Volume 1, Book 10, Number 573:
Narrated Abu-l-Minhal:
My father and I went to Abi Barza Al-Aslami and my father said to him, “Tell us how Allah’s
Apostle used to offer the compulsory congregational prayers.” He said, “He used to pray the Zuhr
prayer, which you call the first prayer, as the sun declined at noon, the ‘Asr at a time when one of US
could go to his family at the farthest place in Medina while the sun was still hot. (The narrator forgot
what Abu Barza had said about the Maghrib prayer), and the Prophet preferred to pray the ‘Isha’ late
and disliked to sleep before it or talk after it. And he used to return after finishing the morning pray –
er at such a time when it was possible for one to recognize the person sitting by his side and he (the
Prophet) used to recite 60 to 100 ‘Ayat’ (verses) of the Qur’an in it.”
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Volume 1, Book 10, Number 574:
Narrated Qurra bin Khalid:
Once he waited for Al-Hasan and he did not show up till it was about the usual time for him to
start his speech; then he came and apologized saying, “Our neighbors invited us.” Then he added,
“Narrated Anas, ‘Once we waited for the Prophet till it was midnight or about midnight. He came and
led the prayer, and after finishing it, he addressed us and said, ‘All the people prayed and then slept
and you had been in prayer as long as you were waiting for it.” Al-Hasan said, “The people are re –
garded as performing good deeds as long as they are waiting for doing good deeds.” Al-Hasan’s state –
ment is a portion of Anas’s Hadith from the Prophet .
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 575:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
The Prophet prayed one of the’lsha’ prayer in his last days and after finishing it with Taslim, he
stood up and said, “Do you realize (the importance of) this night? Nobody present on the surface of
the earth to-night would be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night.”
The people made a mistake in grasping the meaning of this statement of Allah’s Apostle and they
indulged in those things which are said about these narrators (i.e. some said that the Day of Resur –
rection will be established after 100 years etc.) But the Prophet said, “Nobody present on the surface
of earth tonight would be living after the completion of 100 years from this night”; he meant “When
that century (people of that century) would pass away.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 576:
Narrated Abu ‘Uthman:
‘Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr said, “The Suffa Companions were poor people and the Prophet said,
‘Whoever has food for two persons should take a third one from them (Suffa companions). And who –
soever has food for four persons he should take one or two from them’ Abu Bakr took three men and
the Prophet took ten of them.”
‘Abdur Rahman added, my father my mother and I were there (in the house). (The sub-narrator is
in doubt whether ‘Abdur Rahman also said, ‘My wife and our servant who was common for both my
house and Abu Bakr’s house). Abu Bakr took his supper with the Prophet and remained there till the
‘Isha’ prayer was offered. Abu Bakr went back and stayed with the Prophet till the Prophet took his
meal and then Abu Bakr returned to his house after a long portion of the night had passed. Abu
Bakr’s wife said, ‘What detained you from your guests (or guest)?’ He said, ‘Have you not served them
yet?’ She said, ‘They refused to eat until you come. The food was served for them but they refused.”
‘Abdur Rahman added, “I went away and hid myself (being afraid of Abu Bakr) and in the meantime
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he (Abu Bakr) called me, ‘O Ghunthar (a harsh word)!’ and also called me bad names and abused me
and then said (to his family), ‘Eat. No welcome for you.’ Then (the supper was served). Abu Bakr took
an oath that he would not eat that food. The narrator added: By Allah, whenever any one of us (my –
self and the guests of Suffa companions) took anything from the food, it increased from underneath.
We all ate to our fill and the food was more than it was before its serving.
Abu Bakr looked at it (the food) and found it as it was before serving or even more than that. He
addressed his wife (saying) ‘O the sister of Bani Firas! What is this?’ She said, ‘O the pleasure of my
eyes! The food is now three times more than it was before.’ Abu Bakr ate from it, and said, ‘That
(oath) was from Satan’ meaning his oath (not to eat). Then he again took a morsel (mouthful) from it
and then took the rest of it to the Prophet. So that meal was with the Prophet. There was a treaty
between us and some people, and when the period of that treaty had elapsed the Prophet divided us
into twelve (groups) (the Prophet’s companions) each being headed by a man. Allah knows how
many men were under the command of each (leader). So all of them (12 groups of men) ate of that
meal.”
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Book 11: Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 567:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Whenever the Prophet come to me after the ‘Asr prayer, he always prayed two Rakat.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 568:
Narrated Ibn Abu Malih:
I was with Buraida on a cloudy day and he said, “Offer the ‘Asr prayer earlier as the Prophet said,
‘Whoever leaves the ‘Asr prayer will have all his (good) deeds annulled.” (See Hadith No. 527 and
528)
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 569:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abi Qatada:
My father said, “One night we were traveling with the Prophet and some people said, ‘We wish
that Allah’s Apostle would take a rest along with us during the last hours of the night.’ He said, ‘I am
afraid that you will sleep and miss the (Fajr) prayer.’ Bilal said, ‘I will make you get up.’ So all slept
and Bilal rested his back against his Rahila and he too was overwhelmed (by sleep) and slept. The
Prophet got up when the edge of the sun had risen and said, ‘O Bilal! What about your statement?’
He replied, ‘I have never slept such a sleep.’ The Prophet said, ‘Allah captured your souls when He
wished, and released them when He wished. O Bilal! Get up and pronounce the Adhan for the pray –
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er.’ The Prophet performed ablution and when the sun came up and became bright, he stood up and
prayed.”
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 570:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the battle of trench.) ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab came cursing the disbe –
lievers of Quraish after the sun had set and said, “O Allah’s Apostle I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer
till the sun had set.” The Prophet said, “By Allah! I, too, have not prayed.” So we turned towards
Buthan, and the Prophet performed ablution and we too performed ablution and offered the ‘Asr
prayer after the sun had set, and then he offered the Maghrib prayer.