Hadiths on Prayer

Good hadith Whoever performs ablution on Friday, that is good, and whoever takes a bath has done what is better Authentic Taking a bath on Friday is obligatory for every pubescent male Muslim, and cleaning the teeth with the tooth-stick and applying perfume if available Authentic hadith When the call to prayer is announced, the devil takes to his heels and breaks wind with noise so as not to hear the call Authentic The muezzins will have the longest necks among the people on the Day of Judgment Authentic hadith Jibrīl came down and led me in prayer, and I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed wi Authentic hadith When it is Friday, the angels stand at the door of the mosque and keep on writing the names of those coming in order of their arrival Authentic hadith When the edge of the sun rises, avoid prayer until it becomes prominent; and if the edge of the sun disappears, avoid prayer until it sets. And do not Authentic hadith When the son of Adam recites a verse of prostration and then falls down in prostration, the devil retreats, weeps, and says: Woe unto him, the son of Authentic hadith The time for the Zhuhr prayer starts when the sun has passed its zenith and a man's shadow is equal in length to his height, until the time for the ‘A Authentic hadith We used to perform the Maghrib prayer with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and when one of us left he could still see where Authentic hadith This is the best time to perform it, had it not been difficult for my Ummah Authentic hadith Offer the Fajr prayer at dawn, for this earns you greater rewards – or brings greater rewards Authentic hadith Whoever catches one Rak‘ah before sunrise, he has caught the Fajr prayer, and whoever catches one Rak‘ah of the ‘Asr prayer before sunset, he has caug Authentic Three hours the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid us from praying or burying our deceased ones in them Authentic hadith Do not prevent anyone from circumambulating this House and from praying at any time of the day or night as they wish Authentic hadith There are two 'Fajrs'. As for the 'Fajr' that resembles the tale of a wolf, it is not a sign that prayer has become due or food has become forbidden t Authentic hadith Those who are present should inform those who are absent: Do not offer any prayer after dawn except for two Rak‘ahs Authentic hadith Indeed, it is a true dream, Allah Willing! Go and teach these words to Bilāl, and let him make the call to prayer with them, as his voice is more melo Authentic It is part of the Sunnah that when the muezzin says in the Adhan of the Fajr prayer: Come to success, he then says: Prayer is better than sleep Authentic hadith I saw Bilāl going out to Al-Abtah to make Adhān. When he reached: "Come to prayer! Come to success!" He turned his neck right and left and did not tur Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Maghrib and Ishā' prayers. He prayed three Rak‘ahs for Maghrib then Authentic hadith You are their leader; be considerate to their weak ones, and choose a Muezzin who does not take wages for his Adhān Authentic hadith The Muezzin of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to delay the Iqāmah until he would see the Messenger of Allah Authentic hadith The Muezzin is responsible for the Adhān, and the leader of the congregation is responsible for the Iqāmah Authentic Whoever says upon hearing the call: O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the prayer that is to be established, grant Muhammad Al-Wasīlah and Al-Fadī Authentic hadith Allah does not accept the prayer of any woman who has reached the age of menstruation unless [she is] veiled Authentic hadith If it is wide, cross its ends; and if it is tight, pull it around your waist Authentic None of you should pray in a single garment with nothing on his shoulders Good hadith We were with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey on a very dark night and we didn't know the direction of the Qibla Authentic hadith What is between the east and the west is Qiblah Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on his riding animal, regardless of the direction it was facing. Whe Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey and wished to offer voluntary prayers, he made his she-came Authentic hadith All of the earth is a mosque (prayer place) except the graveyard and the bathroom Authentic Do not sit on graves, and do not pray towards them Authentic hadith When anyone of you comes to the mosque, he should look (at his sandals). If he sees any filth or dirt on his sandals, he should wipe it off and pray i Authentic hadith In prayer, nothing of people's ordinary speech is allowed. Only Tasbīh, Takbīr, and recitation of the Qur'an are allowed Authentic hadith Tasbīh is for the men, and clapping is for the women Authentic hadith I saw the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) praying and making a sound like the rumbling of a mill because of weeping Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) went out to Qubā' Mosque to pray in it Authentic hadith I saw the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) leading people in prayer and carrying Umāmah bint Abu al-‘Ās, the daughter of the Prop Authentic hadith Kill the two blacks during prayer: the snake and the scorpion Authentic hadith Bilāl made a call to prayer before the break of dawn. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) therefore commanded him to return and Authentic hadith We used to pray and animals would pass in front of us. We mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he Authentic hadith When anyone of you prays, let him do so behind a barrier, even if an arrow Authentic hadith When one of you stands up to pray, he should put a screen in front of him as tall as the height of the back of a saddle. If he does not have something Authentic hadith If anyone of you is praying behind something that conceals him from people and somebody tries to pass in front of him, he should push him away; if he Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying with one's hands on one's waist Authentic hadith ‘Ā'ishah used to hate that one keeps his hands on his flanks (while praying). She said that the Jew used to do so Authentic hadith If the supper is served, then start eating it before performing the Maghrib prayer, and do not be hasty in finishing it Authentic hadith When anyone of you stands in prayer, indeed mercy is facing him. So, let him not smooth the pebbles Authentic hadith I asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about looking around during prayer. He replied: It is a way of stealing b Authentic hadith When one of you stands to pray, he is privately conversing with his Lord, or his Lord is between him and the prayer direction. So let no one of you sp Authentic hadith Take this curtain of yours away, for its images come to my mind while I'm praying Authentic hadith Take this garment of mine to Abu Jahm and bring me his plain garment, because this one has distracted me from my prayer Authentic What is the matter with some people who raise their eyes towards the sky during their prayer?" He went on, using strict words, until he said, "They mu Authentic hadith Yawning inside the prayer is from the devil, so if anyone of you yawns, let him suppress it as much as he can Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to build mosques in different localities and that they should be kept Authentic Those are a people who, when a righteous slave or a righteous man from among them dies, they build a place of worship Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent some cavalry towards Najd. They captured a man from the tribe of Banu Hanīfa Authentic hadith I implore you by Allah (to tell me) if you heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Answer on my behalf. O A