Volume 3, Book 33, Number 260:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet used to perform Itikaf every year in the month of Ramadan for ten days, and when it
was the year of his death, he stayed in Itikaf for twenty days.

Volume 3, Book 32, Number 231:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hop –
ing for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers
in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous
sins will be forgiven .”

Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying regarding Ramadan, “Whoever prayed at night in it (the month of
Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be
forgiven.”

Volume 3, Book 32, Number 227:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith
and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven.” Ibn Shihab (a sub-
narrator) said, “Allah’s Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil offered in –
dividually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in
the early days of ‘Umar’s Caliphate.” ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Abdul Qari said, “I went out in the company
of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in dif –
ferent groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, ‘Umar said,
‘In my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let
them pray in congregation!)’. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka’b.
Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind their re –
citer. On that, ‘Umar remarked, ‘What an excellent Bid’a (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the
prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering.’ He
meant the prayer in the last part of the night. (In those days) people used to pray in the early part of
the night.”

Volume 3, Book 31, Number 213:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two fasts and two kinds of sale are forbidden: fasting on the day of ‘Id ul Fitr and ‘Id-ul-Adha and
the kinds of sale called Mulamasa and Munabadha. (These two kinds of sale used to be practiced in
the days of Pre-lslamic period of ignorance; Mulamasa means when you touch something displayed
for sale you have to buy it; Munabadha means when the seller throws something to you, you have to
buy it.)

Volume 3, Book 31, Number 206:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard the Prophet saying, “None of you should fast on Friday unless he fasts a day before or after
it.”
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Volume 3, Book 31, Number 202:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
My friend (the Prophet ) advised me to observe three things:
(1) to fast three days a month;
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(2) to pray two Rakat of Duha prayer (fore-noon prayer); and
(3) to pray Witr before sleeping.

Volume 3, Book 31, Number 186:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle forbade Al-Wisal in fasting. So, one of the Muslims said to him, “But you practice
Al-Wisal. O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet replied, “Who amongst you is similar to me? I am given
food and drink during my sleep by my Lord.” So, when the people refused to stop Al-Wisal (fasting
continuously), the Prophet fasted day and night continuously along with them for a day and then
another day and then they saw the crescent moon (of the month of Shawwal). The Prophet said to
them (angrily), “If It (the crescent) had not appeared, I would have made you fast for a longer peri –
od.” That was as a punishment for them when they refused to stop (practising Al-Wisal).
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