Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

It wasnarrated from ‘Amir that Qais bin Sa’d said: “There is nothingthat happened during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) exceptthat I have seen it, except for one thing, which is that Taqlis wasperformed for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Day of Fitr.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtoset out for the praying place in the morning of the day of ‘Eid,and a small spear would be carried before him. When he reached thepraying place, it would be set up in front of him, then he would prayfacing it, and that was because the praying place was an open spaceinwhich there was nothing that could serve as a Sutrah.

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayedonthe day of ‘Eid or on another occasion, a small spear was set up infront of him, and he prayed facing it, and the people were behindhim.”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)prayed‘Eid at the prayer place, using a small spear as a Sutrah.

It wasnarrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded us to bring them (the women) out on the day of Fitr and theday of Nahr.” Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “We said: ‘What if one ofthem doesnot have an outer covering?’ He said: ‘Let her sistershare her ownouter covering with her.’”

It wasnarrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Bring out the women who have attained puberty and those whoare in seclusion so that they may attend the ‘Eid prayer and (joinin) the supplication of the Muslims. But let the women who aremenstruating avoid the prayer place.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to bringhisdaughters and his wives out on the two ‘Eid.

It wasnarrated that Iyas bin Abi Ramlah Ash-Shami said: “I heard amanasking Zaid bin Arqam: ‘Were you present with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) when there were two ‘Eid on one day?’ He said: ‘Yes.’Hesaid: ‘What did he do?’ He said: ‘he prayed the ‘Eidprayer, then hegranted a concession not to pray the Friday, then hesaid: “Whoeverwants to pray (Friday), let him do so.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Two ‘Eid have come together on this day of yours. So whoeverwants, that (the ‘Eid prayer) will suffice him, and he will nothaveto pray Friday, but we will pray Friday if Allah wills.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “Two ‘Eid came together at thetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so he led the people in prayer,then he said: ‘Whoever wishes to come to Friday (prayer), let himcome, and whoever wishes to stay behind, let him stay behind.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “Rain fell on the day of ‘Eidatthe time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so he led them in prayerinthe mosque.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbadewearingweapons in the Muslim lands on the two ‘Eid, except if theenemywas present.

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto have a bath on the day of Fitr and the day of Adha.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Uqbah bin Fakih bin Sa’d,fromhis grandfather Fakih bin Sa’d, who was a Companion of theProphet(ﷺ) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to take a bath ontheDay of Fitr, the Day of Nahr, and the day of ‘Arafah, and Fakihused to tell his family to have a bath on these days.

Yazidbin Khumair narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Busr went out with thepeople on the Day of Fitr or Adha, and he objected to the Imam’sdelay. He said: “We would have finished by this time.” And thatwasthe time of Tasbih.

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto offer the night prayers two by two.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The night prayer is (to be offered) two by two.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) was askedaboutthe night prayer. He said: ‘Pray two by two, and if you fearthatdawn is coming, then perform Witr with one Rak’ah.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to praythe night prayer two Rak’ah by two Rak’ah.”

Ibn‘Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Prayersat night and during the day are to be offered two by two.”

It wasnarrated from Umm Hani’ bint Abu Talib that on the day of theConquest (of Makkah) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed voluntaryDuha with eight Rak’ah, saying the Salam after each two Rak’ah.

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Aftereachtwo Rak’ah there should be the Taslim.”

It wasnarrated that Muttalib that is, Ibn Abu Wada’ah said: “TheMessenger of Allah 9saw) said: ‘The night prayers are (to beoffered)two by two. Say the Tashah-hud after each two Rak’ah, andraise yourhands in all humility like one who is poor and needy andsay:‘Allahummaghfir li (O Allah, forgive me).’ And whoever doesnot dothat, it is imperfect.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Whoever fasts Ramadan and spends its nights in prayer, outoffaith and in hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.’”

It wasnarrated that Abu Dharr said: “We fasted Ramadan with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) and he did not lead us in praying Qiyam(prayers atnight) during any part of it, until there were sevennights left. Heled us in praying Qiyam on the seventh night untilapproximately onethird of the night had passed. Then on the sixthnight which followedit he did not lead us in prayer. Then he led usin praying Qiyam onthe fifth night which followed it until almosthalf the night hadpassed. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, would thatwe had offeredvoluntary prayers throughout the whole night.’ He said:‘Whoeverstands with the Imam until he finishes, it is equivalent tospendingthe whole night in prayer.’ Then on the fourth night whichfollowedit, he did not lead us in prayer, until the third night thatfollowedit, when he gathered his wives and family, and he peoplegathered,and he led us in prayer until we feared that we would misstheFalah.” It was asked: “What is the Falah?” He said: “Suhur.”Hesaid: “Then he did not lead us in prayer at night for the restof themonth.”

It wasnarrated that Nadr bin Shaiban said: “I met Abu Salamah bin‘Abdur-Rahman and said: ‘Tell me a Hadith that you heard fromyourfather, in which mention is made of the month of Ramadan.’ Hesaid:‘Yes, my father narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)mentioned the month of Ramadan and said: “A month which Allahhasenjoined upon you to fast, and in which I have established Qiyam(prayers at night) as Sunnah for you. So whoever fasts it and spendsits nights in prayer out of faith and in hope of reward; he willemerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”

It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘At night Satan ties a rope in which there are three knots tothe nape of the neck of anyone of you. If he wakes up and remembersAllah, one knot is untied. If he performs ablution, another knot isuntied, and if he gets up to pray, all the knots are untied, so hewakes up energetic and cheerful, he has already earned somethinggood.But if he does not do that, he wakes up bad-tempered, havingearnednothing good.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah said: “Mention was made to theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) of a man who slept until morning came. Hesaid: ‘Thatis because Satan urinated in his ears.’”