Abu Dawud Book 2. Prayer

Chapter : A seventh view that imam should lead each section in one rakah severellay and they should not pray the second rakah by themselves. Narated By Ibn ‘Abbas : Allah, the Exalted, prescribed prayer for you, through the tongue…

Chapter : An eight view goes that the imam should lead each section in two rakahs. Narated By Abu Bakrah : The Prophet (PBUH) offered the noon prayer in time of danger. Some of the people formed a row behind…

Chapter : Prayer of a pursuer. Narated By ‘Abd Allah b. Unais : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) send me to Khalid b. Sufyan al-Hudhali. This was towards ‘Uranah and ‘Arafat. He (the Prophet) said: Go and kill him. I…

Chapter : The detailed injunctions about the supererogatory prayer and the rakahs of the sunan prayer. Narated By Umm Habibah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: If anyone prays in the day and a night twelve rak’ahs voluntarily (supererogatory prayer), a…

Chapter : The detailed injunctions about the supererogatory prayer and the rakahs of the sunan prayer. Narated By Abd Allah b. Shaqiq : I asked ‘Aisha about the voluntary prayers offered by the Apostle of Allah (PBUH). She replied: Before…

Chapter : The detailed injunctions about the supererogatory prayer and the rakahs of the sunan prayer. Narated By ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) would pray two rak’ahs before and two after the noon prayer, two…

Chapter : The detailed injunctions about the supererogatory prayer and the rakahs of the sunan prayer. Narated By ‘Aisha : The Prophet (PBUH) never omitted four rak’ahs before the noon prayer, and two rak’ahs before the dawn prayer.

Chapter : On observing two rakahs before the dawn prayer. Narated By ‘Aisha : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) was more particular about observing the supererogatory rak’ahs before the dawn prayer than about observing any of the supererogatory prayers.

Chapter : On observing the sunan prayer at dawn lightly. Narated By ‘Aisha : The Prophet (PBUH) would pray two rak’ahs before the dawn prayer lightly so that I would say: Did he recite Surah al-Fatiha in them.

Chapter : On observing the sunan prayer at dawn lightly. Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (PBUH) would recite in both the rak’ahs of the dawn prayer: “Say, O unbelievers” (Surah cix) and “Say: he is Allah, the One”…

Chapter : On observing the sunan prayer at dawn lightly. Narated By Bilal : Ziyadah al-Kindi reported on the authority of Bilal that he (Bilal) came to the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) to inform him about the dawn prayer. ‘Aisha…

Chapter : On observing the sunan prayer at dawn lightly. Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Do not omit them (the two rak’ahs before the dawn prayer) even if you are driven away by the horses.

Chapter : On observing the sunan prayer at dawn lightly. Narated By ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) used to recite in both rak’ahs of the dawn prayer: “Say: We believe in Allah and in the…

Chapter : On observing the sunan prayer at dawn lightly. Narated By Abu Hurairah : I heard the Prophet (PBUH) recite in both rak’ahs of the dawn: “say: We believe in Allah, and in the revelation given to us” (ii.…

Chapter : On lying after praying the two rakahs before the dawn prayer. Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: If any of you prays two rak’ahs before the dawn prayer, he should lie at his right side.…