Supplication and remembrance Hadith

Rabī‘ah ibn ‘Abdullāh ibn al-Hudayr At-Taymi reported: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Sūrat An-Nahl on the pulpit during the Friday sermon, and when he reached the verse of prostration, he got down and prostrated, and so did…

Original Arabic

عن رَبيعة بن عبد الله بن الهُدَيْر التَّيْمِيِّ: أن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه ، قرأ يوم الجمعة على المِنْبَر بسورة…

Abu Bakrah reported: Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) received good news, he would fall down in prostration out of gratitude to Allah.

Original Arabic

عن أبي بكرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه كان «إذا جاءه أمرُ سرورٍ، أو بُشِّرَ به خَرَّ ساجدًا شاكرًا لله».

‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn ‘Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) set out heading to a place that he had given in charity. He entered it, faced the Qiblah, and fell…

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عن عبد الرحمن بن عوف رضي الله عنه قال: خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فتوجه نحو صدقته فدخل، فاستقبل…

Al-Barā' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent Khālid ibn al-Walīd to the people of Yemen to invite them to Islam, but they did not respond to him. Then, the Prophet…

Original Arabic

عن البراء رضي الله عنه قال: بعث النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خالد بن الوليد إلى أهل اليمن يَدْعُوهُمْ إلى الإسلام فَلَمْ…

Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two light Rak‘ahs after the break of dawn. Another narration reads: "before the (Fajr) prayer would start."

Original Arabic

عن حفصة رضي الله عنها «أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يُصلي ركعتين خَفيفتين بعد ما يَطلع الفجر»، وفي رواية: قبل…

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not ever leave four before Zhuhr and two Rak‘ahs before morning.

Original Arabic

عن عائشةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنينَ رضي الله عنها: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يَدع أربعا قَبل الظهر وركعتين قبل الغَدَاة.

’Umm Habībah, the Prophet's wife, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever regularly observes four Rak‘ahs before Zhuhr and four after it, Allah will make him…

Original Arabic

عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ رضي الله عنها زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالت: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَنْ…

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah have mercy on whoever offers four Rak‘ahs before the ‘Asr prayer."

Original Arabic

عن عبدالله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «رحم الله امرأ صلى قبل العصر…

‘Abdullāh ibn Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer two Rak‘ahs before Maghrib." Then he said: "Offer two Rak‘ahs before Maghrib, if you will," fearing people might take…

Original Arabic

عن عبد الله بنِ مُغَفَّلِ المُزَنِيِّ رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «صَلُّوا قبل المغرب ركعتين»،…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) recited: {Say, “O disbelievers”} and {Say: “He is Allah, the One”} in the two Rak‘ahs of Fajr.

Original Arabic

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَرَأَ فِي رَكْعَتَيِ الْفَجْرِ: {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ}، وَ{قُلْ…

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two light Rak‘ahs before the Fajr prayer, after the Muezzin would finish calling the Adhān and after the break…

Original Arabic

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: «كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا سَكَتَ المؤذن بالأولى من صلاة الفجر قام، فركع…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When anyone of you prays two Rak‘ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right side." Marwān ibn al-Hakam…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إذا صلى أحدكم الركعتين قبل الصبح،…

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by two (i.e., in sets…

Original Arabic

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهما: سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ، مَا تَرَى فِي صَلاَةِ…

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Voluntary) prayer in both the day and night is performed two by two."

Original Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «صلاة الليل والنَّهار مثْنَى مثْنَى».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month, Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed…

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «أفضل الصِّيام، بعد رمضان، شَهر الله المُحَّرم،…

Abu Ayyūb al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Witr is due, so whoever wants to pray the Witr as seven (units of prayer), let him do so;…

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عن أبي أيوب الأنصاري رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «الوِتر حَق، فمن شاء أوْتَر بِسبْعٍ، ومن شاء…

‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Witr is not incumbent like the status of the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) started practicing."

Original Arabic

عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: «الوِتر ليس بِحَتْمٍ كَهَيْئَةِ الصلاة المَكتوبة، ولكن سُنَّة سَنَّها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ».

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer during the month of Ramadan, offering eight Rak‘ahs as well as the Witr. The next night,…

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عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال: صلَّى بِنَا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في رمضان ثَمَان رَكَعَات والوِتر،…

Abu Tamīm al-Jayshāni reported: I heard ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās say: "A man from the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed me that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:…

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عن أبي تَمِيم الجَيْشَانِيِّ قال: سمعت عمرو بن العَاص يقول: أخبرني رَجُل من أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: إن رسول…

Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abdur-Rahmān (may Allah have mercy upon him) reported that he asked ‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) how the Prophet's prayer was in Ramadan. She said: "Neither in Ramadan, nor in any other month, did the Messenger of…

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عن أبي سَلمة بن عبد الرحمن، أنه أخْبَره: أنه سَأل عائشة رضي الله عنها ، كيف كانت صلاة رسول الله صلى الله…

‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer thirteen Rak‘ahs in the night prayer including Witr, plus two (voluntary) Rak‘ahs of the Fajr prayer.

Original Arabic

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت: «كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي من الليل ثلاث عشرة ركعة منها الوِتر، وركعتا…

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O ‘Abdullāh, do not be like so-and-so. He used to offer Qiyām al-Layl and then…

Original Arabic

عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنهما قال: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «يا عبد…

‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people of the Qur'an, perform the Witr Prayer for, verily, Allah is Witr (single) and loves what is Witr (single,…

Original Arabic

عن علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «يا أهل القرآن، أوتروا؛ فإن…

Qays ibn Talq reported: Talq ibn ‘Ali visited us one day during Ramadan. He stayed with us until the evening and broke his fast with us. Then he led us in voluntary night prayer and the Witr prayer. Afterwards he went to…

Original Arabic

عن قيس بن طلق، قال: زارنا طلْق بن علي في يوم من رمضان، وأَمْسى عندنا، وأفطر، ثم قام بنا الليلة، وأَوْتَرَ بنا،…