Hadiths on Prayer

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359 explained prophetic hadiths on "Prayer": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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291 hadiths cover prayer, organized into 22 subcategories: the obligation of prayer, the Adhan and Iqamah, the conditions, the pillars, the method of prayer, congregational prayer, the Friday prayer, voluntary prayer, the prayer of fear, the eclipse prayer and the rain-seeking prayer, up to the rulings of mosques. The category notably reports: “If I were to pray the obligatory prayers, fast Ramadan, adopt the lawful, as lawful and adopt the unlawful as unlawful”

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Prayer

Authentic hadith Whoever hears a man inquiring in the mosque about something he has lost should say: "May Allah not restore it to you," for indeed mosques are not buil Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you see someone buying or selling in the mosque, say to him: 'May All Good hadith The prescribed corporal punishments are not to be carried out in mosques; nor should retribution be carried out in them Authentic hadith Sa‘d was injured on the Day of the Trench by the arrow of man from Quraysh Authentic hadith Leave them, for these are the days of Eid. Those were the days of Mina Authentic hadith She used to visit me, and every time she came, she would say the following: The day of the scarf was one of the wonders of our Lord, for He rescued me Authentic hadith Spitting in the mosque is a sin and its expiation is to bury it Authentic The Hour will not be established until people boast about mosques Authentic hadith I have not been ordered to build lofty mosques Good hadith The Hadīth of the one harming his prayer as reported by Rifā‘ah (may Allah be pleased with him) Authentic hadith Abu Humayd As-Sā‘idi, while he was sitting with ten of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) includin Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) got up to pray at night, he would make Takbīr and then say: Glory be to You, Authentic The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to start the prayer with Takbīr and then recite: {All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds} Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) made Takbīr, he would raise his hands up to the level of his ears. When he b Authentic hadith I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and he placed his right hand above his left hand on his chest Good hadith Perhaps you recite behind your Imām? We said: Yes, that is so, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Do not do so except with Sūrat al-Fātihah, since the pra Sahih/Authentic with all its versions The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as well as Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, used to begin the prayer with {All praise is due to Allah, Lo Good hadith As for this man, he has filled his hand with good Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Al-Fātihah followed by another Sūrah in the first two Rak‘āhs of the Zhuhr pr Authentic hadith We used to estimate the time that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would stand when performing the Zhuhr and the ‘ 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 They spoke the truth. They are tormented, and their torment can be heard by all animals 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
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
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أستغفر الله I seek forgiveness from 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