Prayer Hadith

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man must not look at another man's ‘Awrah (must-cover body part), nor must a woman look at…

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عَن أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يَنْظُرُ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى عَوْرَةِ الرَّجُلِ، وَلَا…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the man who wears women's clothes and the woman who wears men's clothes.

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الرجل يلبس لِبْسَةَ المرأة، والمرأة تلبس لِبْسَةَ الرجل.

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) saw a boy who had part of his head shaved and part left unshaven, so he forbade them from doing this,…

Original Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: رأى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صبيًّا قد حُلِق بعض شعر رأسه وترك بعضه،…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: "If the strap of the sandal of one of you breaks, let him not walk in the…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إذا انقطع شِسْعُ نَعْل أحدكم، فلا يَمْشِ…

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 Jews and Christians do not dye (their grey hair), so do the opposite of what they do.”

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن اليهود والنصارى لا يصبغون، فخالفوهم».

Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Quhāfah, father of Abu Bakr As-Siddīq (may Allah be pleased with him), was brought on the day of the Conquest of Makkah with his head and beard as white as Thaghāmah (a white…

Original Arabic

عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: أُتِيَ بأبي قُحَافَة والد أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنهما ، يوم فتح مكة ورأسه ولحيته…

‘Abdullāh ibn Ja‘far (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) gave the family of Ja‘far a three-days respite. He then came to them and said: "Do not weep for my brother…

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عن عبد الله بن جعفر رضي الله عنهما : أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أمهل آل جعفر ثلاثا، ثم أتاهم، فقال:…

‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb (may Allah be pleased with him) reported from his father and grandfather that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not pluck out grey hair, for it is the light of the Muslim on…

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عن عمرو بن شعيب، عن أبيه، عن جده رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «لا تَنْتِفُوا الشَّيْبَ؛ فإنه…

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade qaza‘ (shaving part of one's head and leaving other parts unshaven).

Original Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنِ الْقَزَعِ.

Humayd ibn ‘Abdur-Rahmān reported that he heard Mu‘āwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the year he made pilgrimage — having taken a lock of hair that was in the hand of a guard — say on the pulpit: "O people…

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عن حُميد بن عبد الرحمن: أنه سمع معاوية رضي الله عنه عام حَجَّ على المِنْبَر، وتناول قُصَّة من شَعْرٍ كانت في يَدِ…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Some people asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about diviners, and he said to them: "They are of no account." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, but…

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: سَأَلَ أُنَاسٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْكُهَّانِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ…

Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not believe in evil omens.

Original Arabic

عن بُريدة رضي الله عنه : أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان لا يَتَطَيَّر.

Usayd ibn Abu Usayd At-Tābi'i reported that one of the women who gave the pledge to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the matters in respect of which we gave the Messenger of Allah…

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عن أسيد بن أبي أسيد التابعي، عن امرأة من المبايعات، قالت: كان فيما أخذ علينا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في…

Masrūq reported: We visited ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) and he said to us: 'O people, he who knows about something, let him say it. And he who does not know should say: 'Allah knows best.' It is…

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عن مسروق، قال: دخَلْنَا على عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه فقال: يا أيها الناس، من عَلِم شيئا فَلْيَقُلْ به، ومن…

Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that a man wears his shoes while standing.

Original Arabic

عن جابر رضي الله عنه : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى أن يَنْتَعِلَ الرَّجُل قائمًا.

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The bell is the musical instrument of the Satan."

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «الجَرَسُ مَزَامِيرُ الشَّيطَان».

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Verily, those who make these images will be tortured on the Day of Resurrection. It will be said to…

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عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن الذين يَصْنَعُون هذه الصُّور يُعَذَّبُونَ يوم…

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While we were in the mosque with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), a Bedouin came and began to urinate in the mosque. The Companions of…

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عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضيَ اللهُ عنه قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ،…

Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man announced (the loss of his camel) in the mosque, saying out loud: "Has any one seen the red camel?" Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be…

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عن بُريدة رضي الله عنه : أن رجُلاً نَشَدَ في المسجد فقال: من دَعَا إلى الجَمَل الأحمر؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله…

Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Angels do not enter a house with a dog or an image inside it."

Original Arabic

عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لاَ تَدْخُلُ المَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ صُورَةٌ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Angels do not accompany a group of travelers who have a dog or a bell with them."

Original Arabic

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تَصْحَبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ رُفْقَةً فِيهَا كَلْبٌ وَلَا جَرَسٌ».

As-Sā'ib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was in the mosque when a man threw a pebble at me. I looked and it was ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: "Go and bring…

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وعن السائب بن يزيد الصحابي رضي الله عنه قال: كنت في المسجد فَحَصَبَنِي رَجُل، فنظرت فإذا عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه…

‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported to have delivered a Friday sermon. In it he said: “O people, you eat two plants that I only find offensive: onion and garlic. I saw the Messenger of Allah (may…

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عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه : أنه خَطب يوم الجمعة فقال في خُطْبَته: ثم إنكم أيها الناس تأكلون شَجَرَتين ما…

’Umm Salamah, Mother of the Believers and wife of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has a…

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عَن أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنينَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رضي الله عنها قَالت: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:…