Abu Salama b.

'Abual-Rahman reported: Abu Huraira recited before them : "hen the

heaven burst asunder" (al-Qur'an, lxxxiv. 1) and performed prostration. After
completing (the prayer) he informed them that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) has prostrated himself at it (this verse).

Book 4, Number 1194:

A hadith like this has been narrated by AbuSalama on the authority of Abu Huraira.

Book 4, Number 1195:

Abu Huraira reported: We performed prostration along with the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) (as he recited these verses:) "When the heaven burst
asunder" and "Read in the name of Thy Lord" (al-Qur'an, xcvi. 1).

Book 4, Number 1196:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) prostrated
himself (while reciting these verses). "When the heaven burst asunder"; Read in
the name of Thy Lord.

Book 4, Number 1197:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Abual-Rahman al-Araj on the authority of
Abu Huraira.

Book 4, Number 1198:

Abu Rafi reported: I said the night prayer along with Abu Huraira and -as he recited:
"When the heaven burst asunder," he performed prostration. Isaid to him: What
prostration is this? He said: I prostrated myself (on this occasion of recital) behind
Abu'I-Qasim (Muhammad. may peace be upon him), and Iwould go on doing this till
I meet him (in the next world). Ibn 'Abu al-A'la said: (Abu Huraira uttered this:) I
would not abandon performing prostration.

Book 4, Number 1199:

This hadith has been narrated by Tamimi with the same chain of transmitters except
for this that they made no mention of: "Behind Abul-Qasim" (may peace be upon
him).

Book 4, Number 1200:

Abu Rafi reported: I saw Abu Huraira performing prostration (while reciting this
verse:) "When the heaven burst asunder." I said to him: Do you prostrate yourself
(while reciting) i? He said: Yes, I saw my best Friend (may peace be upon him)
prostrating himself on (the recital of this verse) and I shall continue prostrating till I
meet him. Shuba asked: Do you mean (by Friend) the Apostle of Allah (may peace
be upon him)? He said: Yes.

Chapter 65 : HOW JALSA IS TO BE OBSERVED

Book 8, Number 1201:
Abdullah b. Zubair narrated on the authority of his father: When the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) sat in prayer. he placed the left foot between his
thigh and shank and stretched the right foot and placed his left hand or his left knee
and placed his right hand on his right thigh, and raised his finger.

Book 4, Number 1202:

'Abdullah b. Zubair narrated on the authority of his father that when the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) sat for supplication, i.e. tashahhud (blessing and
supplication), he placed his right hand on his right thigh and his left hand on his left
thigh, and pointed with his forefinger , and placed his thumb on his (milddle) finger,
and covered his knee with the palm of his left hand..

Book 4, Number 1203:

Ibn 'Umar reported that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sat
for tashahhud he placed his left hand on his left knee. and his right hand on his right
knee. and he raised his right finger, which is next to the thumb, making supplication
in this way, and he stretched his left hand on his left knee. Another version on the
authority of Ibn Umar says: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
sat for tashahhud, he placed his left hand on his left knee and placed his right hand
on his right knee, and he formed a ring like (fifty-three) and pointed with his finger
of attestation.

Book 4, Number 1204:

'Ali b. 'Abual-Rahman al-Mu'awi reported: 'Abdullah b. Umar saw me playing with
pebbles during prayer. After finishing the prayer he forbade me (to do it) and said:
Do as the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to do. I said: How did
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) do? He said that he (the Messenger of
Allah) sat at tashahhud, placed his right palm on the right thigh and closed all his

fingers and pointed with the help of finger next to the thumb, and placed his left
palm on his right thigh.

Book 4, Number 1205:

This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters.

Chapter 66 : TASLIM AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PRAYER

Book 8, Number 1206:
Abu Ma'mar reported: There was an Amir in Mecca who pronounced taslim twice.
Abdullah said: Where did he get this sunnah? Al-Hakam said: There is a hadith to
the effect that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did like It.

Book 4, Number 1207:

'Abdullah reported: An Amir or a person pronounced taslim twice. Abdullah said:
Where did he get this sunnah?

Book 4, Number 1208:

'Amir b. Sa'd reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace be open him)
pronouncing taslim on his right and on his left till I saw the whiteness of his cheek.

Chapter 67 : DHIKR AFTER THE PRAYER

Book 8, Number 1209:
Ibn 'Abbas said: We used to know that Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him)
had finished his prayer when we heard the takbir (Allah-O-Akbar).

Book 4, Number 1210:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: We knew the finishing of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) through takbir. 'Amr (b. Dinar) said: I made a mention of it
to Abu Mas'ud. hue he rejected it and said: I never narrated it to you. 'Amr said: He
did narrate it before this.

Book 4, Number 1211:

Ibn 'Abbas reported: Dhikr (mentioning the name of Allah) in a loud voice after
obligatory prayers was (a common practice) during the lifetime of the Apostle of
Allah (may peace be upon him); and when I heard that I came to knew that they
(the people) had finished the prayer.

Chapter 68 : DESIRABILITY OF SEEKING REFUGE FROM THE TORMENT OF THE GRAVE

Book 8, Number 1212:
'A'isha reported: The Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) entered my house
when a Jewess was with me and she was saying: Do you know that you would be
put to trial in the grave? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) trembled
(on hearing this) and said: It is the Jews only who would-be put to trial. 'A'isha said:
We passed some nights and then the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: Do you know that it has been revealed to me: "You would be put to trial in the
grave"? 'A'isha said: 1 heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
seeking refuge from the torment of the grave after this.

Book 4, Number 1213:

Abu Huraira reported. I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
seeking refuge from the torment of the grave after this (after the revelation).

Book 4, Number 1214:

'A'isha reported: There came to me two old women from the old Jewesses of Medina
and said: The people of the grave are tormented in their graves. I contradicted them
and I did not deem it proper to testify them. They went away and the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) came to me and I said to him: Messenger of Allah I
there came to me two old women from the old Jewesses of Medina and asserted
that the people of the graves would be tormented therein. He (the Prophet) said:
They told the truth; they would be tormented (so much) that the animals would
listen to it. She ('A'isha) said: Never did I see him (the Holy Prophet) afterwards but
seeking refuge from the torment of the grave in prayer.

Book 4, Number 1215:

Masruq reported this hadith on the authority of 'A'isha who said: Never did he (the
Holy Prophet) say prayer after this in which I did not hear him seeking refuge from
the torment of the grave.

Book 4, Number 1216:

'A'isha reported: 1 heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) seeking
refuge from the trial of Dajjal (Antichrist) in prayer.

Book 4, Number 1217:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) said: When
any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allah from
four (trials) and should thus say: O Allah ! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment
of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from
the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal" (Antichrist).

Book 4, Number 1218:

A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) reported: The
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to supplicate in prayer thus: O
Allah ! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge with
Thee from the trial of the Masih al-Dajjal (Antichrist) and I seek refuge with Thee
from the trial of life and death. O Allah ! I seek refuge with Thee from sin and debt."
She ('A'isha) reported: Someone said to him -(the Holy Prophet) : Messenger of Allah
! why is it that you so often seek refuge from debt? He said : When a (person) incurs
debt, (he is obliged) to tell lies and break promise.

Book 4, Number 1219:

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When
any one of you completes the last tashahhud. he should seek refuge with Allah from
four (trials). I.e. from the torment of Hell, from the torment of grave, from the trial of
life and death.-and from the mischief of Masih at-Dajjal (Antichrist). This hadith has
been narrated by al-Auzai with the same chain of transmitters but with these
words: "When any one of you completes the tashahhud" and he made no mention of
the words "the last".

Book 4, Number 1220:

Abu Huraira reported: The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: O Allah ! I
seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the grave, and the torment of Hell, and
the trial of life and death and the mischief of Masih al-Dajjal.

Book 4, Number 1221:

Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as saying:
Seek refuge with Allah from the torment of Hell, seek refuge with Allah from the

torment of the grave, and seek refuge with Allah from the trial of Masih al-Dajjal and
seek refuge with Allah from the trial of life and death.

Book 4, Number 1222:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Ibn Tawus from his father on the authority
of AbuHuraira.

Book 4, Number 1223:

A hadith like this has been transmitted by A'raj on the authority of Abu Huraira.

Book 4, Number 1224:

Abu Huraira reported that the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) use(t to
seek refuge from the torment of the grave, torment of Hell and the trial of Dajjal.

Book 4, Number 1225:

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) used to
teach them this supplication (in the same spirit) with which he used to teach them a
surah of the Quran. He would thus instruct us: "Say, O Allah I we seek refuge with
Thee from the torment of Hell, and I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the
grave, and I seek refuge with Thee from the trial of Masih al-Dajjal. and I seek
refuge with Thee from the trial of life and death." Muslim b. Hajjaj said: It has
reached me that Tawus said to his son: Did you make this supplication in prayer? He
said: No. (Upon this) he (Tawus) said: Repeat the prayer. Tawus has narrated this
hadith through three or four (transmitters) with words to the same effect.

Chapter 69 : EXCELLENCE OF DHIKR AFTER PRAYER AND ITS DESCRIPTION

Book 8, Number 1226:
Thauban reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) finished
his prayer. he begged forgiveness three times and said: O Allah ! Thou art Peace,
and peace comes from Thee; Blessed art Thou, O Possessor of Glory and Honour.
Walid reported: I said to Auzai: How Is the seeking of forgiveness? He replied: You
should say: ,I beg forgiveness from Allah, 1 beg forgiveness from Allah."

Book 4, Number 1227:

A'isha reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
pronounced salutation, he salutation longer than it took him to say : O Allah: Thou

art Peace, and peace comes from Thee, blessed art Thou, Possessor of Glory and ]
Honour; and in the narration of Ibn Numair the words are: "O Possessor of Glory and
Honour."