The Book of Prayer

Narrated Jabir (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The best of my followers are those who, having done evil, ask for forgiveness (from Allah); and when on a journey, shorten (the prayer) and break the fast." [at-Tabarani reported it in al-'Awsat through a weak chain of narrators].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ خَيْرُ أُمَّتِي اَلَّذِينَ إِذَا أَسَاءُوا اِسْتَغْفَرُوا, وَإِذَا سَافَرُوا قَصَرُوا وَأَفْطَرُوا } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي

اَلْأَوْسَطِ

بِإِسْنَادٍ ضَعِيفٍ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

al-Baihaqi reported it in brief as a Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i) from Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab.

وَهُوَ فِي مُرْسَلِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ اَلْمُسَيَّبِ عِنْدَ اَلْبَيْهَقِيِّ مُخْتَصَر ٌ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated 'Imran bin Husain (RA):

I suffered from piles. So I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the prayers. He said: "Pray standing; and if you are unable, (pray) sitting; and if you are unable, (pray) lying on your side." [Reported by al-Bukhari].

وَعَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { كَانَتْ بِي بَوَاسِيرُ, فَسَأَلْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-عَنْ اَلصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ:

صَلِّ قَائِمًا, فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَقَاعِدًا, فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَى جَنْبٍ

} رَوَاهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ.‏

Narrated Jabir (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) visited a sick man and saw him praying on a cushion, he threw it away and said, "Pray on the ground, if you can, or else pray by gestures and make your prostration lower than your bowing." [al-Baihaqi reported it and Abu Hatim graded it Sahih (authentic) in Mawquf form (as a saying of a companion, i.e. Jabir)].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: { عَادَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-مَرِيضًا, فَرَآهُ يُصَلِّي عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ, فَرَمَى بِهَا, وَقَالَ:

صَلِّ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ إِنْ اِسْتَطَعْتَ, وَإِلَّا فَأَوْمِ إِيمَاءً, وَاجْعَلْ سُجُودَكَ أَخْفَضَ مِنْ رُكُوعِكَ

} رَوَاهُ اَلْبَيْهَقِيُّ.‏ وَصَحَّحَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ وَقْفَهُ.‏

Narrated 'Aishah (RA):

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying while sitted in a cross-legged position. [Reported by an-Nasa'i; and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { رَأَيْتُ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يُصَلِّي مُتَرَبِّعًا } رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ.‏ وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ.‏

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar and Abu Hurairah (RA):

They heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say (while standing) upon the planks of his pulpit: "People must cease to neglect the Friday prayers, or else Allah will seal their hearts and then they will be among the unmindful." [Reported by Muslim].

عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ, وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ, { أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ ‏-عَلَى أَعْوَادِ مِنْبَرِهِ‏- "لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ عَنْ وَدْعِهِمُ اَلْجُمُعَاتِ, أَوْ لَيَخْتِمَنَّ اَللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ, ثُمَّ لَيَكُونُنَّ مِنَ اَلْغَافِلِينَ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Salmah bin Al-Akwa' (RA):

We used to offer the Friday prayer with Allah's Messenger (RA) and return (to our homes) while the walls had no shade for us to go under (at that time). [Agreed upon. This is the wording of al-Bukhari].

وَعَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ اَلْأَكْوَعِ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-اَلْجُمُعَةَ, ثُمَّ نَنْصَرِفُ وَلَيْسَ لِلْحِيطَانِ ظِلٌّ نَسْتَظِلُّ بِهِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ, وَاللَّفْظُ لِلْبُخَارِيّ ِ [1]‏ .‏

And in a narration of Muslim:

"We used to offer the Friday prayers with him [Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)] when the sun passed the meridian. We would then return and try to find the afternoon shadow.

وَفِي لَفْظٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ: { كُنَّا نَجْمَعُ مَعَهُ إِذَا زَالَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ, ثُمَّ نَرْجِعُ, نَتَتَبَّعُ اَلْفَيْءَ } [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd (RA):

We would not have a siesta (mid-day nap) nor lunch till after the Friday prayer. [Agreed upon; and the wording is Muslim's].

وَعَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { مَا كُنَّا نَقِيلُ وَلَا نَتَغَدَّى إِلَّا بَعْدَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ, وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُسْلِمٍ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Another narration has:

"during the life time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: { فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-.‏ } [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Jabir (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was standing while delivering the Khutbah (religious talk, sermon) on Friday when a caravan from Syria arrived. The people flocked towards it till no one was left [with the Prophet (ﷺ)] except twelve men. [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ يَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا, فَجَاءَتْ عِيرٌ مِنَ اَلشَّامِ, فَانْفَتَلَ اَلنَّاسُ إِلَيْهَا, حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ إِلَّا اثْنَا عَشَرَ رَجُلًا } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever is in time for a Rak'ah of the Friday prayer, or any other prayer, should add another (Rak'ah) to it and his prayer will then be complete." [an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and ad-Daraqutni reported it; the wording is from ad-Daraqutni. Its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic), but Abu Hatim strengthened the view that it is Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i)].

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ رَكْعَةً مِنْ صَلَاةِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا فَلْيُضِفْ إِلَيْهَا أُخْرَى, وَقَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلَاتُهُ } رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ, وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ, وَاَلدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ, وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ, وَإِسْنَادُهُ صَحِيحٌ, لَكِنْ قَوَّى أَبُو حَاتِمٍ إِرْسَالَهُ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Jabir bin Samurah (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to deliver the Khutbah (religious talk, sermon) while standing. He (ﷺ) would then sit down and then stand up and deliver the Khutbah in a standing posture. So, whoever informs you that he [the Prophet (ﷺ)] delivered the Khutbah (religious talk, sermon) while sitting has definitely told a lie. [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا, { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ يَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا, ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ, ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا, فَمَنْ أَنْبَأَك َ [1]‏ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَخْطُبُ جَالِسًا, فَقَدْ كَذَبَ } أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم ٌ [2]‏ .‏

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA):

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) delivered a Khutbah (religious talk), his eyes would become red, his voice rose and his anger would become intensified, as if he (ﷺ) was like one warning an army and saying, "The enemy has made a morning attack on you. The enemy has made an evening attack on you." He (ﷺ) would also say "Amma ba'du, the best of speech is embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. And the most evil of affairs are their innovations and every innovation is misguidance." [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-إِذَا خَطَبَ, احْمَرَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ, وَعَلَا صَوْتُهُ, وَاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ, حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ مُنْذِرُ جَيْشٍ يَقُولُ: صَبَّحَكُمْ وَمَسَّاكُمْ, وَيَقُولُ: "أَمَّا بَعْدُ, فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ اَلْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اَللَّهِ, وَخَيْرَ اَلْهَدْيِ هَدْي ُ [1]‏ مُحَمَّدٍ, وَشَرَّ اَلْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا، وَكُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ } [2]‏ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.‏

And in a narration of Muslim:

"In the Prophet's Khutbah on Friday: He would praise Allah and extol Him. Then, following that, he would say - and he had raised his voice..."

وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَهُ كَانَتْ خُطْبَةُ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ: { يَحْمَدُ اَللَّهَ وَيُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ, ثُمَّ يَقُولُ عَلَى إِثْرِ ذَلِكَ, وَقَدْ عَلَا صَوْتُهُ }

And in another narration from Muslim:

"Whoever Allah guides, no one can lead astray; and whoever Allah leads astray, no one can guide him."

وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَهُ: { مَنْ يَهْدِه ِ [1]‏ اَللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ, وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ } [2]‏ .‏

an-Nasa'i has:

"Every misguidance is (a cause to enter) the Fire."

وَلِلنَّسَائِيِّ: { وَكُلَّ ضَلَالَةٍ فِي اَلنَّارِ } [1]‏ .‏

Narrated 'Ammar bin Yasir (RA):

He heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: "The length of a man's prayer and the shortness of his Khutbah (religious talk) are a sign of his understanding (of the religion)." [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { إِنَّ طُولَ صَلَاةِ اَلرَّجُلِ, وَقِصَرَ خُطْبَتِهِ مَئِنَّةٌ مِنْ فِقْهِهِ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Umm Hisham (RA) daughter of Haritha said:

I learnt Surat Qaf (Chapter 50) from no other source than the tongue of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who used to recite it every Friday on the pulpit when he delivered the Khutbah (sermon) to the people." [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ أُمِّ هِشَامٍ بِنْتِ حَارِثَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { مَا أَخَذْتُ:

ق وَالْقُرْآنِ اَلْمَجِيدِ

, إِلَّا عَنْ لِسَانِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقْرَؤُهَا كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ عَلَى اَلْمِنْبَرِ إِذَا خَطَبَ اَلنَّاسَ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever speaks on Friday while the Imam is giving the Khutbah (religious talk), he is like a donkey which carries books; and he who tells him to be quiet has no Jumu'ah." [Reported by Ahmad with an acceptable chain of narrators].

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَالْإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ فَهُوَ كَمَثَلِ اَلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا, وَاَلَّذِي يَقُولُ لَهُ: أَنْصِتْ, لَيْسَتْ لَهُ جُمُعَةٌ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, بِإِسْنَادٍ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ .‏ [1]‏ وَهُوَ يُفَسِّرُ.‏

This Hadith interprets the Marfu' Hadith [attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ)] of Abu Hurairah reported in the Sahihain:

On Friday, when the Imam is delivering the Khutbah (religious talk), if you say to your companion to keep quiet, then indeed you have committed a sin (error/something senseless).

حَدِيثَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- فِي

اَلصَّحِيحَيْنِ

مَرْفُوعًا: { إِذَا قُلْتَ لِصَاحِبِكَ: أَنْصِتْ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ وَالْإِمَامِ يَخْطُبُ, فَقَدْ لَغَوْتَ } [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Jabir (RA):

A man entered the mosque on a Friday when the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering the Khutbah (religious talk, sermon) and he [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "Have you prayed? He replied, "No." He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "Stand and pray two Rak'at." [Agreed upon].

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: { دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ يَوْمَ اَلْجُمُعَةِ, وَالنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَخْطُبُ .‏ فَقَالَ: "صَلَّيْتَ?" قَالَ: لَا.‏ قَالَ: "قُمْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ" } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ .‏ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in Jumu'ah prayer Surat al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun. [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْجُمُعَةِ سُورَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ, وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِم ٌ [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Nu'man bin Bashir (RA):

He [Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)] used to recite in the two 'Eids and in the Friday prayer: "Sabbih isma Rabbikal-A'la (Surat 87)" and "Hal ataka hadithul-ghashiyah (Surat 88)." [Reported by Muslim].

وَلَهُ: عَنِ اَلنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ: { كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي اَلْعِيدَيْنِ وَفِي الْجُمُعَةِ: بِـ "سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ اَلْأَعْلَى", وَ: "هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ اَلْغَاشِيَةِ" } [1]‏ .‏

Narrated Zaid bin Arqam (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed the 'Eid prayer (on a Friday); and granted a permission (to be excused) from the praying of Friday prayer and said, "Whoever wants to pray it, he may pray." [Reported by al-Khamsah excluding at-Tirmidhi. Ibn Khuzaimah graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-اَلْعِيدَ, ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ, فَقَالَ:

مَنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَلْيُصَلِّ

} رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ إِلَّا اَلتِّرْمِذِيَّ، وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ خُزَيْمَة َ [1]‏ .‏