The Book of Prayer
كتاب الصلاة
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Hadith
Muslim added:
"and Christians."
وَزَادَ مُسْلِمُ { وَالنَّصَارَى } [1]
Narrated 'Aishah (RA) in al-Bukhari and Muslim [that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said], "When a pious person amongst them (the Jews and Christians) died they used to build a place of worship and prostration on his grave." In the same Hadith is:
"Those are the worst of creatures."
وَلَهُمَا : مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا- : { كَانُوا إِذَا مَاتَ فِيهِمْ اَلرَّجُلُ اَلصَّالِحُ بَنَوْا عَلَى قَبْرِهِ مَسْجِدًا } وَفِيهِ : { أُولَئِكَ شِرَارُ اَلْخَلْقِ } [1]
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent an expedition of horsemen who came back with a man, they then tied him to one of the pillars of the mosque. [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ : { بَعَثَ اَلنَّبِيُّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -خَيْلاً , فَجَاءَتْ بِرَجُلٍ , فَرَبَطُوهُ بِسَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ } اَلْحَدِيثَ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1]
Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)]:
Umar came over Hassan while reciting poetry inside the mosque and looked at him sternly, then he (Hassan) said: "I used to recite poetry inside it (the mosque) in the presence of one who is more pious than you [i.e. the Prophet (ﷺ)]". [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْهُ - رضى الله عنه - { أَنَّ عُمَرَ - رضى الله عنه - مُرَّ بِحَسَّانَ يَنْشُدُ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ , فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ , فَقَالَ : "قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْشُدُ , وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ } . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1]
Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever hears a man crying out in the mosque about something he has lost, he should say, 'May Allah not restore it to you', for the mosques were not built for this." [Reported by Muslim].
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَنْ سَمِعَ رَجُلاً يَنْشُدُ ضَالَّةً فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَقُلْ : لَا رَدَّهَا اَللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ , فَإِنَّ اَلْمَسَاجِدَ لَمْ تُبْنَ لِهَذَا } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ [1]
Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If you see someone buying or selling inside the mosque, say: 'May Allah not make your trading profitable!'" [Reported by an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmidhi and the latter graded it Hasan (good)].
وَعَنْهُ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مَنْ يَبِيعُ , أَوْ يَبْتَاعُ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ , فَقُولُوا : لَا أَرْبَحَ اَللَّهُ تِجَارَتَكَ } رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ , وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ . [1]
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Neither the prescribed punishment nor retaliations should be executed inside the mosque." [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud through a weak Sanad (chain)].
وَعَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ لَا تُقَامُ اَلْحُدُودُ فِي اَلْمَسَاجِدِ , وَلَا يُسْتَقَادُ فِيهَا } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ , وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ بِسَنَدٍ ضَعِيف ٍ [1]
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
On the day of al-Khandaq (battle of the Trench), Sa'd was injured and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) pitched a tent for him in the mosque to visit him from a close distance. [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا- قَالَتْ : { أُصِيبَ سَعْدٌ يَوْمَ اَلْخَنْدَقِ , فَضَرَبَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -خَيْمَةً فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ , لِيَعُودَهُ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1]
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at the door of my house screening me while I watched some Abyssinians (Ethiopians) who were playing in the mosque... (the narration). [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ : { رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -يَسْتُرُنِي , وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اَلْحَبَشَةِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ . . . } اَلْحَدِيثَ . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1]
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
One black slave-girl had a tent in the mosque and she used to come to me and talk (with me) in my house. [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْهَا : { أَنَّ وَلِيدَةً سَوْدَاءَ كَانَ لَهَا خِبَاءٌ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ , فَكَانَتْ تَأْتِينِي , فَتَحَدَّثُ عِنْدِي . . . } اَلْحَدِيثَ. مُتَّفِقٌ عَلَيْه ِ [1]
Narrated Anas (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Spitting in the mosque is a sin and its expiation is burying it." [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ اَلْبُزَاقُ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ خَطِيئَةٌ وَكَفَّارَتُهَا دَفْنُهَا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1]
Narrated [Anas (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The House (Judgement Day) will not come until people boast (to each other) with (the construction and decoration of) mosques. [Reported by al-Khamsah except at-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Khuzaimah graded it Sahih (authentic)].
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ لَا تَقُومُ اَلسَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَتَبَاهَى اَلنَّاسُ فِي اَلْمَسَاجِدِ } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ إِلَّا اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ , وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ [1]
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "I was not commanded to build beautified mosques". [Reported by Abu Dawud and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)]
وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ -رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ مَا أُمِرْتُ بِتَشْيِيدِ اَلْمَسَاجِدِ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ , وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ . [1]
Narrated Anas (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The rewards of my Ummah (followers) were shown to me, even a peck of dust a man takes out of the mosque." [Reported by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi. The latter graded it Gharib (having a single narrator), and Ibn Khuzaimah graded it Sahih (authentic)].
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ عُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ أُجُورُ أُمَّتِي , حَتَّى اَلْقَذَاةُ يُخْرِجُهَا اَلرَّجُلُ مِنْ اَلْمَسْجِدِ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ , وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَاسْتَغْرَبَهُ , وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ . [1]
Narrated Abu Qatada (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you enters a mosque, he must not sit until he prays two Rak'ah." [Agreed upon].
وَعَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ اَلْمَسْجِدَ فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ . [1]
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When you get up to pray, perform ablution perfectly, then face the Qiblah and say: 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Most Great). Then recite a convenient portion of the Qur'an; then bow and remain calmly in that position for a moment, then rise up and stand erect; then prostrate and remain calmly in that position for a moment, then rise up and sit calmly, then prostrate and remain calmly in that position for a moment; then do that throughout your prayer." [Reported by as-Sab'a and the wording is that of al-Bukhari].
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ : { إِذَا قُمْتُ إِلَى اَلصَّلَاةِ فَأَسْبِغِ اَلْوُضُوءَ , ثُمَّ اِسْتَقْبِلِ اَلْقِبْلَةَ , فَكَبِّرْ , ثُمَّ اِقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنْ اَلْقُرْآنِ , ثُمَّ اِرْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا , ثُمَّ اِرْفَعْ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا , ثُمَّ اُسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا , ثُمَّ اِرْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا , ثُمَّ اُسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا , ثُمَّ اِرْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا , ثُمَّ اُسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا , ثُمَّ اِفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلسَّبْعَةُ , وَاللَّفْظُ لِلْبُخَارِيِّ [1]
The narration of Ibn Majah through a chain of Muslim has:
"Then rise up and stand erect calmly."
وَلِابْنِ مَاجَهْ بِإِسْنَادِ مُسْلِمٍ : { حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ قَائِمًا } [1]
And in the narration of Ibn Hibban and Ahmad the Hadith of Rifa'a bin Rafi' bin Malik is similar to the above.
وَمِثْلُهُ فِي حَدِيثِ رِفَاعَةَ عِنْدَ أَحْمَدَ وَابْنِ حِبَّانَ [1]
And Ahmad has:
"Keep your back straight till the bones return (to their positions)."
وَفِي لَفْظٍ لِأَحْمَدَ : { فَأَقِمْ صُلْبَكَ حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ اَلْعِظَامُ } [1]
And in the narration of an-Nasa'i and Abu Dawud from the Hadith of Rifa'a bin Rafi':
"The Salat (prayer) of one of you will not be complete until he performs Wudu' (ablution) properly as Allah commanded him, then he says Allahu Akbar and Alhamdu lillah and praises Him."
وَلِلنَّسَائِيِّ , وَأَبِي دَاوُدَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ : { إِنَّهَا لَنْ [1] تَتِمُّ صَلَاةُ أَحَدِكُمْ حَتَّى يُسْبِغَ اَلْوُضُوءَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ اَللَّهُ , ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ اَللَّهَ , وَيَحْمَدَهُ , وَيُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهِ } . [2]