Volume 1, Book 12, Number 816:
Narrated Sulaiman Ash-Shaibam:
I heard Ash-Sha’bi saying, “A person who was accompanying the Prophet passed by a grave that
was separated from the other graves told me that the Prophet once led the people in the (funeral)
prayer and the people had aligned behind him. I said, “O Aba ‘Amr! Who told you about it?” He said,
“Ibn Abbas.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 817:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, “Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the
age of puberty.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 818:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
One night I slept at the house of my aunt Maimuna and the Prophet slept (too). He got up (for
prayer) in the last hours of the night and performed a light ablution from a hanging leather skin.
(‘Amr, the sub-narrator described that the ablution was very light). Then he stood up for prayer and
I got up too and performed the ablution in the same way and joined him on his left side. He pulled
me to the right and prayed as much as Allah will. Then he lay down and slept and I heard his breath
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sounds till the Mu’adh-dhin came to him to inform him about the (Fajr) prayer. He left with him for
the prayer and prayed without repeating the ablution. (Sufyan the subnarrator said: We said to ‘Amr,
“Some people say, ‘The eyes of the Prophet sleep but his heart never sleeps.’ ” ‘Amr said, “‘Ubai bin
‘Umar said, ‘The dreams of the Prophets are Divine Inspirations. Then he recited, ‘(O my son), I have
seen in dream that I was slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice).”) (37.102)
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 819:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
My grandmother Mulaika invited Allah’s Apostle for a meal which she had prepared specially for
him. He ate some of it and said, “Get up. I shall lead you in the prayer.” I brought a mat that had be –
come black owing to excessive use and I sprinkled water on it. Allah’s Apostle stood on it and prayed
two Rakat; and the orphan was with me (in the first row), and the old lady stood behind us.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 804:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Some poor people came to the Prophet and said, “The wealthy people will get higher grades and
will have permanent enjoyment and they pray like us and fast as we do. They have more money by
which they perform the Hajj, and ‘Umra; fight and struggle in Allah’s Cause and give in charity.” The
Prophet said, “Shall I not tell you a thing upon which if you acted you would catch up with those
who have surpassed you? Nobody would overtake you and you would be better than the people
amongst whom you live except those who would do the same. Say “Sub-han-al-lah”, “Alhamdu-lil –
lah” and “Allahu Akbar” thirty three times each after every (compulsory) prayer.” We differed and
some of us said that we should say, “Subhan-al-lah” thirty three times and “Alhamdu lillah” thirty
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three times and “Allahu Akbar” thirty four times. I went to the Prophet who said, “Say, “Subhan-al-
lah” and “Alhamdu lillah” and “Allahu Akbar” all together for thirty three times.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 805:
Narrated Warrad:
(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu’ba) Once Al-Mughira dictated to me in a letter addressed to
Mu’awiya that the Prophet used to say after every compulsory prayer, “La ilaha ilallah wahdahu la
sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa-lahul-hamdu, wahuwa ala kulli shai in qadir. Allahumma la mani ‘a
lima a’taita, wa la mu’tiya lima mana’ta, wa la yanfa’u dhal-jaddi minka-l-jadd. (None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah and He has no partner in Lordship or in worship or in the Names and the
Qualities, and for Him is the Kingdom and all the praises are for Him and He is omnipotent. O Allah!
Nobody can hold back what you give and nobody can give what You hold back. Hard (efforts by
anyone for anything cannot benefit one against Your Will).” And Al-Hasan said, “Al-jadd’ means
prosperity.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 806:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab:
The Prophet used to face us on completion of the prayer.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 807:
Narrated Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani:
The Prophet led us in the Fajr prayer at Hudaibiya after a rainy night. On completion of the pray –
er, he faced the people and said, “Do you know what your Lord has said (revealed)?” The people
replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, “Allah has said, ‘In this morning some of my
slaves remained as true believers and some became non-believers; whoever said that the rain was
due to the Blessings and the Mercy of Allah had belief in Me and he disbelieves in the stars, and
whoever said that it rained because of a particular star had no belief in Me but believes in that star.’ “