Volume 4, Book 54, Number 451:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When the Imam, during the prayer, says, “Allah hears him who praises Him’,
say: ‘O Allah! Our Lord! All the praises are for You/, for if the saying of anyone of you coincides with
the saying of the angels, his past sins will be forgiven.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 452:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “As long as any-one of you is waiting for the prayer, he is considered to be pray –
ing actually, and the angels say, ‘O Allah! Be merciful to him and forgive him’, (and go on saying so)
unless he leaves his place of praying or passes wind (i.e. breaks his ablution).”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 453:
Narrated Yali:
I heard the Prophet reciting the following Verse on the pulpit: “They will call: O Mali……’ and Sufy –
an said that ‘Abdullah recited it: ‘They will call: O Mali..’ (43.77)
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Volume 4, Book 54, Number 454:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
That she asked the Prophet , ‘Have you encountered a day harder than the day of the battle) of
Uhud?” The Prophet replied, “Your tribes have troubled me a lot, and the worse trouble was the
trouble on the day of ‘Aqaba when I presented myself to Ibn ‘Abd-Yalail bin ‘Abd-Kulal and he did
not respond to my demand. So I departed, overwhelmed with excessive sorrow, and proceeded on,
and could not relax till I found myself at Qarnath-Tha-alib where I lifted my head towards the sky
to see a cloud shading me unexpectedly. I looked up and saw Gabriel in it. He called me saying, ‘Al –
lah has heard your people’s saying to you, and what they have replied back to you, Allah has sent the
Angel of the Mountains to you so that you may order him to do whatever you wish to these people.’
The Angel of the Mountains called and greeted me, and then said, “O Muhammad! Order what you
wish. If you like, I will let Al-Akh-Shabain (i.e. two mountains) fall on them.” The Prophet said, “No
but I hope that Allah will let them beget children who will worship Allah Alone, and will worship
None besides Him.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 455:
Narrated Abu Ishaq-Ash-Shaibani:
I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah: “And was at a distance Of but two bow-
lengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey The Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he
(Gabriel) Conveyed (that to Muhammad). (53.9-10) On that, Zir said, “Ibn Mas’ud informed us that
the Prophet had seen Gabriel having 600 wings.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 440:
Narrated Abu Salama:
‘Aisha said that the Prophet said to her “O ‘Aisha’ This is Gabriel and he sends his (greetings) sa –
lutations to you.” ‘Aisha said, “Salutations (Greetings) to him, and Allah’s Mercy and Blessings be on
him,” and addressing the Prophet she said, “You see what I don’t see.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 425:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
On the day of a solar eclipse, Allah’s Apostle stood up (to offer the eclipse prayer). He recited Tak –
bir, recited a long recitation (of Holy Verses), bowed a long bowing, and then he raised h is head say –
ing. “Allah hears him who sends his praises to Him.” Then he stayed standing, recited a long recita –
tion again, but shorter than the former, bowed a long bowing, but shorter than the first, performed a
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long prostration and then performed the second Rak’a in the same way as he had done the first. By
the time he had finished his prayer with Taslim, the solar eclipse had been over. Then he addressed
the people referring to the solar and lunar eclipses saying, “These are two signs amongst the Signs of
Allah, and they do not eclipse because of anyone’s death or life. So, if you see them, hasten for the
Prayer.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 441:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle asked Gabriel, “Why don’t you visit us more often than you do?” Then the following
Holy Verse was revealed (in this respect):– “And we (angels) descend not but by the order of your
Lord. To Him belong what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two and
your Lord was never forgetful.” (19.64)