfire but that I have commanded you to do it, and there is nothing to bring you closer to Hellfire and distance you from Paradise but …

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Hadith on Qunut: The Prophet prays for reforming hardship

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he said, “Allah listened to those who praise Him,” in the last cycle of evening prayer, he stood to supplicate, “O Allah, save ‘Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah. O Allah, save Al-Walid ibn al-Walid. O Allah, save Salamah ibn Hisham. O Allah, save the …

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Hadith on Witr: Allah added Witr prayer, so perform it

Abu Basrah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty has added one to your prayers, so perform it between the evening and dawn prayers: the Witr prayer, the Witr prayer.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 27229 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عن أبي بَصْرَة الغفاري عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ …

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Hadith on Fajr: The Prophet committed to Sunan of dawn prayer

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was not as strongly committed to any voluntary prayers as he was to the two cycles before dawn. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 724 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنَ النَّوَافِلِ أَشَدَّ مُعَاهَدَةً مِنْهُ …

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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 in front of people, just as the congregational prayer is better than the prayer of a man alone.” Source: Muṣannaf ‘Abd al-Razzāq 4835 Grade: Sahih …

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Hadith on Nawafil: Voluntary prayers better at home

Suhayb ibn al-Nu’man reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The voluntary prayer of a man in his house is better than his prayer where people can see him, just as the prescribed prayers are better than the voluntary prayers.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 7322 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to …

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Hadith on Duha: Forenoon prayer better in late morning

Zayd ibn Arqam reported: He saw some people performing the forenoon prayer. Zayd said, “Do they not know that the prayer is better at another time? The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The prayer of the penitent is when the young camels feel the heat of the sun.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …

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Hadith on Witr: Separating raka’at of Witr from previous prayers

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not perform Witr prayer with three cycles, rather perform it with five or seven. Do not make it resemble sunset prayer.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 2429 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut Al-Bayhaqi said, “We have narrated from a group …

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Hadith on Nafl: Recommended voluntary prayer before Maghrib

Anas ibn Malik reported: We used to prayer two cycles after the sun set before sunset prayer in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. It was said to him, “Did the Messenger of Allah pray both of them?” Anas said, “The Prophet say us prayer them and he did not …

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Hadith on Nawafil: Perform Sunan prayers in your home

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform your voluntary prayers in your houses, and do not take your houses as graves.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 432, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 208 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ …

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Hadith on Sujud: Verses of prostration recommended, not obligatory

Rabia’ reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, recited Surat al-Nahl on the pulpit on Friday until he reached the verse of prostration, then he descended and prostrated and the people prostrated with him. On the following Friday, Umar recited the same chapter until he came to the verse of prostration. Umar …

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Hadith on Quran: Recommendation to recite distinctly, not too quickly

Shaqiq reported: A man from the tribe of Bahilah named Nahik ibn Sinan came to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, and he said, “I recite the chapters of al-Mufassal in one cycle of prayer.” Abdullah said, “This is like the recitation of poetry. I know the manner in which the Messenger …

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Hadith on Adhan: Pronouncing call to prayer in baby newborn’s ear

Abu Rafi’ reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, pronounce the call to prayer in the ear of Hasan ibn Ali after Fatimah gave birth to him. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1514 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَذَّنَ …

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Hadith on Hygiene: The Prophet washes his hands before eating

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, if he wanted to sleep while he was in a state of major ritual impurity, he would perform ablution. If he wanted to eat or drink, he would first wash his hands and then eat or drink. Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 258 Grade: Sahih …

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Hadith on Nikah: Command to announce the marriage in public

Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Announce the marriage.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 4066 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut Ibn al-Qayyim said, “The Lawgiver has set conditions for marriage, in addition to the contract, in order to cut off any suspicion of promiscuity, such as …

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Fudayl on Forgiveness: Always recommend pardon, mercy, forbearance

Abdu Samad reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If a man comes to you complaining about another man, then say: O brother, forgive him, as forgiveness is closer to righteousness. If he says my heart cannot tolerate forgiveness, but rather retaliation as Allah Almighty has commanded me, then say: If …

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Hadith on Sunnah: Twelve raka’at of al-Sunan al-Rawatib prayers

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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Hadith on Salat: Recommended two raka’at before Maghrib

Abdullah ibn al-Muzanni reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Pray before the sunset prayer.” The Prophet said on the third time, “For whomever wishes,” as he disliked for people to consider it an obligatory tradition. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1183 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ عَبْد اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيّ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ …

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Hadith on Ashura: Fasting the 9th and 10th of al-Muharram

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered fasting on the day of Ashura, the tenth of al-Muharram. Al-Tirmidhi said, “It is reported from Ibn Abbas that he said to fast on the ninth and tenth of the month and to do so differently from the Jews, and this …

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