Actions while Praying
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 289:
Narrated Kuraib Maula Ibn Abbas:
'Abdullah bin Abbas said that he had passed a night in the house of
Maimuna the mother of the faithful believers , who was his aunt. He
said, "I slept across the bed, and Allah's Apostle along with his wife
slept lengthwise. Allah's Apostle slept till mid-night or slightly
before or after it. Then Allah's Apostle woke up, sat, and removed the
traces of sleep by rubbing his hands over his face. Then he recited
the last ten verses of Surat-Al Imran (2). Then he went towards a
hanging leather water-container and performed a perfect ablution and
then stood up for prayer." 'Abdullah bin Abbas added, "I got up and
did the same as Allah's Apostle had done and then went and stood by
his side. Allah's Apostle then put his right hand over my head and
caught my right ear and twisted it. He offered two Rakat, then two
Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat
and then offered one Raka Witr. Then he lay down till the Muadh-dhin
came and then he prayed two light Rakat and went out and offered the
early morning (Fajr) prayer."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 290:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
We used to greet the Prophet while he was praying and he used to
answer our greetings. When we returned from AnNajashi (the ruler of
Ethiopia), we greeted him, but he did not answer us (during the
prayer) and (after finishing the prayer) he said, "In the prayer one
is occupied (with a more serious matter)."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 291:
Narrated 'Abdullah
the same as No. 290. from the Prophet
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 292:
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam:
In the life-time of the Prophet we used to speak while praying, and
one of us would tell his needs to his companions, till the verse,
'Guard strictly your prayers (2.238) was revealed. After that we were
ordered to remain silent while praying.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 293:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The Prophet went out to affect a reconciliation between the tribes of
Bani 'Amr bin 'Auf and the time of the prayer became due; Bilal went
to Abu Bakr and said, "The Prophet is detained. Will you lead the
people in the prayer?" Abu Bakr replied, "Yes, if you wish." So Bilal
pronounced the Iqama and Abu Bakr led the prayer. In the meantime the
Prophet came crossing the rows (of the praying people) till he stood
in the first row and the people started clapping. Abu Bakr never
looked hither and thither during the prayer but when the people
clapped too much, he looked back and saw the Prophet in the (first)
row. The Prophet waved him to remain at his place, but Abu Bakr raised
both his hands and sent praises to Allah and then retreated and the
Prophet went forward and led the prayer. (See Hadith No. 295 & 296)
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 294:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Masud:
We used to say the greeting, name and greet each other in the prayer.
Allah's Apostle heard it and said:--"Say, 'At-tahiyyatu lil-lahi
was-salawatu wat-taiyibatu . Assalamu 'Alaika aiyuha-n-Nabiyu
wa-rahmatu-l-lahi wa-barakatuhu. _ Assalamu alaina wa-'ala
'ibadi-l-lahi as-salihin.. Ashhadu an la ilaha illa-l-lah wa ashhadu
anna Muhammadan 'abdu hu wa Rasuluh. (All the compliments are for
Allah and all the prayers and all the good things (are for Allah).
Peace be on you, O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and blessings (are on
you). And peace be on us and on the good (pious) worshipers of Allah.
I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that
Muhammad is His slave and Apostle.) So, when you have said this, then
you have surely sent the greetings to every good (pious) worship per
of Allah, whether he be in the Heaven or on the Earth . "
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 295:
Narrated Abu Huraira :
The Prophet said, "The saying 'Sub Han Allah' is for men and clapping
is for women." (If something happens in the prayer, the men can invite
the attention of the Imam by saying "Sub Han Allah". And women, by
clapping their hands).
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 296:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad,
The Prophet said, "The saying 'Sub Han Allah' is for men and clapping
is for women.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 297:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
While Abu Bakr was leading the people in the morning prayer on a
Monday, the Prophet came towards them suddenly having lifted the
curtain of 'Aisha's house, and looked at them as they were standing in
rows and smiled. Abu Bakr tried to come back thinking that Allah's
Apostle wanted to come out for the prayer. The attention of the
Muslims was diverted from the prayer because they were delighted to
see the Prophet. The Prophet waved his hand to them to complete their
prayer, then he went back into the room and let down the curtain. The
Prophet expired on that very day.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 297m:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "A woman called her son while he was in his
hermitage and said, 'O Juraij' He said, 'O Allah, my mother (is
calling me) and (I am offering) my prayer (what shall I do)?' She
again said, 'O Juraij!' He said again, 'O Allah ! My mother (is
calling me) and (I am offering) my prayer (what shall I do)?' She
again said, 'O Juraij' He again said, 'O Allah! My mother (is calling
me) and (I am offering) my prayer. (What shall I do?)' She said, 'O
Allah! Do not let Juraij die till he sees the faces of prostitutes.' A
shepherdess used to come by his hermitage for grazing her sheep and
she gave birth to a child. She was asked whose child that was, and she
replied that it was from Juraij and that he had come out from his
hermitage. Juraij said, 'Where is that woman who claims that her child
is from me?' (When she was brought to him along with the child),
Juraij asked the child, 'O Babus, who is your father?' The child
replied, 'The shepherd.' " (See Hadith No 662. Vol 3).
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 298:
Narrated Mu'aiqib:
The Prophet talked about a man leveling the earth on prostrating, and
said, "If you have to do so, then do it once."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 299:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
We used to pray with the Prophet in scorching heat, and if someone of
us could not put his face on the earth (because of the heat) then he
would spread his clothes and prostrate over them.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 300:
Narrated Aisha:
I used to stretch my legs towards the Qibla of the Prophet while he
was praying; whenever he prostrated he touched me, and I would
withdraw my legs, and whenever he stood up, I would restretch my legs.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 301:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet once offered the prayer and said, "Satan came in front of
me and tried to interrupt my prayer, but Allah gave me an upper hand
on him and I choked him. No doubt, I thought of tying him to one of
the pillars of the mosque till you get up in the morning and see him.
Then I remembered the statement of Prophet Solomon, 'My Lord ! Bestow
on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me.' Then
Allah made him (Satan) return with his head down (humiliated)."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 302:
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais:
We were at Al-Ahwaz fighting the AlHaruriya (tribe). While I was at
the bank of a river a man was praying and the reins of his animal were
in his hands and the animal was struggling and he was following the
animal. (Shu'ba, a sub-narrator, said that man was Abu Barza
al-Aslaml). A man from the Khawarij said, "O Allah! Be harsh to this
sheik." And when the sheik (Abu Barza) finished his prayer, he said,
"I heard your remark. No doubt, I participated with Allah's Apostle in
six or seven or eight holy battles and saw his leniency, and no doubt,
I would rather retain my animal than let it return to its stable, as
it would cause me much trouble. "
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 303:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once the sun eclipsed and Allah's Apostle stood up for the prayer and
recited a very long Sura and when bowed for a long while and then
raised his head and started reciting another Sura. Then he bowed, and
after finishing, he prostrated and did the same in the second Raka and
then said, "These (lunar and solar eclipses) are two of the signs of
Allah and if you see them, pray till the eclipse is over. No doubt,
while standing at this place I saw everything promised to me by Allah
and I saw (Paradise) and I wanted to pluck a bunch (of grapes)
therefrom, at the time when you saw me stepping forward. No doubt, I
saw Hell with its different parts destroying each other when you saw
me retreating and in it I saw 'Amr bin Luhai who started the tradition
of freeing animals (set them free) in the name of idols."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 304:
Narrated Ibn'Umar:
The Prophet saw some sputum on the wall facing the Qibla of the mosque
and became furious with the people of the mosque and said, "During the
prayer, Allah is in front of everyone of you and so he should not spit
(or said, 'He should not expectorate')." Then he got down and
scratched the sputum with his hand. Ibn 'Umar said (after narrating),
"If anyone of you has to spit during the prayer, he should spit to his
left."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 305:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he is speaking
in private to his Lord and so he should neither spit in front of him
nor on his right side but to his left side under his left foot."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 306:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The people used to offer the prayer with the Prophet with their
waist-sheets tied round their necks because of the shortness of the
sheets and the women were ordered not to lift their heads till the men
had sat straight.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 307:
Narrated'Abdullah:
I used to greet the Prophet while he was in prayer and he would return
my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the
Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and
(after finishing the prayer) he said, "In the prayer one is occupied
(with a more serious matter)."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 308:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle sent me for some job and when I had finished it I
returned and came to the Prophet and greeted him but he did not return
my greeting. So I felt so sorry that only Allah knows it and I said to
myself,, 'Perhaps Allah's Apostle is angry because I did not come
quickly, then again I greeted him but he did not reply. I felt even
more sorry than I did the first time. Again I greeted him and he
returned the greeting and said, "The thing which prevented me from
returning the greeting was that I was praying." And at that time he
was on his Rahila and his face was not towards the Qibla.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 309:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The news about the differences amongst the people of Bani 'Amr bin
'Auf at Quba reached Allah's Apostle and so he went to them along with
some of his companions to affect a reconciliation. Allah's Apostle was
delayed there and the time for the prayer became due. Bilal came to
Abu Bakr! and said, "O Abu Bakr! Allah's Apostle is detained (there)
and the time for the prayer is due. Will you lead the people in
prayer?" Abu Bakr replied, "Yes, if you wish." So Bilal pronounced the
Iqama and Abu Bakr went forward and the people said Takbir. In the
meantime, Allah's Apostle came piercing through the rows till he stood
in the (first) row and the people started clapping. Abu Bakr, would
never look hither and thither during the prayer but when the people
clapped much he looked back and saw Allah's Apostle. The Prophet
beckoned him to carry on. Abu Bakr raised both his hands, praised
Allah and retreated till he stood in the row and Allah's Apostle went
forward and led the people in the prayer. When he had finished the
prayer, he addressed the people and said, "O people! Why did you start
clapping when something happened to you in the prayer? Clapping is for
women. Whenever one is confronted with something unusual in the prayer
one should say, 'Sub Han Allah'." Then the Prophet looked towards Abu
Bakr and asked, "What prevented you from leading the prayer when I
beckoned you to carry on?" Abu Bakr replied, "It does not befit the
son of Al Quhafa to lead the prayer in the presence of Allah's Apostle
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 310:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
It was forbidden to keep the hands on the hips during the prayer.
(This is narrated by Abu Huraira from the Prophet.)
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 311:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
It was forbidden to pray with the hands over one's hips.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 312:
Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith:
I offered the 'Asr prayer with the Prophet and after finishing the
prayer with Taslim he got up quickly and went to some of his wives and
then came out. He noticed the signs of astonishment on the faces of
the people caused by his speed. He then said, "I remembered while I
was in my prayer that a piece of gold was Lying in my house and I
disliked that it should remain with us throughout the night, and so I
have ordered it to be distributed."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 313:
Narrated Abu Huraira,
Allah's Apostle said, "When the Adhan for the prayer is pronounced,
then Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the
Adhan and when the Muadh-dhin finishes, he comes back; and when the
Iqama is pronounced he again takes to his heels and when it is
finished, he again comes back and continues reminding the praying
person of things that he used not to remember when not in prayer till
he forgets how much he has prayed." Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman said,
"If anyone of you has such a thing (forgetting the number of Rakat he
has prayed) he should perform two prostrations of Sahu (i.e.
forgetfulness) while sitting." Abu Salama narrates this from Abu
Huraira.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 314:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
People say that I narrate too many narrations of the Prophet; once I
met a man (during the life-time of the Prophet) and asked him, "Which
Sura did Allah's Apostle s recite yesterday in the 'Isha' prayer?" He
said, "I do not know." I said, "Did you not attend the prayer?" He
said, "Yes, (I did)." I said, "I know. He recited such and such Sura."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 315:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buhaina :
Allah's Apostle once led us in a prayer and offered two Rakat and got
up (for the third Raka) without sitting (after the second Raka). The
people also got up with him, and when he was about to finish his
prayer, we waited for him to finish the prayer with Taslim but he said
Takbir before Taslim and performed two prostrations while sitting and
then finished the prayer with Taslim.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 316:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buhaina :
Allah's Apostle got up after the second Raka of the Zuhr prayer
without sitting in between (the second and the third Rakat). When he
finished the prayer he performed two prostrations (of Sahu) and then
finished the prayer with Tasllm.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 317:
Narrated' Abdullah:
Once Allah's Apostle offered five Rakat in the Zuhr prayer, and
somebody asked him whether there was some increase in the prayer.
Allah's Apostle said, "What is that?" He said, "You have offered five
Rakat." So Allah's Apostle performed two prostrations of Sahu after
Taslim.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 318:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet led us in the 'Asr or the Zuhr prayer and finished it with
Taslim. Dhul-Yadain said to him, "O Allah's Apostle! Has the prayer
been reduced?" The Prophet asked his companions in the affirmative. So
Allah's Apostle I offered two more Rakat and then performed two
prostrations (of Sahu). Sad said, "I saw that 'Ursa bin Az-Zubair had
offered two Rakat in the Maghrib prayer and finished it with Taslim.
He then talked (and when he was informed about it) he completed the
rest of his prayer and performed two prostrations, and said, 'The
Prophet prayed like this.' "
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 319:
Narrated Abu Huraira.
Once Allah's Apostle offered two Rakat and finished his prayer. So
Dhul-Yadain asked him, "Has the prayer been reduced or have you
forgotten?" Allah's Apostle said, "Has DhulYadain spoken the truth?"
The people replied in the affirmative. Then Allah's Apostle stood up
and offered the remaining two Rakat and performed Taslim, and then
said Takbir and performed two prostrations like his usual
prostrations, or a bit longer, and then got up.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 320:
Narrated Salama bin 'Alqama:
I asked Muhammad (bin Sirin) whether Tashah-hud should be recited
after the two prostrations of Sahu. He replied, "It is not (mentioned)
in Abu Huraira's narration . "
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 321:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet offered one of the evening prayers (the sub-narrator
Muhammad said, "I think that it was most probably the 'Asr prayer")
and he finished it after offering two Rakat only. He then stood near a
price of wood in front of the Mosque and put his hand over it. Abu
Bakr and 'Umar were amongst those who were present, but they dared not
talk to him about that (because of excessive respect for him), and
those who were in a hurry went out. They said, "Has the prayer been
reduced?" A man who was called DhulYadain by the Prophet said (to the
Prophet), "Has the prayer been reduced or have you forgotten?" He
said, "Neither have I forgotten, nor has the prayer been reduced." He
said, "Certainly you have forgotten." So the Prophet offered two more
Rakat and performed Tashm and then said Takbir and performed a
prostration of Sahu like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer and
then raised his head and said Takbir and then put his head down and
performed a prostration like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer,
and then raised his head and said Takbir.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 322:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buhaina Al-Asdi:
(the ally of Bani 'Abdul Muttalib) Allah's Apostle stood up for the
Zuhr prayer and he should have sat (after the second Raka but he stood
up for the third Raka without sitting for Tashah-hud) and when he
finished the prayer he performed two prostrations and said Takbir on
each prostration while sitting, before ending (the prayer) with
Taslim; and the people too performed the two prostrations with him
instead of the sitting he forgot.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 323:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the call for prayer is made, Satan takes
to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when
the call is finished he comes back, and when the Iqama is pronounced,
Satan again takes to his heels, and when the Iqama is finished he
comes back again and tries to interfere with the person and his
thoughts and say, "Remember this and that (which he has not thought of
before the prayer)", till the praying person forgets how much he has
prayed. If anyone of you does not remember whether he has offered
three or four Rakat then he should perform two prostrations of Sahu
while sitting.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 324:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you stands for the prayers,
Satan comes and puts him in doubts till he forgets how many Rakat he
has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he should perform two
prostrations of Sahu while sitting.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 325:
Narrated Kuraib:
I was sent to Aisha by Ibn Abbas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and
'Abdur-Rahman bin Azhar . They told me to greet her on their behalf
and to ask her about the offering of the two Rakat after the 'Asr
prayer and to say to her, "We were informed that you offer those two
Rakat and we were told that the Prophet had forbidden offering them."
Ibn Abbas said, "I along with 'Umar bin Al-Khattab used to beat the
people whenever they offered them." I went to Aisha and told her that
message. 'Aisha said, "Go and ask Um Salama about them." So I returned
and informed them about her statement. They then told me to go to Um
Salama with the same question with which t sent me to 'Aisha. Um
Salama replied, "I heard the Prophet forbidding them. Later I saw him
offering them immediately after he prayed the 'Asr prayer. He then
entered my house at a time when some of the Ansari women from the
tribe of Bani Haram were sitting with me, so I sent my slave girl to
him having said to her, 'Stand beside him and tell him that Um Salama
says to you, "O Allah's Apostle! I have heard you forbidding the
offering of these (two Rakat after the 'Asr prayer) but I have seen
you offering them." If he waves his hand then wait for him.' The slave
girl did that. The Prophet beckoned her with his hand and she waited
for him. When he had finished the prayer he said, "O daughter of Bani
Umaiya! You have asked me about the two Rakat after the 'Asr prayer.
The people of the tribe of 'Abdul-Qais came to me and made me busy and
I could not offer the two Rakat after the Zuhr prayer. These (two
Rakat that I have just prayed) are for those (missed) ones.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 326:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi :
The news about the differences amongst the people of Bani'Amr bin 'Auf
reached Allah's Apostle and so he went to them along with some of his
companions to affect a reconciliation between them. Allah's Apostle
was delayed there, and the time of the prayer was due. Bilal went to
Abu Bakr and said to him, "Allah's Apostle has been delayed (there)
and the time of prayer is due. So will you lead the people in prayer?"
Abu Bakr said, "Yes, if you wish." Bilal pronounced the Iqama and Abu
Bakr, went forward and said Takbir for the people. In the mean-time
Allah's Apostle came crossing the rows (of the praying people) and
stood in the (first) row and the people started clapping. Abu Bakr,
would never glance side-ways in his prayer but when the people clapped
much he looked back and (saw) Allah's Apostle . Allah's Apostle
beckoned him to carry on the prayer. Abu Bakr raised his hands and
thanked Allah, and retreated till he reached the (first) row. Allah's
Apostle went forward and led the people in the prayer. When he
completed the prayer he faced the people and said, "O people! Why did
you start clapping when something unusual happened to you in the
prayer? Clapping is only for women. So whoever amongst you comes
across something in the prayer should say, 'Subhan-Allah' for there is
none who will not turn round on hearing him saying Subhan-Allah. O
Ab-u Bakr! What prevented you from leading the people in the prayer
when I beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr replied, "How dare the son of
Abu Quhafa lead the prayer in the presence of Allah's Apostle ?"
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 327:
Narrated Asma':
I went to 'Aisha and she was standing praying and the people, too,
were standing (praying). So I said, "What is the matter with the
people?" She beckoned with her head towards the sky.I said, "(Is there) a sign?" She nodded intending to say, "Yes."
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 328:
Narrated 'Aisha the wife of the Prophet:
Allah's Apostle during his illness prayed in his house sitting,
whereas some people followed him standing, but the Prophet beckoned
them to sit down. On completion of the prayer he said, "The Imam is to
be followed. So, bow when he bows, and raise your head when he raises
his head." (See Hadith No. 657 Vol 1 for taking the verdict).
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