Prayers : Kitab-al-Salat

Bk 4 Prayers (Kitab Al−Salat)

INTRODUCTION

Prayer is the soul of religion. Where there is no prayer,

there can be no purification of the soul. The non−praying man

is rightly considered to be a soulless man. Take prayer out of

the world, and it is all over with religion because it is with

prayer that man has the consciousness of God and selfless love

for humanity and inner sense of piety. Prayer is, therefore,

the first, the highest, and the most solemn phenomenon and

manifestation of religion. The way in which prayer is offered

and the words which are recited in it explain the true nature

of religion of which it is the expression of man's contact

with the Lord. Prayer in Islam gives in a nutshell the

teachings of Islam. The very first thing which comes into

prominence in Islamic prayer is that it is accompanied by

bodily movements. It implies that Islam lifts not only the

soul to the spiritual height, but also illuminates the body of

man with the light of God−consciousness. It aims at purifying

both body and soul, for it finds no cleavage between them.

Islam does not regard body and soul as two different entities

opposed to each other, or body as the prison of the soul from

which It yearns to secure freedom in order to soar to heavenly

heights." The soul is an organ of the body which exploits it

for physiological purposes, or body is an instrument of the

soul" (Iqbal, Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, p

105), and thus both need spiritual enlightenment. Secondly,

Islamic prayer does not aim at such a spiritual contact with

God in which the world and self are absolutely denied, in

which human personality is dissolved, disappears and is

absorbed in the Infinite Lord. Islam does not favour such a

meditation and absorption in which man ceases to be conscious

of his own self and feels himself to be perfectly identified

with the Infinite, and claims in a mood of ecstasy: My" I" has

become God, or rather he is God. Islam wants to inculcate the

consciousness of the indwelling of the light of God in body

and soul but does allow him to transport himself in the realm

of lnfinity. It impresses upon his mind that he is the humble

servant of the Great and Glorious Lord and his spiritual

development and religious piety lies in sincere and willing

obedience to Allah. The very first step towards the

achievement of this objective is that man should have a clear

consciousness of his own finiteness and Infiniteness of the

Lord, and clearly visualise and feel that he is created as a

human being by the Creator and Master of the universe, and he

cannot, therefore, become demi−god or god. His success lies in

proving himself by his outlook and behaviour that he is the

true and loyal servant of his Great Master. Islamic prayer is,

therefore, the symbol of humble reverence before the Majesty

of the Glorious Lord.

Chapter 1: THE BEGINNING OF ADHAN

Bk 4, Number 0735:

Ibn Umar reported: When the Muslims came to Medina, they

gathered and sought to know the time of prayer but no one

summoned them. One day they discussed the matter, and some of

them said: Use something like the bell of the Christians and

some of them said: Use horn like that of the Jews. Umar said:

Why may not a be appointed who should call (people) to prayer?

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: O Bilal,

get up and summon (the people) to prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0736:

Anas reported: Bilal was commanded (by the Apostle of Allah)

to repeat (the phrases of) Adhan twice and once in Iqama. The

narrator said: I made a men− tion of it before Ayyub who said:

Except for saying: Qamat−is−Salat [the time for prayer has

come].

Bk 4, Number 0737:

Anas b. Malik reported: They (the Companions) discussed that

they should know the timings of prayer by means of something

recognized by all. Some of them said that fire should be

lighted or a bell should be rung. But Bilal was ordered to

repeat the phrases twice in Adhan, and once in Iqama.

Bk 4, Number 0738:

This hadith is transmitted by Khalid Hadhdha with the same

chain of transmitters (and the words are): When the majority

of the people discussed they should know, like the hadith

narrated by al−Thaqafi (mentioned above) except for the

words:" They (the people) should kindle fire."

Bk 4, Number 0739:

Anas reported: Bilal was commanded (by the Holy Prophet) to

repeat the phrases twice in Adhan, and once in lqama.

Chapter 2: HOW ADHAN IS TO BE PRONOUNCED

Bk 4, Number 0740:

Abu Mahdhura said that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) taught him Adhan like this: Allah is the Greatest, Allah

is the Greatest; I testify that there is no god but Allah, I

testify that there is no god but Allah; I testify that

Muhammad Is the Messenger of Allah, I testify that Muhammad is

the Messenger of Allah, and it should be again repeated: I

testify that there is no god but Allah, I testify that there

is no god but Allah; I testify that Muhammad Is the Messenger

of Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

Come to the prayer (twice). Come to the prayer (twice). Ishaq

added: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; there Is

no god but Allah.

Chapter 3: THERE CAN BE TWO PRONOUNCERS OF ADHAN FOR ONE

MOSQUE

Bk 4, Number 0741:

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) had two Mu'adhdhins, Bilal and 'Abdullah b. Umm Maktum,

who (latter) was blind.

Bk 4, Number 0742:

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'A'isha by

another chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0743:

A'isha reported: Ibn Umm Maktum used to pronounce Adhan at the

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

(despite the fact) that he was blind.

Bk 4, Number 0744:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Hisham.

Chapter 4: THE HOLY PROPHET REFRAINED FROM ATTACKING PEOPLE

LIVING IN DAR AL−KUFR ON HEARING ADHAN FROM THEM

Bk 4, Number 0745:

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

upon him) used to attack the enemy when it was dawn. He would

listen to the Adhan; so if he heard an Adhan, he stopped,

otherwise made an attack. Once on hearing a man say: Allah is

the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) remarked: He is following al−Fitra

(al−Islam). Then hearing him say: I testify that there is no

god but Allah. there is no god but Allah, the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) said: You have come out of the

Fire (of Hell). They looked at him and found that he was a

goatherd.

Chapter 5: HE WHO HEARS THE ADHAN SHOULD RESPOND LIKE IT,

INVOKE BLESSINGS UPON THE APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND

THEN BEG FOR HIM THE WASILA

Bk 4, Number 0746:

Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported: When you hear the call (to

prayer), repeat what the Mu'adhdhin pronounces.

Bk 4, Number 0747:

'Abdullah b. Amr b. al−As reported Allah's Messenger (may

peace be upon him) as saying: When you hear the Mu'adhdhin,

repeat what he says, then invoke a blessing on me, for

everyone who invokes a blessing on me will receive ten

blessings from Allah; then beg from Allah al−Wasila for me,

which is a rank in Paradise fitting for only one of Allah's

servants, and I hope that I may be that one. If anyone who

asks that I be given the Wasila, he will be assured of my

intercession.

Bk 4, Number 0748:

'Umar b. al−Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) said: When the Mu'adhdhin says: Allah is

the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and one of you should

make this response: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the

Greatest; (and when the Mu'adhdhin) says: I testify that there

is no god but Allah, one should respond: I testify that there

is no god but Allah, and when he says: I testify that Muhammad

is the Messenger of Allah, one should make a response: I

testify that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger. When he (the

Mu'adhdhin) says: Come to prayer, one should make a response:

There is no might and no power except with Allah. When he (the

Mu'adhdhin) says: Come to salvation, one should respond: There

is no might and no power except with Allah, and when he (the

Mu'adhdhin) says: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the

Greatest, then make a response: Allah is the Greatest, Allah

is the Greatest. When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: There is no

god but Allah, and he who makes a re− sponse from the heart:

There is no god but Allah, he will enter Paradise.

Bk 4, Number 0749:

Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) said: If anyone says on hearing the Mu'adhdhin: I

testify that there is no god but Allah alone. Who has no

partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger,

(and that) I am satisfied with Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad

as Messenger. and with Islam as din (code of life), his sins

would be forgiven. In the narration transmitted by Ibn Rumh

the words are:" He who said on hearing the Mu'adhdhin and

verity I testify." ' Qutaiba has not mentioned his words:" And

I."

Chapter 6: THE EXCELLENCE OF ADHAN AND RUNNING AWAY OF THE

SATAN ON HEARING IT

Bk 4, Number 0750:

Yahya narrated it on the authority of his uncle that he had

been sitting in the company of Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan when the

Mu'adhdhin called (Muslims) to prayer. Mu'awiya said: I heard

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying The

Mu'adhdhins will have the longest necks on the Day of

Resurrection.

Bk 4, Number 0751:

Abu Sufyan reported it on the authority of Jabir that he had

heard the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: When

Satan hears the call to prayer, he runs away to a distance

like that of Rauha. Sulaimin said: I asked him about Rauha. He

replied: It is at a distance of thirty−six miles from Medina.

Bk 4, Number 0752:

Abu Mu'awiya narrated it on the authority of A'mash with the

same chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0753:

AbuHuraira reported the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) as saying: When Satan hears the call to prayer, he turns

back and breaks the wind so as not to bear the call being

made, but when the call is finished he turns round and

distracts (the minds of those who pray), and when he bears the

Iqama he again runs away so as not to hear its voice and when

it subsides, he comes back and distracts (the minds of those

who stand for prayer).

Bk 4, Number 0754:

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

upon him) said: When the Mu'adhdhin calls to prayer, Satan

runs back vehemently.

Bk 4, Number 0755:

Suhail reported that his father sent him to Banu Haritha along

with a boy or a man. Someone called him by his name from an

enclosure. He (thenarrator) said: The person with me looked

towards the enclosure, but saw nothing. I made a mention of

that to my father. He said: If I knew that you would meet such

a situation I would have never sent you (there), but (bear in

wind) whenever you hear such a call (from the evil spirits)

pronounce the Adhan. for I have heard Abu Huraira say that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upbn him) said: Whenever

Adhan is proclaimed, Satan runs back vehemently.

Bk 4, Number 0756:

Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle (may peace be upon him) said

When the call to prayer is made, Satan runs back and breaks

wind so as not to hear the call being made, and when the call

is finished. he turns round. When Iqama is proclaimed he turns

his back, and when it is finished he turns round to distract a

man, saying: Re− member such and such; remember such and such,

referring to something the man did not have in his mind, with

the result that he does not know how much he has prayed.

Bk 4, Number 0757:

A hadith like it has been narrated by Abu Huraira but for

these words:" He (the man saying the prayer) does not know how

much he has prayed.

Chapter 7: THE DESIRABILITY OF RAISING THE HANDS APPOSITE THE

SHOULDERS AT THE TIME OF BEGINNING THE PRAYER AND AT THE TIME

OF BOWING AND AT THE TIME OF RETURNING TO THE ERECT POSITION

AFTER BOWING

Bk 4, Number 0758:

Salim narrated it on the authority of his father who reported:

I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) raising

his hands apposite the shoulders at the time of beginning the

prayer and before bowing down and after coming back to the

position after bowing. but he did not raise them between two

prostrations.

Bk 4, Number 0759:

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

upon him), when he stood up for prayer, used to raise his

hands apposite the shoulders and then recited takbir

(Allah−o−Akbar), and when he was about to bow he again did

like it and when he raised himself from the ruku' (bowing

posture) he again did like it, but he did not do it at the

time of raising his head from prostration.

Bk 4, Number 0760:

This hadith has been transmitted with the same chain of

transmitters by al. Zuhri as narrated by Ibn Juraij (who)

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

stood up for prayer, he raised hands (to the height) apposite

the shoulders and then recited takbir.

Bk 4, Number 0761:

Abu Qilaba reported that he saw Malik b. Huwairith raising his

hands at the beginning of prayer and raising his hands before

kneeling down, and raising his hands after lifting his head

from the state of kneeling, and he narrated that the Messenger

of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to do like this.

Bk 4, Number 0762:

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

be upon him) raised his hands apposite his ears at the time of

reciting the takbir (i. e. at the time of beginning the

prayer) and then again raised his hands apposite the ears at

the time of bowing and when he lifted his head after bowing he

said: Allah listened to him who praised Him, and did like it

(raised his hands up to the ears).

Bk 4, Number 0763:

This hadith has been transmitted by Qatada with the same chain

of trans. mitters that he saw the Apostle of Allah (may peace

be upon him) doing like this (i. e. raising his hands) till

they were apposite the lobes of cars.

Chapter 8: THE RECITING OF TAKBIR AT THE TIME OF BOWING AND

RISING IN PRAYER EXCEPT RISING AFTER RUKU, WHEN IT IS SAID:

ALLAH LISTENED TO HIM WHO PRAISED HIM

Bk 4, Number 0764:

Abu Salama reported: Abu Huraira led prayer for them and

recited takbir when he bent and raised himself (in ruku' and

sujud) and after completing (the prayer) he said: By Allah I

say prayer which has the best resemblance with the prayer of

the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) amongst you.

Bk 4, Number 0765:

Abu Huraira reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) got up for prayer, he would say the takbir

(Allah−o−Akbar) when standing, then say the takbir when

bowing. then say:" Allah listened to him who praised him,"

when coming to the erect position after bowing, then say while

standing:" To Thee, our Lord, be the praise", then recite the

takbir when getting down for prostration, then say the takbir

on raising his head, then say the takbir on prostrating

himself, then say the takbir on raising his head. He would do

that throughout the whole prayer till he would complete it,

and he would say the takbir when he would get up at the end of

two rak'as after adopting the sitting posture. Abu Huraira

said: My prayer has the best resemblance amongst you with the

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

Bk 4, Number 0766:

Ibn al−Harith reported: He had heard Abu Huraira say: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) recited takbir on

standing for prayer, and the rest of the hadith is like that

transmitted by Ibn Juraij (recorded above), but he did not

mention Abu Huraira as saying:" My prayer has the best

resemblance amongst you with the prayer of the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him)."

Bk 4, Number 0767:

Abu Salama b. 'Abd al−Rahman reported.. When Marwan appointed

Abu Huraira as his deputy in Medina, he recited takbir

whenever he got up for obligatory prayer, and the rest of the

hadith is the same as transmitted by Ibn Juraij (but with the

addition of these words): On completing the prayer with

salutation, and he turned to the people in the mosque and

said....

Bk 4, Number 0768:

Abu Salama reported that Abu Huraira recited takbir in prayer

on all occasions of rising and kneeling. We said: O Abu

Huraira, what is this takbir? He said: Verily it is the prayer

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

Bk 4, Number 0769:

Suhail reported on the authority of his father that Abu

Huraira used to recite takbir on all occasions of rising and

bending (in prayer) and narrated that the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) used to do like that.

Bk 4, Number 0770:

Mutarrif reported: I and 'Imran b. Husain said prayer behind

'Ali b. Abu, Talib. He recited takbir when he prostrated, and

he recited takbir when he raised his head and he recited

takbir while rising up (from the sitting position at the end

of two rak'ahs). When we had finished our prayer, 'Imran

caught hold of my hand and said: He (Hadrat Ali) has led

prayer like Muhammad (may peace be upon him) or he said: He in

fact recalled to my mind the prayer of Muhammad (may peace be

upon him.)

Chapter 9: THE RECITING OF AL−FATIHA IN EVERY RAK'AH OF PRAYER

IS OBLIGATORY

Bk 4, Number 0771:

'Ubada b. as−Samit reported from the Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him ): He who does not recite Fatihat al−Kitab

is not credited with having observed the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0772:

Ubada b. as−Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) said: He who does not recite Umm al−Qur'an is not

credited with having observed the prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0773:

Mahmud b. al−Rabi', on whose face the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) squirted water from the well, reported on

the authority of 'Ubada b. as− Samit that the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who does not recite Umm

al−Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0774:

This hadith has also been transmitted by Ma'mar from al−Zuhri

with the same chain of transmitters with the addition of these

words:" and something more".

Bk 4, Number 0775:

Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: If anyone observes prayer in which he does not

recite Umm al−Qur'an, It is deficient [he said this three

times] and not complete. It was said to Abu Huraira: At times

we are behind the Imam. He said: Recite it inwardly, for he

had heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

declare that Allah the Exalted had said: I have divided the

prayer into two halves between Me and My servant, and My

servant will receive what he asks. When the servant says:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe, Allah the Most

High says: My servant has praised Me. And when he (the

servant) says: The Most Compassionate, the Merciful, Allah the

Most High says: My servant has lauded Me. And when he (the

servant) says: Master of the Day of judg− ment, He remarks: My

servant has glorified Me. and sometimes He would say: My

servant entrusted (his affairs) to Me. And when he (the

worshipper) says: Thee do we worship and of Thee do we ask

help, He (Allah) says: This is between Me and My servant, and

My servant will receive what he asks for. Then, when he (the

worshipper) says: Guide us to the straight path, the path of

those to whom Thou hast been Gracious not of those who have

incurred Thy displeasure, nor of those who have gone astray,

He (Allah) says: This is for My servant, and My servant will

receive what he asks for. Sufyan said: 'Ala b. 'Abd al−Rahman

b. Ya'qub narrated it to me when I went to him and he was

confined to his home on account of illness, and I asked him

about it.

Bk 4, Number 0776:

It is naratted on the authority of Abu Huraira that he had

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

who observed prayer but he did not recite the Umm al−Qur'an in

it, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by

Sufyan, and in this hadith the words are:" Allah the Most High

said: the prayer is divided into two halves between Me and My

servant. The half of it is for Me and the half of it is for My

servant."

Bk 4, Number 0777:

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

upon him) said: He who said his prayer, but did not recite the

opening chapter of al−Kitab, his prayer is incomplete. He

repeated it thrice.

Bk 4, Number 0778:

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

upon him) said: One is not credited with having observed the

prayer without the recitation (of al−Fatiha). So said Abu

Huraira: (The prayer in which) the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) recited in a loud voice, we also recited

that loudly for you (and the prayer in which) he recited

inwardly we also recited inwardly for you (to give you a

practical example of the prayer of the Holy Prophet).

Bk 4, Number 0779:

'Ata' narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira who said that

one should recite (al−Fatiha) in every (rak'ah of) prayer.

What we heard (i. e. recitation) from the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him), we made you listen to that. And that

which he (recited) inwardly, we (recited) inwardly for you. A

person said to him: If I add nothing to the (recitation) of

the Umm al Qur'an (Surat al−Fatiha), would it make the prayer

incomplete? He (AbuHuraira) said: If you add to that (if you

recite some of verses of the Qur'an along with Surat

at−Fatiha) that is better for you. But if you are contented

with it (Surat al−Fatiha) only, it is sufficient for you.

Bk 4, Number 0780:

'Ata' reported it on the authority of Abu Huraira who said:

Recitation (of Surat al−Fatiha) in every (rak'ah) of prayer in

essential. (The recitation) that we listened to from the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) we made you listen to

it. And that which he recited inwardly to us, we recited it

inwardly for you. And he who recites Umm al−Qur'an, it is

enough for him (to complete the prayer), and he who adds to it

(recites some other verses of the Holy Qur'an along with Surat

al−Fatiha), it is preferable for him.

Bk 4, Number 0781:

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

upon him) entered the mosque and a person also entered therein

and offered prayer, and then came and paid salutation to the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). The Mes− senger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) returned his salutation and

said: Go back and pray, for you have not offered the prayer.

He again prayed as he had prayed before, and came to the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon. him) and saluted him. The

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

salutation and said: Go back and say prayer, for you have not

offered the prayer. This (act of repeating the prayer) was

done three times. Upon this the person said: By Him Who hast

sent you with Truth, whatever better I can do than this,

please teach me. He (the Holy Prophet) said: When you get up

to pray, recite takbir, and then recite whatever you

conveniently can from the Qur'an, then bow down and remain

quietly in that position, then raise your− self and stand

erect; then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that

attitude; then raise yourself and sit quietly; and do that

throughout all your prayers.

Bk 4, Number 0782:

Abu Huraira reported: A person entered the mosque and said

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

was sitting in a nook (of the mosque), and the rest of the

hadith is the same as mentioned above, but with this

addition:" When you get up to pray, perform the ablution

completely, and then turn towards the Qibla and recite takbir

(Allah o Akbar =Allah is the Most Great)."

Chapter 10: THE ONE LED IN PRAYER IS FORBIDDEN TO RECITE

LOUDLY BEHIND THE imam

Bk 4, Number 0783:

lmrin b. Husain reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace

beupon him) led us In Zuhr or 'Asr prayer (noon or the

afternoon prayer). (On concluding it) he said: Who recited

behind me (the verses): Sabbih Isma Rabbik al−a'la (Glorify

the name of thy Lord, the Most High)? There upon a person

said: It was I, but I in− tended nothing but goodness. I felt

that some one of you was disputing with me in it (or he was

taking out from my tongue what I was reciting), said the Holy

Prophet (may peace be upon him).

Bk 4, Number 0784:

'Imran b. Husain reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) observed the Zuhr prayer and a person recited

Sabbih Isma Rabbik al−a'la (Glorify the name of thy Lord, the

Most High) behind him. When he (the Holy Pro− phet) concluded

the prayer he said: Who amongst you recited (the

above−mentioned verse) or who amongst you was the reciter? A

person said: It was I. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet)

observed: I thought as if someone amongst you was disputing

with me (in what I was reciting).

Bk 4, Number 0785:

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

transmitters that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) observed Zuhr prayer and said: I felt that someone

amongst you was disputing with me (in what I was reciting).

Chapter 11: ARGUMENT OF THOSE WHO SAY THAT HE (THE HOLY

PROPHET) DID NOT RECITE BISMILLAH (IN THE NAME OF ALLAH)

LOUDLY

Bk 4, Number 0786:

Anas reported: I observed prayer along with the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) and with Abu Bakr, Umar and

Uthman (may Allah be pleased with all of them), but I never

heard any one of them reciting Bismillah−ir−Rahman−ir−Rahim

loudly.

Bk 4, Number 0787:

Shu'ba reported it with the same chain of transmitters. with

she addition of these words:" I said to Qatada: Did you hear

it from Anas? He replied in the affir− mative and added: We

had inquired of him about it."

Bk 4, Number 0788:

'Abda reported: 'Umar b. al−Khattab used to recite loudly

these words: Subhanak Allahumma wa bi hamdika wa tabarakasmuka

wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuka [Glory to Thee,0 Allah,

and Thine is the Praise, and Blessed is Thy Name. and Exalted

is Thy Majesty. and there is no other object of worship beside

Thee]. Qatada informed in writing that Anas b. Malik had

narrated to him: I observed prayer behind the Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr and Umar and 'Uthman.

They started (loud recitation) with: AI−hamdu lillahi Rabb

al−'Alamin [All Praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the

worlds] and did not recite Bismillah ir− Rahman−ir−Rahim

(loudly) at the beginning of the recitation or at the end of

it.

Bk 4, Number 0789:

It is reported on the authority of Abu Talha that he had heard

Anas b. Malik narrating this.

Chapter 12: ARGUMENT OF THOSE WHO ASSERT THAT BISMILLAH IS A

PART OF EVERY SURA EXCEPT SURA TAUBA

Bk 4, Number 0790:

Anas reported: One day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) was sitting amongst us that he dozed off. He then

raised his head smilingly. We said: What makes you smile.

Messenger of Allah? He said: A Sura has just been revealed to

me, and then recited: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate,

the Merciful. Verily We have given thee Kauthar (fount of

abundance). Therefore turn to thy Lord for prayer and offer

sacrifice, and surely thy enemy is cut off (from the good).

Then he (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know what Kauthar is?

We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Holy Prophet

(may peace be upon him) said: It (Kauthar) is a canal which my

Lord, the Exalted and Glorious has promised me, and there is

an abundance of good in it. It is a cistern and my people

would come to it on the Day of Resurrection, and tumblers

there would be equal to the number of stars. A servant would

be turned away from (among the people gathered there). Upon

this I would say: My Lord, he is one of my people, and He (the

Lord) would say: You do not know that he innovated new things

(in Islam) after you. Ibn Hujr made this addition in the

hadith:" He (the Holy Prophet) was sitting amongst us in the

mosque, and He (Allah) said: (You don't know) what he

innovated after you"

Bk 4, Number 0791:

Mukhtar b. Fulful reported that he had heard Anas b. Malik say

that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) dozed off,

and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by

Mus−hir except for the words that he (the Holy Prophet) said:

It (Kauthar) is a canal which my Lord the Exalted and the

Glorious has promised me in Paradise. There is a tank over it,

but he made no mention of the tumblers like the number of the

stars.

Chapter 13: THE PLACING OF THE RIGHT HAND OVER THE LEFT HAND

AFTER THE FIRST TAKBIR IN PRAYER (TAKBIR−I−TAHRIMA) BELOW THE

CHEST AND ABOVE THE NAVEL AND THEN PLACING THEM APPOSITE THE

SHOULDERS IN PROSTRATION

Bk 4, Number 0792:

Wa'il b. Hujr reported: He saw the Apostle of Allah (may peace

be upon him) raising his hands at the time of beginning the

prayer and reciting takbir, and according to Hammam (the

narrator), the hands were lifted opposite to ears. He (the

Holy Prophet) then wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed

his right hand over his left hand. And when he was about to

bow down, he brought out his hands from the cloth, and then

lifted them, and then recited takbir and bowed down, and when

(he came back to the erect position) he recited:" Allah

listened to him who praised Him." And when prostrates. he

prostrated between the two palms.

Chapter 14: THE TASHAHHUD IN PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 0793:

'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) said: While observing prayer behind the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) we used to recite:

Peace be upon Allah, peace be upon so and so. One day the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to us: Verily

Allah is Himself Peace. When any one of you sits during the

prayer. he should say: All services rendered by words, by acts

of worship, and all good things are due to Allah. Peace be

upon you,0 Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be

upon us and upon Allah's upright servants, for when he says

this it reaches every upright servant in heaven and earth (and

say further): I testify that there is no god but Allah and I

testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. Then he

may choose any supplication which pleases him and offer it.

Bk 4, Number 0794:

Shu'ba has narrated this on the authority of Mansur with the

same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention of this:"

Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him."

Bk 4, Number 0795:

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mansur with

the same chain of transmitters and he made a mention of this:"

Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him or which

he likes."

Bk 4, Number 0796:

Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported: We were sitting with the Apostle

(may peace be upon him) in prayer, and the rest of the hadith

is the same as narrated by Mansur He (also said): After

(reciting tashahud) he may choose any prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0797:

Ibn Mas'ud is reported to have said: The Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) taught me tashahhud taking my hand

within his palms, in the same way as he taught me a Sura of

the Qur'an, and he narrated it as narrated above.

Bk 4, Number 0798:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) used to teach us tashahbud just as he used to teach us a

Sura of the Qur'an, and he would say: All services rendered

by., words, acts of worship. and all good thirgs are due to

Allah. Peace be upon you,0 Prophet. and Allah's mercy and

blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah's upright servants.

I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. In the narration of Ibn

Rumb (the words are):" As he would teach us the Qur'an."

Bk 4, Number 0799:

Tawus narrated it on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said:

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

us tashahhud as he would teach us a Sura of the Qur'an.

Bk 4, Number 0800:

Hattan b. 'Abdullah al−Raqiishi reported: I observed prayer

with Abu Musu al−Ash'ari and when he was in the qa'dah, one

among the people said: The prayer has been made obligatory

along with piety and Zakat. He (the narrator) said: When Abu

Musa had finished the prayer after salutation he tuined

(towards the people) and said: Who amongst you said such and

such a thing? A hush fell on the people. He again said.. Who

amongst you has said such and such a thing? A hush fell on the

people. He (Abu Musa) said: Hattan, It is perhaps you that

have uttered it. He (Hattan) said No. I have not uttered it. I

was afraid that you might be annoyed with me on account of

this. A person amongst the people said: It was I who said it,

and In this I intended nothing but good. Abu Musa said: Don't

you know what you have to recite in your prayers? Verily the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) addressed us and

explained to us all Its aspects and taught us how to observe

prayer (properly). He (the Holy Prophet) said: When you pray

make your rows straight and let anyone amongst you act as your

Imim. Recite the takbir when he recites it and when be

recites: Not of those with whom Thou art angry. nor of those

who go astray, say: Amin. Allah would respond you. And when he

(the Imim) recites the takbir, you may also recite the takbir,

for the Imam bows before you and raises himself before you.

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

one is equivalent to the other. And when he says: Allah

listens to him who praises Him, you should say: 0 Allah, our.

Lord, to Thee be the praise, for Allah, the Exalted and

Glorious, has vouchsafed (us) through the tongue of His

Apostle (may peace be upon him) that Allah listens to him who

praises Him. And when he (the Imim) recites the takbir and

prostrates, you should also recite the takbir and prostrate,

for the Imim prostrates before you and raises himself before

you. The Messenger' of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: The

one is equi− valent to the other. And when he (the Imim) sits

for Qa'da (for tashahhud) the first words of every one amongst

you should be: All services rendered by words, acts of worship

and all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon you,0

Apostle, and Allah's mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and

upon the upright servants of Allah. I testify that there is no

god but Allah, and I testify that Mubammad is His servant and

His Messenger.

Bk 4, Number 0801:

Qatida has narrated a badith like this with another chain of

transmitters. In the badith transmitted by Jarir on the

authority of Sulaiman, Qatida's further words are: When (the

Qur'in) is recited (in prayer), you should observe silence,

and (the following words are) not found in the hadith narrated

by anyone except by Abu Kamil who heard it from Abu 'Awina

(and the words are): Verily Allah vouchsafed through the

tongue of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) this:

Allah listens to him who praises Him. Abu Ishaq (a student of

Imam Muslim) said: Abu Bakr the son of Abu Nadr's sister has

(critically) discussed this hadith. Imam Muslim said: Whom can

you find a more authentic transmitter of badith than Sulaiman?

Abu Bakr said to him (Imam Muslim): What about the hadith

narrated by Abd Huraira, i. e. the hadith that when the Qur'in

is recited (in pray er) observe silence? He (Abu Bakr again)

said: Then, why. have you not included it (in your

compilation)? He (Imam Muslim) said: I have not included in

this every hadith which I deem authentic; I have recorded only

such ahadith on which there is an agreement (amongst the

Muhaddithin apart from their being authentic).

Bk 4, Number 0802:

This hadith has been transmitted by Qatida with the same chain

of transmitters (and the words are):" Allah, the Exalted and

the Glorious, commanded it through the tongue of His Apostle

(may peace be upon−him): Allah listens to him who praises

Him."

Chapter 15: BLESSINGS ON THE PROPHET (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)

AFTER TASHAHHUD

Bk 4, Number 0803:

Abdullah b. Zaid−he who was shown the call (for prayer in a

dream) narrated it on the authority of Mas'ad al−Ansiri who

said: We were sitting in the company of Sa'id b. 'Ubida when

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

Bashir b. S'ad said: Allah has commanded us to bless you.

Messenger of Allah! But how should we bless you? He (the

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

kept quiet (and we were so much perturbed over his silence)

that we wished we had not asked him. The Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) then said: (For blessing me) say:" 0

Allah, bless Muhammad and the members of his household as Thou

didst bless the mernbers of Ibrahim's household. Grant favours

to Muhammad and the members of his household as Thou didst

grant favours to the members of the household of Ibrahim in

the world. Thou art indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious" ; and

salutation as you know.

Bk 4, Number 0804:

Ibn Abi Laila reported: Ka'b b. 'Ujra met me and said: Should

I not offer you a present (and added): The Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) came to us and we said: We have learnt

how to invoke peace upon you; (kindly tell us) how we should

bless you. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Say:" O Allah: bless

Muhammad and his family as Thou didst bless the family of

Ibrahim. Verily Thou art Praiseworthy and Glorious, O Allah."

Bk 4, Number 0805:

A hadith like this has been narrated by Mis'ar on the

authority of al−Hakam, but in the hadith transmitted by Mis'ar

these words are not found:" Should I not offer you a present?"

Bk 4, Number 0806:

A hadith like this has been narrated by al−Hakam except that

he said:" Bless Muhammad (may peace be upon him)" and he did

not say:" O Allah I

Bk 4, Number 0807:

Abu Humaid as−Sa'idi reported: They (the Companions of the

Holy Prophet) said: Apostle of Allah, how should we bless you?

He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Say:" O Allah! bless Muhammad,

his wives and his offspring as Thou didst bless Ibrahim, and

grant favours to Muhammad, and his wives and his offspring as

Thou didst grant favours to the family of Ibrahim; Thou art

Praiseworthy and Glorious."

Bk 4, Number 0808:

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

upon him) said: He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him

ten times.

Chapter 16: THE RECITING OF TASMI' (ALLAH LISTENS TO HIM WHO

PRAISES HIM), TABMID (O, OUR LORD, FOR THEE IS THE PRAISE),

AND TAMIN (AMIN)

Bk 4, Number 0809:

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

upon him) said: When the Imam says:" Allah listens to him who

praises Him." you should say:" O Allah, our Lord for Thee is

the praise." for if what anyone says synchronises with what

the angels say, his past sins will be forgiven.

Bk 4, Number 0810:

A hadith like this is narrated by Abd Huraira by another chain

of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0811:

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

upon him) said: SayAmin when the Imam says Amin, for it

anyone's utterance of Amin synchronises with that of the

angels, he will be forgiven his past sins.

Bk 4, Number 0812:

Abu Huraira said: I heard from the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) the hadith like one transmitted by Malik,

but he made no mention of the words of Shibab.

Bk 4, Number 0813:

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

upon him) said: When anyone amongst you utters Amin in prayer

and the angels in the sky also utter Amin, and this (utterance

of the one) synchronises with (that of) the other, all his

previous sins are pardoned.

Bk 4, Number 0814:

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

him) said: When anyone amongst you utters Amin and the angels

In the heaven also utter Amin and (the Amin) of the one

synchronises with (that of) the other, all his previous sins

are pardoned.

Bk 4, Number 0815:

'A hadith like this is transmitted by Ma'mar from Hammam b.

Munabbih on the authority of Abu Huraira who reported it from

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

Bk 4, Number 0816:

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

upon him) said: When the reciter (Imam) utters:" Not of those

on whom (is Thine) wrath and not the erring ones," and (the

person) behind him utters Amin and his utterance synchronises

with that of the dwellers of heavens, all his previous sins

would be pardoned.

Chapter 17: THE MUQTADI (FOLLOWER) SHOULD STRICTLY FOLLOW THE

IMAM IN PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 0817:

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

upon him) fell down from a horse and his right side was

grazed. We went to him to inquire after his health when the

time of prayer came. He led us in prayer in a sitting posture

and we said prayer behind him sitting, and when he finished

the prayer hesaid: The Imam is appointed only to be followed;

so when he recites takbir, you should also recite that; when

he prostrates, you should also prostrate; when he rises up,

you should also rise up, and when he said" God listens to him

who praises Him," you should say:" Our Lord, to Thee be the

praise," and when he prays sitting, all of you should pray

sitting.

Bk 4, Number 0818:

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

upon him) fell down from a horse and he was grazed and he led

the prayer for us sitting, and the rest of the hadith is the

same.

Bk 4, Number 0819:

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

upon him) fell down from a horse and his right side was

grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the same with the

addition of these words:" When he (the Imam) says prayer

standing, you should also do so."

Bk 4, Number 0820:

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

rode a horse and fell down from it and his right side was

grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the same, and (these

words) are found in it:" When he (the Imam) says prayer in an

erect posture, you should also say it in an erect posture."

Bk 4, Number 0821:

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

upon him) fell down from his horse and his right side was

grazed, and the rest of the hadith is the same. In this hadith

there are no additions (of words) as transmitted by Yunus and

Malik.

Bk 4, Number 0822:

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

him) fell ill and some of his Companions came to inquire after

his health. The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him)

said prayer sitting, while (his Companions) said it (behind

him) standing. He (the Holy Prophet) directed them by his

gesture to sit down, and they sat down (in prayer). After

finishing the (prayer) lie (the Holy Prophet) said: The Imam

is appointed so that be should be followed, so bow down when

lie bows down, and rise rip when he rises up and say (prayer)

sitting when he (the Imam) says (it) sitting.

Bk 4, Number 0823:

This hadith is narrated with the same chain of transmitters by

Hisham b. 'Urwa.

Bk 4, Number 0824:

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

was ill and we said prayer behind him and he was sitting. And

Abu Bakr was making audible to the people his takbir. As he

paid his attention towards us he saw us standing and (directed

us to sit down) with a gesture. So we sat down and said our

prayer with his prayer in a sitting posture. After uttering

salutation he said: You were at this time about to do an act

like that of the Persians and the Romans. They stand before

their kings while they sit, so don't do that; follow your

Imams. If they say prayer standing, you should also do so, and

if they say prayer sitting, you should also say prayer

sitting.

Bk 4, Number 0825:

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

the prayer and Abu Bakr was behind him. When the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) recited the takbir, Abu Bakr

also recited (it) in order to make it audible to us. And the

rest of the hadith is like one transmitted by Laith.

Bk 4, Number 0826:

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

upon him) said: The Imam is appointed, so that he should be

followed, so don't be at variance with him. Recite takbir when

he recites it; bow down when he bows down and when he says:"

Allah listens to him who praises Him," say:" O Allah, our

Lord, to Thee be the Praise." And when he (the Imam)

prostrates, you should also prostrate, and when he says prayer

sitting, you should all observe prayer sitting.

Bk 4, Number 0827:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Hammam b. Munabbih

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

authority of Abu Huraira.

Bk 4, Number 0828:

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

upon him) while teaching us (the principles of faith), said:

Do not try to go ahead of the Imam, recite takbir when he

recites it. and when he says:" Nor of those who err," you

should say Amin, bow down when lie bows down, and when he

says:" Allah listens to him who praises Him," say:" O Allah,

our Lord, to Thee be the praise".

Bk 4, Number 0829:

Abu Huraira reported from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be

upon him) (a hadith) like it, except the words:" Nor of those

who err, say Amin" and added:" And don't rise up ahead of

him."

Bk 4, Number 0830:

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

upon him) said: Verily the Imam is a shield, say prayer

sitting when he says prayer sitting. And when he says:" Allah

listens to him who praises Him," say:" O Allah, our Lord, to

Thee be the praise." and when the utterance of the people of

the earth synchronises with that of the beings of heaven

(angels), all the previous sins would be pardoned.

Bk 4, Number 0831:

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

saying: The Imamis appointed to be followed. So recite takbir

when he recites it, and bow down when he bows down and when he

utters:" Allah listens to him who praises Him," say" O Allah,

our Lordfor Thee be the praise." And when he prays, standing,

you should pray standing. And when he prays sitting, all of

you should pray sitting.

Chapter 18: THE IMAM IS AUTHORISED TO APPOINT ONE AS HIS

DEPUTY WHEN THERE IS A VALID REASON FOR IT (FOR EXAMPLE,

ILLNESS OR JOURNEY OR ANY OTHER), AND IF AN IMAM LEADS THE

PRAYER SITTING AS HE CANNOT DO SO STANDING, HIS FOLLOWERS

SHOULD SAY PRAYER STANDING PROVIDED THEY ARE ABLE TO DO IT AND

THERE IS AN ABROGATION OF SAYING PRAYER SITTING BEHIND A

SITTING IMAM

Bk 4, Number 0832:

Ubaidullah b. Abdullah reported: I visited 'A'isha and asked

her to tell about the illness of the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him). She agreed and said: The Apostle (may

peace be upon him) was seriously ill and he asked whether the

people had prayed. We said: No, they are waiting for you,

Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Put some water

in the tub for me. We did accordingly and he (the Holy

Prophet) took a bath;and, when he was about to move with

difficulty, he fainted. When he came round, he again said:

Have the people said prayer? We said: No, they are waiting for

you, Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) again said: Put

some water for me in the tub. We did accordingly and he took a

bag, but when he was about to move with difficultyhe fainted.

When he came round, he asked whether the people had prayed. We

said: No, they are waiting for you, Messenger of Allah. He

said: Put some water for me in the tub. We did accordingly and

he took a bath and he was about to move with difficulty when

he fainted. When he came roundhe said: Have the people

saidprayer? We said: No, they are waiting for you, Messenger

of Allah. She ('A'isha) said: The people were staying in the

mosque and waiting for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) to lead the last (night) prayer. She ('A'isha) said:

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent

(instructions) to Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. When

the messenger came, he told him (Abd Bakr): The Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) has ordered you to lead the

people in prayer. Abu Bakr who was a man of very tenderly

feelings asked Umar to lead the prayer. 'Umar said: You are

more entitled to that. Abu Bakr led the prayers during those

days. Afterwards the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) felt some relief and he went out supported by two men,

one of them was al−'Abbas, to the noon prayer. Abu Bakr was

leading the people in prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him. he began

to withdraw, but the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

told him not to withdraw. He told his two (companions) to seat

him down beside him (Abu Bakr). They seated him by the side of

Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr said the prayer standing while following

the prayer of the Apostle (way peace be upon him) and the

people Bald prayer (standing) while following the prayer of

Abu Bakr. The Apostle (may peace be upon him) was seated.

Ubaidullah said: I visited 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas, and said:

Should I submit to you what 'A'isha had told about the illness

of the Apostle (may peace be upon him)? He said: Go ahead. I

submitted to him what had been transmitted by her ('A'isha).

He objected to none of it, only asking whether she had named

to him the man who accompanied al−'Abbas. I said: No. He said:

It was 'Ali.

Bk 4, Number 0833:

'A'isha reported: It was in the house ofMaimuna that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) first fell ill. He

asked permission from his wives to stay in her ('A'isha's)

house during his illness. They granted him permission. She

('A'isha) narrated: He (the Holy Prophet) went out (for

prayer) with his hand over al−Fadl b. 'Abbas and on the other

hand there was another person and (due to weakness) his feet

dragged on the earth. 'Ubaidullah said: I narrated this hadith

to the son of 'Abbas ('Abdullah b. 'Abbas) and he said: Do you

know who the man was whose name 'A'isha did not mention? It

was 'Ali.

Bk 4, Number 0834:

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

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

ill and his illness became serious, he asked permission from

his wives to stay in my house during his illness. They gave

him permission to do so. He stepped out (of'A'isha's apartment

for prayer) supported by two persons. (He was so much weak)

that his feet dragged on the ground and he was being supported

by 'Abbas b. 'Abd al−Muttalib and another person. 'Ubaidullah

said: I informed 'Abdullah (b. 'Abbas) about that which

'A'isha had said. 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas said: Do you know the

man whose name 'A'isha did not mention? He said: No. Ibn

'Abbas said: It was 'Ali.

Bk 4, Number 0835:

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

him), said: I tried to dissuade the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) from it (i. e. from appointing Abu Bakr as

the Imam.) and my insistence upon it was not due to the fact

that I entertained any apprehension in my mind that the people

would not love the man who would occupy his (Prophet's) place

(i. e. who would be appointed as his caliph) and I feared that

the people would be superstitious about one who would occupy

his place. I, therefore, desired that the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) should leave Abu Bakr aside in this

matter.

Bk 4, Number 0836:

'A'isha reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) came to my house, he said: Ask Abu Bakr to lead

people in prayer. 'A'isha narrated: I said, Messenger of

Allah, Abu Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings; as he recites

the Qur'an, he cannot help shedding tears: so better command

anyone else to lead the prayer. By Allah, there is nothing

disturbing in it for me but the idea that the people may not

takeevil omen with regard to one who is the first to occupy

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

tried to dissuade him (the Holy Prophet) twice or thrice (from

appointing my father as an Imam in prayer), but he ordered Abu

Bakr to lead the people in prayer and said: You women are like

those (who had) surrounded Yusuf.

Bk 4, Number 0837:

'A'isha reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) was confined to bed, Bilal came to him to summon him

to prayer. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Ask Abu Bakr to lead

the people in prayer. She ('A'isha) reported: I said:

Messenger of Allah, Abu! Bakr is a tenderhearted man, go when

]be would stand at your place (he would be so overwhelmed by

feelings) that he would not be able to make the people hear

anything (his recitation would not be audible to the followers

in prayer). You should better order Umar (to lead the prayer).

He (the Holy Prophet) said: Ask Abu Bakr to lead people in−

prayer. She ('A'isha) said: I asked Hafsa to (convey) my

impression to him (the Holy Prophet) that Abu Bakr was a

tenderhearted man, so when he would stand at his place, he

would not be able to make the people bear anything. He better

order Umar. Hafsa conveyed this (message of Hadrat 'A'isha) to

him (the Holy Prophet). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) said: (You are behaving) as if you are the females

who had gathered around Yusuf. Order Abd Bakr to lead the

people in prayer. She ('A'isha) reported: So Abu Bakr was

ordered to lead the people in prayer. As the prayer began, the

Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) felt some relief;

he got up and moved supported by two persons and his feet

dragged on earth (due to excessive weakness). 'A'isha

reported: As he (the Holy Prophet) entered the mosque. Abu

Bakr perceived his (arrival). He was about to with. draw, but

the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) by the gesture

(of This hand) told him to keep standing at his place. The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came and seated

himself on the left side of Abu Bakr. She ('A'isha) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was leading

people in prayer sitting. Abu Bakr was following the prayer of

the Apostle (may peace be upon him) in a standing posture and

the people were following the prayer of Abu Bakr.

Bk 4, Number 0838:

A'mash reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) suffered from illness of which he died, and in the

hadith transmitted by Ibn Mus−hir, the words are: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was brought till he

was seated by his (Abu Bakr's) side and the Apostle (may peace

be upon him) led the people in prayer and Abu Bakr was making

takbir audible to them, and in the hadith transmitted by 'Isa

the (words are):" The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) sat and led the people in prayer and Abu Bakr was by his

side and he was making (takbir) audible to the people."

Bk 4, Number 0839:

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

him) ordered Abu Bakr that he should lead people in prayer

during his illness, and he led them In prayer. 'Urwa said: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) felt relief and

went (to the mosque) and Abd Bakr was leading the people in

prayer. When Abel Bakr saw him he began to withdraw, but the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) signed him to

remain where he was. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) sat opposite to Abu Bakr by his side. Abu Bakr said

prayer following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him), and the people said prayer following the

prayer of Abu Bakr.

Bk 4, Number 0840:

Anas b. Malik reported, Abu Bakr led them in prayer due to the

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

which be died. It was a Monday and they stood in rows for

prayer. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) drew

aside the curtain of ('A'isha's) apartment and looked at us

while he was standing, and his (Prophet's) face was (as

bright) as the paper of the Holy Book. The Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) felt happy and smiled. And we were

confounded with joy while in prayer due to the arrival (among

our midst) of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him),

Abu Bakr stepped back upon his heels to say prayer in a row

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

had come out for prayer. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) with the help of his hand signed to them to complete

their prayer. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

went back (to his apartment) and drew the curtain. He (the

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

breathed his last on that very day.

Bk 4, Number 0841:

Anas reported: The last glance that I have had of the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) (before his death)

was that when he on Monday drew the curtain aside. The hadith

transmitted by Salih is perfect and complete.

Bk 4, Number 0842:

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik by

another chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0843:

Anas reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

did not come to us for three days. When the prayer was about

to start. Abu Bakr stepped forward (to lead the prayer), and

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

curtain. When the face of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be

upon him) became visible to us, we (found) that no sight was

more endearing to us than the face of the Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) as it appeared to us. The Apostle of

Allah (may peace be upon him) with the gesture of his hand

directed Abu Bakr to step forward (and lead the prayer). The

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) then drew the

curtain, and we could not see him till he died.

Bk 4, Number 0844:

Abu Musa reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) became ill and illness became serious he ordered Abu

Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Upon this 'A'isha said:

Messenger of Allah, Abd Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings:

when he would stand in your place (he would be so much

overwhelmed −by grief that) he would not be able to lead the

people in prayer. He (the Holy Prophet) said: You order Abu

Bakr to lead the people in prayer, and added: You are like the

female companions of Yusuf. So Abu Bakr led the prayer (during

this period of illness) in the life of the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him).

Chapter 19: IF THE IMAM ARRIVES LATE AND THERE IS NO DANGER OF

AN UNPLEASANT HAPPENING, ANOTHER IMAM CAN BE APPOINTED TO LEAD

THE PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 0845:

Sahl b. Sa'd al−Sa'idi reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) went to the tribe of Bani Amr b. Auf in

order to bring reconciliation amongst (its members), and It

was a time of prayer. The Mu'adhdhin came to Abu Bakr and

said: Would you lead the prayer in case I recite takbir

(tahrima, with which the prayer begins)? He (Abu Bakr) said:

Yes. He (the narrator) said: He (Abu Bakr) started (leading)

the prayer. The people were engaged in observing prayer when

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

come there and made his way (through the people) till he stood

in a row. The people began to clap (their hands), but Abu Bakr

paid no heed (to it) in prayer. When the people clapped more

vigorously, he (Abu Bakr) then paid heed and saw the Messenger

of Allah (may peace be upon him) there. (He was about to

withdraw when) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

signed to him to keep standing at his place. Abu Bakr lifted

his hands and praised Allah for what the Messenger of Allah

(may peace be upon him) had commanded him and then Abu Bakr

withdrew himself till he stood in the midst of the row and the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) stepped forward and

led the prayer. When (the prayer) was over, he (the Holy

Prophet) said: 0 Abu Bakr, what prevented you from standing

(at that place) as I ordered you to do? Abu Bakr said: It does

not become the son of Abu Quhafa to lead prayer before the

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

Allah (may peace be upon him) said (to the people) around him:

What is it that I saw you clapping so vigorously? (Behold)

when anything happens in prayer, say: Subha Allah, for when

you would utter it, it would attract the attention, while

clapping of hands is meant for women.

Bk 4, Number 0846:

This hadith is transmitted by Sahl b. Sa'd in the same way as

narrated by Malik, with the exception of these words:" Abu

Bakr lifted his hands and praised Allah and retraced his

(steps) till he stood in a row."

Bk 4, Number 0847:

Sahl b. Sa'd al−Sa'idi reported: The Apostle of Allah (may

peace be upon him) went to Bani Amr b. 'Auf in order to bring

about reconciliation amongst them. The rest of the hadith is

the same but with (the addition of these words):" The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came and made his

way through the rows till he came to the first row and Abu

Bakr retraced his steps."

Bk 4, Number 0848:

Mughira b. Shu'ba reported that he participated In the

expedition of Tabuk along with the Messenger of Allah (may

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

him) went out to answer the call of nature before the morning

prayer. and I carried along with him a jar (full of water).

When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came back

to me (after relieving himself). I began to pour water upon

his hands out of the jar and he washed his hands three times,

then washed his face three times. He then tried to tuck up the

sleeves of his cloak upon his forearms but since the sleeves

were tight he inserted his hands in the cloak and then brought

out his forearms up to the elbow below the cloak, and then

wiped over his shoes and then moved on. Mughira said: I also

moved along with him till he came to the people and (he found)

that they had been saying their prayer under the Imamah of

'Abd al−Rahman b. 'Auf. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) could get one rak ah out of two and said (this) last

rak'ah along with the people. When Abd al−Rahman b. 'Auf

pronounced the salutation, the Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) got up to complete the prayer. This made the

Muslims terrified and most of them began to recite the glory

of the Lord. When the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

finished his prayer, he turned towards them and then said: You

did well, or said with a sense of joy: You did the right thing

that you said prayer at the appointed hour.

Bk 4, Number 0849:

This hadith is narrated by Hamza b. Mughira by another chain

of trans− mitters (but with the addition of these words): I

made up my mind to hold Abd al−Rahman b. 'Auf back, but the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Leave him."

Chapter 20: IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN PRAYER, MEN SHOULD GLORIFY

ALLAH AND WOMEN SHOULD CLAP HANDS

Bk 4, Number 0850:

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

upon him) said: Glorification of Allah is for men and clapping

of hands is meant for women (if something happens in prayer).

Harmala added in his narration that Ibn Shihab told him: I saw

some of the scholars glorifying Allah and making a gesture.

Bk 4, Number 0851:

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira by

another chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0852:

This hadith is transmitted by Muhammad b. Rafi', Abu'I−Razzaq.

Ma'mar, Hammam on the authority of Abu Huraira with the

addition of (the word)" prayer".

Chapter 21: COMMAND TO OBSERVE PRAYER WELL, PERFECTING IT, AND

DEVOTION IN IT

Bk 4, Number 0853:

Abu Huraira reported: one day the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) led the prayer. Then turning (towards his

Companions) he said: 0 you, the man, why don't you say your

prayer well? Does the observer of prayer not see how he is

performing the prayer for he performs it for himself? By

Allah, I see behind me as I see In front of me.

Bk 4, Number 0854:

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

upon him) said: Do you find me seeing towards the Qibla only?

By Allah, your bowing and your prostrating are not hidden from

my view. Verily I see them behind my back.

Bk 4, Number 0855:

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

upon him) said: Perform bowing and prostration well. By Allah.

I see you even if you are behind me, or he said'. (1 see you)

behind my back when you bow or prostrate.

Bk 4, Number 0856:

Anas reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said: Complete the bowing and prostration well. By Allah, 1

see you behind my back as to how you bow and prostrate or when

you bow and prostrate.

Chapter 22: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO BOW AND PROSTRATE AHEAD OF THE

IMAM

Bk 4, Number 0857:

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

one day led us in the prayer. and when he completed the Prayer

he turned his face towards us and said: 0 People, I am your

Imam, so do not precede me in bowing and prostration and in

standing and turning (faces, i. e. In pronouncing salutation),

for I see you in front of me and behind me, and then said: By

Him in Whose hand Is the life of Muhammad, if you could see

what I see, you would have laughed little and wept much more.

They said: What did you see, Messenger of Allah? He replied:

(I saw) Paradise and Hell.

Bk 4, Number 0858:

This hadith is narrated by Anas with another chain of

transmitters, and in the hadith transmitted by Jarir there is

no mention of" turning (faces)".

Bk 4, Number 0859:

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

upon him) said: Does the man who lifts his head ahead of the

Imam (from prostration) not fear that Allah may change his

head into the head of an ass?

Bk 4, Number 0860:

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

upon him) said: Does the man who lifts his head before the

Imam not fear that Allah may change his face into that of an

ass?

Bk 4, Number 0861:

This hadith has been narrated by Abu Huraira by another chain

of transmitters except for the words narrated by Rabi' b.

Muslim:" Allah may make his face like the face of an ass."

Chapter 23: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO LIFT ONE'S EYES TOWARDS THE SKY

IN PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 0862:

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

upon him) said: The people who lift their eyes towards the sky

in Prayer should avoid it or they would lose their eyesight.

Bk 4, Number 0863:

Abu Huraira reported: People should avoid lifting their eyes

towards the sky while supplicating in prayer, otherwise their

eyes would be snatched away.

Chapter 24: THE COMMAND TO OBSERVE PRAYER WITH TRANQUILLITY

AND CALMNESS AND PROHIBITION OF MAKING GESTURES WITH HANDS AND

LIFTING THEMWHILE PRONOUNCING SALUTATION, ANDTHE COMPLETING OF

FIRST ROWSAND JOINING TOGETHER WELL IN THEM

Bk 4, Number 0864:

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

upon him) came to us and said: How is it that I see you

lifting your hands like the tails of headstrong horses? Be

calm in prayer. He (the narrator) said: He then again came to

us and saw us (sitting) in circles; he said: How is it that I

see you in separate groups? He (the narrator) said: He again

came to us and said: Why don't you draw yourselves up in rows

as angels do in the presence of their Lord? We said: Messenger

of Allah, bow do the angels draw themselves up in rows in the

presence of their Lord? He (the Holy Prophet) said: They make

the first rows complete and keep close together in the row.

Bk 4, Number 0865:

This hadith has been narrated by A'mash with the same chain of

transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0866:

Jabir b. Samura reported: When we said prayer with the

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

Peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, peace be upon you and

Mercy of Allah, and made gesture with the hand on both the

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

said: What do you point out with your hands as if they are the

tails of headstrong horses? This is enough for you that one

should place one's hand on one's thigh and then pronounce

salutation upon one's brother on the right side and then on

the left.

Bk 4, Number 0867:

Jabir b. Samura reported: We said our prayer with the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and, while

pronouncing salutations, we made gestures with our hands

(indicating)" Peace be upon you, peace be upon you." The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) looked towards us

and said: Why is it that you make gestures with your hands

like the tails of headstrong horses? When any one of you pro−

nounces salutation (in prayer) he should only turn his face

towards his companion and should not make a gesture with his

hand.

Chapter 25: STRAIGHTENING OF ROWS AND THE EXCELLENCE OF THE

FIRST ROW AND THEN OF THE SUBSEQUENT ROWS AND COMPETING AND

VYING WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR THE FIRST ROW AND PRIORITY OF THE

MEN OF VIRTUES AND THEIR NEARNESS TO THE IMAM

Bk 4, Number 0868:

Abu Mas'ud reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon

him) used to touch our shoulders in prayer and say: Keep

straight, don't be irregular, for there would be dissension in

your hearts. Let those of you who are sedate and prudent be

near me, then those who are next to them, then those who are

next to them. Abu Mas'ud said: Now−a−days there is much

dissension amongst you.

Bk 4, Number 0869:

This hadith is narrated by Ibn Uyaina with the same chain of

transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0870:

Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) said: Let those who are sedate and prudent be

near me, then those who are next to them (saying it tliree

tinies), and beware of the tumult of the markets.

Bk 4, Number 0871:

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

upon him) said: Straighten your rows. for the straightening of

a row is a part of the perfection of prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0872:

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

upon him) said: Complete the rows, for I can see you behind my

back.

Bk 4, Number 0873:

Hammam b. Munabbih reported: This is what was transmitted to

us by Abu Huraira from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) and, while making a mention of a few ahadith, said:

(The Messengerof Allah directed us thus): Establish rows in

prayer, for the making of a row (straight) is one of the

merits of prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0874:

Nu'man b. Bashir reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) say: Straighten your rows, or Allah would

create dissension amongst you.

Bk 4, Number 0875:

Nu'man b. Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace−be upon him) used to straighten our rows as it lie were

straightening an arrow with their help until be saw that we

had learnt it from him. One day he came out, stood up (for

prayer) and was about to say: Allah is the Greatest, when he

saw a man, whose chest was bulging out from the row, so he

said: Servants of Allah, you hint straighten your rows or

Allah would create dissension amongst you.

Bk 4, Number 0876:

Abu 'Awana reported this hadith with the same chain of

transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0877:

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

upon him) said: If the people were to know what excellence is

there in the Adhan and in the first row, and they could not

(get these opportunities) except by drawing lots, they would

have definitely done that. And if they were to know what

excellence lies in joining the prayer in the first takbir

(prayer), they would have vied with one another. And if they

were to know what excellence lies in the night prayer and

morning prayer, they would have definitely come even if

crawling (on their knees).

Bk 4, Number 0878:

Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) saw (a tendency ) among his Companions to

go to the back, so he said to them: Come forward and follow my

lead, and let those who come after you follow your lead.

People will continue to keep back till Allah will put them at

the back.

Bk 4, Number 0879:

Abu Sa'id al−Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him) saw people at the end of the mosque, and

then the (above−mentioned hadith) was narrated.

Bk 4, Number 0880:

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

upon him) said: If you were to know, or if they were to know,

what (excellence) lies in the first rows, there would have

been drawing of lots (for filling them) ; and Ibn Harb said:

For (occupying) the first row there would have been drawing of

lots.

Bk 4, Number 0881:

Abu Huraira said: The best rows for men are the first rows,

and the worst ones the last ones, and the best rows for women

are the last ones and the worst ones for them are the first

ones.

Bk 4, Number 0882:

This hadith is narrated by Suhail with the same chain of

transmitters.

Chapter 26: THE PRAYING WOMEN HAVE BEEN COMMANDED NOT TO

PRECEDE MEN IN LIFTING THEIR HEADS FROM PROSTRATION

Bk 4, Number 0833:

Sahl b. Sa'd reported: I saw men having tied (the ends) of

their lower garments around their necks, like children, due to

shortage of cloth and offering their prayers behind the

Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). One of the

proclaimers said: O womenfolk, do not lift your heads till men

raise (them).

Chapter 27: WOMEN COMING OUT (FROM THEIR HOUSES) FOR GOING TO

THE MOSQUE WHEN THERE IS NO APPREHENSION OF WICKEDNESS, BUT

THEY SHOULD NOT COME OUT SCENTED

Bk 4, Number 0884:

Salim narrated it from his father ('Abdullah b. Umar) that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When women

ask permission for going to the mosque, do not prevent them.

Bk 4, Number 0885:

Abdullah b. Umar reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may

peace be upon him) say: Don't prevent your women from going to

the mosque when they seek your permission. Bilal b. 'Abdullah

said: By Allah, we shall certainly prevent them. On

this'Abdullah b. Umar turned towards him and reprimanded him

to harshly as I had never heard him do before. He ('Abdullah

b. Umar) said: I am narrating to you that which comes from the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and you (have the

audicity) to say: By Allah, we shall certainly prevent them.

Bk 4, Number 0886:

Ibn 'Umar reported: 'The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: Do not prevent the maid−servants of Allah from

going to the mosque.

Bk 4, Number 0887:

lbn Umar reported: I heard the Messeinger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) say: When your women seek your permission for

going to the mosque, you grant them (permission).

Bk 4, Number 0888:

Ibn 'Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: Do not prevent women from going to the mosque at

night. A boy said to 'Abdullah b. Umar: We would never let

them go out, that they may not be caught in evil. He (the

narrator) said: Ibn Umar reprimanded him and said.. I am

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

said this, but you say: We would not allow!

Bk 4, Number 0889:

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

chain of transmitters.

Bk 4, Number 0890:

Ibn 'Umar reported: Grant permission to women for going to the

mosque in the night. His son who was called Waqid said: Then

they would make mischief. He (the narrator) said: He thumped

his (son's) chest and said: I am narrating to you the hadith

of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and you

say: No!

Bk 4, Number 0891:

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: Do not deprive women of their share of the mosques,

when they seek permission from you. Bilal said: By Allah, we

would certainly prevent them. 'Abdullah said: I say that the

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said it and you

say: We would certainly prevent them!

Bk 4, Number 0892:

Zainab Thaqafiya reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace

be upon him) said: When any one of you (women) participates in

the 'Isha' prayer, she should not perfume herself that night.

Bk 4, Number 0893:

Zainab, the wife of Abdullah (b. 'Umar), reported: The

Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to us: When

any one of you comes to the mosque, she should not apply

perfume.

Bk 4, Number 0894:

Abu Huraira said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) said: Whoever (woman) fumigates herself with perfume

should not join us in the 'Isha' prayer.

Bk 4, Number 0895:

'Amra, daughter of Abd al−Rahmin, reported: I heard 'A'isha,

the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him). say:

If the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had seen

what new things the women have introduced (in their way of

life) he would have definitely prevented them from going to

the mosque, as the women of BaniIsra'il were prevented.

Bk 4, Number 0896:

This hadith has been narrated by Yahya b. Sa'id with the same

chain of transmitters.

Chapter 28: MODERATION BETWEEN LOUD AND LOW RECITATION IN

JAHRI PRAYER, WHEN THERE IS A FEAR OF TURMOIL IN RECITING

LOUDLY

Bk 4, Number 0897:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: The word of (Allah) Great and Glorious:

'And utter not thy prayer loudly, nor be low in it" (xvii.

110) was revealed as the Messenger of Allah (may peace beupon

him) was hiding himself in Mecca. When he led his Companions

in prayer he raised his voice (while reciting the) Qur'an. And

when the polytheists heard that, they reviled the Qur'an and

Him Who revealed it and him who brought it. Upon this Allah,

the Exalted, said to His Apostle (may peace be upon him):

Utter not thy prayer so loudly that the polytheists may hear

thy recitation and (recite it) not so low that it may be

inaudible to your Companions. Make them hear the Qur'an, but

do not recite it loudly and seek a (middle) way between these.

Recite between loud and low tone.

Bk 4, Number 0898:

'A'isha reported that so far as these words of (Allah)

Glorious and High are concerned:" And utter not thy prayer

loudly, not be low in it" (xvii. 110) relate to supplication

(du'a').

Bk 4, Number 0899:

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

chain of transmitters.

Chapter 29: LISTENING TO THE RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN

Bk 4, Number 0900:

Ibn 'Abbas reported with regard to the words of Allah, Great

and Glorious:" Move not thy tongue therewith" (Ixxv. 16) that

when Gabriel brought revelation to him (the Holy Prophet) he

moved his tongue and lips (with a view to committing it to

memory instantly). This was something hard for him and it was

visible (from his face). Then Allah, the Exalted. revealed

this a" Move not thy tongue therewith to make haste (in

memorising it). Surely on us rests the collecting of it and

the reciting of it" (ixxv. 16), i. e. Verily it rests with Us

that We would preserve it in your heart and (enable you) to

recite it You would recite it when We would recite it and so

follow its recitation, and He (Allah) said:" We revealed it,

so listen to it attentively. Verily its exposition rests with

Us. i. e. We would make it deliver by your tongue." So when

Gabriel came to him (to the Holy Prophet), he kept silence,

and when he went away he recited as Allah had promised him.

Bk 4, Number 0901:

Ibn Abbas reported with regard to the words:" Do not move thy

tongue there with to make haste," that the Apostle of Allah

(may peace be upon him) felt it hard and he moved his lips.

Ibn 'Abbas said to me (Sa'id b. Jubair): I move them just as

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

Then said Sa'id: I move them just as Ibn 'Abbas moved them,

and he moved his lips. Allah, the Exalted, revealed this:" Do

not move your tongue therewith to make haste. It is with US

that its collection rests and its recital" (al−Qur'an, ixxv.

16). He said: Its preservation in your heart and then your

recital. So when We recite it, follow its recital. He said:

Listen to it, and be silent and then it rests with Us that you

recite it. So when Gabriel came to the Messenger of Allah (may

peace be upon him), he listened to him attentively, and when

Gabriel went away, the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon

him) recited as he (Gabriel) had recited it.

Chapter 30: RECITATION OF THE QUR'AN LOUDLY IN THE' DAWN

PRAYER

Bk 4, Number 0902:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) neither recited the Qur'an to the Jinn nor did he see

them. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) went out

with some of his Companions with the intention of going to the

bazaar of 'Ukaz And there had been (at that time) obstructions

between satans and the news from the Heaven, and there were

flung flames upon them. So satan went back to their people and

they said: What has happened to you? They said: There have

been created obstructions between us and the news from the

Heaven. And there have been flung upon us flames. They said:

It cannot happen but for some (important) event. So traverse

the eastern parts of the earth and the western parts and find

out why is it that there have been created obstructions

between us and the news from the Heaven. So they went forth

and traversed the easts of the earth and its wests. Some of

them proceeded towards Tihama and that is a nakhl towards the

bazaar of 'Ukaz and he (the Holy Prophet) was leading his

Companions in the morning prayer. So when they heard the

Qur'an. they listened to it attentively and said: It is this

which has caused obstruction between us and news from the

Heaven. They went back to their people and said: O our people,

we have heard a strange Qur'an which directs us to the right

path; so we affirm our faith in it and we would never

associate anyone with our Lord. And Allah, the Exalted and

Glorious, revealed to His Apostle Muhammad (may peace be upon

him):" It has been revealed to me that a party of Jinn

listened to it" (Qur'an, lxxii. 1).

Bk 4, Number 0903:

Dawud reported from 'Amir who said: I asked 'Alqama if Ibn

Mas'ud was present with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be

upon him) on the night of the Jinn (the night when the Holy

Prophet met them). He (Ibn Mas'uad) said: No, but we were in

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

one night and we missed him. We searched for him in the

valleys and the hills and said. He has either been taken away

(by jinn) or has been secretly killed. He (the narrator) said.

We spent the worst night which people could ever spend. When

it was dawn we saw him coming from the side of Hiri'. He (the

narrator) reported. We said: Messenger of Allah, we missed you

and searched for you, but we could not find you and we spent

the worst night which people could ever spend. He (the Holy

Prophet) said: There came to me an inviter on behalf of the

Jinn and I went along with him and recited to them the Qur'an.

He (the narrator) said: He then went along with us and showed

us their traces and traces of their embers. They (the Jinn)

asked him (the Holy Prophet) about their provision and he

said: Every bone on which the name of Allah is recited is your

provision. The time it will fall in your hand it would be

covered with flesh, and the dung of (the camels) is fodder for

your animals. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)

said: Don't perform istinja with these (things) for these are

the food of your brothers (Jinn).

Bk 4, Number 0904:

This hadith has been reported by Dawud with the same chain of

transmitters up to the word (s):" The traces of their embers."

Sha'bi said: They (the Jinn) asked about their provision, and

they were the Jinn of al−jazira, up to the end of the hadith,

and the words of Sha'bi have been directly transmitted from

the hadith of Abdullah.

Bk 4, Number 0905:

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah

from the Apostle (may peace be upon him) up to the words:" The

traces of the embers," but he made no mention of what followed

afterward.

Bk 4, Number 0906:

Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) said: I was not with the Messenger of

Allah (may peace be upon him) but I wish I were with him.

Bk 4, Number 0907:

Ma'n reported.. I heard it from my father who said: I asked

Masruq who informed the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon

him) about the night when they heard the Qur'an. He said: Your

father, Ibn Mas'ud, narrated it to me that a tree informed him

about that.