Volume 2, Book 22, Number 321:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet offered one of the evening prayers (the sub-narrator Muhammad said, “I think that it
was most probably the ‘Asr prayer”) and he finished it after offering two Rakat only. He then stood
near a price of wood in front of the Mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were
amongst those who were present, but they dared not talk to him about that (because of excessive re –
spect for him), and those who were in a hurry went out. They said, “Has the prayer been reduced?” A
man who was called DhulYadain by the Prophet said (to the Prophet), “Has the prayer been reduced
or have you forgotten?” He said, “Neither have I forgotten, nor has the prayer been reduced.” He said,
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“Certainly you have forgotten.” So the Prophet offered two more Rakat and performed Tashm and
then said Takbir and performed a prostration of Sahu like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer
and then raised his head and said Takbir and then put his head down and performed a prostration
like his ordinary prostration or a bit longer, and then raised his head and said Takbir.

Volume 2, Book 22, Number 301:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet once offered the prayer and said, “Satan came in front of me and tried to interrupt my
prayer, but Allah gave me an upper hand on him and I choked him. No doubt, I thought of tying him
to one of the pillars of the mosque till you get up in the morning and see him. Then I remembered
the statement of Prophet Solomon, ‘My Lord ! Bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to
any other after me.’ Then Allah made him (Satan) return with his head down (humiliated).”

Volume 2, Book 21, Number 287:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Between my house and my pulpit there is a garden of the gardens of Paradise,
and my pulpit is on my fountain tank (i.e. Al-Kauthar).”

Volume 2, Book 22, Number 295:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The saying ‘Sub Han Allah’ is for men and clapping is for women.” (If something
happens in the prayer, the men can invite the attention of the Imam by saying “Sub Han Allah”. And
women, by clapping their hands).

Volume 2, Book 21, Number 274:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
My friend (the Prophet) advised me to do three things and I shall not leave them till I die, these
are: To fast three days every month, to offer the Duha prayer, and to offer Witr before sleeping.
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 275t:
Narrated Anas bin Sirin:
I heard Anas bin Malik al-Ansari saying, “An Ansari man, who was very fat, said to the Prophet, ‘I
am unable to present myself for the prayer with you.’ He prepared a meal for the Prophet and invited
him to his house. He washed one side of a mat with water and the Prophet offered two Rakat on it.”
So and so, the son of so and so, the son of Al-Jarud asked Anas, “Did the Prophet use to offer the
Duha prayer?” Anas replied, “I never saw him praying (the Duha prayer) except on that day.”

Volume 2, Book 21, Number 243:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. On
every knot he reads and exhales the following words, ‘The night is long, so stay asleep.’ When one
wakes up and remembers Allah, one knot is undone; and when one performs ablution, the second
knot is undone, and when one prays the third knot is undone and one gets up energetic with a good
heart in the morning; otherwise one gets up lazy and with a mischievous heart.”

Volume 2, Book 21, Number 246:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the
nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me,
so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request?
Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?”

Volume 2, Book 21, Number 250:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
At the time of the Fajr prayer the Prophet asked Bilal, “Tell me of the best deed you did after em –
bracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in Paradise.” Bilal replied, “I did not do any –
thing worth mentioning except that whenever I performed ablution during the day or night, I
prayed after that ablution as much as was written for me.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 251r:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
Once the Prophet (p.b.u.h) entered the Mosque and saw a rope hanging in between its two pillars.
He said, “What is this rope?” The people said, “This rope is for Zainab who, when she feels tired, holds
it (to keep standing for the prayer.)” The Prophet said, “Don’t use it. Remove the rope. You should
pray as long as you feel active, and when you get tired, sit down.”
Volume 2, Book 21, Number 251n:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
A woman from the tribe of Bani Asad was sitting with me and Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my
house and said, “Who is this?” I said, “(She is) So and so. She does not sleep at night because she is en –
gaged in prayer.” The Prophet said disapprovingly: Do (good) deeds which is within your capacity as
Allah never gets tired of giving rewards till you get tired of doing good deeds.”