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Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0393

Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Gabriel (peace_be_upon_him) led me in prayer at the House (i.e. the Ka'bah). He prayed the noon prayer with me when the sun had passed the meridian to the extent of the thong of a sandal; he prayed t...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0399

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I would offer my noon prayer with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and took a handful of gravels so that they might become cold in my hand and I placed them (before me) so that I may put my forehead on them at the time when I would prostr...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0400

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: The extent of the shadow when the Apostle of Allah prayed (the noon prayer) was three to five feet in summer and five to seven feet in winter. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0408

Narrated Ali ibn Shayban: We came upon the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) in Medina. He would postpone the afternoon prayer as long as the sun remained white and clear. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0418

Narrated AbuAyyub: Marthad ibn Abdullah said: When AbuAyyub came upon us to fight the infidels and in those days Uqbah ibn Amir was the Governor of Egypt, he (Uqbah) delayed the sunset prayer. Hence AbuAyyub stood and said: What kind of prayer is this, Uqbah? He said: We wer...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0419

Narrated An-Nu'man ibn Bashir: I am the one who is best informed of the time of this prayer, i.e. the night prayer. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to offer it at the hour when the moon went down on its third night. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0421

Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal: We waited for the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) to offer the night prayer. He delayed until people thought that he would not come out and some of us said that he had offered the prayer. At the moment when we were in this condition the Prophet (peace_...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0422

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: We observed the prayer after nightfall with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), and he did not come out till about half the night had passed. He then said: Take your places. We then took our places. Then he said: The people have prayed and ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0425

Narrated Abdullah ibn Sunabihi: AbuMuhammad fancies that witr prayer is essential. (Hearing this) Ubadah ibn as-Samit said: AbuMuhammad was wrong. I bear witness that I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: Allah, the Exalted, has made five prayers obligatory. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0426

Narrated Umm Farwah: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was asked: Which of the actions is best? He replied: Observing prayer early in its period. Al-Khuza'i narrated in his version from his aunt named Umm Farwah who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet (peace_be...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0427

Narrated Umarah ibn Ruwaybah: A man from Basrah said: Tell me what you heard from the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him). He said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: No one will enter Hell who has prayed before the rising of the sun and before its settin...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0428

Narrated Fudalah: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) taught me and what he taught me is this: Observe the five prayers regularly. He said: I told (him): I have many works at these times; so give me a comprehensive advice which, if I follow, should be enough for me. He ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0430

Narrated AbuQatadah ibn Rab'i: Allah , the Exalted said: I made five times' prayers obligatory on your people, and I took a guarantee that if anyone observes them regularly at their times, I shall admit him to Paradise; if anyone does not offer them regularly, there is no su...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0432

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: Amr ibn Maymun al-Awdi said: Mu'adh ibn Jabal, the Messenger of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) came to us in Yemen, I heard his takbir (utterance of AllahuAkbar) in the dawn prayer. He was a man with loud voice. I began to love him. I ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0433

Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: After me you will come under rulers who will be detained from saying prayer at its proper time by (their) works until its time has run out, so offer prayer at its proper time. A man asked him: Apostle of Allah, may I offer prayer with them? He r...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0434

Narrated Qabisah ibn Waqqas: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: After me you will be ruled by rulers who will delay the prayer and it will be to your credit but to their discredit. So pray with them so long as they pray facing the qiblah. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0444

Narrated Amr ibn Umayyah ad-Damri: We were in the company of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) during one of his journeys. He overslept abandoning the morning prayer until the sun had arisen. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) awoke and said: Go away from this p...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0447

Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: We proceeded with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) on the occasion of al-Hudaybiyyah. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Who will keep watch for us? Bilal said: I (shall do). The overslept till the sun arose. The Prophet (pea...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0448

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I was not commanded to build high mosques. Ibn Abbas said: You will certainly adorn them as the Jews and Christians did. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0449

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The Last Hour will not come until people vie with one another about mosques. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0450

Narrated Uthman ibn Abul'As: The Prophet (nay peace be upon him) commanded him to build a mosque at Ta'if where the idols were placed. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0455

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) commanded us to build mosques in different localities (i.e. in the locality of each tribe separately) and that they should be kept clean and be perfumed. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0457

Narrated Maymunah ibn Sa'd: I said: Apostle of Allah, tell us the legal injunction about (visiting) Bayt al-Muqaddas (the dome of the Rock at Jerusalem). The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: go and pray there. All the cities at that time were effected by war. If yo...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0461

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The rewards of my people were presented before me, so much so that even the reward for removing a mote by a person from the mosque was presented to me. The sins of my people were also presented before me. I did n...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0478

Narrated Abdullah al-Muharibi: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: When a man stands with the intention of saying prayer, or if any of you says prayer, he should not spit before him, nor at his right side; but he should do so at his left side, if there is a place ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0481

Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: We came to Jabir ibn Abdullah who was sitting in his mosque. He said: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) came to us in this mosque and he had a twig of date-palm of the kind of Ibn Tab. He looked and saw phlegm on the wall towards qiblah. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0482

Narrated AbuSahlah as-Sa'ib ibn Khallad: A man led the people in prayer. He spat towards qiblah while the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was looking at him. The Apostle of Allah said to the people when he finished his prayer: He should not lead you in prayer (hencefort...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0485

Narrated Wathilah ibn al-Asqa': AbuSa'id said: I saw Wathilah ibn al-Asqa' in the mosque of Damascus. He spat at the mat and then rubbed it with his foot. He was asked: Why did you do so? He said: Because I saw the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) doing so. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0489

Narrated AbuDharr: The earth has been made for me purifying and as a mosque (place for prayer). ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0490

Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: AbuSalih al-Ghifari reported: Ali (once) passed by Babylon during his travels. The mu'adhdhin (the person who calls for prayer) came to him to call for the afternoon prayer. When he passed by that place, he commanded to announce for the prayer. Aft...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0492

Narrated Sa'id: and the narrator Musa said: As far as Amr thinks, the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The whole earth is a place of prayer except public baths and graveyards. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0494

Narrated As-Saburah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Command a boy to pray when he reaches the age of seven years. When he becomes ten years old, then beat him for prayer. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0495

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Command your children to pray when they become seven years old, and beat them for it (prayer) when they become ten years old; and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0497

Narrated Mu'adh ibn Abdullah ibn Khubayb al-Juhani: Hisham ibn Sa'd reported: We entered upon Mu'adh ibn Abdullah ibn Khubayb al-Juhani. He said to his wife: When (at what age) should a boy pray? She replied: Some person of us reported: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_hi...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0498

Narrated AbuUmayr ibn Anas: AbuUmayr reported on the authority of his uncle who was from the Ansar (the helpers of the Prophet): The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) was anxious as to how to gather the people for prayer. The people told him: Hoist a flag at the time of prayer; wh...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0507

Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal: Prayer passed through three stages and fasting also passed through three stages. The narrator Nasr reported the rest of the tradition completely. The narrator, Ibn al-Muthanna, narrated the story of saying prayer facing in the direction of Jerusale...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0510

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The words of adhan were pronounced from the time of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) twice in pairs (i.e. four times) each, and the words of iqamah were pronounced once in pairs (twice each), except that the phrase "The time for prayer has...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0512

Narrated Abdullah ibn Zayd: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) intended to do many things for calling (the people) to prayer, but he did not do any of them. Then Abdullah ibn Zayd was taught in a dream how to pronounce the call to prayer. He came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_h...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0514

Narrated Ziyad ibn al-Harith as-Suda'i: When the adhan for the dawn prayer was initially introduced, the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) commanded me to call the adhan and I did so. Then I began to ask: Should I utter iqamah, Apostle of Allah? But he began to look at the directi...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0515

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The mu'adhdhin will receive forgiveness to the extent to which his voice reaches, and every moist and dry place will testify on his behalf; and he who attends (the congregation of) prayer will have twenty-five praye...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0517

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The imam is responsible and the mu'adhdhin is trusted, O Allah, guide the imams and forgive the mu'adhdhins. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0519

Narrated A woman from Banu an-Najjar: Urwah ibn az-Zubayr reported on the authority of a woman from Banu an-Najjar. She said: My house was the loftiest of all the houses around the mosque (of the Prophet at Medina). Bilal used to make a call to the morning prayer from it. He...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0521

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The supplication made between the adhan and the iqamah is not rejected. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0524

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: A man said: Apostle of Allah, the mu'adhdhins excel us. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Say (the same words) as they say, and when you come to the end, make a petition and that will be granted to you. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0528

Narrated AbuUmamah, or one of the Companion of the Prophet: Bilal began the Iqamah, and when he said: "The time for prayer has come," the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: "May Allah establish it and cause it to continue." ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0530

Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) taught me to say when the adhan for the sunset prayer was called; "O Allah, this is the time when Thy night comes on, Thy day retires, and the voices of Thy summoners are heard, so forgive me." ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0531

Narrated Uthman ibn Abul'As: Apostle of Allah, appoint me the leader of the tribe in prayer. He said: You are their leader, but you should follow on who is the weakest of them: and appoint a mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the calling of adhan. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0532

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Bilal made a call to prayer before the break of dawn; the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him), therefore, commanded him to return and make a call: Lo! the servant of Allah (i.e. I) had slept (hence this mistake). The version of Musa has the addition: He r...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0534

Narrated Bilal: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said to Bilal: Do not call adhan until the dawn appears clearly to you in this way, stretching his hand in latitude. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0538

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Mujahid reported: I was in the company of Ibn Umar. A person invited the people for the noon or afternoon prayer (after the adhan had been called). He said: Go out with us (from this mosque) because this is an innovation (in religion). ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0547

Narrated AbudDarda': I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: If there are three men in a village or in the desert among whom prayer is not offered (in congregation), the devil has got the mastery over them. So observe (prayer) in congregation), for the wolf eat...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0551

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: If anyone hears him who makes the call to prayer and is not prevented from joining the congregation by any excuse--he was asked what an excuse consisted of and replied that it was fear or illness--the prayer he offers will not be accepted from hi...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0552

Narrated Amr ibn Za'dah, Ibn Umm Maktum: Ibn Umm Maktum asked the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) saying: Apostle of Allah, I am a blind man, my house is far away (from the mosque), and I have a guide who does not follow me. Is it possible that permission be granted to me for sa...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0553

Narrated Ibn Umm Maktum: Apostle of Allah, there are many venomous creatures and wild beasts in Medina (so allow me to pray in my house because I am blind). The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Do you hear the call, "Come to prayer," "Come to salvation"? (He said: Yes.) The...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0554

Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) led us in the dawn prayer one day. And he said: Is so and so present? They said: No. He (again) asked: Is so and so present? They replied: No. He then said: These two prayers are the ones which are most burden...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0556

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The further one is from the mosque , the greater will be one's reward. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0558

Narrated AbuUmamah: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: If anyone goes out from his house after performing ablution for saying the prescribed prayer in congregation (in the mosque), his reward will be like that of one who goes for hajj pilgrimage after wearing ihr...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0560

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri: Prayer in congregation is equivalent to twenty-five prayers (offered alone). If he prays in a jungle, and performs its bowing and prostrations perfectly, it becomes equivalent to fifty prayers (in respect of reward). ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0561

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Give good tidings to those who walk to the mosques in darkness for having a perfect light on the Day of Judgment. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0562

Narrated Ka'b ibn Ujrah: AbuThumamah al-Hannat said that Ka'b ibn Ujrah met him while he was going to the mosque; one of the two (companions) met his companion (on his way to the mosque) And he met crossing the fingers of my both hands. He prohibited me to do so, and said: T...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0563

Narrated A person from the Ansar: Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab said: An Ansari was breathing his last. He said: I narrate to you a tradition, and I narrate it with the intention of getting a reward from Allah. I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: If any one of you ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0564

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: whoever performs ablution, and performs his ablution perfectly, and then goes to the mosque and finds that the people had finished the prayer (in congregation), Allah will give him a reward like one who prayed in co...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0565

Narrated AbuHurayrah: Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from visiting the mosques of Allah, but they may go out (to the mosque) having no perfumed themselves. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0574

Narrated Sa'id al-Khudri: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) saw a person praying alone. He said: Is there any man who may do good with this (man) and pray along with him. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0575

Narrated Yazid ibn al-Aswad: Yazid prayed along with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) when he was a young boy. When he (the Prophet) had prayed there were two persons (sitting) in the corner of the mosque; they did not pray (along with the Prophet). He called for the...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0577

Narrated Yazid ibn Amir: I came while the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) was saying the prayer. I sat down and did not pray along with them. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) turned towards us and saw that Yazid was sitting there. He said: Did you not embrace Islam, Yazi...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0579

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Sulayman, the freed slave of Maymunah, said: I came to Ibn Umar at Bilat (a place in Medina) while the people were praying. I said: Do you not pray along with them? He said: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: Do not say a prayer...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0580

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: He who leads the people in prayer, and he does so at the right time, will receive, as well as those who are led (in prayer) will get (the reward). He who delays (prayer) from the appointed time wi...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0581

Narrated Sulamah daughter of al-Hurr: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: One of the signs of the Last Hour will be that people in a mosque will refuse to act as imam and will not find an imam to lead them in prayer. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0590

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Let the best among you call the adhan for you, and the Quran-readers act as your imams. ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0591

Narrated Umm Waraqah daughter of Nawfal: When the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) proceeded for the Battle of Badr, I said to him: Apostle of Allah allow me to accompany you in the battle. I shall act as a nurse for patients. It is possible that Allah might bestow martyrdom upon...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0593

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: There are three types of people whose prayer is not accepted by Allah: One who goes in front of people when they do not like him; a man who comes dibaran, which means that he comes to it too late; and a man wh...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0595

Narrated Malik ibn al-Huwayrith: AbuAtiyyah a freed slave of us, said: Malik ibn al-Huwayrith came to this place of prayer of ours, and the iqamah for prayer was called. We said to him: Come forward and lead the prayer. He said to us: Put one of your own men forward to lead ...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0602

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) rode a horse in Medina. It threw him off at the root of a date-palm. His foot was injured. We visited him to inquire about his illness. We found him praying sitting in the apartment of Aisha. We, therefore...

Sunnan Abu Dawud: Book 2: 0603

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The imam is appointed only to be followed; when he says "Allah is most great," say "Allah is most great" and do not say "Allah is most great" until he says "Allah is most great." When he bows; bow; and do not bow un...