Prayer Hadith

Zayd, the Prophet's servant, reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ''If anyone says 'I ask forgiveness from Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence, and I turn to Him…

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عن زيد مولى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «من قال: أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله…

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The time for the Zhuhr prayer starts when the sun has passed its zenith and a man's shadow…

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عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنهما : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال:«وقت الظهر إذا زالت الشمس…

Rāfi‘ ibn Khadīj al-Anṣāri al-Awsi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We used to pray the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and when one of us left he could still see where his…

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عن رافع بن خَديج الأنصاري الأوسي رضي الله عنه قال: كنا نصلي المغرب مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فينصرف أحدنا…

The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Ishā' prayer, which is called the ‘Atamah, one night. He did not come out till ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb said: "The women and children had gone to sleep." [In…

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أَعْتَمَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة من الليالي بصلاة العشاء، وهي التي تُدْعَى العَتَمَةَ، فلم يخرج رسول الله صلى الله…

Rāfi‘ ibn Khadeīj (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offer the Fajr prayer at dawn, for this earns you greater rewards – or brings greater rewards."

Original Arabic

عن رافع بن خديج رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «أَصْبِحُوا بالصبح؛ فإنه أعظم لِأُجُورِكُم، أو…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever catches one Rak‘ah before sunrise, he has caught the Fajr prayer, and whoever catches one Rak‘ah of the ‘Asr prayer…

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:«مَنْ أَدْرَكَ مِن الصُّبح ركعة قبل أن تَطْلُعَ الشمس…

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) - who fought along with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in twelve battles - reported: I heard four things from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be…

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عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ -وَكَانَ غَزَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً- قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَرْبَعًا مِنَ…

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Three hours the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid us from praying or burying our deceased ones in them: when the sun begins…

Original Arabic

عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيَّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: ثَلَاثُ سَاعَاتٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْهَانَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ فِيهِنَّ،…

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two 'Fajrs'. As for the 'Fajr' that resembles the tale of a wolf, it is not…

Original Arabic

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : الفجر فَجْرَانِ: فأما الفَجْر الذي…

Yasār, the freed slave of Ibn ‘Umar, reported: Ibn ‘Umar saw me praying after the break of dawn. He said: "O Yasār, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were offering this…

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عن يسار مَولى ابن عمر قال: رَآني ابن عمر وأنا أصلِّي، بعد طلوع الفَجر، فقال: يا يَسار، إن رسول الله صلى الله…

‘Abdullāh ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that a bell be rung to gather the people for prayer, I saw a dream where a man…

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عن عبد الله بن زيد رضي الله عنه قال: لَمَّا أَمَرَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالنَّاقُوسِ يُعْمَلُ لِيُضْرَبَ بِهِ لِلنَّاسِ…

Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw Bilāl make the Adhān, turning his mouth from side to side, and both his fingers were in his ears. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)…

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عن أبي جحيفة رضي الله عنه قال: رأيت بلالًا يؤذِّن ويدور ويتبع فاه هاهنا، وهاهنا، وإصبعاه في أُذنيه، ورسول الله صلى الله…

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Eid. He commenced with the prayer before the sermon, and did so without…

Original Arabic

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال: شهدتُ مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الصلاة يوم العيد، فبدأ بالصلاة…

Abu Qatādah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us and said: "You will proceed with your journey along the evening and the night, then you will come to…

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عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: خطبَنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال: «إنكم تَسِيرُونَ عَشِيَّتَكُمْ، وتأتون الماء إن شاء الله غدا»، فانطلَق…

Ja‘far ibn Muhammad reported on the authority of his father: We entered upon Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh. When we reached him, he asked about the people (who had come to visit him). When my turn came, I said: "I am Muhammad ibn ‘Ali…

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عن جعفر بن محمد، عن أبيه، قال: دخلنا على جابر بن عبد الله، فسأل عن القوم حتى انتهى إلي، فقلت: أنا محمد…

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Maghrib and Ishā' prayers. He prayed three Rak‘ahs for Maghrib then two Rak‘ahs for Ishā' with one Iqāmah.

Original Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، قال: «جمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بين المغرب والعشاء بجمع: صلى المغرب ثلاثاً،…

Jābir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Muezzin of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to delay the Iqāmah until he would see the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and…

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عن جابر بن سمرة رضي الله عنه قال: «كان مُؤَذِّنُ رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلَّم- يُمْهِلُ فلا يُقِيم، حتَّى إذا رأى…

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says upon hearing the call: O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the…

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عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رضي الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ: اللَّهُمَّ…

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah does not accept the prayer of any woman who has reached the age of menstruation unless [she is] veiled.''

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عن عائشة رضي الله عنها عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: «لا يَقْبَل الله صلاة حَائض إلا بِخِمَار».

Sa‘īd ibn al-Hārith reported: We asked Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh about praying in one garment and he said: 'I traveled with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on one of his journeys, and I came one night for something…

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عن سعيد بن الحارث قال: سَأَلنَا جابر بن عبد الله عن الصلاة في الثوب الواحد؟ فقال: خَرَجْت مع النبي صلى الله عليه…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "None of you should pray in a single garment with nothing on his shoulders."

Original Arabic

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الثَّوْبِ الوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ…

‘Āmir ibn Rabī‘ah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey on a very dark night and we didn't know the direction of the Qiblah. So each…

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عن عامر بن رَبِيعة رضي الله عنه قال: كنَّا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في سَفَر في لَيلة مُظْلِمَةٍ، فلم نَدْرِ…

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘What is between the east and the west is Qiblah.

Original Arabic

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «ما بَيْن المَشْرِق والمَغْرِب قِبْلة».

Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his riding animal, regardless of the direction it was facing. When he wanted to perform an obligatory prayer,…

Original Arabic

عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: «كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصلِّي على راحِلَته، حيث تَوَجَّهَت فإذا أراد الفَرِيضة نَزل…