Abu Dawud Book 2. Prayer

Chapter : On reciting surah alfatihah. Narated By Abu Hurairah : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe” (Quran, i) is the epitome or basis of the Qur’an, the epitome or…

Chapter : On reciting surah alfatihah. Narated By Abu Sa’id al-Mu’alla : When I was praying, the Prophet (PBUH) passed me and called me. He said: I prayed and then came to him. He said: What prevented you from answering…

Chapter : A view that surah alfatihah is one of the long suras. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) was given seven repeated long surahs, while Moses was given six, When he threw the tablets,…

Chapter : On the greatness of ayat alkursi  the verses of the throne. Narated By Ubayy b. K’ab : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: Abu al-Mundhir, which verse of the Allah’s Book that you have is greatest? I replied:…

Chapter : On the surah alikhlas unity of allah. Narated By Abu Sa’id al-Khudri : A man heard another man reciting: “Say, He is Allah, One.” He was repeating it. When the next morning came, he came back to the…

Chapter : O surah alfatihah and surah annas. Narated By Uqbah ibn Amir : I was driving the she-camel of the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) during a journey. He said to me: Uqbah, should I not teach you two best…

Chapter : O surah alfatihah and surah annas. Narated By Uqbah ibn Amir : White I was travelling with the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) between al-Juhfah and al-Abwa’, a wind and intense darkness enveloped us, whereupon the Apostle of Allah…

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: One who was devoted to the Qur’an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully…

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Qatadah : I asked Anas about the recitation of the Qur’an by the Prophet (PBUH). He said: He used to recite all the long accents clearly.

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu’minin : Ya’la ibn Mumallak said that he asked Umm Salamah about the recitation and prayer of the Apostle of Allah (PBUH). She said: What…

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Abd Allah b. Mughaffal : On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, I saw the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) riding his she-camel reciting Surah al-Fath repeating each…

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Al-Bara’ ibn Azib : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Beautify the Qur’an with your voices.

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Sa’d ibn Abu Waqqas : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: He who does not chant the Qur’an is not one of us. (Sub-narrator Qutaybah said: This Hadith…

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By N/A : This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa’d (b. Abi Waqqas) from the Prophet (PBUH) in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators.

Chapter : On the desirability of reciting the quran carefully. Narated By Abu Lubabah : Ubaydullah ibn Yazid said: AbuLubabah passed by us and we followed him till he entered his house, and we also entered it. There was a…