Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 2

كِتَاب الصَّلَاةِ

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

270 hadith · 93 chapters

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Chapters in this book

1باب الصَّلاَةِ مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِChapter: The Obligation To Perform The Salat (Prayers).2باب فِي الْمَوَاقِيتِChapter: The Times Of As-Salat.3باب فِي وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَيْفَ كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَاChapter: The Times Of The Prophet’s (saws) Prayers And How He Used To Pray Them.4باب فِي وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِChapter: The Time For Zurh Prayer.5باب فِي وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِChapter: The Time For ’Asr Prayer.6باب فِي وَقْتِ الْمَغْرِبِChapter: The Time For Maghrib.7باب فِي وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِChapter: The Time For The Later Isha’.8باب فِي وَقْتِ الصُّبْحِChapter: The Time For the Subh (Fajr The Morning Prayer).9باب فِي الْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى وَقْتِ الصَّلَوَاتِChapter: Preserving The Prayer Times.10باب إِذَا أَخَّرَ الإِمَامُ الصَّلاَةَ عَنِ الْوَقْتِChapter: (What Should Be Done) If the Imam Delays The Prayer.11باب فِي مَنْ نَامَ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، أَوْ نَسِيَهَاChapter: Whoever Sleeps Through The Prayer (Time) Or Forgets (To Pray).12باب فِي بِنَاءِ الْمَسَاجِدِChapter: On (The Reward) Of Building Masajid.13باب اتِّخَاذِ الْمَسَاجِدِ فِي الدُّورِChapter: Masajid In The Dur (Villages).14باب فِي السُّرُجِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِChapter: About Having Torches In The Masajid.15باب فِي حَصَى الْمَسْجِدِChapter: On The Pebbles In The Masjid.16باب فِي كَنْسِ الْمَسْجِدِChapter: On Cleaning The Masjid.17باب فِي اعْتِزَالِ النِّسَاءِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ عَنِ الرِّجَالِChapter: Separating The Women From The Men In The Masjid.18باب فِيمَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ الْمَسْجِدَChapter: What A Person Should Say When He Enters The Masjid.19باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عِنْدَ دُخُولِ الْمَسْجِدِChapter: What Has Been Narrated About Concerning As-Salat After Entering The Masjid.20باب فِي فَضْلِ الْقُعُودِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِChapter: The Virtue Of Sitting In The Masjid.21باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ إِنْشَادِ الضَّالَّةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِChapter: Announcing Lost Items In The Masjid Is Disliked.22باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْبُزَاقِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِChapter: Spitting In A Masjid Is Disliked.23باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمُشْرِكِ يَدْخُلُ الْمَسْجِدَChapter: An Idolater Entering The Masajid.24باب فِي الْمَوَاضِعِ الَّتِي لاَ تَجُوزُ فِيهَا الصَّلاَةُChapter: The Places In Which Prayer Is Not Allowed.25باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ، فِي مَبَارِكِ الإِبِلِChapter: Praying In Camel Resting Areas.26باب مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ الْغُلاَمُ بِالصَّلاَةِChapter: When A Boy Should Be Ordered To Offer As-Salat.27باب بَدْءِ الأَذَانِChapter: How The Adhan Began.28باب كَيْفَ الأَذَانُChapter: How The Adhan Is Performed.29باب فِي الإِقَامَةِChapter: The Iqamah.30باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُؤَذِّنُ وَيُقِيمُ آخَرُChapter: One Person Calling The Adhan And Another Calling The Iqamah.31باب رَفْعِ الصَّوْتِ بِالأَذَانِChapter: Proclaiming The Adhan In A Loud Voice.32باب مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُؤَذِّنِ مِنْ تَعَاهُدِ الْوَقْتِChapter: What Is Required Of The Mu’adhdhin Regarding Kepping Track Of Time.33باب الأَذَانِ فَوْقَ الْمَنَارَةِChapter: Calling The Adhan From Atop A Minaret.34باب فِي الْمُؤَذِّنِ يَسْتَدِيرُ فِي أَذَانِهِChapter: The Mu’adhdhin Should Turn Around While Calling The Adhan.35باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ الأَذَانِ وَالإِقَامَةِChapter: Regarding The Supplication Between The Adhan And The Iqamah.36باب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَChapter: What Should Be Said When One Hears The Mu’adhdhin.37باب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الإِقَامَةَChapter: What Should Be Said Upon Hearing The Iqamah.38باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ عِنْدَ الأَذَانِChapter: What Has Been Narrated Concerning The Supplication Made After The Adhan.39باب مَا يَقُولُ عِنْدَ أَذَانِ الْمَغْرِبِChapter: What Should Be Said For The Maghrib Adhan.40باب أَخْذِ الأَجْرِ عَلَى التَّأْذِينِChapter: Taking A Stipend For The Adhan.41باب فِي الأَذَانِ قَبْلَ دُخُولِ الْوَقْتِChapter: Calling The Adhan Before Its Time.42باب الأَذَانِ لِلأَعْمَىChapter: The Adhan Of A Blind Man.43باب الْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ بَعْدَ الأَذَانِChapter: Leaving The Masjid After The Adhan.44باب فِي الْمُؤَذِّنِ يَنْتَظِرُ الإِمَامَChapter: The Mu’adhdhin Should Wait For The Imam.45باب فِي التَّثْوِيبِChapter: The Tathwib.46باب فِي الصَّلاَةِ تُقَامُ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ الإِمَامُ يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ قُعُودًاChapter: People Sitting After The Iqamah While Waiting For The Imam If He Has Not Come.47باب فِي التَّشْدِيدِ فِي تَرْكِ الْجَمَاعَةِChapter: The Severity Of Not Attending The Congregational Prayer.48باب فِي فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْجَمَاعَةِChapter: The Virtue Of Praying In Congregation.49باب مَا جَاءَ فِي فَضْلِ الْمَشْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِChapter: What Has Been Narrated Regarding The Rewards Of Walking To The Prayer.50باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْمَشْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فِي الظُّلَمِChapter: What Has Been Narrated About (The Blessings Of) Walking To The Masjid In Darkness.51باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْهَدْىِ فِي الْمَشْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Etiquette Of Walking To The Masjid.52باب فِيمَنْ خَرَجَ يُرِيدُ الصَّلاَةَ فَسُبِقَ بِهَاChapter: Regarding One Who Leaves (His House) Desiring To Pray (With The Congregation) But Find That It has Finished.53باب مَا جَاءَ فِي خُرُوجِ النِّسَاءِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِChapter: What Has Been Narrated Concerning Women Leaving (Their House) For The Masjid.54باب التَّشْدِيدِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: Severity In This Issue.55باب السَّعْىِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِChapter: Rushing To The Prayer.56باب فِي الْجَمْعِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مَرَّتَيْنِChapter: On Having Two Congregations In The Masjid.57باب فِيمَنْ صَلَّى فِي مَنْزِلِهِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الْجَمَاعَةَ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُمْChapter: The One Who Prays In His House, Then Catches The Congregation, He Should Pray With Them.58باب إِذَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ جَمَاعَةً أَيُعِيدُChapter: If One Prays In A Congregation, Then Catches Another Congregation, Should He Repeat.59باب فِي جِمَاعِ الإِمَامَةِ وَفَضْلِهَاChapter: Concerning The Position Of The Imam And Its Virtue.60باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ التَّدَافُعِ عَلَى الإِمَامَةِChapter: It Is Disliked To Refuse The Position Of Imam.61باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِChapter: Who Has More Right To Be Imam.62باب إِمَامَةِ النِّسَاءِChapter: On Women Action As Imam.63باب الرَّجُلِ يَؤُمُّ الْقَوْمَ وَهُمْ لَهُ كَارِهُونَChapter: A Person Who Is The Imam Of A Group That Dislikes Him.64باب إِمَامَةِ الْبَرِّ وَالْفَاجِرِChapter: Pious And Wicked People As Imam.65باب إِمَامَةِ الأَعْمَىChapter: A Blind Man Being Imam.66باب إِمَامَةِ الزَّائِرِChapter: A Visitor Being Imam.67باب الإِمَامِ يَقُومُ مَكَانًا أَرْفَعَ مِنْ مَكَانِ الْقَوْمِChapter: On The Imam Standing In A Location Above The Level Of Congregation.68باب إِمَامَةِ مَنْ يُصَلِّي بِقَوْمٍ وَقَدْ صَلَّى تِلْكَ الصَّلاَةَChapter: On Someone Having Prayed And Then Leading Others For That Prayer.69باب الإِمَامِ يُصَلِّي مِنْ قُعُودٍChapter: About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down.70باب الرَّجُلَيْنِ يَؤُمُّ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ كَيْفَ يَقُومَانِChapter: If Two People Are Praying, One Of Whom Is The Imam, How Should They Stand?71باب إِذَا كَانُوا ثَلاَثَةً كَيْفَ يَقُومُونَChapter: How Should Three People Stand (In Prayer).72باب الإِمَامِ يَنْحَرِفُ بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِChapter: The Imam Should Turn Around After The Taslim.73باب الإِمَامِ يَتَطَوَّعُ فِي مَكَانِهِChapter: On The Imam Praying Voluntary Prayers In His Place.74باب الإِمَامِ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ آخِرِ الرَّكْعَةِChapter: About The Imam Breaking His Wudu’ After He Rises (From The Prostration) During The Last Rak’ah.75باب مَا يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ الْمَأْمُومُ مِنَ اتِّبَاعِ الإِمَامِChapter: The One Behind The Imam Has Been Commanded To Follow The Imam.76باب التَّشْدِيدِ فِيمَنْ يَرْفَعُ قَبْلَ الإِمَامِ أَوْ يَضَعُ قَبْلَهُChapter: The Severity Of One Who Raises Or Descends Before The Imam.77باب فِيمَنْ يَنْصَرِفُ قَبْلَ الإِمَامِChapter: About Turning Around To Leave Before The Imam.78باب جِمَاعِ أَثْوَابِ مَا يُصَلَّى فِيهِChapter: The Types Of Clothes In Which It Is Permissible To Pray.79باب الرَّجُلِ يَعْقِدُ الثَّوْبَ فِي قَفَاهُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّيChapter: About A Man Tying His Garment Around The Nape Of His Neck To Pray.80باب الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ بَعْضُهُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِChapter: A Man Praying In A Garment Part Of Which Is On Another Person.81باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي قَمِيصٍ وَاحِدٍChapter: A Man Praying In A Qamis Only.82باب إِذَا كَانَ الثَّوْبُ ضَيِّقًا يَتَّزِرُ بِهِChapter: If The Qamis Is Tight, He Should Wrap It Around His Lower Body.83باب الإِسْبَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Al-Isbal During The Prayer.84باب فِي كَمْ تُصَلِّي الْمَرْأَةُChapter: How Many Garments Should A Woman Pray In?85باب الْمَرْأَةِ تُصَلِّي بِغَيْرِ خِمَارٍChapter: A Woman Praying Without A Khimar.86باب مَا جَاءَ فِي السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: As-Sadl In The Prayer.87باب الصَّلاَةِ فِي شُعُرِ النِّسَاءِChapter: Praying In Women’s Garments (Shu’ur).88باب الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي عَاقِصًا شَعْرَهُChapter: A Man Praying With His Hair Fastened (At The Back Of The Head).89باب الصَّلاَةِ فِي النَّعْلِChapter: Praying In Sandals.90باب الْمُصَلِّي إِذَا خَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ أَيْنَ يَضَعُهُمَاChapter: If A Person Takes Off His Sandals For Prayer, Where Should He Place Them?91باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِChapter: Praying On A Khumr (Small Mat).92باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْحَصِيرِChapter: Praying On A Hasir (Large Mat).93باب الرَّجُلِ يَسْجُدُ عَلَى ثَوْبِهِChapter: A Man Prostrating On His Garment.

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Abu Dawud · 391خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ، قَالَ : هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُنَّ ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ ، قَالَ : وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صِيَامَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ، Talhah bin Ubaid Allah said: A man from among the people of Najd with disheveled hair came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The humming sound of his voice could be heard but what he was suing could not be understood he came 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 392حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي سُهَيْلٍ نَافِعِ بْنِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : أَفْلَحَ وَأَبِيهِThis tradition has also been reported by Abu Suhail Nafi bin Malik bin Abi Amir through a different chain of narrators. It adds: He will be successful, by his father, if he speaks the truth; he will enter Paradise, by hi3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 393أَمَّنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ، فَصَلَّى بِيَ الظُّهْرَ حِينَ زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَكَانَتْ قَدْرَ الشِّرَاكِ ، وَصَلَّى بِيَ الْعَصْرَ حِينَ كَانَ ظِلُّهُ مِثْلَهُ ، وَصَلَّى بِيَ يَعْNarrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Gabriel ﷺ led me in prayer at the House (i. e. the Kabah). He prayed the noon prayer with me when the sun had passed the meridian to the extent of the thong of 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 394نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي بِوَقْتِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ ، يَحْسُبُ بِأَصَابِعِIbn Shihab said: Umar bin Abdul Aziz was sitting on the pulpit and he somewhat postponed the afternoon prayer. Urwah bin al-Zubair said to him: "Gabriel informed Muhammed ﷺ of the time of prayer". So Umar said to him: "B8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 395أَنَّ سَائِلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أَمَرَ بِلَالًا ، فَأَقَامَ الْفَجْرَ حِينَ انْشَقَّ الْفَجْرُ فَصَلَّى حِينَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَا يَعْرِفُ وَجْهAbu Musa reported: A man asked the Prophet ﷺ [about the prayer times] but he did reply to him but he commanded Bilal, who made the announcement for the beginning of the time of the the fair prayer prayer when the dawn br5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 396وَقْتُ الظُّهْرِ مَا لَمْ تَحْضُرِ الْعَصْرُ ، وَوَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ مَا لَمْ تَصْفَرَّ الشَّمْسُ ، وَوَقْتُ الْمَغْرِبِ مَا لَمْ يَسْقُطْ فَوْرُ الشَّفَقِ ، وَوَقْتُ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَوَقْتُ صَلَاةِ الْAbdullah bin Amr reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: The time of the Zuhr prayer is as along as the time of the Asr prayer has not come; the time of the Asr prayer is as long as the sun has not become yellow ; the time of 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 397كَانَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ ، وَالْعَصْرَ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ ، وَالْمَغْرِبَ إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، وَالْعِشَاءَ إِذَا كَثُرَ النَّاسُ عَجَّلَ وَإِذَا قَلُّوا أَخَّرَ ، وَالصُّبْحَ بِغَلَسٍMuhammad bin Amr bin al-Hasan reported: We asked Jabir about the time of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: He used to offer the Zuhr prayer in the midday heat, the Asr prayer when the sun was bright, the M5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 398كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، وَيُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَذْهَبُ إِلَى أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَيَرْجِعُ وَالشَّمْسُ حَيَّةٌ ، وَنَسِيتُAbu Barzah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would offer the Zuhr prayer when the sun had passed the meridian; he would offer Asr prayer after which one of us would visit the skirts of Madina and return him while the su4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 399كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَآخُذُ قَبْضَةً مِنَ الْحَصَى لِتَبْرُدَ فِي كَفِّي أَضَعُهَا لِجَبْهَتِي أَسْجُدُ عَلَيْهَا لِشِدَّةِ الْحَرِّNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I would offer my noon prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 400كَانَتْ قَدْرُ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّيْفِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَقْدَامٍ إِلَى خَمْسَةِ أَقْدَامٍ ، وَفِي الشِّتَاءِ خَمْسَةَ أَقْدَامٍ إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَقْدَامٍNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The extent of the shadow when the Messenger of Allah prayed (the noon prayer) was three to five feet in summer and five to seven feet in winter.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 401إِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ ، فَإِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِAbu Dharr said: We were in the company of the Prophet ﷺ. The muadhdhin intended to call for the Zuhr prayer. He said: Make it cooler. He then intended to call for prayer. He said twice or thrice: Make it cooler. We then 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 402إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ ، فَأَبْرِدُوا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: When the heat is violent, offer (the Zuhr) prayer when it becomes fairly cool, for the violent heat comes from the bubbling over the Hell.6 narrators