Volume 3, Book 32, Number 233:
Narrated Abu Salama:
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 3 > BOOK 32: PRAYING AT NIGHT IN RAMADAAN (TARAWEEH)
I asked Abu Sa’id, and he was a friend of mine, (about the Night of Qadr) and he said, “We prac –
ticed Itikaf (seclusion in the mosque) in the middle third of the month of Ramadan with the Prophet .
In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan, the Prophet came and addressed us and said, ‘I was in –
formed of (the date of the Night of Qadr) but I was caused to forget it; so search for it in the odd
nights of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. (In the dream) I saw myself prostrating in
mud and water (as a sign). So, whoever was in l’tikaf with me should return to it with me (for anoth –
er 10-day’s period)’, and we returned. At that time there was no sign of clouds in the sky but sud –
denly a cloud came and it rained till rain-water started leaking through the roof of the mosque
which was made of date-palm leaf stalks. Then the prayer was established and I saw Allah’s Apostle
prostrating in mud and water and I saw the traces of mud on his forehead.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 777:
Narrated Abu Salama:
Once I went to Abu- Sa’id Al-Khudri and asked him, “Won’t you come with us to the date-palm
trees to have a talk?” So Abu Said went out and I asked him, “Tell me what you heard from the
Prophet about the Night of Qadr.” Abu Said replied, “Once Allah’s Apostle performed I’tikaf (seclu –
sion) on the first ten days of the month of Ramadan and we did the same with him. Gabriel came to
him and said, ‘The night you are looking for is ahead of you.’ So the Prophet performed the I’tikaf in
the middle (second) ten days of the month of Ramadan and we too performed I’tikaf with him. Gab –
riel came to him and said, ‘The night which you are looking for is ahead of you.’ In the morning of
the 20th of Ramadan the Prophet delivered a sermon saying, ‘Whoever has performed I’tikaf with me
should continue it. I have been shown the Night of “Qadr”, but have forgotten its date, but it is in the
odd nights of the last ten nights. I saw in my dream that I was prostrating in mud and water.’ In
those days the roof of the mosque was made of branches of date-palm trees. At that time the sky was
clear and no cloud was visible, but suddenly a cloud came and it rained. The Prophet led us in the
prayer and I saw the traces of mud on the forehead and on the nose of Allah’s Apostle. So it was the
confirmation of that dream.”
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 1 > BOOK 12: CHARACTERISTICS OF PRAYER
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 752:
Narrated Abu Salama:
When Abu Huraira led us in prayer he used to say Takbir on each bowing and rising. On the com –
pletion of the prayer he used to say, “My prayer is more similar to the prayer of Allah’s Apostle than
that of anyone of you.”
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 379:
Narrated Abu Salama:
‘Aisha the wife of the Prophet said, “I used to sleep in front of Allah’s Apostle and my legs were op –
posite his Qibla and in prostration he pushed my legs and I withdrew then and when he stood, I
stretched them.’ ‘Aisha added, “In those days the houses were without lights.”
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 1 > BOOK 8: PRAYERS (SALAT)
Volume 1, Book 5, Number 284:
Narrated Abu Salama :
I asked ‘Aisha “Did the Prophet use to sleep while he was Junub?” She replied, “Yes, but he used to
perform ablution (before going to bed).
Volume 1, Book 5, Number 251:
Narrated Abu Salama:
‘Aisha’s brother and I went to ‘Aisha and he asked her about the bath of the Prophet. She brought a
pot containing about a Sa’ of water and took a bath and poured it over her head and at what time
there was a screen between her and us.