Prayers (Salat) 1

Prayers (Salat)1

1.345:
Narrated Abu Dhar: Allah's Apostle said, "While I was at Mecca
the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened
my chest, and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a
golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its
contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and
ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the
nearest heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven,
'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel
answered: 'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?'
Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad I is with me.' He asked, 'Has
he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened
and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a man
sitting with some people on his right and some on his left.
When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he
looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O
pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He
replied, 'He is Adam and the people on his right and left are
the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people
of Paradise and those on his left are the people of Hell and
when he looks towards his right he laughs and when he looks
towards his left he weeps.' Then he ascended with me till he
reached the second heaven and he (Gabriel) said to its
gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the
same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and he
opened the gate. Anas said: "Abu Dhar added that the Prophet
met Adam, Idris, Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did
not mention on which heaven they were but he mentioned that he
(the Prophet ) met Adam on the nearest heaven and Abraham on
the sixth heaven. Anas said, "When Gabriel along with the
Prophet passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious
Prophet and pious brother.' The Prophet asked, 'Who is he?'
Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris." The Prophet added, "I passed
by Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious
brother.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He
is Moses.' Then I passed by Jesus and he said, 'Welcome! O
pious brother and pious Prophet.' I asked, 'Who is he?'
Gabriel replied, 'He is Jesus. Then I passed by Abraham and he
said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked
Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Abraham. The
Prophet added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with me to a place where
I heard the creaking of the pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik
said: The Prophet said, "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on
my followers when I returned with this order of Allah, I
passed by Moses who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your
followers?' I replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on
them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for
reduction) for your followers will not be able to bear it.'
(So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction) and He
reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and informed
him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers
will not be able to bear it.' So I returned to Allah and
requested for further reduction and half of it was reduced. I
again passed by Moses and he said to me: 'Return to your Lord,
for your followers will not be able to bear it. So I returned
to Allah and He said, 'These are five prayers and they are all
(equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.' I
returned to Moses and he told me to go back once again. I
replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.' Then
Gabriel took me till we '' reached Sidrat−il−Muntaha (Lote
tree of; the utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors,
indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise where I found
small (tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of
musk."
1.346:
Narrated `Aisha:
the mother of believers: Allah enjoined the prayer when He
enjoined it, it was two rak`at only (in every prayer) both
when in residence or on journey. Then the prayers offered on
journey remained the same, but (the rak`at of) the prayers for
non−travelers were increased.
1.347:
Narrated Um `Atiya: We were ordered to bring out our
menstruating women and veiled women in the religious
gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two `Id festivals.
These menstruating women were to keep away from their Musalla.
A woman asked, "O Allah's Apostle ' What about one who does
not have a veil?" He said, "Let her share the veil of her
companion."
1.348:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al−Munkadir: Once Jabir prayed with his
Izar tied to his back while his clothes were Lying beside him
on a wooden peg. Somebody asked him, "Do you offer your prayer
in a single Izar?" He replied, "I did so to show it to a fool
like you. Had anyone of us two garments in the lifetime of the
Prophet?"
1.349:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al Munkadir: I saw Jabir bin `Abdullah
praying in a single garment and he said that he had seen the
Prophet praying in a single garment.
1.350:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: The Prophet prayed in one
garment and crossed its ends.
1.351:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: I saw the Prophet offering
prayers in a single garment in the house of Um−Salama and he
had crossed its ends around his shoulders.
1.352:
Narrated `Umar bin Abi Salama: In the house of Um−Salama I saw
Allah's Apostle offering prayers, wrapped in a single garment
around his body with its ends crossed round his shoulders.
1.353:
Narrated Abu Murra: (the freed slave of Um Hani) Um Hani, the
daughter of Abi Talib said, "I went to Allah's Apostle in the
year of the conquest of Mecca and found him taking a bath and
his daughter Fatima was screening him. I greeted him. He
asked, 'Who is she?' I replied, 'I am Um Hani bint Abi Talib.'
He said, 'Welcome! O Um Hani.' When he finished his bath he
stood up and prayed eight rak`at while wearing a single
garment wrapped round his body and when he finished I said, 'O
Allah's Apostle ! My brother has told me that he will kill a
person whom I gave shelter and that person is so and so the
son of Hubaira.' The Prophet said, 'We shelter the person whom
you have sheltered.' " Um Ham added, "And that was before noon
(Duha).
1.354:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A person asked Allah's Apostle about the
offering of the prayer in a single garment. Allah's Apostle
replied, "Has every one of you got two garments?"
1.355:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "None of you should
offer prayer in a single garment that does not cover the
shoulders."
1.356:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prays in
a single garment must cross its ends (over the shoulders).
1.357:
Narrated Sa`id bin Al−Harith: I asked Jabir bin `Abdullah
about praying in a single garment. He said, "I traveled with
the Prophet during some of his journeys, and I came to him at
night for some purpose and I found him praying. At that time,
I was wearing a single garment with which I covered my
shoulders and prayed by his side. When he finished the prayer,
he asked, 'O Jabir! What has brought you here?' I told him
what I wanted. When I finished, he asked, 'O Jabir! What is
this garment which I have seen and with which you covered your
shoulders?' I replied, 'It is a (tight) garment.' He said, 'If
the garment is large enough, wrap it round the body (covering
the shoulders) and if it is tight (too short) then use it as
an Izar (tie it around your waist only.)' "
1.358:
Narrated Sahl:
The men used to pray with the Prophet with their Izars tied
around their necks as boys used to do; therefore the Prophet
told the women not to raise their heads till the men sat down
straight (while praying).
1.359:
Narrated Mughira bin Shu`ba: Once I was traveling with the
Prophet and he said, "O Mughira! take this container of
water." I took it and Allah's Apostle went far away till he
disappeared. He answered the call of nature and was wearing a
Syrian cloak. He tried to take out his hands from its sleeve
but it was very tight so he took out his hands from under it.
I poured water and he performed ablution like that for prayers
and passed his wet hands over his Khuff (socks made from thick
fabric or leather) and then prayed .
1.360:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While Allah's Apostle was
carrying stones (along) with the people of Mecca for (the
building of) the Ka`ba wearing an Izar (waist−sheet cover),
his uncle Al−`Abbas said to him, "O my nephew! (It would be
better) if you take off your Izar and put it over your
shoulders underneath the stones." So he took off his Izar and
put it over his shoulders, but he fell unconscious and since
then he had never been seen naked.
1.361:
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man stood up and asked the Prophet
about praying in a single garment. The Prophet said, "Has
every one of you two garments?" A man put a similar question
to `Umar on which he replied, "When Allah makes you wealthier
then you should clothe yourself properly during prayers.
Otherwise one can pray with an Izar and a Rida' (a sheet
covering the upper part of the body.) Izar and a shirt, Izar
and a Qaba', trousers and a Rida, trousers and a shirt or
trousers and a Qaba', Tubban and a Qaba' or Tubban and a
shirt." (The narrator added, "I think that he also said a
Tubban and a Rida. ")
1.362:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: A person asked Allah's Apostle, "What
should a Muhrim wear?" He replied, "He should not wear shirts,
trousers, a burnus (a hooded cloak), or clothes which are
stained with saffron or Wars (a kind of perfume). Whoever does
not find a sandal to wear can wear Khuffs (socks made from
thick fabric or leather), but these should be cut short so as
not to cover the ankles.
1.363:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri Allah's Apostle forbade
Ishtimal−As−Samma' (wrapping one's body with a garment so that
one cannot raise its end or take one's hand out of it). He
also forbade Al−Ihtiba' (sitting on buttocks with knees close
to `Abdomen and feet apart with the hands circling the knees)
while wrapping oneself with a single garment, without having a
part of it over the private parts.
1.364:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet forbade two kinds of sales
i.e. Al−Limais and An−Nibadh (the former is a kind of sale in
which the deal is completed if the buyer touches a thing,
without seeing or checking it properly and the latter is a
kind of a sale in which the deal is completed when the seller
throws a thing towards the buyer giving him no opportunity to
see, touch or check it) and (the Prophet forbade) also
Ishtimal−As−Samma' and Al−Ihtiba' in a single garment.
1.365:
Narrated Abu Huraira: On the Day of Nahr (10th of Dhul−Hijja,
in the year prior to the last Hajj of the Prophet when Abu
Bakr was the leader of the pilgrims in that Hajj) Abu Bakr
sent me along with other announcers to Mina to make a public
announcement: "No pagan is allowed to perform Hajj after this
year and no naked person is allowed to perform the Tawaf
around the Ka`ba. Then Allah's Apostle sent 'All to read out
the Surat Bara'a (at−Tauba) to the people; so he made the
announcement along with us on the day of Nahr in Mina: "No
pagan is allowed to perform Hajj after this year and no naked
person is allowed to perform the Tawaf around the Ka`ba."
1.366:
Narrated Muhammad bin Al−Munkadir: I went to Jabir bin
`Abdullah and he was praying wrapped in a garment and his Rida
was Lying beside him. When he finished the prayers, I said "O
`Abdullah! You pray (in a single garment) while your Rida' is
lying beside you." He replied, "Yes, I did it intentionally so
that the ignorant ones like you might see me. I saw the
Prophet praying like this. "
1.367:
Narrated `Abdul `Aziz: Anas said, 'When Allah's Apostle
invaded Khaibar, we offered the Fajr prayer there yearly in
the morning) when it was still dark. The Prophet rode and Abu
Talha rode too and I was riding behind Abu Talha. The Prophet
passed through the lane of Khaibar quickly and my knee was
touching the thigh of the Prophet . He uncovered his thigh and
I saw the whiteness of the thigh of the Prophet. When he
entered the town, he said, 'Allahu Akbar! Khaibar is ruined.
Whenever we approach near a (hostile) nation (to fight) then
evil will be the morning of those who have been warned.' He
repeated this thrice. The people came out for their jobs and
some of them said, 'Muhammad (has come).' (Some of our
companions added, "With his army.") We conquered Khaibar, took
the captives, and the booty was collected. Dihya came and
said, 'O Allah's Prophet! Give me a slave girl from the
captives.' The Prophet said, 'Go and take any slave girl.' He
took Safiya bint Huyai. A man came to the Prophet and said, 'O
Allah's Apostles! You gave Safiya bint Huyai to Dihya and she
is the chief mistress of the tribes of Quraidha and An−Nadir
and she befits none but you.' So the Prophet said, 'Bring him
along with her.' So Dihya came with her and when the Prophet
saw her, he said to Dihya, 'Take any slave girl other than her
from the captives.' Anas added: The Prophet then manumitted
her and married her." Thabit asked Anas, "O Abu Hamza! What
did the Prophet pay her (as Mahr)?" He said, "Her self was her
Mahr for he manumitted her and then married her." Anas added,
"While on the way, Um Sulaim dressed her for marriage
(ceremony) and at night she sent her as a bride to the Prophet
. So the Prophet was a bridegroom and he said, 'Whoever has
anything (food) should bring it.' He spread out a leather
sheet (for the food) and some brought dates and others cooking
butter. (I think he (Anas) mentioned As−Sawaq). So they
prepared a dish of Hais (a kind of meal). And that was Walima
(the marriage banquet) of Allah's Apostle ."
1.368:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle used to offer the Fajr prayer and some
believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to
attend the Fajr prayer with him and then they would return to
their homes unrecognized .
1.369:
Narrated `Aisha:
the Prophet prayed in a Khamisa (a square garment) having
marks. During the prayer, he looked at its marks. So when he
finished the prayer he said, "Take this Khamisa of mine to Abu
Jahm and get me his Inbijaniya (a woolen garment without
marks) as it (the Khamisa) has diverted my attention from the
prayer."
1.370:
Narrated `Aisha:
The Prophet said, 'I was looking at its (Khamisa's) marks
during the prayers and I was afraid that it may put me in
trial (by taking away my attention).
1.371:
Narrated Anas:
`Aisha had a Qiram (a thin marked woolen curtain) with which
he had screened one side of her home. The Prophet said, "Take
away this Qiram of yours, as its pictures are still displayed
in front of me during my prayer (i.e. they divert my attention
from the prayer).
1.372:
Narrated `Uqba bin 'Amir: The Prophet was given a silken
Farruj [??] as a present. He wore it while praying. When he
had finished his prayer, he took it off violently as if with a
strong aversion to it and said, "It is not the dress of
Allah−fearing pious people."
1.373:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I saw Allah's Apostle in a red leather
tent and I saw Bilal taking the remaining water with which the
Prophet had performed ablution. I saw the people taking the
utilized water impatiently and whoever got some of it rubbed
it on his body and those who could not get any took the
moisture from the others' hands. Then I saw Bilal carrying a
short spear (or stick) which he planted in the ground. The
Prophet came out tucking up his red cloak, and led the people
in prayer and offered two rak`at (facing the Ka`ba) taking a
short spear (or stick) as a Sutra for his prayer. I saw the
people and animals passing in front of him beyond the stick.
1.374:
Narrated Abu Hazim: Sahl bin Sa`d was asked about the
(Prophet's) pulpit as to what thing it was made of? Sahl
replied: "None remains alive amongst the people, who knows
about it better than I. It was made of tamarisk (wood) of the
forest. So and so, the slave of so and so prepared it for
Allah's Apostle . When it was constructed and place (in the
Mosque), Allah's Apostle stood on it facing the Qibla and said
'Allahu Akbar', and the people stood behind him (and led the
people in prayer). He recited and bowed and the people bowed
behind him. Then he raised his head and stepped back, got down
and prostrated on the ground and then he again ascended the
pulpit, recited, bowed, raised his head and stepped back, got
down and prostrate on the ground. So, this is what I know
about the pulpit." Ahmad bin Hanbal said, "As the Prophet was
at a higher level than the people, there is no harm according
to the above−mentioned Hadith if the Imam is at a higher level
than his followers during the prayers."