Sahih Muslim Index
BOOK 4. KITAB AL-SALAT
(The Book of Prayers)
Chapter
- The
beginning of Adhan
- How
Adhan is to be pronounced
- There
can be two pronouncers of Adhan for one mosque
- The
Holy Prophet refrained from attacking people living in Dar al-Kufr on bearing
Adhan from them
- He
who hears the Adhin should respond like it, invoke blessings upon the Apostle
(may peace be upon him)and then beg for him the Wasila
- The
excellence of Adhin and running away of the Satan on hearing it
- The
desirability of raising the hands apposite the shoulders at the time of beginning
the prayer and at the time of bowing and at the time of returning to the erect
position after bowing
- The
reciting of Takbir at the time of bowing and rising in prayer except rising
after Ruku' when it is said: Allah listened to him who praised Him
- The
reciting of al-Fatiha in every Rakah of prayer is obligatory
- The
one led in prayer is forbidden to recite loudly behind the Imam
- Argument
of those who say that he (the Holy Prophet) did not recite Bismillah (in the
name of Allah) loudly
- Argument
of those who assert that Bismillah is a part of every Sura except Sura Tauba
- The
placing of the right hand over the left hand after the first Takbir in prayer
(Takbir-i-Tahrima) below the chest and above the navel and then placing them
opposite the shoulders in prostration
- The
Tashahhud in prayer
- Blessing
on the Prophet (may peace be upon him) after Tashahhud
- The
reciting of Tasmi' (Allah listens to him who praises Him) Tahmid (O our Lord,
for Thee is the praise), and Timin (Amin)
- The
Muqtadi (follower) should strictly follow the Imam in prayer
- The
Imam is authorised to appoint one as his deputy when there is a valid reason
for it (for example, illness or journey or any other), and if an Imam leads
the prayer sitting as he cannot do so standing, his followers should say prayer
standing provided they are able to do it and there is an abrogation of saying
prayer sitting behind a sitting Imam
- If
the Imam arrives late and there is no danger of an unpleasant happening, another
Imam can be appointed to lead the prayer
- If
something happens in prayers, men should glorify Allah and women should clap
hands
- Command
to observe prayer well, perfecting it, and devotion in it
- It
is forbidden to bow and prostrate ahead of the Imam
- It
is forbidden to lift one's eye towards the sky in prayer
- The
command to observe prayer with tranquillity and calmness and forbiddance of
making gesture with hands and lifting them while pronouncing salutation, and
the completing of first rows and joining together well in them
- Straightening
of rows and the excellence of the first row and then of the subsequent rows
and competing and vying with one another for the first row and priority of
the men of virtues and their nearness to the Imam
- The
praying women have been commanded not to precede men in lifting their heads
from prostration
- Women
coming out (from their houses) for going to the mosque when there is no apprehension
of wickedness,but they should not come out scented
- Moderation
between loud and low recitation in jahri prayer, when there is a fear of turmoil
in reciting loudly
- Listening
to the recitation of the Quran
- Recitation
of the Quran loudly in the dawn prayer
- Recitation
in noon and afternoon prayers
- Recitation
in the morning prayer
- Recitation
in the night prayer
- The
duty of the Imam is to be brief and perfect in prayer
- Moderation
in the articles of prayers and their shortening and perfection
- Following
the Imam and acting after him
- What
is to be recited in bowing and prostration
- The
excellence of prostration and exhortation to observe it
- How
the limbs should work in prostration and forbiddance to fold clothing and
hair and plaiting of hair in the prayer
- Moderation
in prostration, placing the palms on the earth (ground), and keeping away
elbows from the sides and the belly from the things while prostating
- The
excellence of the prayer and the way it is begun and the excellence of Ruku'
and moderation in it and prostration and moderation in it, etc.
- Sutra
for prayers
- Prayer
in a single garment
- Mosques
and the places of worship
- Building
of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina
- Change
of Qibla from Bait-u'l-Manqdis to Ka'ba
- Forbiddance
to build mosques on the graves and decorating them with pictures and forbiddance
to use the graves as mosques
- The
virtue of building the mosques and exhortation to it
- Concerning
the command of placing one's hands on the knees while in Ruku' and abrogation
of al-Tatbiq
- Sitting
on the buttocks
- Forbiddance
of talking in prayer and abrogation of what was permissible
- It
is allowable to curse Satan during prayer and seek the protection (of the
Lord) and minor acts (of commission) in prayer
- Permissibility
of carrying children in prayer
- The
permissibility of moving two steps in the prayer
- It
is not advisable to say prayer while keeping one's hand on one's waist
- It
is forbidden to remove pebbles and smooth the ground while engaged in prayer
- Forbiddance
to spit in the mosque while engaged in prayer
- Permissibility
of wearing shoes in prayers
- It
is not advisable to pray wearing a cloth which has designs or markings over
it
- When
food is brought before man and he is inclined to take it, he should not say
prayer before eating it and undesirability of prayer while feeling the call
of nature
- Forbiddance
to eat garlic, onions and anything of offensive smell while coming to the
mosque
- It
is forbidden to cry out for finding out the lost thing in the mosque
- Forgetfulness
inprayer and prostration as compensation for it
- Prostration
while reciting the Quran
- How
jalsa is to be observed
- Taslim
at the completion of the prayer
- Dhikr
after the prayer
- Desirability
of seeking refuge from the torment of the grave
- Excellence
of Dhikr after prayer and its description
- What
is to be recited between Takbir Tahrima,and recitation of the Quran
- Desirability
of going to prayer with dignity and tranquillity and forbiddance of going
to it in hot haste
- When
should the people stand up for prayer
- He
who came up with the Rak'ah, he in fact came up with the prayer (led in congregation
with the Imam)
- Times
of prayer
- Desirability
of saying the noon prayer when the extreme heat is over
- Desirability
of observing the noon prayer at the earlier hour (of times prescribed for
it) when there is no intense heat
- Preference
for saying the 'Asr prayer at the commencement of the prescribed time
- The
severity (of punishment) in missing the Asr prayer
- Merit
of the morning and afternoon prayers and exhortation to guard them
- Commencement
of the time for the evening prayer is immediately after sunset
- Time
for the night prayer and its delay
- Desirability
of observing the morning prayer at earlier hour and that is the time when
there is darkness before dawn and the exposition about the length of recitation
in it
- Disapproval
of delaying the prayer from the prescribes time; what one who is led in prayer
should do when the Imam delays it ?
- Excellence
of prayers in congregation and grim warning for remaining away from it
- He
who hears the call for prayer it to essential for him to come to the mosque
- Forbiddance
to go out of the mosque after the Adhan has been announced by the Mu'adhdhin
- Excellence
of praying the 'Isha' and morning prayers in congregation
- Permission
to remain away from the congregational prayer for any valid reason
- Permissibility
of observing Nafl (supererogatory) prayer in congregation and that too on
the mat or the covering cloth or any other thing which is free from filth
and rubbish
- Merit
of praying in congregation and waiting for prayer
- Excellence
of taking many steps for reaching the mosque
- Excellence
of sitting at the place of worship after the dawn prayer and excellence of
the mosque
- Who
deserves most to act as Imam
- The
excellence of Qunut in all the prayers when any calamity befalls the Muslims
- Compensation
of the missed prayer and excellence of observing it promptly
- The
prayer of travellers and its shortening
- Praying
in houses when it rains
- Permissibility
of saying Nafl prayer on a riding beast while on a journey, in whatever direction
it turns
- Permissibility
of combining two prayers on a journey
- Combination
of prayers, when one is resident
- Permissibility
of turning to the right and left in prayer
- Excellence
to be on the right side of the Imam
- The
undesirability of observing Nafl prayer, when the Mu'adhdhin begins Adhan
- What
is to be recited while entering the mosque
- Excellence
of greeting the mosque with two Rak'ahs and undesirability of sitting down
before observing them
- Excellence
of observing two Rak'ahs in the mosque for one who comes back from a journey
- Excellence
of the forenoon prayer, two are its minimum Raklahe and eight are its maximum
Rak'ahs and average Rak'ahs are four or six, and exhortation for the observance
of the prayer
- Excellence
observing two Raklahs of Sunnah in the dawn prayer
- The
virtue of Sunan prayers before and after the Fard Raklabs and their number
- Permissibility
of observing Nafl (voluntary prayer) standing or sitting and observing some
part of it standing or sitting
-
Prayer during the night and the number of the Raklahs which the Apostle (may
peace be upon him) observed in the night and observance of one Raklah of Witr
-
Forenoon prayer should be offered when it is sufficiently hot
-
Night prayer consists of pairs of Rakahs' and Witr is a Rakah at the end of
the night
-
He who fears that he would not be able to observe (Tahajjud) prayer at the
end of night should observe Witr in the first part of it
-
The most excellent prayer is one in which one stands for a longer time
-
Exhortation to supplicate and make mention (of Allah) at the end of the night
and its acceptance by the Lord
-
Encouragement to observe prayers during Ramadhan and that is Tarawih
-
Supplication in the night prayer
-
Preference for prolonging recitation in the night prayer
-
What has been related (from the Holy Prophet) about one who sleeps the whole
night till morning
-
Preference for observing Nafl prayer in the house and permissibility of observing
it in the mosque also
-
Excellence of an act (i.e. observe of the night prayer, etc.) done constantly
-
Concerning dozing off in prayer, or faltering of one's tongue in the recitation
of the Quran, or in mentioning of Allah, one should sleep, or stop it till
one becomes lively
- Concerning
the careful remembering of the Quran
- Desirability
of reciting the Quran in a sweet voice
- The
recitation by the Apostle (may peace be upon him) of Surat al-Fath on the
Day of the Conquest of Mecca
- Descending
of tranquillity by the recitation of the Quran
- Excellence
of the Hifz; (one who commits the Quran to memory) of the Quran
- Excellence
of the one who is proficient in the Quran and one who falters in it
- Excellence
o't the reciting of the Quran by one who is more skilled and proficient before
one who is inferior to him
- Excellence
of listening to the Quran and asking one who has memorised it and to recite
it from his memory and shedding tears while listening to the recitation and
deliberating over it.
- Excellence
of the recitation of the Qur'an in prayer and that of its learning
- Excellence
of the recitation of the Qur'in and that of surat al-Baqara
- Excellence
of sura Fatiha and concluding verses of surat al-Baqara and exhortation to
recite the last two verses of surat al-Baqara
- Excellence
of surat al-Kahf and Ayat al-Kursi
- Excellence
of the recitation of "Say: He is Allah, the One"
- Excellence
of the recitation of the two silras concerning the taking of refuge
- Excellence
of one who acts upon (the teachings of the) Qur'an and one who teaches it
- "The
Qur'an has been revealed in seven modes of "reading" and its meaning
- Reciting
the Qur'an leisurely and distinctively and abstaining from reciting it too
hurriedly, and permission to recite two silras of more than two in a raklah
- That
which concerns recitation
- Times
when prayer is prohibited
- How
Amr b. Abasa embraced Islam
- Do
not get into the habit of observing prayer at the time of the rising sun and
at the time of its setting
- Excellence
of observing two Rak'ahs before the evening prayer
- Prayer
in time of danger
- Jumu'a
Prayer
- The
essentiality of taking bath on Friday
- Perfume
and using of miswak on Friday
- Observing
of silence in sermon on Friday
- There
is a special (fortunate) time on Friday
- Excellence
of Friday
- Excellence
of going out early on Friday
- Excellence
of one who listens to the Khutba with perfect silence
- Jumu'a
prayer is to be observed when the sun passes over the meridian
- Concerning
the two sermons before the Friday prayer and sitting for a while between the
two
- Concerning
the words of the Quran: "And when they see merchandise or sport, they break
away to it, and leave thee standing'
- Warning
on neglecting Jumu'a
- Shortness
of prayer and surmon
- Observing
of two Rak'ahs as a salutation of the mosque while the Imam is delivering
(the sermon)
- Hadith
pertaining to giving instruction in Kbutba
- What
is to be recited in the Jumu'a prayer?
- Prayer
(Sunan) after the Jumu'a prayer (Fard) The prayer of the two Id's
- Permissibility
of women's going out on 'Id days towards the place of worship and their presence
in the Khutba (sitting) at a distance from men
- Abandoning
of prayer before Id and after it in the place of worship (outside the habitation)
especially meant for Id
- What
is to be recited In Id Prayers
- Permission
for sport on 'Id days in which there in no sin
- Prayer
for rain
- Supplication
in prayer for rain
- (Prayer
for) protection (of Allah) when there is a windstorm. or (terribly dark) cloud,
and feeling joy when there is a rainfall
- Prayer
at the time of solar eclipse
- Mention
of the torment of grave in eclipse prayer
- Exhortation
to recite La ilaha Il-llah (there. is no god but Allah) to the dying person
- What
is to be said at the time of calamity
- What
is to be said by the side of the sick and the dead
- Closing
the (eyes) of the dead and supplication for him on visiting him
- Weeping
for the dead
- Visiting
the sick
- Endurance
in trouble at the fast blow
- The
dead body is punished for the lamentation of his family
- Women
forbidderk to. follow the bier
- Washing
of the dead body
- Concerning
the shroudidg of the dead body
- Covering
the dead body with a cloth
- Exhortation
to shroud the dead body well
- Making
haste in funeral
- Merit
of the funeral prayer and following the bier
- If
one hundred Muslim offer prayer for the dead, all of them interceding for
him (it would he accepted)
- The
dead who is praised in good words, or who is condemned in bad words
- What
is said in case of one who gets relief and the one from whom the other gets
relief
- Prayer
over the grave
- Standing
up on seeing a bier
- Abrogation
of the act of standing up the bier
- Supplication
for the dead in the funeral prayer
- Where
should the Imam stand for offering prayer over the dead body
- It
is permissible to ride back after offering funeral prayer
- Niche
in the grave and setting up of mud bricks over the dead
- Commandment
in regard to the levelling of the grave
- It
is forbidden to plaster the grave or constructing anything over it
- It
is forbidden to sit over the grave and observe prayer facing towards it
- Funeral
prayer in the mosque
- What
is to be said while visiting the graveyard and the supplication to be offered
for the dead lying in the graves
- The
Apostle of Allah (way peace be upon him) seeking permission from'the Lord.
the Exalted and High, for visiting the grave of his mother
- Abandoning
of funeral prayer for him who committed suicide
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