Volume 1, Book 12, Number 767:
Narrated Aiyub:
Abu Qilaba said, “Malik bin Huwairith used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet at times
other than that of the compulsory prayers. So (once) he stood up for prayer and performed a perfect
Qiyam (standing and reciting from the Holy Qur’an) and then bowed and performed bowing per –
fectly; then he raised his head and stood straight for a while.” Abu Qilaba added, “Malik bin
Huwairith in that demonstration prayed like this Sheikh of ours, Abu Yazid.” Abu, Yazid used to sit
(for a while) on raising his head from the second prostration before getting up.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 768:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin ‘Abdur Rahman Ibn Harith bin Hisham and Abu Salama bin ‘Abdur Rah –
man:
Abu Huraira used to say Takbir in all the prayers, compulsory and optional — in the month of Ra –
madan or other months. He used to say Takbir on standing for prayer and on bowing; then he would
say, “Salmi’a-l-lahu Liman hamida,” and before prostrating he would say “Rabbana walaka-l-hamd.”
Then he would say Takbir on prostrating and on raising his head from the prostration, then another
Takbir on prostrating (for the second time), and on raising his head from the prostration. He also
would say the Takbir on standing from the second Rak’a. He used to do the same in every Rak’a till he
completed the prayer. On completion of the prayer, he would say, “By Him in Whose Hands my soul
is! No doubt my prayer is closer to that of Allah’s Apostle than yours, and this was His prayer till he
left this world.” And Abu Huraira said, “When Allah’s Apostle raised his head from (bowing) he used
to say “Sami’ a-l-lahu Liman hamida, Rabbana walakal-hamd.” He Would invoke Allah for some
people by naming them: “O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama bin Hisham and ‘Aiyash
bin Abi Rabi’a and the weak and the helpless people among the faithful believers O Allah! Be hard on
the tribe of Mudar and let them suffer from famine years like that of the time of Joseph.” In those
days the Eastern section of the tribe of Mudar was against the Prophet.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 769:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
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Allah’s Apostle fell from a horse and the right side of his body was injured. We went to enquire
about his health meanwhile it was time for the prayer and he led the prayer sitting and we also
prayed while sitting. On completion of the prayer he said, “The Imam is to be followed; say Takbir
when he says it; bow when he bows; rise when he rises and when he says “Sami’a-l-lahu Liman
hamida,” say, “Rabbana walaka-lhamd”, and prostrate if he prostrates.” Sufyan narrated the same
from Ma’mar. Ibn Juraij said that his (the Prophet’s) right leg had been injured.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 770:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The people said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?” He replied,
“Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a clear (not cloudy) night?” They replied, “No, O
Allah’s Apostle!” He said, “Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?” They
replied in the negative. He said, “You will see Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On the Day of Re –
surrection, people will be gathered and He will order the people to follow what they used to worship.
So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the moon, and some will follow other deities;
and only this nation (Muslims) will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, ‘I am
Your Lord.’ They will say, ‘We shall stay in this place till our Lord comes to us and when our Lord
will come, we will recognize Him. Then Allah will come to them again and say, ‘I am your Lord.’
They will say, ‘You are our Lord.’ Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid across Hell
and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody ex –
cept the Apostles will then be able to speak and they will be saying then, ‘O Allah! Save us. O Allah
Save us.’
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa’dan in Hell. Have you seen the thorns of Sa’dan?” The
people said, “Yes.” He said, “These hooks will be like the thorns of Sa’dan but nobody except Allah
knows their greatness in size and these will entangle the people according to their deeds; some of
them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and
will get out of Hell, till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of Hell,
He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Him alone. The angels
will take them out by recognizing them from the traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the
(Hell) fire to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it will eat away from the whole
of the human body except the marks of the prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as
mere skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they will grow like the
seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then when Allah had finished from the Judgments
amongst his creations, one man will be left between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man
from the people of Hell to enter paradise. He will be facing Hell, and will say, ‘O Allah! Turn my face
from the fire as its wind has dried me and its steam has burnt me.’ Allah will ask him, “Will you ask
for anything more in case this favor is granted to you?’ He will say, “No by Your (Honor) Power!” And
he will give to his Lord (Allah) what he will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his
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face from the Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he will remain quiet as long as
Allah will. He then will say, ‘O my Lord! Let me go to the gate of Paradise.’ Allah will ask him, ‘Didn’t
you give pledges and make covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more than
what you requested at first?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched, amongst
Your creatures.’ Allah will say, ‘If this request is granted, will you then ask for anything else?’ He will
say, ‘No! By Your Power! I shall not ask for anything else.’ Then he will give to his Lord what He will
of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then let him go to the gate of Paradise. On reaching then
and seeing its life, charm, and pleasure, he will remain quiet as long as Allah wills and then will say,
‘O my Lord ! Let me enter Paradise.’ Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son of Adam!
How treacherous you are! Haven’t you made covenants and given pledges that you will not ask for
anything more that what you have been given?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord! Do not make me the most
wretched amongst Your creatures.’ So Allah will laugh and allow him to enter Paradise and will ask
him to request as much as he likes. He will do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then Allah
will say, ‘Request more of such and such things.’ Allah will remind him and when all his desires and
wishes; have been fulfilled, Allah will say “All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides.”
Abu Said Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, ‘Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah said, ‘That is for you and ten
times more like it.’ “Abu Huraira said, “I do not remember from Allah’s Apostle except (his saying),
‘All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides.” Abu Sahd said, “I heard him saying, ‘That is
for you and ten times more the like of it.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 771:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina:
Whenever the Prophet used to offer prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the
whiteness of his armpits was visible.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 772:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Hudhaifa said, “I saw a person not performing his bowing and prostrations perfectly. When he
completed the prayer, I told him that he had not prayed.” I think that Hudhaifa added (i.e. said to the
man), “Had you died, you would have died on a tradition other than that of the Prophet Muhammad.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 757:
Narrated Zaid binWahb:
Hudhaifa saw a person who was not performing the bowing and prostrations perfectly. He said to
him, “You have not prayed and if you should die you would die on a religion other than that of
Muhammad.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 758:
Narrated Al-Bara:
The bowing, the prostration the sitting in between the two prostrations and the standing after the
bowing of the Prophet but not Qiyam (standing in the prayer) and Qu’ud (sitting in the prayer) used
to be approximately equal (in duration).