Supplication and remembrance Hadith

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The majority of the hypocrites of this Ummah are its reciters."

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عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاصي رضي الله عنهما قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إنَّ أكثرَ مُنافِقي…

Abu Umāmah al-Bāhili (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, was Adam a prophet?" He said: 'Yes.' The man said: "How long was the period between him (Adam) and Nūh?" He replied: "Ten centuries." The…

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عن أبي أُمامة الباهلي رضي الله عنه : أنَّ رجلا قال: يا رسول الله، أَنَبِيًّا كان آدم؟ قال: «نعم» . قال: كم…

Wāthilah ibn al-Asqa‘ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah selected Kinānah from the children of Isma‘īl, Quraysh from Kinānah, the children of Hāshim from Quraysh, and me…

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عن واثلة بن الأسقع رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إنَّ اللهَ اصْطَفى كِنانَة من…

Jubayr ibn Mut‘im (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have five names. I am Muhammad. I am Ahmad. I am Al-Māhi (the effacer), by whom Allah…

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عن جُبَيْر بن مُطْعِم رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لِي خمسة أسْماء: أنا محمد، وأحمد،…

Abu Mūsa (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) called himself with many names, and we memorized some of them. He said: "I am Muhammad, Ahmad, Al-Muqaffi, Al-Hāshir, and the…

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عن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه قال: سَمَّى لنا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نفْسَه أسْماءً منها ما حَفِظْنا فقال: «أنا…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Jibrīl came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while he was playing with his playmates. He took hold of him, laid him on the ground,…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أتَاه جبريل صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يَلْعَب…

Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We used to pray and animals would pass in front of us. We mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he said: "If…

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عن طلحة بن عبيد الله رضي الله عنه قال: كنَّا نصلِّي والدواب تمرُّ بين أيدينا فذكرنا ذلك لرسول الله صلى الله عليه…

Sabrah ibn Ma‘bad al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When anyone of you prays, let him do so behind a barrier, even if an arrow."

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عن سَبْرة بن معبد الجهني رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إذا صلى أحدكم، فليسْتَتِر لصلاته، ولو بسهم».

Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When one of you stands up to pray, he should put a screen in front of him as tall as…

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عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إذا قام أحدكم يصلي، فإنه يستره…

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If anyone of you is praying behind something that conceals him from people and somebody tries to pass in front…

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عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه مرفوعًا: «إذا صلَّى أَحَدُكُم إلى شيء يَسْتُرُهُ مِنَ النَّاس، فأَرَاد أحَد أن يَجْتَازَ بين يديه،…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying with one's hands on one's waist.

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال: «نهى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يصلي الرَّجُلُ مُخْتَصِرًا».

It was reported that ‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to hate that one keeps his hands on his flanks (while praying). She said that the Jew used to do so.

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أنها كانت تكره أن يجعل يده في خَاصِرَتِهِ، وتقول: إن اليهود تفعله.

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If the supper is served, then start eating it before praying the Maghrib prayer, and do not be…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إذا قُدِّمَ العَشَاءُ ، فابدءوا به…

Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When anyone of you stands in prayer, indeed mercy is facing him. So, let him not smooth the pebbles."…

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عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه مرفوعًا: «إذا قام أَحَدُكُمْ إلى الصلاة؛ فإنَّ الرَّحمة تُوَاجِهُهُ، فلا يَمْسَح الحَصَى». وعن معيقيب رضي الله…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about looking around during prayer. He replied: "It is a way of stealing by which the devil steals a portion…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: سَألتُ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الالتِفَات في الصلاة؟ فقال: «هو اخْتِلاس يَختَلِسُهُ الشَّيطان…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw mucus in the prayer's direction. That was difficult for him to bear, and the feeling was even reflected in his…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رأى نُخْامَة في القِبْلَة، فَشَقَّ ذلك عليه حتى رُئِي…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: ‘Ā'ishah had a (patterned) curtain with which she screened the side of her home. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Take this curtain of yours…

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عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: كان قِرَام لعائشة سَترت به جانب بَيتها، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم :…

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prayed wearing a striped garment and glanced at the stripes. When he had finished, he said: "Take this garment of mine to Abu…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلَّى في خَمِيصَةٍ لها أعْلَام، فَنَظَر إلى أَعْلاَمِهَا نَظْرَةً، فلمَّا انْصَرف…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with some people who raise their eyes towards the sky during their prayer?" He went on, using…

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عَن أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَرْفَعُونَ أَبْصَارَهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فِي…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yawning inside the prayer is from the devil, so if anyone of you yawns, let him suppress it as much as…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه مرفوعًا: «التَّثَاؤُبُ في الصلاة من الشَّيطان؛ فإذا تَثَاءَبَ أحدكم فَليَكْظِم ما اسْتَطاع».

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to build mosques in different localities and that they should be kept clean and perfumed.

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: أَمَر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بِبناء المساجد في الدُّورِ، وأن تُنظَّف، وتُطيَّب.

‘Ā’ishah, the Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: ’Umm Salamah mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that she had seen a church in Abyssinia called Māriyah, and she mentioned…

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عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المؤمنين رضي الله عنها: أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ذَكَرَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَنِيسَةً رَأَتْهَا بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ، يُقَالُ…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent some cavalry towards Najd. They captured a man from the tribe of Banu Hanīfah called Thumāmah ibn Uthāl, and…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال: بعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خيلا قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ، فجاءت برجل من بني…

Abu Hurayrah reported that ‘Umar happened to pass by Hassān (may Allah be pleased with him) as he was reciting verses of poetry in the mosque. He (‘Umar) looked at him (meaningfully). Upon which, Hassān said: "I used to recite poetry (in…

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عن أبي هريرة أنَّ عمر مرَّ بِحَسَّان رضي الله عنهم وهو يَنْشُدُ الشِّعر في المسجد، فَلَحَظَ إليه، فقال: قد كُنْتُ أَنْشُد، وفيه…