Prayers : Kitab-al-Salat 4

Chapter 78: THE SEVERITY (OF PUNISHMENT) IN MISSING THE 'ASR

PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 1306:

Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: He who misses the afternoon prayer, it is as

though he has been deprived of his family and his property.

Bk 4, Number 1307:

This hadith has been narrated as Marfu by another chain of

transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1308:

Abdullah relates on the authority of his father. He who missed

his afternoon prayer it is as though he was deprived of his

family and property.

Bk 4, Number 1309:

'Ali reported: When it was the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab,

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: May Allah

fill their graves and houses with fire, as they detained us

and diverted us from the middle prayer, till the sun set.

Bk 4, Number 1310:

This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of

transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1311:

'Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said: On the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab we were diverted

from the middle prayer, till the sun set. May Allah fill their

graves or their houses, or their stomachs with fire. The

narrator is in doubt about" houses" and" stomachs".

Bk 4, Number 1312:

This hadith has heed narrated by Qatada with the same chain of

transmitters. And he said: Their houses and their graves (be

filled with fire), and did not express doubt over the words,"

houses" and" graves".

Bk 4, Number 1313:

Yahya heard 'Ali saying that the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) said on the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab, while

sitting in one of the openings of the ditch: They (the

enemies) have diverted us from the middle prayer till the sun

set. May Allah fill their graves and their houses with fire,

or their graves and stomachs with fire.

Bk 4, Number 1314:

'Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said on the day (of the Battle) of Ahzab: They diverted us

from saying the middle prayer, i. e. the 'Asr prayer. May

Allah fill their houses and graves with fire; he then observed

this prayer between the evening prayer and the night prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1315:

'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported that the polytheists detained

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) from observing

the afternoon prayer till the sun became red or it became

yellow. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: They have diverted us from (offering) the middle

prayer. i. e. the 'Asr prayer. May Allah fill their bellies

and their graves with fire, or he said: May Allah stuff their

bellies and their graves with fire.

Bk 4, Number 1316:

Abu Yunus, the freed slave of 'A'isha said: 'A'isha ordered me

to transcribe a copy of the Qur'an for her and said: When you

reach this verse:" Guard the prayers and the middle prayer"

(ii. 238), inform me; so when I reached it, I informed her and

she gave me dictation (like this): Guard the prayers and the

middle prayer and the afternoon prayer, and stand up truly

obedient to Allah. 'A'isha said: This is how I have heard from

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 1317:

Al−Bara' b. 'Azib reported: This verse was revealed (in this

way):" Guard the prayers and the 'Asr prayer." We recited it

(in this very way) so long as Allah desired. Allah, then,

abrogated it and it was revealed:" Guard the prayers, and the

middle prayer." A person who was sitting with Shaqiq (one of

the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: Now it

implies the 'Asr prayer. Upon this al−Bara' said: I have

already informed you how this (verse) was revealed and how

Allah abrogated it, and Allah knows best. Imam Muslim said:

Ashja'i narrated it from Sufyan al−Thauri, who narrated it

from al−Aswad b. Qais, who narrated it from 'Uqba, who

narrated it from al−Bara' b. 'Azib who said: We recited with

the Prophet (may peace be upon him) (the above−mentioned verse

like this, i. e. instead of Salat al− Wusta, Salat al−'Asr)

for a certain period. as It has been mentioned (in the

above−quoted hadith).

Bk 4, Number 1318:

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Umar b. al−Khattab had been

cursing the pagans of the Quraish an the day (of the Battle)

of Khandaq (Ditch). (He came to the Holy Prophet) and said:

Messenger of Allah, by God, I could not say. the 'Asr prayer

till the sun set. Upon this the Messenger (may peace be upon

him) said: By Allah I, too, have not observed it. So we went

to a valley. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

performed ablution and we too performed ablution, and then the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said the 'Asr

prayer after the sun had set. and then said the evening prayer

after it.

Bk 4, Number 1319:

This hadith has been reported by Yahya b. Abd Kathir with the

same chain of transmitters.

Chapter 79: MERIT OF THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON PRAYERS AND

EXHORTATION TO GUARD THEM

Bk 4, Number 1320:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: Angels take turns among you by night and by

day, and they all assemble at the dawn and afternoon prayers.

Those (of the angels) who spend the night among you, then,

ascend, and their Lord asks them, though He is the best

informed about them: How did you leave My servants? −they say:

We left them while they were praying and we came to them while

they were praying.

Bk 4, Number 1321:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: Angels take turns among you by night and by day,

and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Bk 4, Number 1322:

Jarir b. Abdullah is reported to have said: We were sitting

with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) that he

looked at the full moon and observed: You shall see your Lord

as you are seeing this moon, and you will not be harmed by

seeing Him. So if you can, do not let −yourselves be

overpowered in case of prayer observed before the rising of

the sun and its setting, i. e. the 'Asr prayer and the morning

prayer. Jarir then recited it:" Celebrate the praise of thy

Lord before the rising of the sun and before Its setting" (xx.

130).

Bk 4, Number 1323:

Waki' reported (this hadith) with the same chain of

transmitters (that the Holy Prophet) said: You will be soon

presented before your Lord, and you will see Him as you are

seeing this moon, and then recited (the above−mentioned

verse). But (in this hadith) no mention is made of Jarir.

Bk 4, Number 1324:

'Umara b. Ruwaiba is reported to have said on the authority of

his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) saying: He who observed prayer before the rising of the

son and its setting, i. e. the dawn prayer and the afternoon

prayer, would not cater the (Hell) fire. A person belonging to

Basra said to him: Did you yourself bear it from the Messenger

of Allah (may peace be upon him)? He said: Yes. The person

(from Basra) said: I bear witness that I heard it from the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ; my ears heard it

and my heart retained it.

Bk 4, Number 1325:

Umara b. Ruwaiba reported on the authority of his father that

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who

said prayer before the rising of the sun and its setting would

not enter the fire (of Hell), and there was a man from Basra

(sitting) beside him who said: Did you hear it from the

Apostle of Allah (way peace be upon him)? He said: Yes, I bear

witness to it. The man from Basra said: I bear witness that I

did hear from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

saying it from the place that you heard from him.

Bk 4, Number 1326:

Abu Bakr reported on the authority of his father that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who

observed two prayers at two cool (hours) would enter Paradise.

Bk 4, Number 1327:

This hadith has been narrated by the same chain of

transmitters by Hammam, and said about Abu Bakr that he was

Ibn Abu Musa.

Chapter 79: COMMENCEMENT OF THE TIME FOR THE EVENING PRAYER IS

IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUNSET

Bk 4, Number 1328:

Salama b. al−Akwa' reported that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) used to say the evening prayer when the sun

had set and disappeared (behind the horizon).

Bk 4, Number 1329:

Rafi' b. Khadij reported: We used to observe the evening

prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and

then one of us would go away and he could see the (distant)

place where his arrow would fall.

Bk 4, Number 1330:

A hadith like this, i. e." We used to observe evening

prayer...." so on and so forth, has been narrated by Rafi' b.

Khadij by another chain of transmitters.

Chapter 80: TIME FOR THE NIGHT PRAYER AND ITS DELAY

Bk 4, Number 1331:

'A'isha. the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

deferred one night the 'Isya' prayer. And this is called

'Atama. And the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did

not come out till Umar b. Khattab told (him) that the women

and children had gone to sleep. So the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) came out towards them and said to the

people of the mosque: None except you from the people of the

earth waits for it (for the night prayer at this late hour),

and it was before Islam had spread amongst people. And in the

narration transmitted by Ibn Shihab the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) is reported to have said: It is not

meant that you should compel the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) for prayer. And (this he said) when 'Umar b.

Khattab called (the Holy Prophet) in a loud voice.

Bk 4, Number 1332:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Ibn Shihab with the

same chain of transmitters, but therein no mention has been

made of the words of al−Zuhri: It was narrated to me, and that

which followed.

Bk 4, Number 1333:

'A'isha reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

one night delayed (observing the 'Isya' prayer) till a great

part of the night was over and the people in the mosque had

gone to sleep. He (the Holy Prophet) then came out and

observed prayer and said: This is the proper time for it; were

it not that I would impose a burden on my people (I would

normally pray at this time). In the hadith transmitters by

'Abd al−Razzaq (the words are):" Were it not that it would

impose burden on my people."

Bk 4, Number 1334:

Abdullah b. Umar reported: We waited one night in expectation

of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) for the last

prayer of the night, and he came out to us when a third of the

night had passed even after that. We do not know whether he

had been occupied with family business or something else. When

he came cut he said: You are waiting for prayer, for which the

followers of no other religion wait. except you. Were it not a

burden for my Ummah, I would have led them (in the 'Isya'

prayer) at this hour. He then ordered the Mu'adhdbin (to call

for prayer) and then stood up for prayer and observed prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1335:

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) was one night occupied (in some work) and

he delayed it ('Isya' prayer) till we went to sleep in the

mosque. We then woke up and again went to sleep and again woke

up. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) then came

to us and said: None among the people of the earth except you

waits for prayer in the night.

Bk 4, Number 1336:

Thabit reported: They (the believers) asked Anas about the

ring of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he

said: One night the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

delayed (observing) the 'Isya' prayer up to the midnight or

midnight was about to be over. He then came and said: (Other)

people have offered prayers and slept, but you are constantly

in prayer as long as you wait for prayer. Anas said: I

perceive as if I am seeing the lustre of his silver ring, and

lifted his, small left finger (in order to show how the Holy

Prophet had lifted it).

Bk 4, Number 1337:

Anas b. Malik reported: We waited for the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon hi n) one night, till it was about

midnight. He (the Holy Prophet) came and observed prayer and

then turned his face towards us, as it I was seeing the lustre

of the silver ring on his finger.

Bk 4, Number 1338:

This hadith has been narrated by Qurra with the same chain of

transmitters, but therein he did not mention:" He turned his

face towards us."

Bk 4, Number 1339:

Abu Musa reported: I and my companions who had sailed along

with me in the boat landed with me in the valley of Buthan

while the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was

staying in Medina. A party of people amongst them went to the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) every night at the

time of the 'Isya' prayer turn by turn. Abu Musa said: (One

night) we (I and my companions) went to the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) and he was occupied in some matter

till there was a delay in prayer so much so that it was the

middle of the night. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) then came out and led them (Musa's companions) in prayer.

And when he had observed his prayer he said to the audience

present: Take it easy, I am going to give you information and

glad tidings that it is the blessing of Allah upon you for

there is none among the people, except you, who prays at this

hour (of the night), or he said: None except you observed

prayer at this. (late) hour. He (i. e. the narrator) said: I

am not sure which of these two sentences he actually uttered.

Abu Musa, said: We came back happy for what we heard from the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 1340:

Ibn Juraij reported: I said to Ata': Which time do you deem

fit for me to say the 'Isya' prayer, −as an Imam or alone,

−that time which is called by people 'Atama? He said: I heard

Ibn 'Abbas saying: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) one night delayed the 'Isya' prayer till the people went

to sleep. They woke up and again went to sleep and again woke

up. Then 'Umar b. Khattab stood up and said (loudly)" Prayer."

Ata' further reported that Ibn 'Abbas said: The Apostle of

Allah (may peace be upon him) came out, and as if I am still

seeing him with water trickling from his head, and with his

hand placed on one side of the head, and he said: Were it not

hard for my Ummah, I would have ordered them to observe this

prayer like this (i. e. at late hours). I inquired from 'Ata'

how the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) placed his

hand upon his head as Ibn Abbas had informed. So Ata' spread

his fingers a little and then placed the ends of his fingers

on the side of his head. He then moved them like this over his

head till the thumb touched that part of the ear which is near

the face and then it (went) to the earlock and the part of the

heard. It (the bind) neither held nor caught anything but this

is how (it moved oil). I said to Ata': Was it mentioned to you

(by Ibn Abbas) how long did the Apostle (may peace be upon

him) delay it (the prayer) during that eight? He said: I do

not know (I cannot give you the exact time). Ali' said: I love

that I should say prayer, whether as an Imam or alone at

delayed hours as the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said that night, but if It is hard upon you in your individual

capacity or upon people in the congregation and you are their

Imam, then say prayer ('Isya') at the middle hours neither too

early nor too late.

Bk 4, Number 1341:

Jabir b. Samura reported that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) postponed the last 'Isya' prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1342:

Jabir b. Samura reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) used to observe prayers like your prayers, but he

would delay the prayer after nightfall to a little after the

time you observed it, and he would shorten the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1343:

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) as saying: Let the bedouin not gain

upper hand over you in regard to the name of your prayer. See

I (The night prayer should be called) 'Isya' (and the bedouins

call it Atama (because) they milk their camels late.

Bk 4, Number 1344:

Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said: Let the bedouin not gain upper band over you In regard

to the name of your prayer, i. e. night prayer, for it is

mentioned 'Isya' in the Book of Allah (i. e. the Qur'an). (The

bedouin call it 'Atama because) they make delay in milling

their she−camels.

Chapter 81: DESIRABILITY OF OBSERVING THE MORNING PRAYER AT

EARLIER HOUR AND THAT IS THE TIME WHEN THERE IS DARKNESS

BEFORE DAWN AND THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE LENGTH OF

RECITATION IN IT

Bk 4, Number 1345:

'A'isha reported: The believing women used to pray the morning

prayer with the Messenger of Allah and then return wrapped in

their mantles. No one could recognise them.

Bk 4, Number 1346:

'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him), reported: The believing women observed the morning

prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

wrapped in their mantles. They then went back to their houses

and were unrecognisable, because of the Messenger of Allah's

(may peace be upon him) praying in the darkness before dawn.

Bk 4, Number 1347:

'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) used to observe the morning prayer, and the women would

go back wrapped in their mantles being unrecognisable because

of the darkness before dawn. (Ishaq b. Musa) al−Ansari (one of

the transmitters in this chain of narration) narrated"

wrapped" (only) in his narration. (No mention was made of

mantles.)

Bk 4, Number 1348:

Muhammad b. 'Amr b. al−Hasan b. 'All reported: When Hajjaj

came to Medina we asked Jabir b. Abdullah (about the timings

of prayer as observed by the Holy Prophet). He said: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to pray

afternoon prayer in the midday heat; the afternoon prayer when

the sun was bright; the evening prayer when the sun had

completely set; and as for the night prayer, he sometimes

delayed and sometimes (observed it) at earlier hours. When he

found them (his Companions) assembled (at earlier hours) he

(prayed) early. and when he saw them coming late, he delayed

the (prayer). and the morning prayer the Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him) observed in the darkness before dawn.

Bk 4, Number 1349:

Muhammad b. 'Amr al−Hasan b. 'All reported: Hajjaj used to

delay the prayers, and so we asked Jabir b. 'Abdullah, and the

rest of the hadith is the same.

Bk 4, Number 1350:

Sayyar b. Salama reported: I heard my father asking Abu Barza

(al− Aslami) about the prayer of Allah's Messenger (may peace

be upon him) I (Shu'ba, one of the narrators) said: Did you

hear it (from Abu Barza)? He said: 1 feel as if I am bearing

you at this very time. He said: I heard my father asking about

the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

and he (Abu Barza) making this reply: He (the Holy Prophet)

did not mind delaying−some (prayer) i. e. 'Isya' prayer, even

up to the midnight and did not like sleeping before observing

it, and talking after it. Shu'ba said: I met him subsequently

and asked him (about the prayers of the Holy Prophet) and he

said: He observed the noon prayer when the sun was past the

meridian, he would pray the afternoon prayer, after which a

person would o to the outskirts of Medina and the sun was

still bright; (I forgot what he said about the evening prayer)

; I then met him on a subsequent occasion and asked him (about

the prayers of the Holy Prophet; and he said: He would observe

the morning prayer (at such a time) so that a man would go

back and would recognise his neighbour by casting a glance at

his face, and he would recite from sixty to one hundred verses

in it.

Bk 4, Number 1351:

Sayyar b. Salama reported: I heard Abu Barza saying that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not mind some

delay in the 'Isya' prayer even up to the midnight and he did

not like sleeping before (observing it) and talking after it.

Shu'ba said: I again met him (Sayyar b. Salama) for the second

time and he said: Even up to the third (part) of the night.

Bk 4, Number 1352:

Abu Barza b. Aslami is reported to have said: The Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) delayed the night prayer till a

third of the night had passed and he did not approve of

sleeping before it, and talking after it, and he used to

recite in the morning prayer from one hundred to sixty verses

(and completed the prayer at such hours) when we recognised

the faces of one another.

Chapter 82: DISAPPROVAL OF DELAYING THE PRAYER FROM ITS

PRESCRIBED TIME; WHAT ONE WHO IS LED IN PRAYER SHOULD DO WHEN

THE IMAM DELAYS IT?

Bk 4, Number 1353:

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said to me: How would you act when you are under the

rulers who would delay the prayer beyond its prescribed time,

or they would make prayer a dead thing as far as its proper

time is concerned? I said: What do you command? He (the Holy

Prophet) said: Observe the prayer at Its proper time, and if

you can say it along with them do so, for it would be a

superetogatory prayer for you. Khalaf (one of the narrators in

the above hadith) has not mentioned" beyond their (prescribed)

time".

Bk 4, Number 1354:

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said to me: O Abu Dharr, you would soon find after me

rulers who would make their prayers dead. You should say

prayer at its prescribed time. If you say prayer at its

prescribed time that would be a supererogatory prayer for you,

otherwise you saved your prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1355:

Abu Dharr reported: My friend (the Holy Prophet) bade me to

hear and obey (the ruler) even if he is a slave having his

feet and arms cut off, and observe prayer at its prescribed

time. (And further said): It you find people having observed

the prayer, you in fact saved your prayer, otherwise (if you

join with them) that would be a Nafl prayer for you.

Bk 4, Number 1356:

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) struck my thigh and said: How would you act if you

survive among the people who would delay prayers beyond their

(prescribed) time? He (Abu Dharr) said: What do you command

(under this situation)? He (the Holy Prophet) slid: Observe

prayer at its prescribed time, then go (to meet) your needs,

and if the Iqama is pronounced, and you are present in the

mosque, then observe prayer (along with the Jama'at).

Bk 4, Number 1357:

'Abu'l−'Aliyat al−Bara reported: Ibn Ziyad delayed the prayer.

'Abdullah b. Samit came to me and I placed a chair for him and

he sat in it and I made a mention of whit Ibn Ziyad had done.

He bit hit lips (as a sign of extreme anger and annoyance) and

struck at my thigh and said: I asked Abu Dharr as you have

asked me, and he struck my thigh just as I have struck your

thigh, and said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) as you have asked me and he struck my thigh just as

I have struck your thigh, and he (the Holy Prophet) said:

Observe prayer at its prescribed time, and if you can say

prayer along with them. do so, and do not say." I have

observed prayer and so I shall not pray."

Bk 4, Number 1358:

Abu Dharr reported: (The Messenger of Allah) said: How would

you, or how would thou, act if you survive to live among

people who defer prayer beyond the (prescribed) time? (The

narrator said: Allah and His Messenger know best). whereupon

he said: Observe prayer at its prescribed time, but if the

Iqama is pronounced for (congregational) prayer, then observe

prayer along with them. for herein is an excess of virtue.

Bk 4, Number 1359:

Abu'l−'Aliyat al−Bara' reported: I said to 'Abdullah b. Samit:

We say our Jumu'a prayer behind those rulers who defer the

prayer. He ('Abdullah b. Samit), struck. my thigh that I felt

pain and said: I asked Abu Dharr about it, he struck my thigh

and said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) about it. Upon this he said: Observe prayer at its

prescribed time, and treat prayer along with them (along with

those Imams who deter prayer) as Nafl. 'Abdullah said: It was

narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) struck the thigh of Abd Dharr.

Chapter 83: EXCELLENCE OF PRAYERS IN CONGREGATION AND GRIM

WARNING FOR REMAINING AWAY FROM IT

Bk 4, Number 1360:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty−five

degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person.

Bk 4, Number 1361:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him)

as saying: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty−five

degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person. He

(Abu Huraira further) said: The angels of the night and the

angels of the day meet together. Abu Huraira said: Recite it

you like:" Surely the recital of the Qur'an at dawn is

witnessed" (al−Qur'an, xvii. 78).

Bk 4, Number 1362:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira with

another chain of transmitters with a very slight change of

words.

Bk 4, Number 1363:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: Prayer said in a congregation is equivalent to

twenty−five (prayers) as compared with the prayer said by a

single person.

Bk 4, Number 1364:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be

upon him) said: Prayer along with the Imam is twenty−five

times more excellent than prayer said by a single person.

Bk 4, Number 1365:

Ibn Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

assaying: Prayer said in a congregation is twenty−seven

degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person.

Bk 4, Number 1366:

Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as

saying: The prayer of a person in congregation is twenty−seven

times in excess to the prayer said alone.

Bk 4, Number 1367:

Ibn Numair reported it on the authority of his father (a

preference of) more than twenty (degrees) and Abu Bakr in his

narration (has narrated it) twenty− seven degrees.

Bk 4, Number 1368:

Ibn 'Umar reported from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be

upon him) as some and twenty (degrees).

Bk 4, Number 1369:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) found some people absenting from certain prayers and

he said: I intend that I order (a) person to lead people in

prayer, and then go to the persons who do not join the

(congregational prayer) and then order their houses to be

burnt by the bundles of fuel. If one amongst them were to know

that he would find a fat fleshy bone he would attend the night

prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1370:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are

the night prayer and the morning prayer. If they were to know

the blessings they have in store, they would have come to

them, even though crawling, and I thought that I should order

the prayer to be commenced and command a person to lead people

in prayer, and I should then go along with some persons having

a fagot of fuel with them to the people who have not attended

the prayer (in congregation) and would burn their houses with

fire.

Bk 4, Number 1371:

Hammam b. Munabbih reported: This is what Abu Huraira reported

to us from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and

(in this connection) he narrated some ahadith, one of them is:

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I intend

that I should command my young men to gather bundles fuel for

me, and then order a person to lead people in prayer, and then

burn the houses with their inmates (who have not joined the

congregation).

Bk 4, Number 1372:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira.

Bk 4, Number 1373:

'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying about people who are absent from Jumu'a prayer: I

intend that I should command a person to lead people in

prayer, and then burn those persons who absent themselves from

Jumu'a prayer in their houses.

Chapter 84: HE WHO HEARS THE CALL FOR PRAYER IT IS ESSENTIAL

FOR HIM TO COME TO THE MOSQUE

Bk 4, Number 1374:

Abu Huraira reported: There came to the Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him) a blind man and said: Messenger of Allah, I

have no one to guide me to the mosque. He, therefore, asked.

Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) permission to say

prayer in his house. He (tee Holy Prophet) granted him

permission. Then when the man turned away he called him and

said: Do you hear the call to prayer? He said: Yes. He (the

Holy Prophet then) said: Respond to it.

Bk 4, Number 1375:

'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported: I have seen the time when no

one stayed away from prayer except a hypocrite, whose

hypocrisy was well known, or a sick man, but it a sick man

could walk between two persons (i. e. with the help of two

persons with one on each side) he would come to prayer. And

(further) said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

taught us the paths of right guidance. among which is prayer

in the mosque in which the Adzan is called.

Bk 4, Number 1376:

Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported: He who likes to meet Allah

tomorrow as Muslim, he should persevere in observing these

prayers, when a call is announced for them, for Allah has laid

down for your Prophet the paths of right guidance, and these

(prayers) are among the paths of right guidance. If you were

to pray in your houses as this man why stays away (from the

mosque) prays in his house, you would abandon the practice of

your Prophet, and if you were to abandon the practice of your

Prophet, you would go astray. No man purifies himself, doing

it well, then makes for one of those mosques without Allah

recording a blessing for him for every step he takes raising

him a degree for it, and effacing a sin from him for it. I

have seen the time when no one stayed away from it, except a

hypocrite, who was well known for his hypocrisy, whereas a man

would be brought swaying (due to weakness) between two men

till he was set up in a row.

Chapter 85: FORBIDDANCE TO GO OUT OF THE MOSQUE AFTER THE

ADZAN HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY MU'ADHDHIN

Bk 4, Number 1377:

Abu Sha'tha' reported: While we were sitting with Abu Huraira

in a mosque a man went out of the mosque after the call to

prayer had been announced. (A man stood up in the mosque and

set off.) Abu Huraira's eyes followed him till he went out of

the mosque. Upon this Abu Huraira said: This man has disobeyed

Abu'l− Qasim (Muhammad) (may peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 1378:

Abu Sha'tha' al−Muharibi reported on the authority of his

father, who said: I heard it from Abu Huraira that he saw a

person getting out of the mosque after the call to prayer had

been announced. Upon this he remarked: This (man) disobeyed

Abu'l−Qasim (may peace be upon him).

Chapter 86: EXCELLENCE OF PRAYING THE 'ISHA'AND MORNING

PRAYERS IN CONGREGATION

Bk 4, Number 1379:

'Abd al−Rahman b. Abd 'Amr reported: 'Uthman b. 'Affan

(narrated the mosque after evening prayer and sat alone. I

also sat alone with him, so he said: 0, son of m brother, I

heard tile Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: He

who observed the 'Isya' prayer in congregation, it was as if

he prayed up to the midnight, and he who prayed the morning

prayer in congregation, it was as if he prayed the whole

night.

Bk 4, Number 1380:

This hadith has been narrated by the chain of transmitters by

Abu Sahl 'Uthman b. Hakim.

Bk 4, Number 1381:

Jundab b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be

upon him) as saying: He who prayed the morning prayer (in

congregation) he is in fact under the protection of Allah. And

it can never happen that Allah should demand anything from you

in connection with the protection (that He guarantees) and one

should not get it. He would then throw him in the fire of

Hell.

Bk 4, Number 1382:

Anas b. Sirin reported: I heard Jundab b. Qasri saying that

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who

observed the morning prayer (in congregation), he is in fact

under the protection of Allah and it never happens that Allah

should make a demand in connection with the protection (that

He guarantees and should not get it) for when he asks for

anything in relation to His protection, he definitely secures

it. He then throws him flatly in the Hell−fire.

Bk 4, Number 1383:

This hadith has been narrated by Jundab b. Sufyan in from the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) with the same chain

of transmitters, but this has not been mentioned:" He would

throw him in fire."

Chapter 87: PERMISSION TO REMAIN AWAY FROM THE CONGREGATIONAL

PRAYER FOR ANY GENUINE REASON

Bk 4, Number 1384:

Mahmud b. al−Rabi' reported that 'Ibn b. Malik, who was one of

the Companions of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

and who participated in the (Battle of) Badr and was among the

Ansar (of Medina), told that he came to the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, I have

lost my eyesight and I lead my people in prayer. When there is

a downpour there is then a current (of water) in the valley

that stands between me and them and I find it impossible to go

to their mosque and lead them in prayer. Messenger of Allah, I

earnestly beg of you that you should come and observe prayer

at a place of worship (in my house) so that I should then use

it as a place of worship. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: Well, it God so wills. I would soon do so.

'Itban said: On the following day when the day dawned, the

Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) came along with Abu

Bakr at−Siddiq, and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) asked permission (to get into the house). I gave him the

permission, and be did not sit after entering the house, when

he said: At what place in your house you desire me to say

prayer? I ('Itban b. Malik) said: I pointed to a corner in the

house, The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood

(at that place for prayer) and pronounced Allah−o−Akbar (Allah

is the Greatest) (as an expression for the commencement of

prayer). We too stood behind him, and he said two rak'ahs and

then pronounced salutation (marking the end of the prayer). We

detained him (the Holy Prophet) for the meat curry we had

prepared for, him. The people of the neighbouring houses came

and thus there was a good gathering in (our house). One of

them said: Where is Malik b. Dukhshun? Upon this one of them

remarked: He is a hypocrite; he does not love Allah and His

Messenger. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: Do not say so about him. Don't you see that he

utters La ilaha ill−Allah (There is no god but Allah) and

seeks the pleasure of Allah through it? They said: Allah and

His Messenger know beet. One (among the audience) said: We see

his inclination and wellwishing for hypocrites only. Upon this

the Messenger of Allah' (may peace be upon him) again said:

Verily Allah has forbidden the Fire for one who says: There is

no god but Allah, thereby seeking Allah's pleasure. Ibn Shihab

said: I asked Husain b. Muhammad al−Ansar (he was one of the

leaders of Banu Salim) about the hadith transmitted by Mahmud

b. Rabi' and he testified it.

Bk 4, Number 1385:

'Itban b. Malik reported: I came to the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) and the rest of the hadith is the same

as narrated (above) except this that a man said: Where is

Malik b. Dukhshun or Dukhaishin, and also made this addition

that Mahmud said: I narrated this ver hadith to many people

and among them was Abu Ayyub al−Ansari who said: I cannot

think that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

could have said so as you say. He (the narrator) said: I took

an oath that if I ever go to 'Itban. I would ask him about it.

So I went to him and found him to be a very aged man, having

lost his eyesight, but he was the Imam of the people. I sat by

his side and asked about this hadith and he narrated it In the

same way as he had narrated it for the first time. Then so

many other obligatory acts and commands were revealed which we

see having been completed. So he who wants that he should not

be deceived would not be deceived.

Bk 4, Number 1386:

Mahmud b. Rabi' reported: I well remember the disgorge of the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) that he did (with

water) from a bucket of our house. Mahmud said: 'Itban b.

Malik narrated it to me that he had said: Messenger of Allah,

I have lost my eyesight, and the rest of the hadith is the

same up to these words:" He led us in two rak'ahs of prayer

and we detained the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

for serving him the pudding that we had prepared for him," and

no mention has been made of what follows next from the

addition made by Yunus and Ma'mar.

Chapter 88: PERMISSIBILITY OF OBSERVING NAFL (SUPEREROGATORY)

PRAYER IN CONGREGATION AND THAT TOO ON THE MAT OR THE COVERING

CLOTH OR ANY OTHER THING WHICH IS FREE FROM FILTH AND RUBBISH

Bk 4, Number 1387:

Anas b. Malik reported that his grandmother, Mulaika, invited

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) to a dinner

which she had prepared. He (the Holy Prophet) ate out of that

and then said: Stand up so that I should observe prayer (in

order to bless) you Anas b. Malik said: I stood up on a mat

(belonging to us) which had turned dark on account of its long

use. I sprinkled water over it (in order to soften it), and

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stood upon it,

and I and an orphan formed a row behind him (the Holy Prophet)

and the old woman was behind us, and the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) led us in two rak'ahs of prayer and

then went back.

Bk 4, Number 1388:

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) wits the best among people in character. On

occasions, the time of prayer would come while he was in our

house. He would then order to spread the mat lying under him.

That was dusted and then water was sprinkled over it. The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) then led the prayer

and we stood behind him, and that mat was made of the leaves

of date−palm.

Bk 4, Number 1389:

Thabit reported on the authority of Anas: The Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) came to us and there was none in our

house but I, my mother and my aunt Umm Haram. He (the Holy

Prophet) said: Stand up so that I may lead you in prayer (and

there was no time for prescribed prayer). He led us in prayer.

A person said to Thabit: Where stood Anas with him (the Holy

Prophet)? He replied: He was on the right side. He then

blessed us, the members of the household with every good of

this world and of the Hereafter. My mother said: Messenger of

Allah (and then, pointing towards Anas, said), here is your

little servant, invoke the blessing of Allah upon him too. He

then blessed me with every good, and he concluded his

blessings for me (with these words): Allah! increase his

wealth, and his children and make (them the source of)

blessing for him.

Bk 4, Number 1390:

Abdullah b. al−Mukhtar heard Musa b. Anas narrating on the

authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) led him, his mother or his aunt in prayer.

He made me, stand on his right side and made the woman stand,

behind us.

Bk 4, Number 1391:

This hadith has also been narrated by Shu'ba with this chain

of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1392:

Maimuna, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said prayer while I was by his side, and at times when he

prostrated his cloth touched me, and he prayed on a small mat.

Bk 4, Number 1393:

Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported that he went to the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) and found him observing prayer

on a mat and prostrating on that.

Chapter 89: MERIT OF PRAYING IN CONGREGATION AND WAITING FOR

PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 1394:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: A man's prayer in congregation is more valuable

than twenty degrees and some above them as compared with his

prayer in his house and his market, for when he performs

ablution doing it well, then goes out to the mosque, and he is

impelled (to do so) only by (the love of congregational)

prayer, he has no other objective before him but prayer. He

does not take a step without being raised a degree for it and

having a sin remitted for it, till he enters the mosque, and

when he is busy in prayer after having entered the mosque. the

angels continue to invoke blessing on him as long as he is in

his place of worship. saying: O Allah, show him mercy, and

pardon him! Accept his repentance (and the angels continue

this supplication for him) so long as he does not do any harm

in it, or as long as his ablution is not broken.

Bk 4, Number 1395:

A hadith having the same meaning (as mentioned above) has been

transmitted by A'mash.

Bk 4, Number 1396:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: The angels invoke blessings on everyone among you

so long as he is in a place of worship with these words: O

Allah! pardon him, O Allah, have mercy upon him, (and they

continue to do so) as long as, he ablution (of the worshipper)

is not broken, and one among you is in prayer and so long as

he is detained for the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1397:

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

as saying: The servant is constantly in prayer so long as he

is in a place of worship waiting for the prayer (to be

observed in congregation), and the angels invoke (blessings

upon him in these words): O Allah! pardon him. O Allah! show

mercy to him, (and they continue to do so) till he returns

(from the mosque having completed the prayer) or his ablution

breaks. I said: How is the ablution broken? He said: By

breaking of the wind noiselessly or with noise.

Bk 4, Number 1398:

Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) as saying: Everyone among you is constantly in prayer so

long as the prayer detains him (for this noble objective) and

nothing prevents him to return to his family but the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1399:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: Anyone amongst you who sat in a place of

worship waiting for the prayer is in prayer and his ablution

is not broken, the angels invoke blessing upon him (in these

words): O Allah! pardon him. O Allah! have mercy upon him.

Bk 4, Number 1400:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Hammam b. Munabbih on

the authority of Abu Huraira.

Chapter 90: EXCELLENCE OF TAKING MANY STEPS FOR REACHING THE

MOSQUE

Bk 4, Number 1401:

Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as

saying: The most eminent among human beings (as a recipient

of) reward (is one) who lives farthest away, and who has to

walk the farthest distance, and he who waits for the prayer to

observe it along with the Imam, his reward is greater than one

who prays (alone) and then goes to sleep. In the narration of

Abu Kuraib (the words are):" (He waits) till he prays along

with the Imam in congregation."

Bk 4, Number 1402:

Ubayy b. Ka'b reported: There was a man, and I do not know of

any other man, whose house was farther than his from the

mosque and he never missed the prayer (in congregation). It

was said to him or I said to him: It you were to buy a donkey

you could ride upon it In the dark nights and in the burning

sand. He said: I do not like my house to be situated by the

side of the mosque, for I (eagerly) desire that my steps

towards the mosque and back from it, should be recorded when I

return to my family. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) said: Allah has gathered all (rewards) for

you.

Bk 4, Number 1403:

This hadith has been transmitted by Taimi with the same chain

of narrators.

Bk 4, Number 1404:

Ubayy b. Ka'b reported: There was a person among the Ansar

whose house was situated at the farthest end of Medina, but he

never in missed any prayer along with the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him). We felt pity for him and said to him:

O, so and so, had you bought a donkey it would have saved you

from the burning sand and would have saved you from the

reptiles of the earth. He said: Listen I by Allah, I do not

like my house to be situated by the side of Muhammad (may

peace be upon him). I took (these words of his) ill and came

to the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and informed

him about (these words). He (the Holy Prophet) called him and

he said exactly like that (which he had mentioned to Ubbay b.

Ka'b), but made a mention of this (also) that he wanted a

reward for his steps. Upon this the Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him) said: In fact for you is the reward which

you expect.

Bk 4, Number 1405:

A hadith like this has been narrated by 'Asim with the same

chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1406:

Jabir b. 'Abdullah narrated: Our houses were situated far away

from the mosque; we, therefore, decided to sell our houses so

that we may be able to come near the mosque. The Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade us (to do so) and said:

There is for every step (towards the mosque) a degree (of

reward) for you.

Bk 4, Number 1407:

Jabir b. Abdullah reported: There were some plots vacant

around the mosque. Banu Salama decided to shift (to this land)

and come near the mosque. This (news) reached the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) and he said to them (Banu

Salama): I have received (information) that you intend to

shift near the mosque. They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah, we

have taken this decision. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet)

said: O Banu Salama, live in your houses, for your steps are

recorded; live in your houses, for your steps are recorded.

Bk 4, Number 1408:

Jabir b. Abdullah reported that Banu Salama decided to shift

near the mosque (as there were) some plots vacant. This (news)

reached the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him),

whereupon he said: O people of the Salama tribe, you better

stay in your houses (where you are living), for your footsteps

are recorded They said. We could not be more delighted even by

shifting (near the mosque) as we were delighted (on hearing

these words from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him).

Bk 4, Number 1409:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be'

upon him) said: He who purified himself in his house, and then

he walked to one of the houses of Allah for the sake of

performing a Fard (obligatory act) out of the Fara'id

(obligatory acts) of Allah, both his steps (would be

significant) as one of them would obliterate his sin and the

second one would raise his status.

Bk 4, Number 1410:

In the hadith narrated of the authority of Abd Huraira the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) is reported to have

said. while in the hadith narrated by Bakr (the words are like

this): He heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

as saying: just see, can anything of his filthiness remain (on

the body of) any one of you if there were a river at his door

in which he washed himself five times daily? They, said:

Nothing of his filthiness will remain (on his body). He said:

That is like the five prayers by which Allah obliterates sins.

Bk 4, Number 1411:

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) said: The similitude of five prayers is

like an overflowing river passing by the gate of one of you in

which he washes five times daily Hasan said: No filthiness can

remain on him.

Bk 4, Number 1412:

Ata' b. Yasar reported, on the authority of Abu Huraira, the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying: He who

went towards the mosque in the morning or evening, Allah would

arrange a feast for him morning or evening in Paradise.

Chapter 91: EXCELLENCE OF SITTING AT THE PLACE'OF WORSHIP

AFTER THE DAWN PRAYER AND EXCELLENCE OF THE MOSQUE

Bk 4, Number 1413:

Simak b. Harb reported: I said to Jabir b. Samura: Did you sit

in the company of the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon

him)? He said: Yes, very often. He (the Holy Prophet) used to

sit at the place where he observed the morning or dawn prayer

till the sun rose or when it had risen; he would stand, and

they (his Companions) would talk about matters (pertaining to

the days) of ignorance, and they would laugh (on these

matters) while (the Holy Prophet) only smiled.

Bk 4, Number 1414:

Simak narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura that when

the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed the dawn

prayer, he sat at the place of worship till the sun had risen

enough.

Bk 4, Number 1415:

This hadith has been narrated by Simak with the same chain of

transmitters, but no mention has been made of, enough".

Bk 4, Number 1416:

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: The parts of land dearest to Allah are its

mosques, and the parts most hateful to Allah are markets.

Chapter 92: WHO DESERVES MOST TO ACT AS IMAM

Bk 4, Number 1417:

Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be

upon him) as saying: When there are three persons, one of them

should lead them. The one among them most worthy to act as

Imam is one who is best versed in the Qur'an.

Bk 4, Number 1418:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Qatida with the same

chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1419:

This hadith has been narrated by Abu Sa'id al−Khudri by

another chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1420:

Abu Mas'ud al−Ansari reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be

upon him) as saying: The one who is most versed in Allah's

Book should act as Imam for the people, but If they are

equally versed in reciting it, then the one who has most

knowledge regarding Sunnah if they are equal regarding the

Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; it they emigrated

at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No

man must lead another in prayer where (the latter) has

authority, or sit in his place of honour in his house, without

his permission. Ashajj in his narration used the word," age"

in place of" Islam".

Bk 4, Number 1421:

A hadith like this has been narrated by A'mash by the same

chain of transmitters

Bk 4, Number 1422:

Abu Mas'ud al−Ansari reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) said to us: The one who is well grounded in

Allah's Book and is distinguished among them in recitation

should act as; Imam for the people. and if they are equally

versed in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge

regarding Sunnah; if they are equal regarding the Sunnah, then

the earliest one to emigrate; If they emigrated at the same

time, then the oldest one in age. No man must lead another in

prayer in latter's house or where (the latter) has authority,

or sit in his place of honour in his house, except that he

gives you permission or with his permission.

Bk 4, Number 1423:

Malik b. Huwairith rejected: We came to the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) and we were all young men of nearly

equal age. We stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for twenty

nights, and as the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him)

was extremely kind and tender of heart, he. therefore, thought

that we were eager (to see) our family (we felt

home−sickness). So he asked us about the members of the family

that we had left behind and when we informed him, he said: Go

back to your family, stay with them, and teach them (beliefs

and practices of Islam) and exhort them to good, and when the

time for prayer comes, one amongst you should−announce Adzan

and then the oldest among you should lead the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1424:

This hadith has been transmitted by Ayyub with the same chain

of narrator.

Bk 4, Number 1425:

Malik b. Huwairith Abu Sulaiman reported: I came to the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) along with other

persons and we were young men of nearly equal age, and the

rest of the hadith was transmitted like the hadith narrated

before.

Bk 4, Number 1426:

Malik b Huwairith reported: I came to the Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) along with a companion of mine, and

when we intended to return from him, he said: When there is

time for prayer, announce prayer, pronounce Iqama, and the

oldest amongst you should lead the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1427:

This hadith has been narrated with the same chain of

transmitters, but al−Hadra' made this addition:" They both

were equal in recitation."

Chapter 93: THE EXCELLENCE OF QUNUT IN ALL THE PRAYERS WHEN

ANY CALAMITY BEFALLS THE MUSLIMS

Bk 4, Number 1428:

Abu Salama b. Abd al−Rahman b. 'Auf heard Abu Huraira say:

(When) Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) (wished to

invoke curse or blessing on someone, he would do so at the

end) of the recitation in the dawn prayer, when he had

pronounced Allah−o−Akbar (for bending) and then lifted his

head (saying):" Allah listened to him who praised Him; our

Lord! to Thee is all praise" ; he would then stand up and

say:" Rescue al−Walid b. Walid, Salama b. Hisham, and 'Ayyash

b. Abd Rabi'a, and the helpless among the Muslims. O Allah!

trample severely Mudar and cause them a famine (which broke

out at the time) of Joseph. O Allah! curse Lihyan, Ri'l,

Dhakwan, 'Usayya, for they disobeyed Allah and His Messenger."

(The narrator then adds): The news reached us that he

abandoned (this) when this verse was revealed:" Thou but no

concern in the matter whether He turns to them (mercifully) or

chastises them; surely they are wrongdoers" (ill. 127)

Bk 4, Number 1429:

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira

by another chain of transmitters up to the words:" And cause

them a famine like that (which broke out at the time) of

Joseph," but the subsequent portion was not mentioned.

Bk 4, Number 1430:

Abu Salama reported it on the authority of Abu Huraira that

the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) recited Qunut

after ruku' in prayer for one mouth at the time of reciting

(these words):" Allah listened to him who praised Him," and he

said in Qunut:" 0 Allah! rescue al−Walid b. al−Walid; O Allah!

rescue Salama b. Hisham; O Allah! rescue 'Ayyash b. Abu

Rabi'a; O Allah! rescue the helpless amongst the Muslims; O

Allah! trample Mudar severely; O Allah! cause them a famine

like that (which was caused at the time) of Joseph." Abu

Huraira (further) said: I saw that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) afterwards abandoned this supplication. I,

therefore said: I see the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) abandoning this blessing upon them. It was raid to

him (Abu Huraira): Don't you see that (those for whom was

blessing invoked by the Holy Prophet) have come (i. e. they

have been rescued)?

Bk 4, Number 1431:

Abu Salama narrated that Abu Huraira told him that when the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) pronounced:" Allah

listened to him who praised Him." and before prostration, he

would recite this in the 'Isya' prayer: O Allah! rescue

'Ayyash b. Abu Rabi'a, and the rest of the hadith is the same

as narrated by Auza'i to the words:" Like the famine (at the

time) if Joseph." but he made no mention of that which follows

afterwards.

Bk 4, Number 1432:

Abu Salama b. 'Abd al−Rahman is reported to have said that he

had heard Abu Huraira saying: I would say prayer along with

you which is near to the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him). and Abu Huraira recited Qunut in the noon

and in the 'Isya' and in the morning prayer, and invoked

blessing (of Allah) upon Muslims−and curse upon the

unbelievers.

Bk 4, Number 1433:

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) invoked curse in the morning (prayer) for thirty

days upon those who killed the Companions (of the Holy

Prophet) at Bi'r Ma'una. He cursed (the tribes) of Ri'l,

Dhakwan, Lihyan, and Usayya, who had disobeyed Allah and His

Messenger (may peace be upon him). Anas said: Allah the

Exalted and Great revealed (a verse) regarding those who were

killed at Bi'r Ma'una, and we recited it, till it was

abrogated later on (and the verse was like this):, convey to

it our people the tidings that we have met our Lord, and He

was pleased with us and we were pleased with Him".

Bk 4, Number 1434:

Muhammad reported: I asked Anas whether the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) observed Qunut in the dawn prayer. He

said: Yes, (he did so) after the ruku', for a short while.

Bk 4, Number 1435:

Anas b. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) observed Qunut for a month in the dawn prayer after

ruku' and invoked curse upon Ri'l, Dhakwan, and said that

'Usayya had disobeyed Allah and His Apostle (may peace be upon

him).

Bk 4, Number 1436:

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) observed Qunut for a month in the dawn prayer

after ruku' and invoked curse upon Bani Usayya.

Bk 4, Number 1437:

Asim reported: I asked Anas whether Qunut was observed (by the

Holy prophet) before ruku' or after ruku'. He replied: Before

ruku'. I said: People conceive that the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) observed Qunut after the ruku'. He

said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed

Qunut (after the ruku' as the people conceive it) for a mouth

invoking curse upon those persons who had killed men among his

Companions who were called the reciter (of the Qur'an).

Bk 4, Number 1438:

'Asim reported − I heard Anas saying: Never did I ace the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) so much grieved (at

the loss of a) small army as I saw him grieved at those

seventy men who were called" reciters" (and were killed) at

Bi'r Ma'una; and he invoked curse for full one month upon

their murderers.

Bk 4, Number 1439:

This hadith has been narrated by Anas with another chain of

transmitters and with minor additions.

Bk 4, Number 1440:

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) observed Qunut for one month Invoking curse upon

Ri'l, Dhakwan, 'Usayya. those who disobeyed Allah and His

Messenger (may peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 1441:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Anas from the

Apostle of Allah (way peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 1442:

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) observed Qunut for one month invoking curse upon some

tribes of Arabia (those who were responsible for the murders

in Bi'r Ma'una and Raji'), but then abandoned it.

Bk 4, Number 1443:

Al−Bari' b. 'Azib reported that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) observed Qunut in the morning and evening

(prayers).

Bk 4, Number 1444:

Al−Bari' reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) observed Qunut in the dawn and evening (prayers).

Bk 4, Number 1445:

Khufaf b. Ima' al−Ghifari reported that the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) aid in prayer: 0 Allah I curse the

tribes of Lihyan, Ri'l, Dhakwan, and 'Usayya for they

disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (may peace be upon him).

Allah pardoned (the tribe of) Ghifar and Allah granted

protection to (the tribe of) Aslam

Bk 4, Number 1446:

Khufaf b. Ima' reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace

he upon him), bowed (in prayer) and then lifted his head and

then said: So far as the tribe of Ghifar is concerned, Allah

had pardoned it, and Allah had granted protection to the tribe

of Aslam, and as for the tribe of Usayya, It had disobeyed

Allah and His Messenger, (and further said): O Allah! curse

the tribe of Lihyan curse Ri'l, and Dhakwan, and then fell in

prostration. It is after this that the cursing of the

unbelievers got a sanction.

Bk 4, Number 1447:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Khufaf b. Ima'

except this that he did not mention (these words):" cursing of

unbelievers got a sanctions.

Chapter 94: COMPENSATION OF THE MISSED PRAYER AND EXCELLENCE

OF OBSERVING IT PROMPTLY

Bk 4, Number 1448:

Abu Huraira reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) returned from the expedition to Khaibar, he

travelled one night, and stopped for rest when he became

sleepy. He told Bilal to remain on guard during the night and

he (Bilal) prayed as much as he could, while the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) and his Companions slept. When

the time for dawn approached Bilal leaned against his camel

facing the direction from which the dawn would appear but he

was overcome by sleep while he was leaning against his camel,

and neither the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) nor

Bilal, nor anyone else among his Companions got up, till the

sun shone on them. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)

was the first of them to awake and, being startled, he called

to Bilal who said: Messenger of Allah I may my father and

mother be offered as ransom for thee, the same thing

overpowered me which overpowered you. He (the Holy Prophet,

then) said: Lead the beasts on: so they led their camels to

some distance. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

then performed ablution and gave orders to Bilal who

pronounced the Iqama and then led them in the morning prayer.

When he finished the prayer he said: When anyone forgets the

prayer, he should observe it when he remembers it, for Allah

has said:" And observe the prayer for remembrance of Me"

(Qur'an. xx. 14). Yunus said: Ibn Shilab used to recite it

like this:" (And observe the prayer) for remembrance."

Bk 4, Number 1449:

Abu Huraira reported: We stopped for rest along with the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and did not awake

till the sun rose. The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) then told us that everybody should take hold of his

camel's nosestring (get out of this ground) for it was the

place where devil had visited us. We did accordingly. He then

called for water and performed ablution and then performed two

prostrations. Ya'qub said: Then he prayed (performed) two

prostrations. then takbir was pronounced for prayer and then

he offered the morning prayer (in congregation).

Bk 4, Number 1450:

Abu Qatida reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon

him) addressed us and said: You would travel In the evening

and the might till (God willing) you would come in the morning

to a place of water. So the people travelled (self absorbed)

without paying any heed to one another, and the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) also travelled till It was

midnight. I was by his side. The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) began to doze and leaned (to one side) of his

camel. I came to him and I lent him support without awaking

him till he sat poised on his ride. He went on travelling till

a major part of the night was over and (he again) leaned (to

one side) of his camel. I supported him without awaking him

till he sat" bed on his ride. and then travelled till it was

near dawn. He (again) leaned which was far more inclined than

the two earlier leanings and he was about to fall down. So I

came to him and supported him and he lifted his head and said;

Who is this? I said: it is Abu Qatida. He (the Holy Prophet

again) said: Since how long have you been travelling along

with me like this? I said: I have been travelling in this very

state since the night. He said: May Allah protect you, as you

have protected His Apostle (from falling down), and again

said: Do you see that we are hidden from the people? − and

again said: Do you see anyone? I said: Here is a rider. I

again said: Here Is another rider till we gathered together

and we were seven riders. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) stepped aside of the highway and placed his head

(for sleep and said): Guard for us our prayers. The Messenger

of Allah (may peace be upon him) was the first to wake up and

the rays of the sun were falling on his back. We got up

startled He (the Holy Prophet) said: Ride on So we rode on

till the sun had (sufficiently) risen. He then came down from

his camel and called for a jug of water which I had with me.

There was a little water in that. He performed ablution with

that which was less thorough as compared with his usual

ablutions and some water of that had been left. He (the Holy

Prophet) said to Abu Qatida: Keep a watch over your jug of

water; it would have (a miraculous) condition about it. Then

Bilal summoned (people) to prayer and then the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) observed two rak'ahs and then

said the morning prayer as he said every day. The Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) (then) rode on and we rode along

with him and some of us whispered to the others saying: How

would there be compensation for omission in our prayers? Upon

this he (the Apostle of Allah) said: Is there not in me (my

life) a model for you? There is no omission in sleeping. The

(cognizable) emission is that one should not say prayer

(intentionally) till the time of the other prayer comes. So he

who did like it (omitted prayer in sleep or due to other

unavoidable circumstances) should say prayer when he becomes

aware of it and on the next day he should observe it at its

prescribed time. He (the Holy Prophet) said: What do you think

the people would have done (at this hour)? They would have in

the morning found their Apostle missing from amongst them and

then Abu Bakr and 'Umar would have told them that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) must be behind you,

he cannot leave you behind (him), but the people said: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) is ahead of you. So

if you had obeyed Abu Bakr and Umar, you would have gone on

the right path. So we proceeded on till we came up to the

people (from whom we had lagged behind) and the day had

considerably risen and everything became hot, and they (the

Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: Messenger of Allah, we

are dying of thirst. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked:

There is no destruction for you. And again said: Bring that

small cup of mine and he then asked for the jug of water to be

brought to him. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

began to pour water (in that small cup) and Abu Qatida gave

them to drink. And when the people saw that there was (a

little) water in the jug, they fell upon it. Upon this the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Behave well;

the water (is enough) to satiate all of you. Then they (the

Companions) began to receive (their share of) water with

calmness (without showing any anxiety) and the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) began to fill (the cap), and I

began to serve them till no one was left except me and the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He then filled

(the cup) with water and said to me: Drink it. I said:

Messenger of Allah, I would not drink till you drink. Upon

this he said: The server of the people Is the last among them

to drink. So I drank and the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) also drank and the people came to the place of water

quite happy and satiated. 'Abdullah b. Rabah said: I am going

to narrate this hadith in the great mosque, when 'Imran b.

Husain said: See, O young man, how will you narrate for I was

also one of the riders on that night? I said: So you must be

knowing this hadith well. He said: Who are you? I said: I am

one of the Ansar. Upon this he said: You narrate, for you know

your hadith better. I, therefore, narrated it to the people.

'Imran said: I was also present that night, but I know not

anyone else who learnt it so well as you have learnt.

Bk 4, Number 1451:

'Imran b. Husain reported: I was with the Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) in a journey. We travelled the whole

of the night, and when it was about to dawn, we got down for

rest, and were overpowered (by sleep) till the sun shone. Abu

Bakr was the first to awake amongst us. and we did not awake

the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) from his sleep

allowing him to wake up (of his own accord). It was 'Umar who

then woke up. He stood by the side of the Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) and recited takbir in a loud voice

till the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) woke up.

When he lifted his head, he saw that the sun had arisen; he

then said: Proceed on. He travelled along with us till the sun

shone brightly. He came down (from his camel) and led us in

the morning prayer. A person, however, remained away from the

people and did not say, prayer along with us. After having

completed the prayer, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said to him: O, so and so, what prevented you from

observing prayer with us? He said: Apostle of Allah! I was not

in a state of purity. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) ordered him arid lie performed Tayammum with dust

and said prayer. He then urged me to go ahead immediately

along with other riders to find out water, for we felt very

thirsty. We were traveling when we came across a woman who was

sitting (on a camel) with her feet hanging over two leathern

water bags. We said to her: How far is water available? She,

said: Far, very far, very far. You cannot get water. We

(again) said: How much distance is there between (the

residence of) your family and water? She said: It is a day and

night journey. We said to her: You go to the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him). She said: Who is the Messenger

of Allah? We somehow or the other managed to bring her to the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he asked about

her, and she informed him as she had informed us that she was

a widow having orphan children. He ordered that her camel

should be made to kneal down and he gargled in the opening (of

her leathern water−bag). The camel was then raised up and we

forty thirsty men drank water till we were completely

satiated, and we filled up all leathern water−bags and

water−skins that we had with us and we washed our companions,

but we did not make any camel drink, and (the leathern

water−bags) were about to burst (on account of excess of

water). He then said: Bring whatever you have with you. So we

collected the bits (of estable things) and dates and packed

them up in a bundle, and said to her: Take it away. This is

meant for your children, and know that we have not its any way

done any loss to your water. W hen she came to her family she

said: I have met the greatest magician amongst human beings,

or he is an apostle, as he claims to be, and she then narrated

what had happened and Allah guided aright those people through

that woman. She affirmed her faith in Islam and so did the

people embrace Islam.

Bk 4, Number 1452:

'Imran b. Husain reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) in a journey and we travelled

throughout the night till at the end, just before dawn, we lay

down (for rest), and nothing is sweeter for a traveller than

this and none awakened us but the heat of the sun, and the

rest of the hadith is the same (as mentioned above) except

this additien:" When 'Umar b. Khattab woke up, he saw what had

happened to the people. And he was a man having a big belly

and strongly built; he recited takbir in a loud voice till the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) woke up by the

loudness of his voice in takbir. When the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) got up, the people told him what had

happened. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: There is no harm; you better proceed further," and

(the rest of the hadith) was narrated.

Bk 4, Number 1453:

Abu Qatada reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) was in a journey he got down for rest at

night, and he used to lie down on his right side, and when he

lay down for rest before the dawn, he used to stretch his

forearm and place his head over his palm.

Bk 4, Number 1454:

Qatada reported from Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) said: He who forgets the prayer should

say it when he remembers it, there is no explation for it,

except this. Qatada said: (Allah says)" And observe prayer for

remembrance of Me"

Bk 4, Number 1455:

This hadith has been narrated by Qatada, but here no mention

has been made of" There is no explation for it except this."

Bk 4, Number 1456:

Qatada narrated it on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who forgets

tte prayer, or he slept (and it was omitted), its expiation is

this only that he should observe it when he remembers it.

Bk 4, Number 1457:

Qatada reported it on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one

of you omits the prayer due to sleep or he forgets it, he

should observe it when he remembers it, for Allah has said:"

Observe prayer for remembrance of Me."

Chapter 95: THE PRAYER OF TRAVELLERS AND SHORTENING OF IT

Bk 4, Number 1458:

'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him), reported: The prayer was prescribed as two rak'abs, two

rak'ahs both in journey and at the place of residence. The

prayer while travelling remained as it was (originally

prescribed), but an addition was made in the prayer (observed)

at the place of residence.

Bk 4, Number 1459:

'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him), said Allah prescribed the prayer as two rak'ahs, then it

was completed (to four rak'ahs) at the place of residence, but

was retained in the same position in journey as it was first

made obligatory.

Bk 4, Number 1460:

'A'isha reported: The prayer was prescribed as consisting of

two rak'abs, the prayer in travelling remained the same, but

the prayer at the place of residence was completed. (Zuhri

said he asked 'Urwa why 'A'isha said prayer in the complete

form during journey, and he replied that she interpreted the

matter herself as 'Uthman did.)

Bk 4, Number 1461:

Yahya b. Umayya said: I told 'Umar b. al−Khattab that Allah

had said:" You may shorten the prayer only if you fear that

those who are unbelievers may afflict you" (Qur'an, iv. 101),

whereas the people are now safe. He replied: I wondered about

it in the same way as you wonder about it, so I asked the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about it and he

said: It is an act of charity which Allah has done to you, so

accept His charity.

Bk 4, Number 1462:

Ya'la b. Umayya reported: I said to 'Umar b. al−Khattab, and

the rest of the hadlth is the same.

Bk 4, Number 1463:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: Allah has prescribed the prayer through

the word of your Prophet (may peace be upon him) as four

rak'ahs when resident, two when travelling, and one when

danger is present.

Bk 4, Number 1464:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: Allah has prescribed the prayer by the

tongue of your Apostle (may peace be upon him) as two rak'ahs

for the traveller, four for the resident, and one in danger.

Bk 4, Number 1465:

Musa b. Salama Hudhali said: I asked Ibn 'Abbas: How should I

say prayer when I am in Mecca, and when I do not pray along

with the Imam? He said: Two rak'ahs (of prayer) is the Sunnah

of Abu'l−Qasim (may peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 1466:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Qatada with the

same chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1467:

Hafs b. 'Asim said: I accompanied Ibn 'Umar on the road to

Mecca and he led us in two rak'ahs at the noon prayer, then he

went forward and we too went along with him to a place where

he alighted, and he sat and we sat along with him, and he cast

a glance to the side where he said prayer and he saw people

standing and asked: What are they doing? I said: They are

engaged in glorifying Allah, offering Sunnah prayer. He said:

If I had done so I would have perfected my prayer; O my

nephew! I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) on a journey, and he made no addittion to two

rak'ahs, till Allah called him. I accompanied Abu Bakr and he

made no addition to two rak'ahs till Allah caused him to die.

I accompanied 'Umar and he made no addition to two rak'ahs

till Allah caused him to die. I accompanied 'Uthman and he

made no addition to two rak'ahs, till Allah caused him to die,

and Allah has said:" There is a model pattern for you in the

Messenger of Allah" (al−Qur'an, xxxiii. 21).

Bk 4, Number 1468:

Hafs b. 'Asim reported: I fell ill and lbn 'Umar came to

inquire after my health, and I asked him about the

glorification of Allah (i. e. prayer) while travelling.

Thereupon he said: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) on a journey but I did not see him

glorifying Him, and were I to glorify (Him). I would have

completed the prayer. Allah, the Exalted, has said:" Verily

there is a model pattern for you in the Messenger of Allah."

Bk 4, Number 1469:

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said four rak'ahs in the noon prayer while at Medina, but he

offered two rak'ahs in the afternoon prayer at Dhu'l−Hulaifa.

Bk 4, Number 1470:

Anas b. Malik is reported to have said: I observed four

rak'ahs in the noon prayer with the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) at Medina, and said two rak'ahs in the

afternoon prayer at Dhu'l−Hulaifa.

Bk 4, Number 1471:

Yahya b. Yazid al−Huna'i reported: I asked Anas b. Malik about

shortening of prayer. He said: When the Messenger of' Allah

(may peace be upon him) had covered a distance of three miles

or three farsakh (Shu'ba, one of the narrators, had some doubt

about it) he observed two rak'ahs.

Bk 4, Number 1472:

Jubair b. Nufair reported: I went along with Shurahbil b.

al−Simt to a village which was situated at a distance of

seventeen or eighteen miles, and he said only two rak'ahs of

prayer. I said to him (about it) and he said: I saw 'Umar

observing two rak'ahs at Dhu'l−Hulaifa and I (too) said to him

(about it) and he said: I am doing the same as I saw the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) doing. (This hadith

has been transmitted by Shu'ba with the same chain of

narrators and it is narrated from Simt, and the name of

Shurahbil has not been mentioned, and he said that he had gone

to a place called Dumin, situated at a distance of eighteen

miles from Hims.)

Bk 4, Number 1473:

Anas b. Malik reported: We went out from Medina to Mecca with

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he prayed

two rak'ahs at each time of prayer till we returned to Medina.

I said: For how long did he stay in Mecca? He said: (For) ten

(days).

Bk 4, Number 1474:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Anas by another chain

of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1475:

Yahya b. Abu Ishaq reported: I heard Anas b. Malik say: We

went out for Pilgrimage from Medina. The rest is the same.

Bk 4, Number 1476:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Anas, but no

mention has been made of Pilgrimage.

Bk 4, Number 1477:

Salim b. 'Abdullah (b. 'Umar) reported on the authority of his

father that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) observed

the prayer of a traveller, i. e. two rak'ahs in Mina, and

other places; so did Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and 'Uthman too

observed two rak'abs at the beginning of his caliphate, but he

then completed four.

Bk 4, Number 1478:

A hadith like this has been reported by Zuhri, with the same

chain of transmitters, and in it mention was made of Mina

only, but not of other places.

Bk 4, Number 1479:

Ibn 'Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said two rak'ahs at Mina, and Abu Bakr after him, and

'Umar after Abu Bakr, and 'Uthman at the beginning of his

caliphate; then 'Uthman observed four rak'ahs, and when Ibn

'Umar prayed with the Imam, he said four rak'ahs, but when he

observed prayer alone, he said two rak'ahs.

Bk 4, Number 1480:

A hadith like this has been narrated by the same chain of

transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1481:

Ibn 'Umar reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said in Mina the prayer of a traveller (short prayer) ;

Abu Bakr and 'Umar did the same and 'Uthmia did it for eight

years or six years. Hafs (one of the narrators) said: Ibn

'Umar would also say two rak'ahs at Mina and then go to bed. I

said to him: O uncle, I wish you could have said two rak'ahs

(of Sunnah prayer after shorenting the Fard prayer). He said:

Were I to do that, I would have completed the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 1482:

This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of

transmitters but no mention has been made of Mina, but they

(the narrators) only said: He prayed while travelling.

Bk 4, Number 1483:

Ibrahim reported: I heard 'Abd al−Rahman as saying; 'Uthman

led us four rak'ahs of prayer at Mina. It was reported to

Abdullah b. Mas'ud and he recited:" Surely we are Allah's and

to Him shall we return," and then said: I prayed with the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) at Mina two rak'ahs

of prayer. I prayed along with Abu Bakr al−Siddiq two rak'ahs

of prayer at Mina. I prayed along with 'Umar b. Khattab two

rak'ahs of prayer at Mina. I wish I had my share of the two

rak'ahs acceptable (to God) for the four rak'ahs.

Bk 4, Number 1484:

A hadith like this has been reported by A'mash with the same

chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 1485:

Haritha b. Wahb reported: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) two rak'abs and most of them offered

two rak'ahs only in Mina, while the people felt secure.

Bk 4, Number 1486:

Wahb al−Khuza'i reported: I prayed behind the Messenger of

Allah (way peace be upon him) at Mina, and there was the

greatest number of people, and they prayed two rak'ahs on the

occasion of the Farwell Pilgrmage. (Muslim said: Haritha b.

Wahb al−Khuza'i is the brother of 'Ubaidullah b. 'Umar son of

Khattab from the side of mother.)

Chapter 96: PRAYING IN HOUSES WHEN IT RAINS

Bk 4, Number 1487:

Ibn 'Umar announced Adhan for prayer on a cold, windy night.

Then added: Pray in your dwellings; and then said: When it was

a cold, rainy night, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) used to command the Mu'adhdhin to say" Pray in your

dwellings."

Bk 4, Number 1488:

Ibn 'Umar reported that he summoned (people) to pray on a

cold, windy and rainy night, and then observed at the end of

the Adhin: Pray in your dwellings, pray in your dwellings, and

then said: When it was a cold night or it was raining in a

journey the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) used to

command the Mu'adhdhin to announce: Pray in your dwellings.

Bk 4, Number 1489:

Ibn 'Umar reported that he summoned (people) to prayer at a

place (known as) Dajnan, and the rest of the hadith is the

same, and then said: Pray in your dwellings, but he did not

repeat for the second time words of Ibn 'Umar (Pray in your

dwellings).

Bk 4, Number 1490:

Jabir reported: We set cut with the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) on a journey when it began to rain. Upon

this he said: He who desires may pray in his dwelling.

Bk 4, Number 1491:

'Abdullah b. 'Abbas reported that he said to the Mu'adhdhin on

a rainy day: When you have announced" I testify that there is

no god but Allah; I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of

Allah," do not say:" Come to the prayer," but make this

announcement:" Say prayer in your houses." He (the narrator)

said that the people disapproved of it. Ibn 'Abbas said: Are

you astonished at it? He (the Holy Prophet), who is better

than I, did it. Jumu'a prayer is no doubt obligatory, but I do

not like that I should (force you) to come out and walk in mud

and slippery ground.

Bk 4, Number 1492:

'Abd al−Hamid reported: I heard 'Abdullah b. al−Harith say:

'Abdullah b. 'Abbas addressed us on a rainy day, and the rest

of the hadith is the same, but he made no mention of Jumu'a

prayer, and added: He who did it (who commanded us to say

prayer in our houses), i. e. the Apostle of Allah (may peace

be upon him), is better than I.

Bk 4, Number 1493:

This hadith has been narrated by Ayyub and 'Asim al−Ahwal with

the same chain of transmitters, but in this hadith it is not

recorded:" i. e. the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him)."

Bk 4, Number 1494:

'Abdullah b. Harith reported that Ibn 'Abbas commanded the

Mu'adhdhin to (summon the people to prayer on Friday and make

announcement to say prayer in their houses) when it was rainy,

and the rest of the hadith is the same (except this) that he

said: I do not like you should walk in muddy slippery place.

Bk 4, Number 1495:

'Abdullah b. Harith reported that the Mu'adhdhin of Ibn 'Abba

said Adhan on Friday (and then made the announcement to say

prayer in houses) because it was a rainy day; as it has been

narrated by Ma'mar and others, and in this hadith it was

mentioned: He who did it, i. e. the Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him), was better than I.

Bk 4, Number 1496:

A hadith like this that Ibn 'Abbas ordered his Mu'adhdhin (to

summon people to prayer and then make announcement to say

prayer in their houses) on Friday which was a rainy day, has

been transmitted by 'Abdullah b. Harith. Wuhaib, however, says

that he did not hear it from him.

Chapter 97: PERMISSIBILITY OF SAYING NAFL PRAYER ON A RIDING

BEAST WHILE ON A JOURNEY, IN WHATEVER DIRECTION IT TURNS

Bk 4, Number 1497:

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) used to say Nafl prayer on (the back of) his camel

in whatever direction it took him.

Bk 4, Number 1498:

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Apostle (may peace be upon him)

used to pray on (the back of) his camel in whatever direction

it took him.

Bk 4, Number 1499:

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) used to say prayer on his camel while coming from

Mecca to Medina, in whatever direction his face had turned;

and its was (in this context) that this verse was revealed:"

So whether you turn thither is Allah's face" (ii. 115).

Bk 4, Number 1500:

This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters

and in the one narrated by Ibn Mubarak and Ibn Abu Za'ida

(these words are narrated). Ibn 'Umar then recited:" Whether

you turn thither is Allah's face," and it was revealed in this

context.

Bk 4, Number 1501:

Ibn 'Umar reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) praying (Nafl prayer) on a donkey's back while his

face was turned towards Khaibar.

Bk 4, Number 1502:

Sa'id b. Yasar reported: I was travelling along with Ibn 'Umar

on the way to Mecca. Sa'id said: When I apprehended dawn, I

dismounted (the ride) and observed Witr prayer and then again

joined him. Ibn 'Umar said to me: Where were you? I said: I

apprehended the appearance of dawn, so I dismounted and

observed Witr prayer. Upon this 'Abdullah said: Is there not a

model pattern for you in the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him)? I said: Yes, by Allah, and (then) he said: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to observe

Witr prayer on the camel's back.

Bk 4, Number 1503:

'Abdullah b. Dinar reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to observe

prayer on his ride (no matter) in which direction it had its

face turned. 'Abdullah b. Dinar said that Ibn 'Umar used to do

like that.

Bk 4, Number 1504:

'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) used to observe Witr prayer on his ride.

Bk 4, Number 1505:

Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father

that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be. upon him) used to

observe Nafl (supererogatory) prayer on his ride no matter in

what direction it turned its face, and he observed Witr too on

it, but did not observe obligatory prayer on it.

Bk 4, Number 1506:

'Abdullah b. 'Amir b. Rabi'a has reported on the authority of

his father that he had seen the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) observing Nafl player at night on a journey on

the back of his ride in whichever direction it turned its

face.

Bk 4, Number 1507:

Anas b. Sirin reported: We met Anas b. Malik as he came to

Syria at a place known as 'Ain−al−Tamar and saw him observing

prayer on the back of his donkey with his face turned in that

direction. (Hammam one of the narrators) pointed towards the

left of Qibla, so I said to him: I find you observing prayer

towards the side other than that of Qibla. Upon this he said:

Had I not seen the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

doing like this, I would not have done so at all.

Chapter 98: PERMISSIBILITY OF COMBINING TWO PRAYERS ON A

JOURNEY

Bk 4, Number 1508:

Ibn 'Umar reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) was in a state of hurry on a journey, he combined

the sunset and 'Isha' prayers.

Bk 4, Number 1509:

Nafi' reported that when Ibn 'Umar was in a state of hurry on

a journey, he combined the sunset and 'Isha' prayers after the

twilight had disappeared, and he would say that when the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was in a state of

hurry on a journey, he combined the sunset and 'Isha' prayers.

Bk 4, Number 1510:

Salim reported from his father to be saying: I saw the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) combining the

sunset and Isha' prayers when he was in a hurry on a journey.

Bk 4, Number 1511:

Salim b. 'Abdullah reported that his father had said: I saw

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) delaying the

sunset prayer till he would combine it with the 'Isha' when he

hastened to set out on a journey.

Bk 4, Number 1512:

Anas b. Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) set out on a journey before the sun declined

(from the meridian), he delayed the noon prayer till the

afternoon prayer, and then dismounted (his ride) and combined

them (noon and afternoon prayers), but if the sun had declined

before his setting out on a journey, he observed the noon

prayer and then mounted (the ride).

Bk 4, Number 1513:

Anas reported: When the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) intended to combine two prayers on a journey, he delayed

the noon prayer till came the early time of the afternoon

prayer, and then combined the two.

Bk 4, Number 1514:

Anas reported that when the Apostle of Allah (may peace be

upon him) had to set out on a journey hurriedly, he delayed

the noon prayer to the earlier time for the afternoon prayer,

and then he would combine them, and he would delay the sunset

prayer to the time when the twilight would disappear and then

combine it with the 'Isha' prayer.

Chapter 99: COMBINATION OF PRAYERS, WHEN ONE IS RESIDENT

Bk 4, Number 1515:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) observed the noon and afternoon prayers together, and the

sunset and Isha' prayers together without being in a state of

fear or in a state of journey.

Bk 4, Number 1516:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) observed the noon and afternoon prayers together in

Medina without being in a state of fear or in a state of

journey. (Abu Zubair said: I asked Sa'id [one of the

narrators] why he did that. He said: I asked Ibn 'Abbas as you

have asked me, and he replied that he [the Holy Prophet]

wanted that no one among his Ummah should be put to

[unnecessary] hardship.)

Bk 4, Number 1517:

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) combined the prayers as he set on a journey in the

expedition to Tabuk. He combined the noon prayer with the

afternoon prayer and the sunset prayer with the 'Isha' prayer.

Sa'id (one of the rawis) said to Ibn 'Abbas: What prompted him

to do this? He said: He wanted that his Ummah should not be

put to (unnecessary) hardship.

Bk 4, Number 1518:

Mu'adh reported: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) on the Tabuk expedition, and he observed

the noon and afternoon prayers together and the sunset and

'Isha' prayers together.

Bk 4, Number 1519:

Mu'adh b. Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) combined in the expedition to Tabuk the noon prayer

with the afternoon prayer and the sunset prayer with the

'Isha' prayer. He (one of the narrators) said: What prompted

him to do that? He (Mu'adh) replied that he (the Holy Prophet)

wanted that his Ummah should not be put to (unnecessary)

hardship.

Bk 4, Number 1520:

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) combined the noon prayer with the afternoon prayer

and the sunset prayer with the 'Isha' prayer in Medina without

being in a state of danger or rainfall. And in the hadith

transmitted by Waki' (the words are):" I said to Ibn 'Abbas:

What prompted him to do that? He said: So that his (Prophet's)

Ummah should not be put to (unnecessary) hardship." And in the

hadith transmitted by Mu'awiya (the words are):" It was said

to Ibn 'Abbas: What did he intend thereby? He said he wanted

that his Ummah should not be put to unnecessary hardship."

Bk 4, Number 1521:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: I observed with the Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him) eight (rak'ahs) in combination, and seven

rak'ahs in combination. I (one of the narrators) said: O Abd

Sha'tha', I think that he (the Holy Prophet) had delayed the

noon prayer and hastened the afternoon prayer, and he delayed

the sunset prayer and hastened the 'Isha' prayer. He said: I

also think so.

Bk 4, Number 1522:

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) observed in Medina seven (rak'ahs) and eight

(rak'ahs), i. e. (be combined) the noon and afternoon prayers

(eight rak'ahs) and the sunset and 'Isha' prayers (seven

rak'ahs).

Bk 4, Number 1523:

'Abdullah b. Shaqiq reported: Ibn 'Abbas one day addressed us

in the afternoon (after the afternoon prayer) till the sun

disappeared and the stars appeared, and the people began to

say: Prayer, prayer. A person from Banu Tamim came there. He

neither slackened nor turned away, but (continued crying):

Prayer, prayer. Ibn 'Abbas said: May you be deprived of your

mother, do you teach me Sunnah? And then he said: I saw the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) combining the noon

and afternoon prayers and the sunset and 'Isha' prayers.

'Abdullah b. Shaqiq said: Some doubt was created in my mind

about it. So I came to Abu Huraira and asked him (about it)

and he testified his assertion.

Bk 4, Number 1524:

'Abdullah b. Shaqiq al−'Uqaili reported: A person said to Ibn

'Abbas (as he delayed the prayer): Prayer. He kept silence. He

again said: Prayer. He again kept silence, and he again cried:

Prayer. He again kept silence and said: May you be deprived of

your mother, do you teach us about prayer? We used to combine

two prayers during the life of the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him).