Abu Dawud Book 2. Prayer

Chapter : If a person listens to a verse in which a prostration occurs and he is riding the beast what should he do. Narated By Ibn ‘Umar : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) would recite to us a surah…

Chapter : If a person listens to a verse in which a prostration occurs and he is riding the beast what should he do. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) used to recite the Qur’an…

Chapter : What should one say when one prostrates. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) prostrated himself at night when reciting the Qur’an. He said repeatedly: My face prostrates itself to Him Who created it…

Chapter : When should a person prostrate if he recites a quranic verse containing prostration. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Abu Tamimah al-Hujaymi said: When we came to Medina accompanying the caravan, I used to preach after the dawn…

Chapter : To observe the witr is commendable. Narated By Ali ibn AbuTalib : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Allah is single (witr) and loves what is single, so observe the witr, you who follow the Qur’an.

Chapter : To observe the witr is commendable. Narated By N/A : The above-mentioned tradition has also been narrated by ‘Abd Allah (b. Masud) through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: A beduin said:…

Chapter : To observe the witr is commendable. Narated By Kharijah ibn Hudhafah al-Adawi : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) came out to us and said: Allah the Exalted has given you an extra prayer which is better for you…

Chapter : On a person who does not observe the witr prayer. Narated By Buraydah ibn al-Hasib : I heard the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) say: The witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it does not…

Chapter : On a person who does not observe the witr prayer. Narated By Ubadah ibn as-Samit : Ibn Muhayriz said: A man from Banu Kinanah, named al-Makhdaji, heard a person called AbuMuhammad in Syria, saying: The witr is a…

Chapter : How many rakats are there in the witr. Narated By Ibn ‘Umar : A man who lived in the desert asked the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) about the prayer of night. He made a sign with his two…

Chapter : How many rakats are there in the witr. Narated By Abu Ayyub al-Ansari : The Prophet (PBUH) said: The witr is a duty for every Muslim so if anyone wishes to observe it with five rak’ahs, he may…

Chapter : What is recited in the witr. Narated By Ubayy ibn Ka’b : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) used to observe witr with (reciting) “Glorify the name of thy Lord, the most High” (Surah 87), “Say O disbelievers” (Surah…

Chapter : What is recited in the witr. Narated By ‘Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin : Abdul Aziz ibn Jurayj said: I asked ‘Aisha, mother of the believers: With which (surah) the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) used to observe witr? (She reported…

Chapter : Supplications during the witr. Narated By Al-Hasan ibn Ali : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) taught me some words that I say during the witr. (The version of Ibn Jawwas has: I say them in the supplication of…

Chapter : Supplications during the witr. Narated By N/A : The aforesaid tradition has been transmitted by Abu Ishaq with the same chain and to the same effect. In the last of this tradition he said: The version has the…