Prayer said by a man in congregation is twenty five degrees more excellent than prayer said by him alone in his house or in the market. This is because when any of you performs ablution and does it perfectly, and goes out to the mosque having no intention except praying, and nothing moves him except prayer, then at every step which he takes his rank is elevated by one degree on account of this (walking), and one sin is remitted from him for this (walking), till he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque, he will be reckoned as praying as long as he will be detained by the prayer. The angels keep on invoking blessing on any of you so long as he remains seated in the place he prayer, saying: O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, have mercy on him; O Allah, accept his repentance so long as he does not harm anyone, or breaks his ablution. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 559)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَصَلَاتِهِ فِي سُوقِهِ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ لَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الصَّلَاةَ لَمْ يَخْطُ خُطْوَةً إِلَّا رَفَعَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا كَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ»  

The Messenger of Allah (may peace be' upon him) said: He who purified himself in his house, and then he walked to one of the houses of Allah for the sake of performing a Fard (obligatory act) out of the Fara'id (obligatory acts) of Allah, both his steps (would be significant) as one of them would obliterate his sin and the second one would raise his status. (Using translation from Muslim 666)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ مَشَى إِلَى بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ اللَّهِ لِيَقْضِيَ فَرِيضَةً مِنْ فَرَائِضِ اللَّهِ كَانَ خَطْوَتَاهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَحُطُّ خَطِيئَةً وَالْأُخْرَى تَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "When a person purifies themselves and then comes to the mosque to perform the prayer, for every step he takes towards the mosque, a good deed is written for him."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «إِذَا تَطَهَّرَ الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ يَرْعَى الصَّلَاةَ كَتَبَ لَهُ كَاتِبَاهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ يَخْطُوهَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ»  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ that he said, "Whoever walks in the darkness of the night to the mosques, Allah will grant him light on the Day of Resurrection."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مَنْ مَشَى فِي ظُلْمَةِ اللَّيْلِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

The Mesenger of Allah said: "When anyone of enters the mosque, let him send peace upon the Prophet, then let him say: 'Allahumma aftahli abwaba rahmatik (O Allah, open to me the gates of Your mercy).' And when he leaves, let him send peace upon the Prophet and say: 'Allahumma- simni minash-shaitanir-rajim (O Allah, protect me from the accursed Shaitan).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 773)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ»  

when any of you enters the mosque he should invoke blessing on the prophet ﷺ and then he should say: O Allah, open to me the gates of thy mercy. And when he goes out, he should say: O Allah, I ask thee out of Thine abundance. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 465)   

عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ أَوْ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ وَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ»  

"I heard Abu Humaid and Abu Usaid say: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When any one of you enters the Masjid, let him say: 'Allahumma aftahli abwaba rahmatik (O Allah, open to me the gates of your mercy). And when he leaves let him say: Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlik (O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty).'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 729)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ»  

The Mesenger of Allah said: "When anyone of enters the mosque, let him send peace upon the Prophet, then let him say: 'Allahumma aftahli abwaba rahmatik (O Allah, open to me the gates of Your mercy).' And when he leaves, let him send peace upon the Prophet and say: 'Allahumma- simni minash-shaitanir-rajim (O Allah, protect me from the accursed Shaitan).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 773)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ»  

"Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 837)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فَضْلُ صَلَاةِ الْجَمِيعِ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الرَّجُلِ وَحْدَهُ خَمْسٌ وَعِشْرُونَ دَرَجَةً»  

Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-seven degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person. (Using translation from Muslim 650a)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً»  

"Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 837)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاةِ الْفَذِّ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً»  

Prayer said in a congregation is twenty-seven degrees more excellent than prayer said by a single person. (Using translation from Muslim 650a)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صَلَاةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْفَذِّ بِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The prayer of a man in congregation exceeds his prayer alone by twenty-five degrees. And if he prays on a sandy ground, completing its bowing and prostration, his prayer will reach fifty degrees."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ تَزِيدُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَحْدَهُ بِخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ دَرَجَةً فَإِنْ صَلَّاهُ بِأَرْضِ قَيٍّ فَأَتَمَّ رُكُوعَهَا وَسُجُودَهَا بَلَغَتْ صَلَاتُهُ بِخَمْسِينَ دَرَجَةً»  

[Machine] According to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Whoever prays evening (Isha) and morning (Fajr) prayers in congregation, it is as if he stood the whole night in prayer."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ وَالْغَدَاةَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَامَ اللَّيْلَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said: "Whoever prays the evening and dawn prayers in congregation will be rewarded as if he had stood in prayer the whole night."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ وَالْفَجْرَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ كَانَ كَقِيَامِ لَيْلَةٍ»  

'Uthman b. 'Affan (narrated the mosque after evening prayer and sat alone. I also sat alone with him, so he said: 0, son of my brother, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: He who observed the 'Isha' prayer in congregation, it was as if he prayed up to midnight, and he who prayed the morning prayer in congregation, it was as if he prayed the whole night. (Using translation from Muslim 656a)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ صَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَامَ نِصْفَ اللَّيْلِ وَمَنْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَكَأَنَّمَا صَلَّى اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The angels of the day and the angels of the night come down amongst you when the Fajr prayer is established. They witness the prayer with you and the angels of the night remain with you until the angels of the day come. Then Allah asks them, while He is most knowledgeable about what you have left behind, 'What did My servants leave behind while they were engaged in prayer?' They reply, 'We found them praying and we left them praying.' So, I assumed that they were saying, 'O Allah! Forgive them their sins on the Day of Reckoning.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَتَعَاقَبُونَ فِيكُمْ إِذَا كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ نَزَلَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فَشَهِدَتْ مَعَكُمُ الصَّلَاةَ جَمِيعًا وَصَعِدَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّيْلِ وَمَكَثَتْ مَعَكُمْ مَلَائِكَةُ النَّهَارِ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَا تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي يَصْنَعُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ جِئْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ وَتَرَكْنَاهُمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ قَالَ فَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ فَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the dawn prayer one day. And he said: Is so and so present? They said: No. He (again) asked: Is so and so present? They replied: No. He then said: These two prayers are the ones which are most burdensome to hypocrites. If you knew what they contain (i.e. blessings), you would come to them, even though you had to crawl on your knees. The first row is like that of the angels, and if you knew the nature of its excellence, you would race to join it. A man's prayer said along with another is purer than his prayer said alone, and his prayer with two men is purer than his prayer with one, but if there are more it is more pleasing to Allah, the Almighty, the Majestic. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 554)   

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصُّبْحَ فَقَالَ «أَشَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟ » قَالُوا لَا فَقَالَ «أَشَاهِدٌ فُلَانٌ؟ » قَالُوا لَا قَالَ «إِنَّ هَاتَيْنِ الصَّلَاتَيْنِ أَثْقَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ فَضْلَ مَا فِيهِمَا لَأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا وَإِنَّ الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ لَعَلَى مِثْلِ صَفِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَلَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ فَضِيلَتَهُ لَابْتَدَرْتُمُوهُ وَصَلَاةُ الرَّجُلِ مَعَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَزْكَى مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ مَعَ رَجُلٍ وَكُلَّمَا كَثُرَ فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Ishaq from him and from his father, then he carried him.  

أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ وَمِنْ أَبِيهِ ثُمَّ سَاقَهُ  

[Machine] Abu Hurairah saw a man who had left the mosque, and the muezzin had already called for prayer. He said, "As for him, he has disobeyed Abu al-Qasim ﷺ ."  

رَأَى أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَجُلًا قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَدْ أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقَالَ «أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ عَصَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ»  

[Machine] The son of Um Maktoom came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am visually impaired and my house is far away. He spoke to him about prayer, asking him to permit him to pray in his home. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you hear the Adhan?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then respond to it, even if it is just a pebble."  

جَاءَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي مَكْفُوفُ الْبَصَرِ شَاسِعُ الدَّارِ فَكَلَّمَهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ يُرَخِّصَ لَهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ قَالَ «أَتَسْمَعُ الْأَذَانَ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَأْتِهَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever hears the call to prayer and does not respond, then there is no prayer for him unless he has a valid excuse."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْ فَلَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ إِلَّا مِنْ عُذْرٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come out to us three times, so the prayer was established. Abu Bakr went ahead and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ , with the Hijab." So he raised it, and when the Prophet's ﷺ face became visible to us, we did not see a sight more beautiful than the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when it became visible to us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then motioned with his hand towards Abu Bakr to come forward. He said, "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dropped the Hijab, which he could not lift until he died."  

لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثًا فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يتَقَدَّمُ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحِجَابِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ لَنَا بَيَاضُ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا قَطُّ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا قَالَ فَأَوْمَأَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ تَقَدَّمَ قَالَ «وَأَرْخَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرِ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ ﷺ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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). (Using translation from Muslim 557b)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا قُرِّبَ الْعَشَاءُ وَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَابْدَءُوا بِهِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَا تَعْجَلُوا عَنْ عَشَائِكُمْ»  

[Machine] He hears, so he does not leave his dinner and he does not rush until he finishes his dinner, then he goes out to pray and he says, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not rush your dinner when it is served to you."  

يَسْمَعُ فَلَا يَتْرُكُ عَشَاءَهُ وَلَا يُعَجِّلُ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ عَشَاءَهُ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجَ فَيُصَلِّيَ وَيَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَعْجَلُوا عَنْ عَشَائِكُمْ إِذَا قُدِّمَ إِلَيْكُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When the prayer is established and one of you is fasting, let him break his fast with dinner before the Maghrib prayer, and do not be hasty in breaking your fast."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَأَحَدُكُمْ صَائِمٌ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِالْعَشَاءِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَلَا تَعْجَلُوا عَنْ عَشَائِكُمْ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from the Battle of Khaibar, he travelled during the night. When we felt sleep, he halted for rest. Addressing Bilal he said: Keep vigilance at night for us. But Bilal who was leaning against the saddle of his mount was dominated by sleep. Neither the Prophet ﷺ nor Bilal nor any of his Companions could get up till the sunshine struck them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up first of all. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was embarrassed and said: O Bilal ! He replied: He who detained your soul, detained my soul, Messenger of Allah, my parents be sacrificed for you. Then they drove their mounts to a little distance. The Prophet ﷺ perfumed ablution and commanded Bilal who made announcement for the prayer. He (the Prophet) led them in the Fajr prayer. When he finished prayer, he said: If anyone forget saying prayer, he should observe it when he recalls it, for Allah has said (in the Qur'an): "Establish prayer for my remembrance". Yunus said: Ibn Shihab used to recite this verse in a similar way (i.e. instead of reciting the word li-dhikri - for the sake of My remembrance - he would recite li-dhikra - when you remember). Ahmad (one of the narrator) said: 'Anbasah (a reporter) reported on the authority of Yunus the word li-dhikri (for the sake of my remembrance). Ahmad said: The word nu'as (occurring in this tradition) means "drowsiness". (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 435)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَفَلَ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ حُنَيْنٍ سَارَ لَيْلَةً حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْكَرَى عَرَّسَ وَقَالَ لِبِلَالٍ «اكْلَأْ لَنَا اللَّيْلَ» فَصَلَّى بِلَالٌ مَا قُدِّرَ لَهُ وَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَلَمَّا تَقَارَبَ الصُّبْحُ اسْتَسْنَدَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ يُوَاجِهُ الْفَجْرَ فَغَلَبَتْ بِلَالًا عَيْنَاهُ وَهُوَ مُسْتَسْنِدٌ إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَا بِلَالٌ وَلَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى ضَرَبَتْهُمُ الشَّمْسُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوَّلَهُمُ اسْتِيقَاظًا فَفَزِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ «أَيْ بِلَالُ» فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ أَخَذَ بِنَفْسِي الَّذِي أَخَذَ بِنَفْسِكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «اقْتَادُوا رَوَاحِلَكُمْ» ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَقَالَ «مَنْ نَسِيَ الصَّلَاةَ أَوْ نَامَ عَنْهَا فَلْيُصَلِّهَا إِذَا ذَكَرَهَا» فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ {أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي}  

[Machine] "A man from the Ansar who was known for his size said to the Prophet ﷺ , 'I am unable to pray with you. If you could come to my house and pray there, I would follow your example.' The man prepared some food for the Prophet and invited him to his house. He spread a mat for him to pray on, and the Prophet performed two Rak'ahs (units of prayer) on it. Fulan bin Al-Jarood asked Anas, 'Did the Prophet ﷺ used to pray Duha (forenoon prayer)?' Anas replied, 'I have not seen him praying it except on that day.'"  

رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكَانَ ضَخْمًا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ الصَّلَاةَ مَعَكَ فَلَوْ أَتَيْتَ مَنْزِلِي فَصَلَّيْتَ فِيهِ فَأَقْتَدِيَ بِكَ فَصَنَعَ الرَّجُلُ لَهُ طَعَامًا وَدَعَاهُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَبَسَطَ لَهُ طَرَفَ حَصِيرٍ لَهُمْ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ فَقَالَ فُلَانُ بْنُ الْجَارُودِ لِأَنَسٍ أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى؟ قَالَ «مَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَلَّاهَا غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ»  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'If any one of you feels the need to defecate, let him do that first, before he prays."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 852)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدٌ الْغَائِطَ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِهِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should pray while being distracted by the two worst things."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الْأَخْبَثَانِ»  

Messenger of Allah, I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in prayer. When there is a downpour there is then a current (of water) in the valley that stands between me and them and I find it impossible to go to their mosque and lead them in prayer. Messenger of Allah, I earnestly beg of you that you should come and observe prayer at a place of worship (in my house) so that I should then use it as a place of worship. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Well, it God so wills. I would soon do so. 'Itban said: On the following day when the day dawned, the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) came along with Abu Bakr at-Siddiq, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked permission (to get into the house). I gave him the permission, and be did not sit after entering the house, when he said: At what place in your house you desire me to say prayer? I ('Itban b. Malik) said: I pointed to a corner in the house, The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood (at that place for prayer) and pronounced Allah-o-Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) (as an expression for the commencement of prayer). We too stood behind him, and he said two rak'ahs and then pronounced salutation (marking the end of the prayer). We detained him (the Holy Prophet) for the meat curry we had prepared for, him. The people of the neighbouring houses came and thus there was a good gathering in (our house). One of them said: Where is Malik b. Dukhshun? Upon this one of them remarked: He is a hypocrite; he does not love Allah and His Messenger. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not say so about him. Don't you see that he utters La ilaha ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah) and seeks the pleasure of Allah through it? They said: Allah and His Messenger know beet. One (among the audience) said: We see his inclination and wellwishing for hypocrites only. Upon this the Messenger of Allah' ﷺ again said: Verily Allah has forbidden the Fire for one who says: There is no god but Allah, thereby seeking Allah's pleasure. Ibn Shihab said: I asked Husain b. Muhammad al-Ansar (he was one of the leaders of Banu Salim) about the hadith transmitted by Mahmud b. Rabi' and he testified it. (Using translation from Muslim 33c)  

أَنَّ عِتْبَانَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ أَنْكَرْتُ بَصَرِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي لِقَوْمِي وَإِذَا كَانَ الْأَمْطَارُ سَالَ الْوَادِي الَّذِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ آتِيَ مَسْجِدَهُمْ فَأُصَلِّيَ بِهِمْ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَأْتِي فَتُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِي حَتَّى أَتَّخِذَهُ مُصَلًّى قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَأَفْعَلُ» قَالَ عِتْبَانُ فَغَدَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ حِينَ ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَذِنْتُ لَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ حِينَ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيْنَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ؟ » قَالَ فَأَشَرْتُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةٍ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَبَّرَ فَقُمْنَا وَرَاءَهُ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ قَالَ «وَحَبَسْنَاهُ عَلَى خَزِيرَةٍ صَنَعْنَاهَا لَهُ»  

[Machine] "He found one night extremely cold, so he gave permission to those with him to pray in their sleeping bags and he said, 'I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when confronted with similar conditions, instruct the people to 'pray in their sleeping bags'."  

أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ بَرْدًا شَدِيدًا فَأَذِنَ مَنْ مَعَهُ فَصَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِهِمْ وَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ مِثْلُ هَذَا أَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ «يُصَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِهِمْ»  

[Machine] Narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to, when he camped in a cold place at night, order them to pray in their shelters.  

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا نَزَلَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْبَارِدَةِ «أَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا فِي الرِّحَالِ»  

Nafi' said: Ibn Umar made the call to prayer at Dajnan (a place between Mecca and Medina), on a cold and windy night. He added the words at the end of the call: "Lo! pray in your dwellings. Lo! pray in the dwellings." He then said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command the mu'adhdhin to announce, "Lo! pray in your dwellings." on a cold or rainy night during journey. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1062)   

أَنَّهُ أَذَّنَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ ذَاتِ بَرْدٍ وَرِيحٍ وَقَالَ أَلَا صَلُّوا فِي الرِّحَالِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ الْمُؤَذِّنَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ ذَاتُ بُرْدٍ وَمَطَرٍ يَقُولُ «أَلَا صَلُّوا فِي الرِّحَالِ»  

"We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Hunain and it rained. The caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called out, telling us: 'Pray where you are."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 854)   

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ وَأَصَابَنَا مَطَرٌ لَمْ يَبُلَّ أَسَافِلَ نِعَالِنَا فَنَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ «صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ»  

[Machine] And he said to his companions, "Pray in your traveling bags, for indeed the Messenger of Allahﷺ used to order the Mu'adhin to call the Adhan on stormy or cold nights, and he would command his companions to 'Pray in your traveling bags.'"  

أَنَّهُ أَذَّنَ بِضَجْنَانَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ وَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ فِي اللَّيْلَةِ الْمَطِيرَةِ أَوِ الْبَارِدَةِ وَيَأْمُرُ أَصْحَابَهُ أَنْ «صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ»  

[Machine] We were hit by a rain in Hunayn, then a caller called out the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Pray while on the mounts."  

أَصَابَنَا مَطَرٍ بِحُنَيْنٍ فَنَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنْ صَلُّوا فِي الرِّحَالِ»  

We were in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during a journey. The rain fell upon us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Anyone who wants to pray in his dwelling may pray. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1065)  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَمُطِرْنَا فَقَالَ «لِيُصَلِّ مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ فِي رَحْلِهِ»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the time of Hudaybiyah. Suddenly, we were hit by a rain that did not touch the ground beneath our sandals. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded his caller to announce, "Pray in your garments."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فَأَصَابَنَا سَمَاءٌ لَمْ تَبُلَّ أَسَافِلَ نِعَالِنَا فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُنَادِيَهُ «أَنْ صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ»  

[Machine] When we used to travel with the Messenger of Allah, may peace be upon him, and it would be a dark night or a rainy night, the caller of the Prophet, may peace be upon him, would call out, "Perform prayer in your saddles."  

كُنَّا إِذَا كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَكَانَتْ لَيْلَةٌ ظَلْمَاءُ أَوْ لَيْلَةٌ مَطِيرَةٌ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ نَادَى مُنَادِيهُ «أَنْ صَلُّوا فِي رِحَالِكُمْ»  

The garlic and onions were mentioned before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was told: The most severe of them is garlic. Would you make it unlawful? The Prophet ﷺ said: Eat it, and he who eats it should not come near this mosque until its odour goes away. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3823)  

أَنَّهُ ذِكْرُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الثُّومُ وَالْبَصَلُ وَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَشَدُّ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ الثُّومُ أَفَنُحَرِّمُهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُوهُ وَمَنْ أَكَلَهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلَا يَقْرَبْ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدَ حَتَّى تَذْهَبَ رِيحُهُ»  

[Machine] "We used to avoid eating onions and garlic, but our need overpowered us so we ate them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever eats from this tree, let him not approach our mosque, for the angels are harmed by what harms people.'"  

كُنَّا لَا نَأْكُلُ الْبَصَلَ وَالْكُرَّاثَ فَغَلَبَتْنَا الْحَاجَةُ فَأَكَلْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ الْمُنْتِنَةِ فَلَا يَقْرَبَنَّ مَسْجِدَنَا فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَتَأَذَّى مِمَّا يَتَأَذَّى بِهِ النَّاسُ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ used to prohibit eating leeks and onions."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ الْكُرَّاثِ وَالْبَصَلِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever eats anything from this plant, let him not come to the mosque.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1016)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَلَا يَأْتِيَنَّ الْمَسْجِدَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever eats from these dates should not deceive us in our mosques."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْبَقْلَةِ فَلَا يَغْشَنَا فِي مَسَاجِدِنَا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever eats of this plant' - the first time he said 'garlic' then he said, 'garlic, onions and leeks' [1] - 'let him not approach us in our Masjids, for the angels are offended by that which offends mankinds.'" [1] In Fath, Al-Bari, Ibn Hajar is of the opinion that it was Ibn Juraij who was talking, explaining that 'Ata' - who reported it from Jabir - narrated it both ways. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 707)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَكَلَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ الْمُنْتِنَةِ فَلَا يَقْرَبَنَّ مَسْجِدَنَا فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَتَأَذَّى مِمَّا يَتَأَذَّى مِنْهُ النَّاسُ»  

[Machine] It is as if a red rooster calls me with a crow or two, and I only see that happen due to the presence of my appointed time. If my command is hastened, then surely consultation will be sought from these six chiefs who witnessed the death of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and were pleased with it. And I know that some people will criticize this matter. I fought against them with my own hand, in defense of Islam. If they do so, then they are the enemies of Allah, the disbelievers, the misguided. And I bear witness against the rulers of the cities that I have sent them to teach the people their religion and the Sunnah of their Prophet ﷺ , and to judge among them according to it. And what struck me as most severe from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or what I received from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is nothing compared to the verse of Al-Kalala that struck my chest, and he said, "The verse of As-Sayf that was revealed in the last chapter of An-Nisa is sufficient for you." {They ask you for legal instruction. Say, "Allah instructs you about Al-Kalala."} And I will judge in it with a judgment that only those who read it will know. What is left for me, O people, is that you consume two plants that I consider detestable, the onion and garlic. Even though the Messenger of Allah ﷺ may have ordered a person with their smell to go out to Al-Baqi, whoever must consume them should prepare them well.  

كَأَنَّ دِيكًا أَحْمَرَ نَقَرَنِي نَقْرَةً أَوْ نَقْرَتَيْنِ وَلَا أَرَى ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجَلِي فَإِنْ عَجِلَ بِي أَمْرٌ فَإِنَّ الشُّورَى إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطِ السِّتَّةِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنهُمْ رَاضٍ وَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ نَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَا قَاتَلْتُهُمْ بِيَدِي هَذِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ فَعَلُوا فَأُولَئِكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ الْكُفَّارُ الضُّلَّالُ وَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الْأَمْصَارِ فَإِنِّي إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ ﷺ وَيَقْسِمُوا فِيهِمْ فَيْأَهُمْ وَمَا أَغْلَظَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ أَوْ مَا نَازَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ مِثْلَ آيَةِ الْكَلَالَةِ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ صَدْرِي وَقَالَ يَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي أُنْزِلَتْ فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ {يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ} وَسَأَقْضِي فِيهَا بِقَضَاءٍ يَعْلَمُهُ مَنْ يَقْرَأُ هُوَ مَا خَلَا الْأَبِ أَلَا إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أَرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ الْبَصَلِ وَالثُّومِ وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُ بِالرَّجُلِ يُوجَدُ مِنْهُ رِيحُهَا فَيَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَمَنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ آكِلَهُمَا فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him food with green vegetables that included onions or garlic, but he did not see any trace of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on it. So he refused to eat it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What prevented you from eating?" He said, "I did not see your trace on it, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I feel ashamed before the angels of Allah, but it is not forbidden."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ بِطَعَامٍ مَعَ خُضَرٍ فِيهِ بَصَلٌ أَوْ كُرَّاثٌ فَلَمْ يَرَ فِيهِ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَأْكُلَ؟ » قَالَ لَمْ أَرْ أَثَرَكَ فِيهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ وَلَيْسَ بِمُحَرَّمٍ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "None of you should stand up for prayer while he is in the presence of food, nor when he needs to relieve himself, as urine and faeces are rejected by angels."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَقُومُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَهُوَ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ وَلَا هُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الْأَخْبَثَانِ الْغَائِطُ وَالْبَوْلُ»  

[Machine] There was something between Aisha and some of her brothers, so he entered upon her. When he sat down, food was brought to him. He then went to the mosque, and she said to him, "Sit down, you traitor! For I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'None of you should pray with the presence of food, nor while he is repulsed by it.'"  

كَانَ بَيْنَ عَائِشَةَ وَبَيْنَ بَعْضِ بَنِي أَخِيهَا شَيْءٌ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ جِيءَ بِالطَّعَامِ فَقَامَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ اجْلِسْ غُدَرُ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يُصَلِّي أَحَدُكُمْ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ وَلَا وَهُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الْأَخْبَثَانِ»