Volume 1, Book 12, Number 828:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Had Allah’s Apostle known what the women were doing, he would have forbidden them from go –
ing to the mosque as the women of Bani Israel had been forbidden. Yahya bin Said (a sub-narrator)
asked ‘Amra (another sub-narrator), “Were the women of Bani Israel forbidden?” She replied “Yes.”
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 831:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle used to offer the Fajr prayer when it was still dark and the believing women used
to return (after finishing their prayer) and nobody could recognize them owing to darkness, or they
could not recognize one another.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 823:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Once Allah’s Apostle delayed the ‘Isha’ prayer till ‘Umar informed him that the women and chil –
dren had slept. The Prophet came out and said, “None except you from amongst the dwellers of earth
is waiting for this prayer.” In those days, there was no prayer except in Medina and they used to pray
the ‘Isha’ prayer between the disappearance of the twilight and the first third of the night.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 821:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Once Allah’s Apostle delayed the ‘Isha’ prayer till ‘Umar informed him that the women and chil –
dren had slept. Then Allah’s Apostle came out and said: “None from amongst the dwellers of earth
have prayed this prayer except you.” In those days none but the people of Medina prayed.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 795:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah’s Apostle used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying “Allahumma inni
a’udhu bika min adhabil-qabri, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjal, wa a’udhu bika min fit –
natil-mahya wa fitnatil-mamati. Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-ma thami wal-maghrami. (O
Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave and from the afflictions of Masi,h
Ad-Dajjal and from the afflictions of life and death. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the sins
and from being in debt).” Somebody said to him, “Why do you so frequently seek refuge with Allah
from being in debt?” The Prophet replied, “A person in debt tells lies whenever he speaks, and breaks
promises whenever he makes (them).” ‘Aisha also narrated: I heard Allah’s Apostle in his prayer seek –
ing refuge with Allah from the afflictions of Ad-dajjal.
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 781:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to say frequently in his bowing and prostrations “Subhanaka-Allahumma Rab –
bana Wabihamdika, Allahumma Ighfir-li” (I honor Allah from all what (unsuitable things) is
ascribed to Him, O Allah! Our Lord! All praises are for You. O Allah! Forgive me). In this way he was
acting on what was explained to him in the Holy Qur’an.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 760:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to say in his bowing and prostrations, “Subhanaka-Allahumma Rabbana wa-bi –
hamdika Allahumma-ighfirli.’ (I honor Allah from all what (unsuitable things) is ascribed to Him. O
Allah Our Lord! And all the praises are for You. O Allah! Forgive me).”
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 718:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
I asked Allah’s Apostle about looking hither and thither in prayer. He replied, “It is a way of steal –
ing by which Satan takes away (a portion) from the prayer of a person.”