Hadiths on Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship

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750 explained prophetic hadiths on "Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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622 hadiths make up this branch devoted to acts of worship, divided into 7 subcategories: purification, prayer, funerals, Zakah, fasting, Hajj and ‘Umrah, as well as Jihad. Each subsection details the practical rulings of the act concerned, from ablution and the Ramadaan fast to the rites of pilgrimage and the funeral prayer.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship

Authentic hadith I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) tha Authentic hadith I heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) recite Sūrah At-Tūr during the Maghrib prayer. When he reached this verse: {Were the Authentic hadith O people, there is nothing remaining of the glad tidings of prophet-hood except a good vision that a Muslim sees or someone else sees it for him. Veri Authentic hadith In the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) the bowing, rising from bowing, prostration, and sitting between Authentic I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones Authentic When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elbows Authentic hadith Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) bowed, he would spread out his fingers, and whenever he prostrated, he would join t Authentic hadith I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) praying while sitting cross-legged Hasan (sound) by virtue of other supportive narrations The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say between the two prostrations: "Allahumma ighfir li warhamni wa ‘āfeni wahdeni wa Authentic hadith When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was performing an odd-numbered Rak‘ah, he would not get up until he had been settled in Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) invoked evil on the tribe of Banu Sulaym for one month after rising from Rukū‘ in prayer Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not say the Qunūt but he would pray for welfare of a people or doom of others Authentic hadith O father, you prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmān, and ‘Ali here in Kufah for Authentic hadith When any of you prostrates, he should not kneel down like a camel; rather, he should put down his hands before his knees Authentic hadith Ibn ‘Umar used to put his hands down before his knees, and he said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to do th Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sat for supplication, he would put his right hand on his right thigh and his Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us the Tashahhud just as he teaches us a Sūrah from the Qur’an Hasan I prayed with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and he used to make Taslīm (salutation of peace ending the prayer) to his rig Authentic Allahumma anta as-salām wa minka as-salām, tabārakta yadha al-jalāl wa al-ikrām Authentic Whoever glorifies Allah directly after each prayer thirty-three times, praises Allah thirty-three times, and proclaims the greatness of Allah thirty-t Authentic Whoever recites the Verse of the Kursi right after each obligatory prayer will have nothing preventing him from entering Paradise except that he dies Authentic Pray while standing; if you cannot, then while sitting; and if you cannot, then while lying on your side Authentic hadith Pray on the ground if you are able to; and if not, then use gestures and make your prostration lower than your bowing Authentic hadith One night, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Qiyām while reciting a single verse from the Qur'an Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj on an old saddle, covered by a sheet worth four dirhams or less. Then he said Authentic hadith They spoke the truth. They are tormented, and their torment can be heard by all animals Authentic hadith This Ummah will be tested in their graves. Were it not that you would not bury one another, I would supplicate Allah to make you hear what I hear of t Authentic hadith Two groups of my Ummah Allah shall protect from the Fire: a group that invades India and a group that will be with ‘Īsa ibn Maryam (peace be upon both Authentic hadith Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) performed one of the afternoon pr Authentic When anyone of you is in doubt about his prayer, not knowing how much he prayed, three or four, let him dispel the doubt and build upon what he is cer Authentic hadith If there was any change to the prayer, I would surely inform you; but I am a human being like you and liable to forget like you. So if I do forget, re Authentic hadith Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah led us in prayer, and he stood up directly after offering the second Rak‘ah (without sitting for Tashahhud), so we said: "Glor Good hadith For each forgetfulness (in prayer) there are two prostrations after making Taslīm Authentic hadith Abu Hurayrah recited Sūrat al-Inshiqāq and then prostrated. After he finished the prostration, he told them that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s p Authentic hadith The prostration of Sūrah Sād is not a compulsory one but I saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prostrating while reciting it Authentic hadith I recited before the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Sūrat An-Najm and he did not prostrate in it Authentic hadith I said to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): Are there two prostrations in Sūrat al-Hajj? He said: Yes, and whoever Authentic hadith ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Sūrat An-Nahl on the pulpit during the Friday sermon, and when he reached the verse of pr Authentic hadith Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) received good news, he would fall down in prostration out of gratitude to Allah Good hadith Jibrīl (peace be upon him) came to me and gave me glad tidings saying: “Allah, the Almighty, says: ’Whoever sends blessings on you, I will send blessi Good hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent Khālid ibn al-Walīd to the people of Yemen to invite them to Islam, but they did not re Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two light Rak‘ahs after the break of dawn Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not ever leave four before Zhuhr and two Rak‘ahs before morning Authentic Whoever regularly observes four Rak‘ahs before Zhuhr and four after it, Allah will make him forbidden to Hellfire Good hadith May Allah have mercy on whoever offers four Rak‘ahs before the ‘Asr prayer Authentic hadith Offer two Rak‘ahs before Maghrib Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) recited: {Say, “O disbelievers”} and {Say: “He is Allah, the One”} in the two Rak Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray two light Rak‘ahs before the Fajr prayer, after the Muezzin would fi Authentic hadith When anyone of you prays two Rak‘ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie on his right side Authentic A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on the pulpit: What do you say about the night prayer? He (ﷺ) said: "Two by two Authentic hadith (Voluntary) prayer in both the day and night is performed two by two Authentic hadith The most excellent fast after Ramadan is Allah's month, Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night Authentic hadith The Witr is due, so whoever wants to pray the Witr as seven (units of prayer), let him do so; whoever wants to pray the Witr as five, let him do so; w Authentic hadith Witr is not incumbent like the status of the obligatory prayers, but it is a Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be up Good hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer during the month of Ramadan, offering eight Rak‘ahs as well as t Authentic hadith Indeed, Allah, the Almighty,, has added a prayer for you, so offer it in the period between ‘Ishā' prayer and Fajr prayer; (it is) the Witr, (it is) t Authentic hadith O ‘Ā'ishah, indeed, my eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer thirteen Rak‘ah in the night prayer including Witr, plus two (voluntary) Rak‘a Authentic hadith O ‘Abdullāh, do not be like so-and-so. He used to offer Qiyām al-Layl and then abandoned it Authentic hadith O people of the Qur'an, perform the Witr Prayer for, verily, Allah is Witr (single) and loves what is Witr (single, odd)
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سبحان الله وبحمده Glory and praise be to Allah

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ