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Hadith #1198
Narrated Kuraib Maula Ibn `Abbas:`Abdullah bin `Abbas said that he had passed a night in the house of Maimuna the mother of the faithful believers , who was his aunt. He said, "I slept across the bed, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) along with his wife sle...
Hadith #1199
Narrated `Abdullah:We used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was praying and he used to answer our greetings. When we returned from An-Najashi (the ruler of Ethiopia), we greeted him, but he did not answer us (during the prayer) and (after finishing ...
Hadith #1199
Narrated `Abdullah:The same as No. 290. from the Prophet...
Hadith #1200
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam:In the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) we used to speak while praying, and one of us would tell his needs to his companions, till the verse, 'Guard strictly your prayers (2.238) was revealed. After that we were ordered to remain s...
Hadith #1201
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:The Prophet (ﷺ) went out to affect a reconciliation between the tribes of Bani `Amr bin `Auf and the time of the prayer became due; Bilal went to Abu Bakr and said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) is detained. Will you lead the people in the ...
Hadith #1202
Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:We used to say the greeting, name and greet each other in the prayer. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) heard it and said:--"Say, 'at-tahiyyatu lil-lahi was-salawatu wat-taiyibatu . Assalamu 'Alaika aiyuha-n-Nabiyu warahmatu- l-lahi...
Hadith #1203
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The saying 'Subhan Allah' is for men and clapping is for women." (If something happens in the prayer, the men can invite the attention of the Imam by saying "Subhan Allah". And women, by clapping their hand...
Hadith #1204
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The saying 'Subhan Allah' is for men and clapping is for women...
Hadith #1205
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While Abu Bakr was leading the people in the morning prayer on a Monday, the Prophet (ﷺ) came towards them suddenly having lifted the curtain of 'Aisha's house, and looked at them as they were standing in rows and smiled. Abu...
Hadith #1206
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A woman called her son while he was in his hermitage and said, 'O Juraij' He said, 'O Allah, my mother (is calling me) and (I am offering) my prayer (what shall I do)?' She again said, 'O Juraij!' He...
Hadith #1207
Narrated Mu'aiqib:The Prophet (ﷺ) talked about a man leveling the earth on prostrating, and said, "If you have to do so, then do it once...
Hadith #1208
Narrated Anas bin Malik:We used to pray with the Prophet (ﷺ) in scorching heat, and if someone of us could not put his face on the earth (because of the heat) then he would spread his clothes and prostrate over them...
Hadith #1209
Narrated Aisha:I used to stretch my legs towards the Qibla of the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was praying; whenever he prostrated he touched me, and I would withdraw my legs, and whenever he stood up, I would restretch my legs...
Hadith #1210
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) once offered the prayer and said, "Satan came in front of me and tried to interrupt my prayer, but Allah gave me an upper hand on him and I choked him. No doubt, I thought of tying him to one of the pillars of the...
Hadith #1211
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais:We were at Al-Ahwaz fighting the Al-Haruriya (tribe). While I was at the bank of a river a man was praying and the reins of his animal were in his hands and the animal was struggling and he was following the animal. (Shu`ba...
Hadith #1212
Narrated `Aisha:Once the sun eclipsed and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up for the prayer and recited a very long Sura and then bowed for a long while and then raised his head and started reciting another Sura. Then he bowed, and after finishing, he pr...
Hadith #1213
Narrated Ibn `Umar:The Prophet (ﷺ) saw some sputum on the wall facing the Qibla of the mosque and became furious with the people of the mosque and said, "During the prayer, Allah is in front of everyone of you and so he should not spit (or said, 'He ...
Hadith #1214
Narrated Anas:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whenever anyone of you is in prayer, he is speaking in private to his Lord and so he should neither spit in front of him nor on his right side but to his left side under his left foot...
Hadith #1215
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:The people used to offer the prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) with their waist-sheets tied round their necks because of the shortness of the sheets and the women were ordered not to lift their heads till the men had sat straight...
Hadith #1216
Narrated `Abdullah:I used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and (after finishing the ...
Hadith #1217
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me for some job and when I had finished it I returned and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and greeted him but he did not return my greeting. So I felt so sorry that only Allah knows it and I said to mys...
Hadith #1218
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:The news about the differences amongst the people of Bani `Amr bin `Auf at Quba reached Allah's Apostle and so he went to them along with some of his companions to affect a reconciliation. Allah's Apostle was delayed there and ...
Hadith #1219
Narrated Abu Huraira:It was forbidden to keep the hands on the hips during the prayer. (This is narrated by Abu Huraira from the Prophet)...
Hadith #1220
Narrated Abu Huraira:It was forbidden to pray with the hands over one's hips...
Hadith #1221
Narrated `Uqba bin Al-Harith:I offered the `Asr prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) and after finishing the prayer with Taslim he got up quickly and went to some of his wives and then came out. He noticed the signs of astonishment on the faces of the people ...
Hadith #1222
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the Adhan for the prayer is pronounced, then Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when the Mu'adh-dhin finishes, he comes back; and when the Iqama is pronou...
Hadith #1223
Narrated Abu Huraira:People say that I narrate too many narrations of the Prophet; once I met a man (during the lifetime of the Prophet) and asked him, "Which Sura did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recite yesterday in the `Isha' prayer?" He said, "I do not k...

Chapters & Sections

Chapter 0
Chapter 0
Chapter 1
Revelation
Hadith #1 — 7
Chapter 2
Belief
Hadith #8 — 58
Chapter 3
Knowledge
Hadith #59 — 134
Chapter 4
Ablutions (Wudu')
Hadith #135 — 247
Chapter 5
Bathing (Ghusl)
Hadith #248 — 293
Chapter 6
Menstrual Periods
Hadith #294 — 333
Chapter 7
Rubbing hands and feet with dust (Tayammum)
Hadith #334 — 348
Chapter 8
Prayers (Salat)
Hadith #349 — 520
Chapter 9
Times of the Prayers
Hadith #522 — 602
Chapter 10
Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Hadith #603 — 875
Chapter 11
Friday Prayer
Hadith #876 — 941
Chapter 12
Fear Prayer
Hadith #942 — 947
Chapter 13
The Two Festivals (Eids)
Hadith #948 — 989
Chapter 14
Witr Prayer
Hadith #990 — 1004
Chapter 15
Invoking Allah for Rain (Istisqaa)
Hadith #1005 — 1039
Chapter 16
Eclipses
Hadith #1040 — 1066
Chapter 17
Prostration During Recital of Qur'an
Hadith #1067 — 1079
Chapter 18
Shortening the Prayers (At-Taqseer)
Hadith #1080 — 1119
Chapter 19
Prayer at Night (Tahajjud)
Hadith #1120 — 1187
Chapter 20
Virtues of Prayer at Masjid Makkah and Madinah
Hadith #1188 — 1197
Chapter 21 Current
Actions while Praying
Hadith #1198 — 1223
Chapter 22
Forgetfulness in Prayer
Hadith #1224 — 1236
Chapter 23
Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
Hadith #1237 — 1394
Chapter 24
Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
Hadith #1395 — 1512
Chapter 25
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Hadith #1513 — 1772
Chapter 26
`Umrah (Minor pilgrimage)
Hadith #1773 — 1805
Chapter 27
Pilgrims Prevented from Completing the Pilgrimage
Hadith #1806 — 1820
Chapter 28
Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimage
Hadith #1821 — 1866
Chapter 29
Virtues of Madinah
Hadith #1867 — 1890
Chapter 30
Fasting
Hadith #1891 — 2007
Chapter 31
Praying at Night in Ramadaan (Taraweeh)
Hadith #2008 — 2013
Chapter 32
Virtues of the Night of Qadr
Hadith #2014 — 2024
Chapter 33
Retiring to a Mosque for Remembrance of Allah (I'tikaf)
Hadith #2025 — 2046
Chapter 34
Sales and Trade
Hadith #2047 — 2238
Chapter 35
Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later (As-Salam)
Hadith #2239 — 2256
Chapter 36
Shuf'a
Hadith #2257 — 2259
Chapter 37
Hiring
Hadith #2260 — 2286
Chapter 38
Transferance of a Debt from One Person to Another (Al-Hawaala)
Hadith #2287 — 2289
Chapter 39
Kafalah
Hadith #2290 — 2298
Chapter 40
Representation, Authorization, Business by Proxy
Hadith #2299 — 2319
Chapter 41
Agriculture
Hadith #2320 — 2350
Chapter 42
Distribution of Water
Hadith #2351 — 2383
Chapter 43
Loans, Payment of Loans, Freezing of Property, Bankruptcy
Hadith #2385 — 2409
Chapter 44
Khusoomaat
Hadith #2410 — 2425
Chapter 45
Lost Things Picked up by Someone (Luqatah)
Hadith #2426 — 2439
Chapter 46
Oppressions
Hadith #2440 — 2482
Chapter 47
Partnership
Hadith #2483 — 2507
Chapter 48
Mortgaging
Hadith #2508 — 2515
Chapter 49
Manumission of Slaves
Hadith #2517 — 2559
Chapter 50
Makaatib
Hadith #2560 — 2565
Chapter 51
Gifts
Hadith #2566 — 2636
Chapter 52
Witnesses
Hadith #2637 — 2689
Chapter 53
Peacemaking
Hadith #2690 — 2710
Chapter 54
Conditions
Hadith #2712 — 2737
Chapter 55
Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Hadith #2738 — 2781
Chapter 56
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Hadith #2782 — 3090
Chapter 57
One-fifth of Booty to the Cause of Allah (Khumus)
Hadith #3091 — 3155
Chapter 58
Jizyah and Mawaada'ah
Hadith #3157 — 3189
Chapter 59
Beginning of Creation
Hadith #3190 — 3325
Chapter 60
Prophets
Hadith #3326 — 3488
Chapter 61
Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
Hadith #3489 — 3648
Chapter 62
Companions of the Prophet
Hadith #3649 — 3775
Chapter 63
Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
Hadith #3776 — 3948
Chapter 64
Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)
Hadith #3949 — 4473
Chapter 65
Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))
Hadith #4474 — 4977
Chapter 66
Virtues of the Qur'an
Hadith #4979 — 5062
Chapter 67
Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
Hadith #5063 — 5250
Chapter 68
Divorce
Hadith #5251 — 5350
Chapter 69
Supporting the Family
Hadith #5351 — 5372
Chapter 70
Food, Meals
Hadith #5373 — 5466
Chapter 71
Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)
Hadith #5467 — 5474
Chapter 72
Hunting, Slaughtering
Hadith #5475 — 5544
Chapter 73
Al-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)
Hadith #5545 — 5574
Chapter 74
Drinks
Hadith #5575 — 5639
Chapter 75
Patients
Hadith #5640 — 5677
Chapter 76
Medicine
Hadith #5678 — 5782
Chapter 77
Dress
Hadith #5783 — 5969
Chapter 78
Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
Hadith #5970 — 6226
Chapter 79
Asking Permission
Hadith #6227 — 6303
Chapter 80
Invocations
Hadith #6304 — 6411
Chapter 81
To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq)
Hadith #6412 — 6593
Chapter 82
Divine Will (Al-Qadar)
Hadith #6594 — 6620
Chapter 83
Oaths and Vows
Hadith #6621 — 6707
Chapter 84
Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths
Hadith #6708 — 6722
Chapter 85
Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
Hadith #6723 — 6771
Chapter 86
Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)
Hadith #6772 — 6860
Chapter 87
Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)
Hadith #6861 — 6917
Chapter 88
Apostates
Hadith #6918 — 6939
Chapter 89
(Statements made under) Coercion
Hadith #6940 — 6952
Chapter 90
Tricks
Hadith #6953 — 6981
Chapter 91
Interpretation of Dreams
Hadith #6982 — 7047
Chapter 92
Afflictions and the End of the World
Hadith #7048 — 7136
Chapter 93
Judgments (Ahkaam)
Hadith #7137 — 7225
Chapter 94
Wishes
Hadith #7226 — 7245
Chapter 95
Accepting Information Given by a Truthful Person
Hadith #7246 — 7267
Chapter 96
Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah
Hadith #7268 — 7370
Chapter 97
Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)
Hadith #7371 — 7563

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