[Machine] While I was at the house, between sleep and wakefulness, one of the three approached between my legs. I was given a goblet of gold filled with wisdom and faith, so I cut from my neck to my navel and washed my heart with Zamzam water. Then it was filled with wisdom and faith. I was given a white animal smaller than a mule and larger than a donkey, called al-Buraq. I mounted it with Jibril and embarked on the journey. He said, "Then fifty prayers were enjoined upon me." So I returned until I reached Musa, and he said, "What have you been commanded?" I said, "Fifty prayers have been enjoined upon me." He said, "I know better than the people, for I was tested with the children of Israel with more severe than that. And indeed, your nation will not be able to bear that, so return to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you." So I returned to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it. He made it forty prayers for me. So I returned until I reached Musa, and he said, "What have you been commanded?" I said, "Forty prayers have been enjoined upon me." He said, "I know better than the people, for I was tested with the children of Israel with more severe than that. And indeed, your nation will not be able to bear that, so return to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you." So I returned to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it. He made it thirty prayers for me. So I returned until I reached Musa, and he said, "What have you been commanded?" I said, "Thirty prayers have been enjoined upon me." He said, "I know better than the people, for I was tested with the children of Israel with more severe than that. And indeed, your nation will not be able to bear that, so return to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you." So I returned to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it. He made it twenty prayers for me. So I returned until I reached Musa, and he said, "What have you been commanded?" I said, "Twenty prayers have been enjoined upon me." He said, "I know better than the people, for I was tested with the children of Israel with more severe than that. And indeed, your nation will not be able to bear that, so return to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you." So I returned to my Lord and asked Him to reduce it. He made it ten prayers for me. So I returned until I reached Musa, and he said, "What have you been commanded?" I said, "Ten prayers have been enjoined upon me." He said, "I know better than the people, for I was tested with the children of Israel with more severe than that. And indeed, your nation will not be able to bear that, so return to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it for you." I said, "I am content and obedient." It was then proclaimed to me that I had fulfilled my obligation, and the burden was lightened for my Ummah, and I would be rewarded for a good deed tenfold. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman reported that Az-Zuhri narrated this Hadith, and Az-Zuhri differed from Qatadah in its chain of narrators and text. Ibn Wahb narrated it from Yunus, from Az-Zuhri, from Anas, from Abu Dhar, and he made a mistake because it is most likely that the name was "Dhar" that is mentioned in place of "Abu Dhar." This Hadith is also narrated from Az-Zuhri from Anas. Thabit reported it from Anas, but he did not mention Malik bin Sasaa'a or Abu Dhar in it.  

بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ بَيْنَ النَّائِمِ وَالْيَقْظَانِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ بَيْنَ الرِّجْلَيْنِ فَأُتِيتُ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مَلْأَى حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَشُقَّ مِنَ النَّحْرِ إِلَى مَرَاقِّ الْبَطْنِ ثُمَّ غُسِلَ الْقَلْبُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ مُلِيءَ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا وَأُتِيتُ بِدَابَّةٍ أَبْيَضَ دُونَ الْبَغْلِ وَفَوْقَ الْحِمَارِ يُسَمَّى الْبُرَاقُ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ جِبْرِيلَ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ ثُمَّ فُرِضَ عَلَيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى قَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ فُرِضَتْ عَلَيَّ خَمْسُونَ صَلَاةً قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ قَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ يُخَفِّفْ عَنْكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَجَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا أَرْبَعِينَ صَلَاةً قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ تُطِيقَ ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفَّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ صَلَاةً فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثِينَ صَلَاةً قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ [198] فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفَّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا عِشْرِينَ صَلَاةً قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفَّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا عَشَرَ صَلَوَاتٍ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى قَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ قَالَ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قُلْتُ جَعَلَهَا خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ بِالنَّاسِ مِنْكَ وَقَدْ عَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَاسْأَلْهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكَ قُلْتُ رَضِيتُ وَسَلَّمْتُ فَنُودِيَ أَنْ قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عِبَادِي وَأَجْزِي بِالْحَسَنَةِ عَشَرَ أَمْثَالِهَا قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَالزُّهْرِيُّ خَالَفَ قَتَادَةَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَمَتْنِهِ فَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَرَوَاهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ يُونُسَ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أُبَيٍّ وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ وَيُشْبِهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَقَطَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ ذَرٌّ فَصَارَ عَنْ أُبَيٍّ فَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ أُبَيٌّ وَرُوِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَرَوَاهُ ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ مَالِكَ بْنَ صَعْصَعَةَ وَلَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The roof of my house was opened while I was in Makkah, and Gabriel ﷺ came down and opened my chest and washed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden basin filled with wisdom and faith, and he poured it into my chest and closed it. Then he took me by the hand and ascended with me to the heavens.' The narration continued, 'Ibn Hazm and Anas said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Allah has obligated fifty prayers upon my Ummah (community). I returned with that until I passed by Moses, and he said, 'What has your Lord obligated upon your Ummah?' So I said, 'He has obligated upon them fifty prayers.' Moses said to me, 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it, for your Ummah will not be able to bear that.' So I went back to my Lord and He reduced it by half. I returned to Moses and informed him, and he said, 'Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce it, for your Ummah will not be able to bear that.' So I went back to my Lord and He said, 'It is five (prayers),' and it remains as fifty in the sight of Allah.' I returned to Moses and he said, 'Go back to your Lord.' So I said, 'I feel too shy to ask my Lord.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «فُرِجَ سَقْفُ بَيْتِي وَأنا بِمَكَّةَ فَنَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ ﷺ فَفَرَجَ صَدْرِي ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ مِنْ مَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِطَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُمْتَلِئٍ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا فَأَقَرَّهُ فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ أَطْبَقَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي ثُمَّ عَرَجَ بِي إِلَى السَّمَاءِ» وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ حَزْمٍ وَأَنَسٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرْضَ اللهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَمُرَّ عَلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ مُوسَى مَا فَرْضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ؟ فَقُلْتُ فَرْضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً قَالَ لِي مُوسَى فَرَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَوَضَعَ شَطْرَهَا فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي فَقَالَ هِيَ خَمْسٌ وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ رَاجِعْ رَبَّكَ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي  

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken on the Night Journey, he came to Sidrah Al-Muntaha, which is in the sixth heaven. That is where everything that comes up from below ends, and where everything that comes down from above, until it is taken from it. Allah says: When what covered the lote-tree did cover it! [1] He said: "It was moths of gold. And I was given three things: The five daily prayers, the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, and whoever of my Ummah dies without associating anything with Allah will be forgiven for Al-Muqhimat." [2] [1] An-Najm 53:16. [2] "The sins of the worst magnitude that drag one into the Fire." (An-Nihayah) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 451)  

لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ انْتُهِيَ بِهِ إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى وَهِيَ فِي السَّمَاءِ السَّادِسَةِ إِلَيْهَا يَنْتَهِي مَا يُعرَجُ بِهِ مَنْ تَحْتَهَا وَإِلَيْهَا يَنْتَهِي مَا يَهْبِطُ بِهِ مَنْ فَوْقَهَا حَتَّى يُقْبَضُ مِنْهَا قَالَ {إِذْ يَغْشَى} [النجم 16] السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَى قَالَ فِرَاشٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَأُعْطِيَ ثَلَاثًا الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَخَوَاتِمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ وَيُغْفَرُ لِمَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ لَا يُشْرَكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا الْمُقْحِمَاتُ  

[Machine] "And the two angels came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and they took him to Zamzam. They split open his chest and took out his heart in a bowl made of gold. Then they washed it with Zamzam water and put it back in his chest, with wisdom and faith." Abu Abdur Rahman Abdullah Ibn Sa'id, Yahya Ibn Sa'id, and Sa'd Ibn Sa'id Bin Qais Bin Qahd Al-Ansari, who were three brothers, narrated this to us. Yahya was the oldest, the most honorable, and one of the scholars, and he lived in Medina after Al-Zuhri in his time. Abdullah Ibn Sa'id was trustworthy, while Sa'd was weak.  

وَأَنَّ مَلَكَيْنِ أَتَيَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَهَبَا بِهِ إِلَى زَمْزَمَ فَشَقَّا بَطْنَهُ وَأَخْرَجَا حَشْوَهُ فِي طَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَغَسَلَاهُ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ كَبَسَا جَوْفِهِ حِكْمَةً وَإِيمَانًا» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدُ رَبِّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بَنِي قَيْسِ بْنِ قَهْدِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةُ إِخْوَةٍ فَيَحْيَى أَجَلُّهُمْ وَأَنْبَلُهُمْ وَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْأَئِمَّةِ وَلَيْسَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ بَعْدَ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي عَصْرِهِ أَجَلُّ مِنْهُ وَعَبْدُ رَبِّهِ ثِقَةٌ وَسَعْدٌ ضَعِيفٌ  

"The Salah was enjoined two Rak'ahs at a time, then the Salah when traveling remained like that, but the Salah while resident was increased." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 455)  

«فُرِضَتِ الصَّلَاةُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأُقِرَّتْ صَلَاةُ السَّفَرِ وَزِيدَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْحَضَرِ»  

"The Salah was enjoined on the lips of the Prophet ﷺ, four Rak'ahs while resident, and two while traveling, and one Rak'ah during times of fear." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 456)  

«وَفُرِضَتِ الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى لِسَانِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الْحَضَرِ أَرْبَعًا وَفِي السَّفَرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَفِي الْخَوْفِ رَكْعَةٌ»  

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 saying could not be understood. He came closer and it was then known that he was asking about Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Five times of prayer each day and night: He asked: Must I observe any more than them? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. He (Talhah) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned fasting during the month of Ramadan. He asked: Must I observe anything else? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Zakat to him. He asked: Must I pay anything else? He replied: No, unless you do it voluntarily. The man then turned away saying: I swear by Allah, I shall not add anything to this or fall short of it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The man will be successful if he speaks truth. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 391)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ يُسْمَعُ دَوِيُّ صَوْتِهِ وَلَا يُفْهَمُ مَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى دَنَا فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ» قَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُنَّ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ» قَالَ وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ» وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الزَّكَاةَ قَالَ هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا؟ قَالَ «لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ» فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَاللهِ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلَا أَنْقُصُ مِنْهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَفْلَحَ إِنْ صَدَقَ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو سُهَيْلٍ هُوَ عَمُّ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَاسْمُهُ نَافِعُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْأَصْبَحِيُّ وَهُوَ أَحَدُ الثِّقَاتِ  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and he said, "Will you not pledge allegiance?" So we responded three times and we stretched out our hands and pledged allegiance to him. Then we said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have already pledged allegiance to you, so why is that?" He said, "To worship Allah alone and not associate anything with Him, to establish the five daily prayers, and to keep secret a matter which should not be disclosed to people." Abu Abdullah al-Khawlani, whose name is A'iz Ibn Abdullah, and Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, whose name is Abdullah Ibn Thawb, narrated this to us.  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَلَا تُبَايِعُونَ» فَرَدَّهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَدَّمْنَا أَيْدِينَا فَبَايَعْنَاهُ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ بَايَعْنَاكَ فَعَلَامَ؟ قَالَ عَلَى أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَالصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَأَسَرَّ كَلِمَةً خَفِيَّةً لَا تَسْأَلُوا النَّاسَ شَيْئًا قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ اسْمُهُ عَائِذُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ وأبو مسلم الخولاني اسمه عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ ثَوْبٍ  

I gave the pledge of allegiance to Messenger of Allah ﷺ for the following: 1. offer prayers perfectly 2. pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) 3. and be sincere and true to every Muslim. (Using translation from Bukhārī 57)  

«بَايَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى إِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ»  

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)   

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 يَدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَهْدٌ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَدْخَلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Have you ever seen if one of you had a river at his door, and he bathed in it five times a day, would there remain any dirt on him?" They said, "No dirt would remain on him." He said, "That is the likeness of the five daily prayers; through them, Allah erases sins." Abu 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Had, whose name was Yazid ibn 'Abdullah ibn Usamah ibn al-Had, Abu Salamah whose name was 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, and Abu Hurairah whose name was 'Abd Amr (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated this. It is also said that his name was 'Abd al-Shams or Suqayn. Sufyan ibn Husayn narrated from al-Zuhri from al-Muharrar ibn Abi Hurairah who said: "My father's name was 'Abd 'Amr ibn 'Abd Ghanim, and Muhammad ibn Yahya informed us from Bakr ibn Bukkar from 'Umar ibn 'Ali ibn Maqdam from Sufyan ibn Husayn from al-Zuhri." Abu 'Abd al-Rahman and Bakr ibn Bukkar are not strong in Hadith, and Sufyan ibn Husayn is not strong in al-Zuhri particularly, and in other cases, there is no harm in narrating from him.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ أَنَّ نَهْرًا بِبَابِ أَحَدِكُمْ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ هَلْ يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ؟» قَالُوا لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ دَرَنِهِ شَيْءٌ قَالَ «فَذَلِكَ مِثْلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ يَمْحُو اللهُ بِهِنَّ الْخَطَايَا» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنُ الْهَادِ اسْمُهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ الْهَادِ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ عَمْرٍو وَيُقَالُ عَبْدُ شَمْسٍ وَيُقَالُ سُكَيْنٍ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ الْمُحَرَّرِ بْنِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ اسْمُ أَبِي عَبْدُ عَمْرِو بْنُ عَبْدِ غَنْمٍ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ بَكَّارٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَقْدَمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَبَكْرُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ وَسُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ فِي الزُّهْرِيِّ خَاصَّةً وَفِي غَيْرِهِ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ  

[Machine] "A delegation from the tribe of Abdul Qais came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he commanded them with four things: to believe in Allah alone, to establish prayer, to give zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to give one-fifth of the spoils."  

أَنَّ وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ أَتَوَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللهِ وَحْدَهُ وَأَنْ يُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَيَصُومُوا رَمَضَانَ وَيُعْطُوا مِنَ الْمَغَانِمِ الْخُمُسَ  

"The first thing for which a person will be brought to account will be his Salah. If it is complete (all well and good), otherwise Allah will say: 'Look and see if My slave did any voluntary prayer.' If he is found to have done voluntary prayers, his obligatory prayers will be completed therewith." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 467)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُحَاسَبُ بِهِ الْعَبْدُ صَلَاتُهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَكْمَلَهَا وَإِلَّا قَالَ اللهُ انْظُرُوا أَلِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ فَإِنْ وُجِدَ لَهُ تَطَوُّعٌ قَالَ أَكْمِلُوا بِهِ الْفَرِيضَةَ  

"I arrived in Al-Madinah and said: 'O Allah, make it easy for me to find a righteous companion.' Then I sat with Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, and said: 'I prayed to Allah to help me find a righteous companion.' So tell me a Hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so that Allah might benefit me from it. He said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "The first thing for which a person will be brought to account will be his Salah. If it is sound then he will have succeeded, be salvaged, but if it is not then he will have lost and be doomed." - (One of the narrators) Hammam said: "I do not know whether this was the words of Qatadah or part of the report." - "If anything is lacking from his obligatory prayers, He will say: 'Look and see whether My slave has any voluntary prayers to make up for what is deficient from his obligatory prayers.' Then all of his deeds will be dealt with in like manner." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 465)  

قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ اللهَ أَنْ يُيَسِّرَ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَحَدِّثْنِي بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي بِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَوَّلُ مَا يُحَاسَبُ الْعَبْدُ بِصَلَاتِهِ فَإِنْ صَلَحَتْ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ وَأَنْجَحَ وَإِنْ فَسَدَتْ فَقَدْ خَابَ وَخَسِرَ» قَالَ هَمَّامٌ لَا أَدْرِي هَذَا مِنْ كَلَامِ قَتَادَةَ أَوْ مِنَ الرِّوَايَةِ وَإِنِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ فَرِيضَتِهِ شَيْئًا قَالَ انْظُرُوا هَلْ لِعَبْدِي مِنْ تَطَوُّعٍ؟ فَيُكَمَّلُ مَا نَقَصَ مِنَ الْفَرِيضَةِ ثُمَّ يَكُونُ سَائِرُ عَمَلِهِ عَلَى نَحْوٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have kissed a woman, what should I do?" So, the verse {And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night} [Hud 114] was revealed. The man asked, "Is it specifically for me?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "It is for whoever from my nation that acts upon it."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَصَابَ مِنَ امْرَأَةٍ قُبْلَةً فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا تَوْبَتِي فَنَزَلَتْ {وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ} [هود 114] تَلَا الْآيَةَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ هِيَ لِي؟ قَالَ «هِيَ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[Machine] Which of you will preserve the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the trial? I said, "I will preserve it as he said it". He said, "Indeed, you are brave in doing so, so come forward." I said, "The trial of a man with his family, neighbors, and wealth can be expiated through prayer, charity, enjoining good, and forbidding evil." He said, "I do not ask you about this, but I ask you about the one that surges like the waves of the sea." I said, "Do not fear, O Amir al-Mu'minin, for there is a closed door between you and it."  

أَيُّكُمْ يَحْفَظُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ قُلْتُ أَنَا أَحْفَظُ كَمَا قَالَهُ قَالَ إِنَّكَ عَلَيْهِ لَجَرِيءٌ فَهَاتِ فَقُلْتُ فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَجَارِهِ وَمَالِهِ تُكَفِّرُهَا الصَّلَاةُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ وَالْأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ عَنْ هَذَا أَسْأَلُكَ وَلَكِنْ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَوْجِ الْبَحْرِ فَقُلْتُ لَا تَخَفْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا بَابًا مُغْلَقًا  

"O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a deed that will gain me admittance to Paradise." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, establish the Salah, pay the Zakah and uphold the ties of kinship. Let go!" - as if he was riding his camel. [1] [1] As if he was riding his camel and the man had grabbed hold of its reins to ask this question. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 468)  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ يُدْخِلُنِي الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تَعْبُدَ اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ وَتَصِلَ الرَّحِمَ ذَرْهَا كَأَنَّهُ كَانَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1079)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ «الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمُ الصَّلَاةَ فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا فَقَدْ كَفَرَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'You may live to meet people who will be offering the prayer outside its (prayer) time. If you meet them, then offer the prayer on time, then pray with them and make that a voluntary prayer."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 779)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَعَلَّكُمْ سَتُدْرِكُونَ أَقْوَامًا يُصَلُّونَ الصَّلَاةَ لِغَيْرِ وَقْتِهَا فَإِذَا أَدْرَكْتُمُوهُمْ فَصَلَّوَا الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَصَلَّوْا مَعَهُمْ وَاجْعَلُوهَا سُبْحَةً»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'There is nothing between a person and disbelief except abandoning Salah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 464)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْعَبْدِ وَبَيْنَ الْكُفْرِ إِلَّا تَرْكُ الصَّلَاةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to pray four units (rak'ahs) before Dhuhr after midday and he would say, "Indeed, the gates of heaven are opened, so I love to perform righteous deeds therein."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ بَعْدَ الزَّوَالِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أُقَدِّمَ فِيهَا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا»  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah, may ﷺ , used to pray four units of prayer before noon when the sun would set.  

كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ «صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ never omitted four rak'ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1253)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «لَا يَدَعُ أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْغَدَاةِ»  

I offered with Messenger of Allah ﷺ a two rakʿat prayer before the Zuhr prayer and two rakʿat after the Zuhr prayer, two rakʿat after Jumua, Maghrib and ʿIsha' prayers. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1169)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

It was narrated from ʿAli ؓ that The Prophet ﷺ prayed four [rakʿahs] before Zuhr. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1258)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah? She said, "He used to pray four before Dhuhr, then he would go out and pray, then he would return and pray two Rak'ahs, then he would go out to Al-Maghrib, then he would return and pray two Rak'ahs."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَيُصَلِّي ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "Which of you can bear the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" They said, "We wish to know it." He said, "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to pray two units of prayer after the sun had passed its zenith, equivalent to the amount of the Asr prayer from its Maghrib time. Then he would wait until the time of Duha (forenoon prayer), and he would pray four units of prayer. Then he would wait until the sun had passed its zenith and he would pray four units of prayer before Dhuhr (noon prayer), when the sun starts to decline. Then, after praying Dhuhr, he would pray two units of prayer, and before Asr, he would pray four units of prayer. Thus, it amounted to sixteen units of prayer."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالُوا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَعْلَمَهَا قَالَ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ يَعْنِي مِنْ مَطْلَعِهَا قَدْرَ رُمْحٍ أَوْ رُمْحَيْنِ كَقَدْرِ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا ارْتَفَعَ الضُّحَى صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا زَالَتِ الشَّمْسُ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فَذَلِكَ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةٌ  

[Machine] About the Prophet's ﷺ prayer during the day after the obligatory prayers? He said, "Who can handle that?" Then he informed him, and said, "He used to pray two units of prayer when the sun rises, before midday he prays four units of prayer making the tasleem in the last unit, before noon he prays four units of prayer making the tasleem in the last unit, and after that he prays four units of prayer making the tasleem in the last unit."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ النَّهَارِ بَعْدَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ؟ قَالَ وَمَنْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ؟ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي حِينَ تَرْتَفِعُ الشَّمْسُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ وَقَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ وَبَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ»  

"We asked 'Ali about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: 'Who among you could manage to do that?' We said: 'Even if we cannot do it, we still want to hear about it.' He said: 'When the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) at the time of 'Asr, he would pray two rak'ahs, and when the sun reached the same height (in the east) as it reaches (in the west) at the time for Zuhr he would pray four Rak'ahs. He would pray four Rak'ahs before Zuhr and two after, and he would pray four Rak'ahs before 'Asr, separating each two Rak'ahs with Taslim upon the angels who are close to Allah, and the prophets, and those who follow them of the believers and Muslims."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 874)  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ إِنْ لَمْ نُطِقْهُ سَمِعْنَاهُ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هُنَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا عِنْدَ الْعَصْرِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ هُنَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا مِنْ هُنَا عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا وَيُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَهَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَيُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Verily, you will not be able to observe it." We said, "Then tell us, for we would like to know it." He said, "When the sun is about the same distance above the horizon as is the case in the Asr prayer, he would stand and pray two Rak'ahs. Then he would wait until the sun sets and pray four Rak'ahs, and then he would depart to his family and perform voluntary prayers if he desires. Then he would stand when the sun starts to decline and pray four Rak'ahs. Then he would pray two Rak'ahs after Dhuhr and four Rak'ahs before Asr."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تُطِيقُوهَا قُلْنَا فَأَخْبِرَنَا فَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَعْلَمْهَا قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَشْرِقِهَا كَنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ قَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ الشَّمْسَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ مَشْرِقِهَا كَنَحْوٍ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْأُولَى صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَيَتَنَفَّلُ إِنْ بَدَا لَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ حِينَ تَمِيلُ الشَّمْسُ فَيُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray two rakʿahs following every prescribed prayer, except Fajr and ‘Asr. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1226)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَّا الْعَصْرَ وَالصُّبْحَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said four rak'ahs in the noon prayer while at Medina, but he offered two rak'ahs in the afternoon prayer at Dhu'l-Hulaifa. (Using translation from Muslim 690a)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا وَصَلَّى الْعَصْرَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

"I heard Abu Juhaifah say: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set off at midday, during the time of intense heat' - (One of the narrators) Ibn Al-Muthanna said, to Al-Batha' - and he performed Wudu', and prayed Zuhr, two Rak'ahs, and 'Asr, two Rak'ahs, with a short spear ('Anzah) in front of him. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 470)   

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ إِلَى الْبَطْحَاءِ «فَتَوَضَّأَ وَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةٌ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو جُحَيْفَةَ اسْمُهُ وَهْبٌ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray two rak'ahs before and two after the noon prayer, two after the sunset prayer in his house, and two after the night prayer. He would not pray after the Friday prayer till he departed. He would then pray two rak'ahs. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1252)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَبَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He described and said, "He used to pray four units before Dhuhr and two units after it. And he used to pray four units before Asr and separate between each two units with the Tasleem on the close angels, the prophets, and those who followed them among the Muslims."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَوَصَفَ وَقَالَ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَيَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ did not offer any (obligatory) prayer but he prayed two rakʿahs after it. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1217)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يُصَلِّي صَلَاةً يُصَلِّي بَعْدَهَا إِلَّا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , used to pray two Rak'ahs after performing the Dhuhr prayer and four Rak'ahs before the Asr prayer.  

كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ صَلَّى بَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ»  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَوَصَفَ قَالَ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَهَا ثِنْتَيْنِ وَيُصَلَّى قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِتَسْلِيمٍ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ اسْمُهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُمَا حُصَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ  

[Machine] About the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he described it, saying, "He used to pray four units before Zhuhr, with the final salutation being in the fourth unit, and after it, he would pray four units, with the final salutation being in the fourth unit."  

عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَصَفَ قَالَ كَانَ «يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ وَبَعْدَهَا أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ يُجْعَلُ التَّسْلِيمَ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, prayed two rak'ahs after 'Asr in my house. I asked, "What are these for?" He said, "I used to pray them before 'Asr."  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ فِي بَيْتِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ قُلْتُ مَا هَاتَانِ؟ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّيهِمَا قَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ  

"We used to estimate how long the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood when praying in Zuhr and 'Asr. We estimated that he stood in Zuhr for as long as it take to recite thirty verses, as long as Surat As-Sajadah in the fits two Rak'ahs, and half that in the last two. And we estimated that he stood for as long in the fits two Rak'ahs, and half that in the last two. And we estimated that he stood for as long in the first two Rak'ahs of 'Asr as he stood in the last two Rak'ahs of Zuhr, and we estimated that he stood half as long as that in the last two Rak'ahs of 'Asr." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 475)  

«كُنَّا نَحْزِرُ قِيَامَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ» فَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الظُّهْرِ قَدْرَ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً قَدْرَ سُورَةِ السَّجْدَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَحَزَرْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stand in Zuhr and recite the equivalent of thirty verses in each Rak'ah, then in the first two Rak'ahs of 'Asr he would stand for the equivalent of fifteen verses." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 476)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُومُ فِي الظُّهْرِ «فَيَقْرَأُ بِقَدْرِ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَيَقُومُ فِي الْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ بِقَدْرِ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ آيَةً»  

[Machine] "Narrated by Ibn al-Munkadir and Ibrahim ibn Maisarah, they heard Anas ibn Malik saying, 'I prayed the Dhuhr prayer with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in Madinah, four rak'ahs, and I prayed the Asr prayer with him in Dhi al-Hulayfah, two rak'ahs.' Abu Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Munkadir, whose name was Muhammad, told us that he had three sons: Umar ibn Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, al-Munkadir ibn Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, and Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir. Umar ibn Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir is trustworthy, while al-Munkadir ibn Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir is not strong in preserving hadith, and Yusuf ibn Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir does not have anything in hadith."  

عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ سَمِعَا أَنَسَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ «صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الظُّهْرَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَرْبَعًا وَبِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ الْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ وَلَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ بَنِينَ عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَالْمُنْكَدِرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ فَعُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ثِقَةٌ وَالْمُنْكَدِرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ فِي حَفِظِهِ سُوءٌ وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'He will never enter the Fire, the one who prays before the sun rises and before it sets.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 471)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَنْ يَلِجَ النَّارَ مَنْ صَلَّى قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out at nightfall, then stopped to camp at the end of the night, and he did not wake up until the sun had risen or had partly risen. He did not pray until the sun had risen (fully), then he prayed, and that was the 'middle prayer' (Salat Al-Wusta)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 625)  

«أَدْلَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ عَرَّسَ فَلَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ حَتَّى طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ أَوْ بَعْضُهَا فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلَّى وَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الْوُسْطَى»  

[Machine] It is Dhuhr prayer. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Dhuhr at the time of Hajirah, while the people were in their homes. So, there would be no one behind him except for the rows of Saf and Safan. Then Allah Almighty revealed, "And observe the prayers and the middle prayer" [Al-Baqarah 2:238]. Amr ibn Abi Hakim opposed him.  

هِيَ الظُّهْرُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَالنَّاسُ فِي قَائِلَتِهِمْ فَلَا يَكُونُ خَلْفَهُ إِلَّا الصَّفُّ وَالصَّفَّانِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى} [البقرة 238] خَالَفَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to offer the Zuhr prayer in midday heat; and no prayer was harder on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that this one. Hence the revelation came down: "Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer" (2:238). He (the narrator) said: There are two prayers before it and two prayers after it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 411)  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الظُّهْرَ بِالْهَاجِرَةِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي صَلَاةً أَشَدَّ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْهَا فَنَزَلَتْ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى} [البقرة 238] قَالَ إِنَّ قَبْلَهَا صَلَاتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا صَلَاتَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was occupied with something that caused him to miss the afternoon prayer until he prayed it between the evening prayers. He said, "Those who are preoccupied with the middle prayer, may Allah fill their houses and graves with fire."  

شَغَلُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى صَلَّاهَا بَيْنَ صَلَاتِي الْعِشَاءِ فَقَالَ «شَغَلُونَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى مَلَأَ اللهُ بُيُوتَهُمْ وَقُبُورَهُمْ نَارًا»  

"They distracted us from Salatul-Wusta (the middle prayer) until the sun went down." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 473)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «شَغَلُونَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ»  

They distracted us on the day of al-Ahzab from ʿAsr prayer, until I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ʿThey distracted us from the middle prayer, ‘Asr prayer. May Allah fill their graves and houses or stomachs with fire.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 1036)   

فَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْأَحْزَابِ «شَغَلُونَا عَنْ صَلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ مَلَأَ اللهُ قُبُورَهُمْ وَأَجْوَافَهُمْ نَارًا»