حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً ـ أَوْ رَجُلاً ـ كَانَتْ تَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ ـ وَلاَ أُرَاهُ إِلاَّ امْرَأَةً ـ فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ صَلَّى عَلَى قَبْرِهِ.
Abu Huraira said, "A man or a woman used to clean the mosque." (A
sub-narrator said, 'Most probably a woman..') Then he narrated the
Hadith of the Prophet
"The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Last night a big demon (afreet) from the Jinns
came to me and wanted to interrupt my prayers (or said something
similar) but Allah enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten him
to one of the pillars of the mosque so that all of you could See him
in the morning but I remembered the statement of my brother Solomon
(as stated in Quran): My Lord! Forgive me and bestow on me a kingdom
such as shall not belong to anybody after me (38.35)." The sub
narrator Rauh said, "He (the demon) was dismissed humiliated."
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيْلاً قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ، فَجَاءَتْ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ أُثَالٍ، فَرَبَطُوهُ بِسَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ
" أَطْلِقُوا ثُمَامَةَ ". فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى نَخْلٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent some horsemen to Najd and they brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal from
Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the mosque. The Prophet (ﷺ) came and ordered
them to release him. He went to a (garden of) date-palms near the mosque, took a bath and entered
the mosque again and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is His
Apostle" (i.e. he embraced Islam).
On the day of Al-Khandaq (battle of the Trench' the medial arm vein of Sa`d bin Mu`ad [??] was
injured and the Prophet (ﷺ) pitched a tent in the mosque to look after him. There was another tent for
Banu Ghaffar in the mosque and the blood started flowing from Sa`d's tent to the tent of Bani Ghaffar.
They shouted, "O occupants of the tent! What is coming from you to us?" They found that Sa`d'
wound was bleeding profusely and Sa`d died in his tent.
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Chapter 78: To take the camel inside the mosque if necessary - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Um Salama:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ شَكَوْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنِّي أَشْتَكِي. قَالَ
" طُوفِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ النَّاسِ وَأَنْتِ رَاكِبَةٌ ". فَطُفْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ، يَقْرَأُ بِالطُّورِ وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ.
I complained to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that I was sick. He told me to perform the Tawaf behind the people
while riding. So I did so and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was praying beside the Ka`ba and reciting the Sura
starting with "Wat-tur wa kitabin mastur."
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Chapter 79: Chaper - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ، أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُظْلِمَةٍ، وَمَعَهُمَا مِثْلُ الْمِصْبَاحَيْنِ يُضِيآنِ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمَا، فَلَمَّا افْتَرَقَا صَارَ مَعَ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا وَاحِدٌ حَتَّى أَتَى أَهْلَهُ.
Two of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) departed from him on a dark night and were led by two lights
like lamps (going in front of them from Allah as a miracle) lighting the way in front of them, and
when they parted, each of them was accompanied by one of these lights till he reached their
(respective) houses.
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Chapter 80: Al-Khaukhah (a small door) and a path in the mosque - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ خَطَبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَيَّرَ عَبْدًا بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ". فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي مَا يُبْكِي هَذَا الشَّيْخَ إِنْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ خَيَّرَ عَبْدًا بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هُوَ الْعَبْدَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَنَا. قَالَ " يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لاَ تَبْكِ، إِنَّ أَمَنَّ النَّاسِ عَلَىَّ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً مِنْ أُمَّتِي لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ وَمَوَدَّتُهُ، لاَ يَبْقَيَنَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ باب إِلاَّ سُدَّ إِلاَّ باب أَبِي بَكْرٍ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon and said, "Allah gave a choice to one of (His) slaves either to choose
this world or what is with Him in the Hereafter. He chose the latter." Abu Bakr wept. I said to myself,
"Why is this Sheikh weeping, if Allah gave choice to one (of His) slaves either to choose this world or
what is with Him in the Here after and he chose the latter?" And that slave was Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
himself. Abu Bakr knew more than us. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Abu Bakr! Don't weep. The Prophet (ﷺ)
added: Abu- Bakr has favored me much with his property and company. If I were to take a Khalil
from mankind I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr but the Islamic brotherhood and friendship is
sufficient. Close all the gates in the mosque except that of Abu Bakr.
"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his fatal illness came out with a piece of cloth tied round his head and sat on the
pulpit. After thanking and praising Allah he said, "There is no one who had done more favor to me
with life and property than Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafa. If I were to take a Khalil, I would certainly have
taken Abu- Bakr but the Islamic brotherhood is superior. Close all the small doors in this mosque
except that of Abu Bakr."
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Narrated Nafi`:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ، فَدَعَا عُثْمَانَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ، فَفَتَحَ الْبَابَ، فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَبِلاَلٌ وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ، ثُمَّ أُغْلِقَ الْبَابُ، فَلَبِثَ فِيهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا. قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَبَدَرْتُ فَسَأَلْتُ بِلاَلاً فَقَالَ صَلَّى فِيهِ. فَقُلْتُ فِي أَىٍّ قَالَ بَيْنَ الأُسْطُوَانَتَيْنِ. قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَذَهَبَ عَلَىَّ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ كَمْ صَلَّى.
Ibn `Umar said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Mecca and sent for `Uthman bin Talha. He opened the gate of
the Ka`ba and the Prophet, Bilal, Usama bin Zaid and `Uthman bin Talha entered the Ka`ba and then
they closed its door (from inside). They stayed there for an hour, and then came out." Ibn `Umar
added, "I quickly went to Bilal and asked him (whether the Prophet (ﷺ) had prayed). Bilal replied, 'He
prayed in it.' I asked, 'Where?' He replied, 'Between the two pillars.' "Ibn `Umar added, "I forgot to
ask how many rak`at he (the Prophet) had prayed in the Ka`ba."
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Chapter 82: The entering of a pagan in the mosque - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيْلاً قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ، فَجَاءَتْ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ أُثَالٍ، فَرَبَطُوهُ بِسَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِي الْمَسْجِدِ.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent some horse men to Najd and they brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal from
Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the mosque.
I was standing in the mosque and somebody threw a gravel at me. I looked and found that he was
`Umar bin Al-Khattab. He said to me, "Fetch those two men to me." When I did, he said to them,
"Who are you? (Or) where do you come from?" They replied, "We are from Ta'if." `Umar said, "Were
you from this city (Medina) I would have punished you for raising your voices in the mosque of
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)."
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Chapter 83: Raising the voice in the mosque - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، تَقَاضَى ابْنَ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ دَيْنًا لَهُ عَلَيْهِ، فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا حَتَّى سَمِعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى كَشَفَ سِجْفَ حُجْرَتِهِ وَنَادَى " يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَا كَعْبُ ". قَالَ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ ضَعِ الشَّطْرَ مِنْ دَيْنِكَ. قَالَ كَعْبٌ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قُمْ فَاقْضِهِ ".
During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the mosque to pay the debts which he
owed to me and our voices grew so loud that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. So
he came to us after raising the curtain of his room. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Ka`b bin Malik!" I replied,
"Labaik, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." He gestured with his hand to me to reduce the debt to one half. I said, "O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) have done it." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to Ibn Hadrad), "Get up and pay it."
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Narrated Nafi`:
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ مَا تَرَى فِي صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ
" مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِيَ الصُّبْحَ صَلَّى وَاحِدَةً، فَأَوْتَرَتْ لَهُ مَا صَلَّى ". وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ اجْعَلُوا آخِرَ صَلاَتِكُمْ وِتْرًا، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِهِ.
Ibn `Umar said, "While the Prophet (ﷺ) was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers.
He replied, 'Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the
dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one rak`a and that will be the witr for all the
rak`at which you have offered." Ibn `Umar said, "The last rak`at of the night prayer should be odd, for
the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered it to be so.
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Chapter 84: The religious gathering in circles and sitting in the mosque - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ
" مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا خَشِيتَ الصُّبْحَ فَأَوْتِرْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ، تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا قَدْ صَلَّيْتَ ". قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً نَادَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ.
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was delivering the sermon and asked him how to offer the night
prayers. The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, 'Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on and if
you are afraid of dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one rak`a and that will be the
witr for all the rak`at which you have prayed." Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah bin `Umar: A man
called the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in the mosque.
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Chapter 84: The religious gathering in circles and sitting in the mosque - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Abu Waqid al-Laithi:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا مُرَّةَ، مَوْلَى عَقِيلِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَقْبَلَ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ، فَأَقْبَلَ اثْنَانِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَذَهَبَ وَاحِدٌ، فَأَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَرَأَى فُرْجَةً فَجَلَسَ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَجَلَسَ خَلْفَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنِ الثَّلاَثَةِ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمْ فَأَوَى إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَآوَاهُ اللَّهُ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَاسْتَحْيَا، فَاسْتَحْيَا اللَّهُ مِنْهُ، وَأَمَّا الآخَرُ فَأَعْرَضَ، فَأَعْرَضَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ".
While Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting in the mosque (with some people) three men came, two of them
came in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and the third one went away, and then one of them found a place in
the circle and sat there while the second man sat behind the gathering, and the third one went away.
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) finished his preaching, he said, "Shall I tell you about these three persons? One
of them betook himself to Allah and so Allah accepted him and accommodated him; the second felt
shy before Allah so Allah did the same for him and sheltered him in His Mercy (and did not punish
him), while the third turned his face from Allah, and went away, so Allah turned His face from him
likewise.
that his uncle said, "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lying flat (on his back) in the mosque with one leg on the
other." Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab that `Umar and `Uthman used to do the same.
(the wife of the Prophet) I had seen my parents following Islam since I attained the age of intelligence. Not a day passed but the Prophet (ﷺ) visited us, both in the mornings and evenings. My father Abu Bakr thought of building a mosque in the courtyard of his house and he did so. He used to pray and recite the Qur'an in it. The pagan women and their children used to stand by him and look at him with surprise. Abu Bakr was a soft-hearted person and could not help weeping while reciting the Qur'an. The chiefs of the Quraish pagans became afraid of that (i.e. that their children and women might be
affected by the recitation of Qur'an).
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The prayer offered in congregation is twenty five times more superior (in reward)
to the prayer offered alone in one's house or in a business center, because if one performs ablution and
does it perfectly, and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for each
step which he takes towards the mosque, Allah upgrades him a degree in reward and (forgives)
crosses out one sin till he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque he is considered in prayer as
long as he is waiting for the prayer and the angels keep on asking for Allah's forgiveness for him and
they keep on saying: 'O Allah! Be Merciful to him, O Allah! Forgive him, as long as he keeps on
sitting at his praying place and does not pass wind. (See Hadith No. 620).
That Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
said, "O `Abdullah bin `Amr! What will be your condition when you will be left with the sediments of
(worst) people?" (They will be in conflict with each other).
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 8, Hadith 467
Hadith 481
Chapter 88: To clasp one's hands by interlocking the fingers in the mosque or outside the mosque - كتاب الصلاة
Narrated Abu Musa:
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْبُنْيَانِ، يَشُدُّ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا ". وَشَبَّكَ أَصَابِعَهُ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A faithful believer to a faithful believer is like the bricks of a wall, enforcing each
other." While (saying that) the Prophet (ﷺ) clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers.
Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led us in one of the two `Isha' prayers (Abu Huraira named that
prayer but I forgot it)." Abu Huraira added, "He prayed two rak`at and then finished the prayer with
Taslim. He stood up near a piece of wood Lying across the mosque and leaned on it in such a way as
if he was angry. Then he put his right hand over the left and clasped his hands by interlacing his
fingers and then put his J right cheek on the back of his left hand. The people who were in haste left
the mosque through its gates. They wondered whether the prayer was reduced. And amongst them
were Abu Bakr and `Umar but they hesitated to ask the Prophet. A long-handed man called Dhul-
Yadain asked the Prophet, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Have you forgotten or has the prayer been reduced?'
The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, 'I have neither forgotten nor has the prayer been reduced' The Prophet (ﷺ) added, 'Is
what Dhul Yadain has said true?' They (the people) said, 'Yes, it is true.' The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up again
and led the prayer, completing the remaining prayer, forgotten by him, and performed Taslim, and
then said, 'Allahu Akbar.' And then he did a prostration as he used to prostrate or longer than that. He
then raised his head saying, 'Allahu Akbar; he then again said, 'Allahu Akbar', and prostrated as he
used to prostrate or longer than that. Then he raised his head and said, 'Allahu Akbar.' " (The subnarrator
added, "I think that they asked (Ibn Seereen) whether the Prophet (ﷺ) completed the prayer with
Taslim. He replied, "I heard that `Imran bin Husain had said, 'Then he (the Prophet) did Taslim.")
Musa bin `Uqba said, "I saw Salim bin `Abdullah looking for some places on the way and prayed
there. He narrated that his father used to pray there, and had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) praying at those very
places."
Narrated Nafi` on the authority of Ibn `Umar who said, "I used to pray at those places." Musa the
narrator added, "I asked Salim on which he said, 'I agree with Nafi` concerning those places, except
the mosque situated at the place called Sharaf Ar-Rawha."