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 I went with my father to Abu Barzah al-Aslami, and my father asked him: How did the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) use to perfo Authentic Islam is built on five Authentic Do you think that if I perform the obligatory payers, fast Ramadan, treat the lawful as lawful, and treat the unlawful as unlawful, Authentic Purity is half of faith, al-hamdulillāh (praise be to Allah) fills the Scale, and subhān Allah wa al-hamdulillāh (glory and praise be to Allah) fills Authentic I am Dimām ibn Tha‘labah, from the brothers of Banu Sa‘d ibn Bakr Authentic When the Muezzin (the caller to prayer) says, 'Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar Authentic When you hear the Muezzin, say what he says and then invoke Allah's blessings upon me Authentic Whoever forgets a prayer should perform it as soon as he remembers it; there is no expiation for it except that Authentic He who builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him the like of it in Paradise.' Authentic A prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers anywhere else, except for the Sacred Mosque Authentic When anyone of you enters the mosque, let him offer two Rak‘ahs before he sits down Authentic When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahumma iftah li abwāba rahmatik' (O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy). And when he leave Authentic What stands between a man and polytheism and disbelief is the abandonment of the prayers Authentic The covenant between us and them is prayer; so, whoever abandons it has disbelieved Authentic 'O Bilāl, call the Iqāmah for the prayer; give us comfort by it.' Authentic O people, I only did this so that you can follow my example and learn my prayer.' Authentic 'When you pray, straighten your rows and let one of you lead in prayer, and when he says takbīr, say takbīr Authentic By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, I am the closest among you to the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Authentic The worst of thieves among people is the one who steals his prayer." He said: "How does he steal his prayer?" He said: "He does not perform its Rukū‘ Authentic When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) raised his back from Rukū‘ (bowing), he would say: "Sami‘a allāhu liman hami Authentic The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to say after every obligatory prayer Authentic The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to say between the two prostrations: "Rabbi ighfir li, rabbi ighfir li" (My Lord, forgi Authentic That is Satan who is known as Khinzab. If you perceive his effect, seek refuge with Allah from him and spit three times to your left Authentic {Do you consider giving water to the pilgrims and maintaining the Sacred Mosque as equal to believing in Allah and the Last Day} [Surat at-Tawbah: 19] Authentic The Prophet (ﷺ), when he performed the Fajr prayer, would remain seated in his prayer place until the sun rose brightly Hasan Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from (going to) the mosques of Allah, but let them go out without perfume and unadorned Hasan When any of you enters the mosque, let him send peace upon the Prophet and say: Allāhumma iftahli abwāba rahmatik (O Allah, open for me the gates of Y Authentic Whoever performs our prayer, faces our Qiblah (direction of the Ka‘bah), and eats from our slaughtered animals—that is the Muslim who enjoys the prote Authentic I used to see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) making Taslīm (salutation of peace ending the prayer) to his right and to his left, until I could see the whi Hasan Indeed, a servant may pray a prayer, but nothing of it is recorded for him except a tenth of it, or a ninth, or an eighth, or a seventh, or a sixth, o Authentic There is a prayer between every two Adhāns; there is a prayer between every two Adhāns." The third time, he said: "for whoever wills Authentic Were people to know what is in the call and the first row and then they could do nothing but to draw lots for it, they would draw lots Authentic Complete the front row first, then the one following it. If there is any deficiency (in the rows), let it be in the last row Authentic When the Iqāmah (second call ) for prayer is pronounced, no prayer is to be offered but the obligatory one Authentic Either some people stop abandoning the Friday prayers, or Allah will, indeed, seal their hearts, and then they will be among the heedless Authentic Whoever abandons three Fridays out of negligence, Allah seals his heart Authentic O Bilāl, tell me of the most rewarding deed you have done in Islam Authentic hadith Story of ‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah's conversion to Islam and how the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) taught him prayer and ablution Authentic There are seven whom Allah Almighty will shade in His Shade on a Day when there will be no shade but His Shade Authentic The prayer and what your right hands possess Authentic Islam is built on five Authentic If I were to pray the obligatory prayers, fast Ramadan, adopt the lawful, as lawful and adopt the unlawful as unlawful Authentic hadith News about the dispute among the people of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf reached the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and so he w Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Maghrib and ‘Ishā' prayers (at Muzdalifah) with one Iqāmah. He did not offer an Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) led us in the prayer of fear during some of his battles. One group stood with him Authentic If the person passing in front of someone praying knew the extent of the guilt he is incurring, he would prefer to stand for forty rather than pass in Authentic hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to bring out the young girls and the girls who stay home on the two Ei Authentic hadith None of you should offer prayer in a single garment that does not cover the shoulders Authentic hadith O Allah, forgive my past and future sins, my hidden and apparent sins, my transgression, and the sins that You know of more than I do. You are the One Authentic hadith I stood in prayer one night with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). He stood up and recited Sūrat al-Baqarah. Whene Authentic hadith O Allah, to You I submit, in You I believe, upon You I rely, by Your help I contend with my foes, and to You I refer for judgment. So, forgive me the Authentic hadith O Allah, save ʿAyyāsh ibn Abu Rabīʿah. O Allah, save Salamah ibn Hishām. O Allah, save Al-Walīd ibn al-Walīd. O Allah, save the oppressed believers. O Authentic hadith O Allah, Lord of Jibrīl, Mikha'īl, and Israfil, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your sla Authentic hadith Whenever we stopped at a place for rest, we would not offer any (voluntary) prayer until we unloaded the luggage from the riding animals Authentic These mosques are not appropriate for anything of this kind of urine or filth. They are only for the remembrance of Allah Almighty, prayer, and recita Authentic hadith A man announced (the loss of his camel) in the mosque, saying out loud: Has any one seen the red camel? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's Authentic hadith If you had been from this city, I would have inflicted pain on you. You raise your voices in the Prophet's Mosque Authentic hadith O people, you eat two plants that I only find offensive: onion and garlic Good hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade Hibwah (a sitting position) on Friday while the Imām is delivering the sermon
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Tue 22 Jumada al-Awwal
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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