Abu Dawud Book 2. Prayer

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu’minin : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) taught me to say when the adhan for the sunset prayer was called; “O Allah, this is the time when Thy night comes on,…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Uthman ibn Abul’As : Apostle of Allah, appoint me the leader of the tribe in prayer. He said: You are their leader, but you should follow on who is the weakest of them: and…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Bilal made a call to prayer before the break of dawn; the Prophet (PBUH), therefore, commanded him to return and make a call: Lo! the servant of Allah (i.e. I)…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Bilal : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said to Bilal: Do not call adhan until the dawn appears clearly to you in this way, stretching his hand in latitude.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Umar : Mujahid reported: I was in the company of Ibn Umar. A person invited the people for the noon or afternoon prayer (after the adhan had been called). He said: Go…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbudDarda’ : I heard the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) say: If there are three men in a village or in the desert among whom prayer is not offered (in congregation), the devil has got…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Abdullah ibn Abbas : If anyone hears him who makes the call to prayer and is not prevented from joining the congregation by any excuse – he was asked what an excuse consisted of…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Amr ibn Za’dah, Ibn Umm Maktum : Ibn Umm Maktum asked the Prophet (PBUH) saying: Apostle of Allah, I am a blind man, my house is far away (from the mosque), and I have…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Ibn Umm Maktum : Apostle of Allah, there are many venomous creatures and wild beasts in Medina (so allow me to pray in my house because I am blind). The Prophet (PBUH) said: Do…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Ubayy ibn Ka’b : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) led us in the dawn prayer one day. And he said: Is so and so present? They said: No. He (again) asked: Is so and…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuHurayrah : The Prophet (PBUH) said: The further one is from the mosque , the greater will be one’s reward.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuUmamah : The Apostle of Allah (PBUH) said: If anyone goes out from his house after performing ablution for saying the prescribed prayer in congregation (in the mosque), his reward will be like that…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By AbuSa’id al-Khudri : Prayer in congregation is equivalent to twenty-five prayers (offered alone). If he prays in a jungle, and performs its bowing and prostrations perfectly, it becomes equivalent to fifty prayers (in respect…

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Buraydah ibn al-Hasib : The Prophet (PBUH) said: Give good tidings to those who walk to the mosques in darkness for having a perfect light on the Day of Judgment.

Chapter : Not known. Narated By Ka’b ibn Ujrah : AbuThumamah al-Hannat said that Ka’b ibn Ujrah met him while he was going to the mosque; one of the two (companions) met his companion (on his way to the mosque)…