Volume 1, Book 11, Number 624:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “While a man was going on a way, he saw a thorny branch and removed it
from the way and Allah became pleased by his action and forgave him for that.” Then the Prophet
said, “Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an abdominal disease, one who dies
of drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is killed in Allah’s cause.” (The Prophet
further said, “If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first
row (in the congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots they
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would do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early (in its stated time), they
would race for it and they knew the reward for ‘Isha’ and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would
attend them even if they were to crawl’)
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 625:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas said, “The Prophet said, ‘O Bani Salima! Don’t you think that for every step of yours (that you
take towards the mosque) there is a reward (while coming for prayer)?” Mujahid said: “Regarding
Allah’s Statement: “We record that which they have sent before (them), and their traces” (36.12).
‘Their traces’ means ‘their steps.’ ” And Anas said that the people of Bani Salima wanted to shift to a
place near the Prophet but Allah’s Apostle disliked the idea of leaving their houses uninhabited and
said, “Don’t you think that you will get the reward for your footprints.” Mujahid said, “Their foot
prints mean their foot steps and their going on foot.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 626:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr and the ‘Isha’ prayers and if
they knew the reward for these prayers at their respective times, they would certainly present them –
selves (in the mosques) even if they had to c awl.” The Prophet added, “Certainly I decided to order
the Mu’adh-dhin (call-maker) to pronounce Iqama and order a man to lead the prayer and then
take a fire flame to burn all those who had not left their houses so far for the prayer along with their
houses.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 627:
Narrated Malik bin Huwairith:
Prophet said (to two persons), “Whenever the prayer time becomes due, you should pronounce
Adhan and then Iqama and the older of you should lead the prayer.”
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 613:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Once iqama was pronounced and the people had straightened the rows, Allah’s Apostle went for –
ward (to lead the prayer) but he was Junub, so he said, “Remain in your places.” And he went out,
took a bath and returned with water trickling from his head. Then he led the prayer.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 614:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (the trench), ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab went to the Prophet and said, “O Al –
lah’s Apostle! By Allah, I could not pray (the ‘Asr) till the sun had set.” ‘Umar told this to the Prophet
at the time when a fasting person had done Iftar (taken his meals). The Prophet then went to Buthan
and I was with him. He performed ablution and offered the ‘Asr prayer after the sun had set and
then the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 615:
Narrated Anas:
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Once the Iqama was pronounced and the Prophet was talking to a man (in a low voice) in a
corner of the mosque and he did not lead the prayer till (some of) the people had slept (dozed in a
sitting posture) .
Volume 1, Book 11, Number 616:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once Iqama was pronounced a man came to the Prophet and detained him (from the prayer).