Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: ‘None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah.’ And if they say so, pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we
slaughter, then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them ex –
cept legally and their reckoning will be with Allah.” Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas
bin Malik, “O Abu Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?” He replied, “Who –
ever says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’, faces our Qibla during the prayers, prays
like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obliga –
tions as other Muslims have.”
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 388:
Narrated Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari:
The Prophet said, “While defecating, neither face nor turn your back to the Qibla but face either
east or west.” Abu Aiyub added. “When we arrived in Sham we came across some lavatories facing
the Qibla; therefore we turned ourselves while using them and asked for Allah’s forgiveness.”
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 372:
Narrated ‘Uqba bin ‘Amir:
The Prophet was given a silken Farruj as a present. He wore it while praying. When he had fin –
ished his prayer, he took it off violently as if with a strong aversion to it and said, “It is not the dress
of Allah-fearing pious people.”
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 373:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I saw Allah’s Apostle in a red leather tent and I saw Bilal taking the remaining water with which
the Prophet had performed ablution. I saw the people taking the utilized water impatiently and who –
ever got some of it rubbed it on his body and those who could not get any took the moisture from the
others’ hands. Then I saw Bilal carrying an ‘Anza (a spear-headed stick) which he planted in the
ground. The Prophet came out tucking up his red cloak, and led the people in prayer and offered two
Rakat (facing the Ka’ba) taking ‘Anza as a Sutra for his prayer. I saw the people and animals passing
in front of him beyond the ‘Anza.
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 374:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa’d was asked about the (Prophet’s) pulpit as to what thing it was made of? Sahl replied:
“None remains alive amongst the people, who knows about it better than I. It was made of tamarisk
(wood) of the forest. So and so, the slave of so and so prepared it for Allah’s Apostle . When it was
constructed and place (in the Mosque), Allah’s Apostle stood on it facing the Qibla and said ‘Allahu
Akbar’, and the people stood behind him (and led the people in prayer). He recited and bowed and
the people bowed behind him. Then he raised his head and stepped back, got down and prostrated
on the ground and then he again ascended the pulpit, recited, bowed, raised his head and stepped
back, got down and prostrate on the ground. So, this is what I know about the pulpit.”
Ahmad bin Hanbal said, “As the Prophet was at a higher level than the people, there is no harm
according to the above-mentioned Hadith if the Imam is at a higher level than his followers during
the prayers.”
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Volume 1, Book 8, Number 375:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once Allah’s Apostle fell off a horse and his leg or shoulder got injured. He swore that he would
not go to his wives for one month and he stayed in a Mashruba (attic room) having stairs made of
date palm trunks. So his companions came to visit him, and he led them in prayer sitting, whereas
his companions were standing. When he finished the prayer, he said, “Imam is meant to be followed,
so when he says ‘Allahu Akbar,’ say ‘Allahu Akbar’ and when he bows, bow and when he prostrates,
prostrate and if he prays standing pray, standing. After the 29th day the Prophet came down (from
the attic room) and the people asked him, “O Allah’s Apostle! You swore that you will not go to your
wives for one month.” He said, “The month is 29 days.”
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 376:
Narrates ‘Abdullah bin Shaddad:
Maimuna said, “Allah’s Apostle was praying while I was in my menses, sitting beside him and
sometimes his clothes would touch me during his prostration.” Maimuna added, “He prayed on a
Khumra (a small mat sufficient just for the face and the hands while prostrating during prayers).
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 377:
Narrated Ishaq:
Anas bin Malik said, “My grand-mother Mulaika invited Allah’s Apostle for a meal which she her –
self had prepared. He ate from it and said, ‘Get up! I will lead you in the prayer.’ ” Anas added, “I took
my Hasir, washed it with water as it had become dark because of long use and Allah’s Apostle stood
on it. The orphan (Damira or Ruh) and I aligned behind him and the old lady (Mulaika) stood behind
us. Allah’s Apostle led us in the prayer and offered two Rak’at and then left.”