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him) saying: A highly wicked one amongst the Jinn escaped yesternight to interrupt
my prayer, but Allah gave me power over him, so I seized him and intended to tie
him to one of the pillars of the mosque in order that you, all together or all, might
look at him, but I remembered the supplication of my brother Sulaiman: "My Lord,
forgive me, give me such a kingdom as will not be possible for anyone after me"
(Qur'an, xxxvii. 35).
Abu Qatadi reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) saying
the prayer while he was carrying Umama, daughter of Zainab, daughter of the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). and Abu'l-'As b. al-Rabi'. When he
stood up, he took her up and when he prostrated he put her down,Yahya said: Malik
replied in the affirmative.
on woods (to prepare a pulpit) so that I should talk to the people (sitting on it). Abu
Hazim said: He (Sahl b. Sa'd) pointed out the name of (that lady) that day. So he
(the carpenter) made (a pulpit) with these three steps. Then the Messengerof Allah
(may peace be upon him) commanded it to be placed here (where it is lying now). It
was fashioned out of the wood of al-Ghaba. And I saw the Messenger of Allah (may
peace he upon him) standing upon it and glorifying Allah and the people also
glorified Allah after him, while he was on the pulpit. He then raised (his head from
prostration) and stepped back (on his heels) till he prostrated himself at the base of
pulpit, and then returned (to the former place and this movement of one or two
steps continued) till the prayer was complete. He then turned towards the people
and said: O people, I have done it so that you should follow me and learn (my mode
of) prayer.
Anas b. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
When the supper is brought before you, and it is also the time to say prayer, first
take food before saying evening prayer and do not hasten (to prayer, leaving aside
the food).
(would be decided) by the consent of these six men with whom the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) remained well pleased till his death. And I know fully
well that some people would blame me that I killed with these very hands of mine
some persons who apparently professed (Islam). And if they do this (blame me)
they are the enemies of Allah, and are non-believers and have gone astray. And I
leave not after me anything which to my mind seems more important than Kalala.
And I never turned towards the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) (for
guidance) more often than this Kalala, and he (the Holy Prophet) was not annoyed
with me on any other (issue) than this: (And he was so perturbed) that he struck his
fingers on my chest and said: Does this verse. that is at the end of Surat al-Nisa'.
which was revealed in the hot season not suffice you? And if I live longer I would
decide this (problem so clearly) that one who reads the Qur'an, or one who does not
read it, would be able to take (correct),decisions (under its light). He ('Umar) further
said: Allah ! I call You witness on these governors of lands, that I sent them to (the
peoples of these lands) so that they should administer justice amongst them, teach
them their religion and the Sunnah of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him),
and distribute amongst them the spoils of war and refer to me that which they find
difficult to perform. O people. you eat 'these two plants and these are onions and
garlic. and I find them nothing but repugnant for I saw that when the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) sensed the odour of these two from a person in a
mosque, he was made to go to al-Baqi'. So he who eats it should (make its odour)
die by cooking it well.
Chapter 62 : IT IS FORBIDDEN TO CRY OUT FOR FINDING OUT THE LOST THING IN
THE MOSQUE
Book 8, Number 1153:
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: If
anyone bears a man crying out in the mosque about something lie has lost, he
should say: May Allah not restore it to you, for the mosques were not built for this.
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: May it not be restored to you! The mosques
are built for what they are meant.
does not know how much he has prayed; so when any one of you is not sure how
much he has prayed. he should perform two prostrations while sitting (qa'da).
salutations. If he has prayed five rakahs, they will make his prayer an even number
for him, and if he has prayed exactly four, they will be humiliation for the devil.
This hadith has been narrated by Mansur with the same chain of transmitters and
said: "He should aim at correctness and that is right."
the prayer been shortened or have you forgotten ? The Apostle of Allah (may peace
be upon him) looked to the right and left and said: What was Dhu'I-Yadain saying?
They said: He is right. You (the Holy Prophet) offered but two rak'ahs. lie offered two
(more) rakahs and gave salutation, then said takbir and prostrated and lifted (his
head) and then said takbir and prostrated, then said takbir and lifted (his head). He
(the narrator) says: It has been reported to me by Imran b. Husain that he said : He
(their) gave salutation.