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 The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the Zhuhr prayer and continued after the first two Rak‘ahs without sitting for T Authentic hadith Once I came riding a female donkey when I had almost attained the age of puberty. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in line with his shoulders when commencing the prayer, Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) taught me the Tashahhud, with my hand between his two hands, as he would teach me Authentic hadith If the one passing in front of a person who is praying would know the gravity of his sin, it would have been better for him to stand for forty than to Authentic hadith When anyone of you prays towards an object that acts as a barrier between him and the people and then someone tries to pass in front of him, he should Authentic hadith The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, by which Allah frightens His slaves. They do not eclipse on account of the death of anyone. So, wh Authentic hadith These are the signs which Allah sends, not on account of the death of anyone or life of any one, but Allah sends them to frighten His servants thereby Authentic Allāuhumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhāb al-qabr, wa min ‘adhāb an-nār, wa min fitnat al-mahya wa al-mamāt, wa min fitnat al-masīh ad-dajjāl Authentic Allāhumma bā‘id bayni wa bayna khatāyāy kama bā‘dta bayna al-mashriqi wa al-maghrib Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) got up for prayer, he would say Takbīr when he stands. Then he would say Ta Authentic hadith When the heat is intense, delay the prayer until it becomes fairly cool, for intense heat is from the boiling and breathing of Hellfire Authentic If you say to your companion 'listen' on Friday while the Imām is delivering the sermon, you have thus engaged in idle talk Authentic hadith Be moderate in prostration, and let none of you spread his forearms on the ground like a dog Authentic hadith I asked Anas ibn Mālik: Did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) use to pray with his shoes on? He said: Yes! Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer voluntary prayer on the back of his riding beast (camel), whatever Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered the House along with Usāma ibn Zayd, Bilāl, and ‘Uthmān ibn Talha Authentic O Messenger of Allah, the properties (livestock) have perished and the roads have been cut off. So supplicate Allah to send us rain Authentic hadith I watched the prayer of Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and found his standing, his bowing, standing after bowing, prostration, Authentic Go back and pray, for you have not prayed Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray while carrying Umāmah the daughter of Zaynab, daughter of the Messen Authentic The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us Istikhārah (guidance-seeking prayer) in all matters, as he would Authentic hadith Bilāl was ordered to pronounce the Adhān in pairs and the Iqāmah in singles Authentic hadith Get up and I will lead you in prayer Authentic hadith If your wife asks your permission to go to the mosque, do not prevent her Authentic hadith I prayed with Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthmān and I did not hear any one of them recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful" Authentic O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshiped Sahih/Authentic by virtue of its parallel channels of transmission and supportive narrations Do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly), and do not take your houses as graves. Send blessings upon me, for your gre Authentic Which deed is dearest to Allah? He said: "Offering prayer at its earliest appointed time." I said: Then, what comes next? He said: "Dutifulness to one Authentic The most burdensome prayers for the hypocrites are the ‘Ishā’ and Fajr prayers. If they were to know the virtue of them, they would come to them, even Authentic hadith The reward of a man's prayer in congregation is twenty five times greater than that of the prayer he offers in his house or market Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not observe a voluntary prayer more regularly than the two Rak‘ahs of Fajr Authentic hadith Praying in congregation is twenty-seven degrees better than praying alone Authentic hadith O Messenger of Allah, I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer till the sun had set. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah Authentic I gave the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) a pledge to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is th Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the Zhuhr prayer at the time of intense heat, and the ‘Asr prayer at the time Authentic never fail to say after each prayer: Allāhumma a‘inni ‘ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibādatik (O Allah, help me remember You, thank You, and exce Authentic hadith I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maymūnah. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stood to perform Prayer at night, Authentic hadith I came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he was in a red leather tent. Bilāl stepped out with ablution water (that was Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the ‘Ishā' prayer until part of the night had passed and it was dark. ‘Umar came to Authentic hadith May Allah fill their graves and houses with fire, as they distracted us from the middle prayer until the sun set Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer the Fajr prayer while some women from among the believers, wrapped Authentic hadith Wake up ‘Āʾishah and pray Witr Authentic O Allah, I seek refuge with Your pleasure from Your wrath, and with Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge with You from You. I cannot en Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: Which part of the prayer is the best? He replied: The long standing Authentic The five (daily) prayers, Friday prayer to the next Friday prayer, and Ramadan to the next Ramadan are expiation of the sins committed between them, s Authentic hadith Make haste to perform the Witr prayer before the morning Authentic hadith O Banu Salimah, stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you; stay in your neighborhood, your footsteps are recorded for you Authentic It was mentioned before the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about a man who slept throughout the night until morning. He said, " Authentic Make frequent prostrations to Allah, for you do not make a single prostration to Allah except that Allah raises you one degree therewith and remits on Authentic hadith When one of you stands up for offering voluntary prayer at night and finds it difficult to recite the Qur'an accurately, and he is unaware of what he Authentic hadith We used to prepare for the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) his tooth-stick and the water he used for making ablution. Authentic Whoever prays the Bardayn (Fajr and ‘Asr prayers) will enter Paradise Authentic Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven Authentic hadith What an excellent man ‘Abdullāh is if only he observes the night prayer Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep at the beginning of the night and rise at its end to pray Authentic A man's prayer in congregation is twenty-something degrees higher than his prayer in his house and market Authentic hadith The deeds of my Ummah, the good and the bad thereof, were presented to me. I found the removal of harm from the road among their good deeds, and the s Authentic hadith When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) missed prayer at night because of sickness or otherwise, he would pray twelv Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to stand in prayer at night until the skin of his feet would crack
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Mon 21 Jumada al-Awwal
الاثنين 21 جمادى الأولى
التربيع الأخير Last Quarter Day 22.5 / 29.5
Illumination 47%
New moon in 7 days
لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله There is no power nor strength except with 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