[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ used to do that."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet ﷺ used to pray Witr while riding his mount. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1201)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ  

[Machine] Ali used to add to his provisions for travel more than necessary, according to Ath-Thawri. Imaa' reported to us that Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz and Abu Saeed ibn Abi Umar informed us, saying Abu al-Abbas narrated to us, who heard from Usaid ibn Asim, who heard from Al-Husayn ibn Hafs, who heard from Sufyan, and he mentioned this addition.  

أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ؓ كَانَ يُوتِرُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ زَادَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ يُومِي إِيمَاءً أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا أُسَيْدُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِزِيَادَتِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , used to perform tasbeeh (glorification of Allah) while riding, in whichever direction he faced, and he would also offer the witr prayer on the mount, except that he would not offer the obligatory prayers on it.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَبِّحُ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ قِبَلَ أَيِّ وَجْهٍ تَوَجَّهَ وَيُوتِرُ عَلَيْهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا الْمَكْتُوبَةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray on his mount facing the direction of the east. When he wanted to pray the obligatory prayers, he would get down from the mount and face the Qibla (the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca) and pray. This is mentioned in a narration by Muslim and in another narration by Mu'adh who said: "Jabir ibn Abdullah narrated to me and said: 'it was towards the east.'"  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ نَزَلَ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَصَلَّى لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ مُسْلِمٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَقَالَ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ glorifying Allah and nodding his head while riding his camel, facing any direction he turned to. However, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not do that in the obligatory prayers.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَبِّحُ وَهُوَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَيُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ قِبَلَ أَيِّ وَجْهٍ تَوَجَّهَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in an army, and he mentioned a narration in which he said, "Who will guard us tonight?" Anas ibn Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi said, "I will, O Messenger of Allah." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Go to this tribe until you reach its highest point, and do not descend except for prayers or fulfilling a need."  

سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي جَيْشٍ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ مَنْ يَحْرُسُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ؟ فَقَالَ أُنَيْسُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى هَذَا الشِّعْبِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِي أَعْلَاهُ وَلَا تَنْزِلِنَّ إِلَّا مُصَلِّيًا أَوْ قَاضِيَ حَاجَةٍ  

[Machine] Mohammed is in the library.  

مُحَمَّدٌ هَذَا فِي الْمَكْتُوبَةِ  

[Machine] He used to make his patients stay during the journey until they prayed the obligatory prayer on land, except that Ibn al-Mubarak did not mention an example in his narration.  

كَانَ يُنْزِلُ مَرْضَاهُ فِي السَّفَرِ حَتَّى يُصَلُّوا الْفَرِيضَةَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا أَنَّ ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ نَافِعًا فِي حَدِيثِهِ  

[Machine] "The Prophet, ﷺ , came to a narrow passage with his companions, and the sky said: 'Yahya (John), and I think it said: 'Or the boat.' It said: 'Above them is the enemy, and the boat is below them.' The prayer was about to approach, so the Prophet ordered the Muadhin to call the Adhan, and he stood up. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , advanced on his mount and prayed with them, making the prostration lower than the bowing or his prostration lower than his bowing. In the narration of Abu Abdullah, Yahya said: 'And the enemy is above them, and the boat is below them.' In its chain of narration, there is weakness, and it has not been established from the reliability of some of its narrators that would require accepting his report. It is possible that this was due to extreme fear."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ انْتَهَى إِلَى مَضِيقٍ هُوَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ وَالسَّمَاءُ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ أَوِ الْبِلَّةُ قَالَ مِنْ فَوْقَهِمْ وَالْبِلَّةُ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ وَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَمَرَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَأَقَامَ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ يُومِي إِيمَاءً يَجْعَلُ السُّجُودَ أَخْفَضَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ أَوْ سُجُودَهُ أَخْفَضَ مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ وَالْعَدُوُّ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَالْبِلَّةُ مِنْ أَسْفَلَ وَفِي إِسْنَادِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ مِنْ عَدَالَةِ بَعْضِ رُوَاتِهِ مَا يُوجِبُ قَبُولَ خَبَرِهِ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ فِي شِدَّةِ الْخَوْفِ  

[Machine] He heard Talhah ibn Ubayd Allah say that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked about Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "There are five daily prayers during the day and night." The man asked if there was anything else besides them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "No, unless you voluntarily offer extra prayers." This is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim in a hadith from Malik.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ  

Ibn Muhayriz said: A man from Banu Kinanah, named al-Makhdaji, heard a person called AbuMuhammad in Syria, saying: The witr is a duty (wajib). Al-Makhdaji said: So I went to Ubadah ibn as-Samit and informed him. Ubadah said: AbuMuhammad told a lie. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There are five prayers which Allah has prescribed on His servants. If anyone offers them, not losing any of them, and not treating them lightly, Allah guarantees that He will admit him to Paradise. If anyone does not offer them, Allah does not take any responsibility for such a person. He may either punish him or admit him to Paradise. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1420)   

سَمِعَ سَمِعَ رَجُلًا بِالشَّامِ يُدْعَى أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْوِتْرَ وَاجِبٌ قَالَ الْمُخْدَجِيُّ فَرُحْتُ إِلَى عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ فَاعْتَرَضْتُ لَهُ وَهُوَ رَائِحٌ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ كَذِبَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ كَتَبَهُنَّ اللهُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِنَّ لَمْ يُضَيِّعْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا اسْتِخْفَافًا بِحَقِّهِنَّ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنَّ شَاءَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] Witr is not obligatory, but it is a sunnah established by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. This is the statement of Ubada ibn as-Samit and ibn Abbas, and all of that is in addition to the other narrations mentioned regarding its place under the section of voluntary prayers.  

الْوِتْرُ لَيْسَ بِحَتْمٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ سُنَّةٌ سَنَّهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ مَعَ سَائِرِ الْآثَارِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِيهِ مَوْضِعُهَا بَابُ صَلَاةِ التَّطَوُّعِ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , where this book is about the prayer of fear.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَوْضِعُهُ كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ الْخَوْفِ  

[Machine] When the Prophet ﷺ entered the house, he supplicated in all its directions and did not perform prayer in it until he left. When he left, he performed two units of prayer facing the Ka'bah, then he said, "This is the direction (Qiblah)."  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمَّا دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ دَعَا فِي نَوَاحِيهِ كُلِّهَا وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ فِيهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ رَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي قِبَلِ الْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذِهِ الْقِبْلَةُ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘What is between the east and the west is the Qiblah (prayer direction).’”* *This refers to the Qiblah for the the inhabitants of Al-Madinah. (Makkah is to the exact south of Al-Madinah.) (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1011)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The direction between the east and the west is the Qibla."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , it is narrated from Ali and Ibn Abbas from their saying, and the intended meaning, Allah knows best, is the people of Madinah and whoever had their qiblah (direction of prayer) towards the people of Madinah, in the area between the East and the West, would seek their qiblah and then look towards it.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلًا وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مِنْ قَوْلِهِمَا وَالْمُرَادُ بِهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَمَنْ كَانَ قِبْلَتُهُ عَلَى سَمْتِ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ يَطْلُبُ قِبْلَتَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَطْلُبُ عَيْنَهَا  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘What is between the east and the west is the Qiblah (prayer direction).’”* *This refers to the Qiblah for the the inhabitants of Al-Madinah. (Makkah is to the exact south of Al-Madinah.) (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1011)   

مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ إِذَا تَوَجَّهْتَ قِبَلَ الْبَيْتِ  

[Machine] Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The house (Kaaba) is the prayer direction for the people of the mosque, and the mosque is the prayer direction for the people of the Sacred Mosque (in Makkah), and the Sacred Mosque is the prayer direction for the people of the Earth in its east and west. Omar ibn Hafs al-Makki, though weak, has reported this narration which cannot be relied upon, and it has also been narrated through another weak chain from Abdullah ibn Habashi. Similarly, it has been reported as a statement from the Prophet ﷺ . And Allah knows best."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْبَيْتُ قِبْلَةٌ لِأَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَالْمَسْجِدُ قِبْلَةٌ لِأَهْلِ الْحَرَمِ وَالْحَرَمُ قِبْلَةٌ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فِي مَشَارِقِهَا وَمَغَارِبِهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ الْمَكِّيُّ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِ وَرُوِيَ بِإِسْنَادٍ آخَرَ ضَعِيفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَبَشِيٍّ كَذَلِكَ مَرْفُوعًا وَلَا يُحْتَجُّ بِمِثْلِهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a march or expedition, and then a cloud covered us. We differed regarding the direction of the qibla (the direction towards which Muslims pray). Each of us prayed individually, and one of us drew a line in front of him to determine our position. When we looked at it in the morning, we realized that we had prayed in a direction other than the qibla. We informed the Prophet ﷺ about this, and he said, "Your prayers have been accepted." Muhammad ibn Salim and Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah Al-Arzami, who were both weak narrators according to Ata, Abu Abdur Rahman As-Sulami, and Abu Bakr Al-Harithi the jurist, reported this. Ali ibn Umar Al-Hafiz, who was a student of Ali ibn Omar Al-Hafiz, reported it. Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul Aziz was reciting to me, and I am reporting your hadith, Dawud ibn Amru, as narrated by Al-Marthadi in a similar manner. Ali ibn Umar Al-Hafiz said: Muhammad ibn Salim said, and others also narrated it from Muhammad ibn Yazid, who narrated it from Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah Al-Arzami, who narrated it from Ata, who narrated it from Ata. Abu Hazim Al-Hafiz reported it, and Abu Ahmad Al-Hafiz reported it from Abu Tayyib Al-Husayn ibn Musa Al-Raqqi from Musa ibn Marwan Al-Raqqi from Muhammad ibn Yazid Al-Wasiti from Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah from Ata ibn Abi Rabah from Jabir ibn Abdullah. Ali ibn Omar Al-Hafiz mentioned it in a similar manner.  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَسِيرٍ أَوْ سَرِيَّةٍ فَأَصَابَنَا غَيْمٌ فَتَحَرَّيْنَا وَاخْتَلَفْنَا فِي الْقِبْلَةِ فَصَلَّى كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا عَلَى حِدَةٍ فَجَعَلَ أَحَدُنَا يَخُطُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ لِنَعْلَمَ أَمْكِنَتَنَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا نَظَرْنَاهُ فَإِذَا نَحْنُ قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا عَلَى غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ صَلَاتُكُمْ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْعَرْزَمِيُّ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَهُمَا ضَعِيفَانِ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ الْفَقِيهُ قَالَا أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ قُرِئَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ حَدَّثَكُمْ دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِ رِوَايَةِ الْمَرْثَدِيِّ ثُمَّ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ كَذَا قَالَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْعَرْزَمِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَهُمَا ضَعِيفَانِ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّقِّيُّ بَأَنْطَاكِيَّةَ ثنا مُوسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَرْوَانَ الرَّقِّيَّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] "He said, 'Do not blindly follow the religion of men, for if you refuse, then follow the deceased, not the living.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا تُقَلِّدُوا دِينَكُمُ الرِّجَالَ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ فَبِالْأَمْوَاتِ لَا بِالْأَحْيَاءِ  

When he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and a Jew was also with him, a funeral passed by him. He (the Jew) asked (Him): Muhammad, does this funeral speak? The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah has more knowledge. The Jew said: It speaks. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whatever the people of the Book tell you, do not verify them, nor falsify them, but say: We believe in Allah and His Apostle. If it is false, do not confirm it, and if it is right, do not falsify it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3644)   

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَكَلَّمُ هَذِهِ الْجِنَازَةُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اللهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ الْيَهُودِيُّ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهَا تَكَلَّمُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا حَدَّثَكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَلَا تُصَدِّقُوهُمْ وَلَا تُكَذِّبُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ حَقًّا لَمْ تُكَذِّبُوهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانَ بَاطِلًا لَمْ تُصَدِّقُوهُمْ ابْنُ أَبِي نَمْلَةَ هُوَ نَمْلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي نَمْلَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not ask the people of the Book about anything, for surely they will not guide you, as they have gone astray."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَهْدُوكُمْ وَقَدْ ضَلُّوا  

While the people were offering the Fajr prayer at Quba' (near Medina), someone came to them and said: "It has been revealed to Messenger of Allah ﷺ tonight, and he has been ordered to pray facing the Kaʿba." So turn your faces to the Kaʿba. Those people were facing Sham (Jerusalem) so they turned their faces towards Kaʿba (at Mecca). (Using translation from Bukhārī 403)   

بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ بِقُبَاءَ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ آتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ قُرْآنٌ وَقَدْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةَ فَاسْتَقْبِلُوهَا وَكَانَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَاسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ  

The Prophet ﷺ and his Companions used to pray in the direction of Jerusalem. When the following verse was revealed: “ So turn thy face towards the inviolable mosque”; and Ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your face towards it”(ii. 144), a man passed by the people of Banu Salamah. He called them while they were bowing in the morning prayer facing Jerusalem: Lo, the qiblah (direction of prayer) has been changed towards the ka’bah. He called them twice. So they turned their faces towards the Ka’bah while they were bowing. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1045)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابَهُ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُمَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ} مَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلَمَةَ فَنَادَاهُمْ وَهُمْ رُكُوعٌ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ أَلَا إِنَّ الْقِبْلَةَ قَدْ حُوِّلَتْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ قَالَ فَمَالُوا كَمَا هُمْ رُكُوعٌ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ  

[Machine] Once, while we were traveling, darkness overtook us and the direction of the Qibla became unclear to us. Each of us prayed according to his own judgment. When it became clear, some of us had prayed in a direction other than the Qibla, while others had prayed towards the Qibla. We then mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he said, "Your prayers have passed and been accepted, for Allah says, 'And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah.'" (Quran 2:115)  

أُظْلِمَتْ مَرَّةً وَنَحْنُ فِي سَفَرٍ وَاشْتَبَهَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْقِبْلَةُ فَصَلَّى كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا حِيَالَهُ فَلَمَّا انْجَلَتْ إِذَا بَعْضُنَا صَلَّى لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ وَبَعْضُنَا قَدْ صَلَّى لِلْقِبْلَةِ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَضَتْ صَلَاتُكُمْ وَنَزَلَتْ {فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115]  

[Machine] We prayed one night in the clouds, and the direction of prayer was hidden from us. We were taught a sign, and when we finished, we looked and realized that we had prayed towards a different direction. We then informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this, and he said, "You have done well, and we were not commanded to repeat it." This was narrated by Muhammad bin Salim from Ata and from Abd Malik al-Arzami from Ata. As for the narration of Muhammad bin Salim from Ata, it has already been mentioned, and as for the narration of Abd Malik, it is found in the collection of Ahmad bin Ubaydullah bin al-Hasan al-Anbari from his father.  

صَلَّيْنَا لَيْلَةً فِي غَيْمٍ وَخَفِيَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْقِبْلَةُ وَعَلَّمْنَا عَلَمًا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفْنَا نَظَرْنَا فَإِذَا نَحْنُ قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا إِلَى غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَحْسَنْتُمْ وَلَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا أَنْ نُعِيدَ وَكَذَلِكَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْعَرْزَمِيِّ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ أَمَّا حَدِيثُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ فَقَدْ مَضَى وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فَإِنَّهُ فِي وِجَادَاتِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعَنْبَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a group, in which I was present, on a mission. Darkness fell upon us and we couldn't determine the direction of the qibla (direction of prayer). Some of the companions said that the qibla is towards the north, so pray and draw a line. Others said that the qibla is towards the south, so they prayed and drew a line. However, when morning came and the sun rose, those lines were not aligned with the qibla. We returned from our journey and went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about it. He remained silent and then Allah revealed the verse "To Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah" (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:115), which means wherever you are, that is the qibla.  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً كُنْتُ فِيهَا فَأَصَابَتْنَا ظُلْمَةٌ فَلَمْ نَعْرِفِ الْقِبْلَةَ فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهَا الْقِبْلَةُ هَاهُنَا قِبَلَ الشِّمَالِ فَصَلُّوا وَخَطُّوا خَطًّا وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ الْقِبْلَةُ هَاهُنَا قِبَلَ الْجَنُوبِ وَخَطُّوا خَطًّا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا وَطَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَصْبَحَتْ تِلْكَ الْخُطُوطُ لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَقَدِمْنَا مِنْ سَفَرِنَا فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَسَكَتَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115] أَيْ حَيْثُ كُنْتُمْ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying while facing from Makkah to Madinah on his riding animal, where his face was. And in it was revealed: "So wherever you [might] turn, there is the face of Allah" (Quran 2:115).  

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مُقْبِلٌ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَجْهُهُ قَالَ وَفِيهِ نَزَلَتْ {فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115]  

[Machine] The first thing that was abrogated from the Qur'an, as mentioned to us and Allah knows best, is the matter of the Qiblah. Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said, "To Allah belong the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face of Allah." (Quran 2:115) So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ faced towards the direction of the Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) and left the Ancient House (the Kaaba). Allah then abrogated it and turned him towards the Ancient House (the Kaaba) and said, "From wherever you go out [for prayer], turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces toward it." (Quran 2:144) According to the statements of Imam ash-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), this narration is attributed to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), who entered into a detailed explanation: when he migrated to Madinah, he faced Bayt al-Maqdis out of devotion to the Ancient House (the Kaaba), and he would have loved it if Allah had made facing the Ancient House (the Kaaba) obligatory for him. So Allah revealed this verse to him before He revealed the verse "We have certainly seen the turning of your face toward the heaven." (Quran 2:144) Sheikh also mentioned that it is narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was revealed with regard to their statement, "They have turned away from their qiblah." (Quran 2:142)  

أَوَّلُ مَا نُسِخَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِيمَا ذُكِرَ لَنَا وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ شَأْنُ الْقِبْلَةِ قَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115] فَاسْتَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَتَرَكَ الْبَيْتَ الْعَتِيقَ فَقَالَ {سَيَقُولُ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا عَلَيْهَا} [البقرة 142] يَعْنُونَ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَنَسَخَهَا فَصَرَفَهُ اللهُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ فَقَالَ {وَمِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَحَيْثُمَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ} وَفِي كَلَامِ الشَّافِعِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ بَيَانُ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ وَهُوَ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ فِي مَبْسُوطِ كَلَامِهِ فَلَمَّا هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ اسْتَقْبَلَ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ مُوَلِّيًا عَنِ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّ لَوْ قَضَى اللهُ لَهُ بِاسْتِقْبَالِ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ إِلَى أَنْ أَنْزَلَ اللهُ {قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ} [البقرة 144] قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَرُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهَا نَزَلَتْ فِي قَوْلِهِمْ {مَا وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا عَلَيْهَا} [البقرة 142]  

[Machine] That when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated to Medina and most of its people were Jews, Allah commanded him to face the direction of the Kaaba for prayer. The Jews rejoiced and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ faced the direction of Jerusalem for around sixteen months. However, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ loved the direction of Ibrahim, ﷺ , so he would supplicate to Allah and look towards the sky. So Allah revealed to him, "We see the turning of your face to the heaven. So, We shall surely turn you to a Qiblah (prayer direction) that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Kaaba in Mecca)." (Quran 2:144) It means facing towards it. The Jews became uncertain and said, "What has turned them from their Qiblah (prayer direction) which they used to face?" (Quran 2:142) So Allah revealed, "And to Allah belongs the east and the west, so wherever you face (in prayer), there is the Face of Allah (guidance)." (Quran 2:115) "And We did not make the Qiblah (prayer direction) which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels." (Quran 2:143) Ibn Abbas said, "And to distinguish clearly between those who are truly certain and those who harbor doubts and suspicions, and Allah said, 'And there is none of you except he shall come to it (the Qiblah) by the will of Allah.' (Quran 2:143) It means it will be turned towards the people who have doubts and suspicions, 'Except the humble among you.' (Quran 2:45) It means those who believe in what Allah revealed." Ash-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said regarding the verse, "So, turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Kaaba in Mecca)." (Quran 2:144) It means, "And Allah knows best, so turn your face towards the direction towards which Allah directed you."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِهَا الْيَهُودَ أَمَرَهُ اللهُ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ بَيْتَ الْمَقْدِسِ فَفَرِحَتِ الْيَهُودُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَضْعَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُحِبُّ قِبْلَةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَكَانَ يَدْعُو اللهَ وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ} [البقرة 144] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ} [البقرة 144] يَعْنِي نَحْوَهُ فَارْتَابَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَهُودُ وَقَالُوا {مَا وَلَّاهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا عَلَيْهَا} [البقرة 142] فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَلِلَّهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115] {وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّنْ يَنْقَلِبُ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ} [البقرة 143] قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَلِيَمِيزَ أَهْلَ الْيَقِينِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّكِّ وَالرِّيبَةِ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللهُ} [البقرة 143] يَعْنِي تَحْوِيلَهَا عَلَى أَهْلِ الشَّكِّ {إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ} [البقرة 45] يَعْنِي الْمُصَدِّقِينَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فِي قَوْلِهِ {فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115] يَعْنِي وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ فَثَمَّ الْوَجْهُ الَّذِي وَجَّهَكُمُ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ  

[Machine] About Mujahid in his saying, "Wherever you turn, there is the face of Allah" [Al-Baqarah 115], he said, "The Qibla of Allah is wherever you may be, in the east or the west, do not turn except towards it."  

عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللهِ} [البقرة 115] قَالَ قِبْلَةُ اللهِ فَأَيْنَمَا كُنْتَ فِي مَشْرِقٍ أَوْ مَغْرِبٍ فَلَا تَوَجَّهَنَّ إِلَّا إِلَيْهَا  

[Machine] From the scholars of the people of Madinah, it is reported that they used to say: "Whoever prays without being in a state of purity or without facing the qiblah should repeat the prayer, whether it was performed within its proper time or outside of it, unless their mistake was a slight deviation from the qiblah or a minor mistake." And it has been narrated from Ibrahim al-Nakha'i that he said: "Whoever prays towards a direction other than the qiblah does not need to repeat the prayer."  

عَنِ الْفُقَهَاءِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى غَيْرِ طُهْرٍ أَوْ عَلَى غَيْرِ قِبْلَةٍ أَعَادَ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَ فِي الْوَقْتِ أَوْ غَيْرِ الْوَقْتِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ خَطَاؤُهُ الْقِبْلَةَ تَحَرُّفًا أَوْ شَيْئًا يَسِيرًا وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الَّذِي يُصَلِّي لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ لَا يُعِيدُ  

[Machine] He said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ complained, so we prayed behind him while he was sitting. Then he turned to us and saw us standing, so he gestured to us and mentioned the hadith from Sahih Muslim.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا فَرَآنَا قِيَامًا فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ مُخَرَّجٌ فِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to Hunayn, he said, "Is there a man who will accompany us tonight?" Anas bin Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi said, "I am, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Go." When the morning came, the Prophet ﷺ went out to pray and said, "Did you notice your horse?" They replied, "No." So the Prophet ﷺ prayed and looked towards the people. When he finished, he said, "Your horse has come forward." When he arrived, he said, "Perhaps you stayed behind?" He replied, "No, except in prayer or to fulfill a need." Then he said, "I observed the two groups, and they were boasting and showing off their belongings and blessings, heading towards Hunayn." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The booty of the Muslims will be tomorrow, if Allah wills." And he mentioned the hadith.  

لَمَّا سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ أَلَا رَجُلٌ يَكْلَؤُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ أَيْ ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ انْطَلِقْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ هَلْ أَحْسَسْتُمْ فَارِسَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَيَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى الشِّعْبِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ فَارِسَكُمْ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ لَعَلَّكَ نَزَلْتَ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا مُصَلِّيًا أَوْ قَاضِيَ حَاجَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي اطَّلَعْتُ الشِّعْبَيْنِ فَإِذَا هَوَازِنُ بِظُعُنِهِمْ وَشَائِهِمْ وَنَعَمِهِمْ مُتَوَجِّهُونَ إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَنِيمَةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to look to his right and left during his prayer and he would not turn his neck back like this behind his back.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَلْحَظُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا وَلَا يَلْوِي عُنُقَهُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe in his prayer without turning his neck towards it.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَلْحَظُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْوِيَ بِهِ عُنُقَهُ  

[Machine] "On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: Command your children to pray at the age of seven and discipline them for it at the age of ten. This was narrated by Ibrahim bin Saad from Abd al-Malik bin al-Rabi."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مُرُوا الصَّبِيَّ بِالصَّلَاةِ ابْنَ سَبْعٍ وَاضْرِبُوهُ عَلَيْهَا ابْنَ عَشْرٍ تَابَعَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Action is but by intention and each person will have but that which he intended. So whoever migrated for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, then his migration was for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, whoever migrated for some worldly purpose or for the sake of a woman whom he could marry, his migration was for the purpose for which he migrated.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 300)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّةِ وَإِنَّمَا لِامْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ  

[Machine] I heard Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, say that deeds are judged based on intentions, which constitutes one-third of knowledge.  

سَمِعْتُ الشَّافِعِيَّ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَدْخُلُ فِي حَدِيثِ الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ ثُلُثُ الْعِلْمِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed and did more or less (rak'ahs). When he had said the salam we said: 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, has there been some change concerning the prayer?' He said: 'Why are you asking?' So we told him what he had done. He turned back toward the Qiblah and prostrated two prostrations of forgetfulness, then he turned to face us and said: 'If there had been some change concerning the prayer I would have told you.' Then he said: 'Rather I am a human being and I forget as you forget. If any one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him estimate what he thinks is correct, and complete his prayer on that basis, then say the taslim and prostrate two prostrations of forgetfulness.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1243)   

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةً فَزَادَ فِيهَا أَوْ نَقَصَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ؟ قَالَ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ فَذَكَرْنَا الَّذِي فَعَلَ فَثَنَى رِجْلَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ لَوْ حَدَثَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْءٌ لَأَنْبَأْتُكُمْ وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أَنْسَى كَمَا تَنْسَوْنَ فَإِذَا نَسِيتُ فَذَكِّرُونِي وَأَيُّكُمْ مَا نَسِيَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّ الَّذِي يَرَى أَنَّهُ الصَّوَابُ فَلْيُتِمَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدْ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a mistake in prayer and performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness. Muslim narrated this in Sahih from Abu Kurayb and others from Abu Muawiya.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَهَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيِ السَّهْوِ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ وَغَيْرِهِ عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ  

A man entered the mosque while Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in one side of the mosque. The man prayed, came, and greeted the Prophet. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Wa 'Alaikas Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly)." The man returned, repeated his prayer, came back and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Wa alaika-s-Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray again as you have not prayed (properly)." The man said at the second or third time, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Kindly teach me how to pray". The Prophet ﷺ said, "When you stand for prayer, perform ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu-Akbar), and then recite what you know from the Qur'an, and then bow with calmness till you feel at ease then rise from bowing, till you stand straight, and then prostrate calmly (and remain in prostration) till you feel at ease, and then raise (your head) and sit with calmness till you feel at ease and then prostrate with calmness (and remain in prostration) till you feel at ease, and then raise (your head) and sit with calmness till you feel at ease in the sitting position, and do likewise in whole of your prayer." And Abu Usama added, "Till you stand straight." (See Hadith No. 759, Vol.1) (Using translation from Bukhārī 6251)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ فَرَجَعَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ فَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوْ فِي الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا عَلِّمْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَسْبِغِ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ بِمَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَسْتَوِيَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا ثُمَّ افْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to start the prayer with takbeer and mention the hadith.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to begin the prayer with the takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) and recite "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'Aalameen" (Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds) [Surah Al-Fatiha, verse 2].  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ بِ {الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [الفاتحة 2]  

[Machine] Narrated by Ali, he said that the Prophet ﷺ said, "The key to prayer is purification, the initiation of prayer is the takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar), and the conclusion of prayer is the tasleem (saying salaam)." Imam Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said this was also narrated from Ibn Mas'ood.  

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطَّهُورُ وَإِحْرَامُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَإِحْلَالُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْقَدِيمِ وَكَذَلِكَ رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The key to prayer is purification; entering it is takbeer and exiting it is tasleem.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1006)   

مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطَّهُورُ وَإِحْرَامُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَانْقِضَاؤُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Imam says 'Allahu Akbar,' say 'Allahu Akbar.' And when he says 'Sami'Allahu liman hamidah,' say 'Rabbana wa lakal hamd.'" And Abu Al-Hasan Ibn Abdan informed us that Abu Al-Qasim Sulaiman Ibn Ahmad Al-Tabarani narrated to us, who narrated from Ibn Hanbal, who narrated from Amr Ibn Ali, who narrated from Abu Asim, who mentioned it similarly in a lengthy hadith. Abu Al-Qasim said, "No one mentioned it from Sufyan except Abu Asim." The sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "And it has been narrated from the hadith of Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn Aqil, from Sa'id, and Allah knows best."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ فَقُولُوا اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ 2264 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ثنا ابْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ فِي حَدِيثٍ طَوِيلٍ قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ إِلَّا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Shall I not guide you to something by which Allah wipes out sins and raises ranks in Paradise? They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Performing ablution properly even in difficult circumstances, coming to the mosque frequently, and waiting for the next prayer after the previous one. There is none among you who performs ablution, and does it well, then says: I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah Alone, Who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His Worshipper and Messenger; and offers Salat for Allah's sake. except that the gates of Paradise will be opened for him and the angels will invoke Allah to forgive him saying: 'O Allah! Forgive him; O Allah! Have mercy on him.' So, when you go to the prayer, you should straighten your rows, make your lines close to each other, and fill up the gaps in front of you, because I can see you from behind my back. When the Imam says, 'Allahu Akbar,' you should say the same, and when he bows down, you should bow down, and when he raises his head, you should also raise your head, and when he says, 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah,' you should say: 'Rabbana wa lakal-hamd.' And the best are those of you who are in the first rows for men, and the worst are those at the end of the rows. And the best are those of you who are in the last rows for women, and the worst are those at the front of rows for women. O women! Do not raise your heads before the men, and lower your gaze when they prostrate themselves in Sujud so that you may not see their private parts." And Abu Tahir the jurist reported from his root, Abu Bakr al-Qattan, that he mentioned the same Hadith, except that he added: "And he performs the prayer in congregation, the rest are equal."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ يُكَفِّرُ اللهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَزِيدُ بِهِ فِي الْحَسَنَاتِ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عِنْدَ الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى هَذِهِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُتَطَهِّرًا فَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الصَّلَاةَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ الْأُخْرَى إِلَّا أَنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَقُولُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ فَإِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاعْدِلُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوهَا وَسُدُّوا الْفُرَجَ فَإِنِّي أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ظَهْرِي فَإِذَا قَالَ إِمَامُكُمْ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ فَقُولُوا اللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَإِنَّ خَيْرَ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ الْمُقَدَّمُ وَشَرَّهَا الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَخَيْرَ صُفُوفِ النِّسَاءِ الْمُؤَخَّرُ وَشَرَّهَا الْمُقَدَّمُ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ إِذَا سَجَدَ الرِّجَالُ فَاخْفِضْنَ أَبْصَارَكُنَّ لَا تَرَيْنَ عَوْرَاتِ الرِّجَالِ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْأُزُرِ 2266 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ مِنْ أَصْلِهِ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَطَّانُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ صَلَاةَ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَالْبَاقِي سَوَاءٌ