Salah – Hadith Answers

Praise for those who establish Salah while away from civilisation

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Is this Hadith authentic?

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما أتقاه ما أتقاه ما أتقاه راعي غنم على رأس جبل يقيم فيها الصلاة

Shaytan urinating in one’s ear

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Is there any Hadith that states that if one misses his Fajr Salah then Shaytan urinates in his ear? Also, what is the meaning of urinating in the ear? Read More »

Explanation of when the missed ‘Asr Salah was performed

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In the two narrations below, one Hadith seems to indicate that the missed ‘Asr Salah was read after the Maghrib Salah whilst the other indicates that the missed ‘Asr Salah was read before the Maghrib Salah. What is the explanation and/or tatbiq for this?

عن على رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم الأحزاب: شغلونا عن الصلاة الوسطى صلاة العصر ملأ الله بيوتهم وقبورهم نارا، ثم صلاها بين العشاءين، بين المغرب والعشاء.

(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 627)

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه: أن عمر بن الخطاب يوم الخندق جعل يسب كفار قريش وقال: يا رسول الله، والله ما كدت أن أصلي العصر حتى كادت أن تغرب الشمس، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: فوالله إن صليتها، فنزلنا إلى بطحان فتوضأ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وتوضأنا، فصلى رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم العصر بعد ما غربت الشمس ثم صلى بعدها المغرب

(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 631) Read More »

Greeting when ascending the mimbar

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا صعد المنبر سلّم

A narration regarding a person who habitually performs Tahajjud but oversleeps

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Can you confirm the source of this Hadith?

ما من امرئ تكون له صلاة بليل فيغلبه عليها نوم إلا كتب له أجر صلاته وكان نومه عليه صدقة

The larger the congregation, the better

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Is there a Hadith that gives preference to a bigger congregation than a smaller one? Read More »

The virtue of Fajr Salah in congregation

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Which of these two is the version mentioned in Hadith? And what is the status of its chain?

1) Whoever prays the dawn prayer (Fajr) in congregation is under the protection of Allah for that day.

2) Whoever prays the dawn prayer (Fajr) is under the protection of Allah for that day.

The Imam facing the Qiblah or congregation after Salah

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Why do some Imam’s turn around after every Salah and do adkhar whilst others don’t? Or some only after Fajr and ‘Asr.

Is there a Sunnah to this?

The severity of missing Salah

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I wanted to know the authenticity and references of the following Hadith:

The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has said: “The pledge between us and them is prayer, whosoever leaves it has rejected faith.”

Could you kindly provide commentary of few esteemed and noble scholars of the past on the part of “whosoever leaves it has rejected faith”.

Ibn ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu’anhuma) way of reprimanding a misdeed

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I wanted to know the reference and mainly the authenticity of the following narration.

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar used to throw small stones to those who were not practicing raising of the hands in Salah before ruku’ and after ruku’.

Valid excuses for offering Salah at home

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Can I have the reference for this Hadith?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“If a person hears the Adhan and does not go to the Masjid without a valid excuse, his Salah [performed alone] is not accepted. When the Sahabah asked as to what a valid excuse could be, he replied, ‘Illness or fear.'”

Do not omit the two Sunnah of Fajr even if you are trampled over by horses

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I wanted to know the authenticity of the following Hadith:

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Do not omit them [i.e. the two rak’ahs Sunnah of Fajr] even if you are trampled over by horses.”

Reference for ‘sami’allahu liman hamidah’ in salah

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We read in our Salah ‘sami’allahu liman hamidah’

In which Hadith is it based, please could you supply us with the source of its authenticity.