6. Worship

1. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 253Sahih

   كَانَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ وَضَعَ كَفَّهُ الْيُمْنَى تَحْتَ خَدِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ وَقَالَ رَبِّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ

   “When the Prophet ﷺ lay down to sleep, he placed the palm of his right hand under his right cheek and said: ‘O my Lord, preserve me from Your torment on the day when You resurrect Your servants!'”

2. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 254No grade recorded

   « يَوْمَ تَجْمَعُ عِبَادَكَ

   ✧ “On the day You gather Your servants.”

3. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 255Sahih

   كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا وَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانًا بَعْدَمَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

   “When the Prophet ﷺ went to his mattress, he would say: ‘O Allah, in Your Name I shall die and live,’ and when he woke up, he would say: ‘Praise be to Allah, who has revived us after He caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection!'”

4. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 256Sahih

   كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ جَمَعَ كَفَّيْهِ فَنَفَثَ فِيهِمَا وَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا رَأْسَهُ وَوَجْهَهُ وَمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

   "When Allah’s Messenger ﷺ went to his mattress each night, he joined the palms of his hands, then breathed into them and recited into them: “Say: ‘He is Allah, One [qul Huwa'llahu Ahad]!' (Al-Qur'an;112:1), and: “Say: ‘I take refuge with the Lord of the Daybreak [qul a'udhu bi-Rabbil-falaq]!' (Al-Qur'an;113:1), and: “Say: ‘I take refuge with the Lord of humankind [qul a'udhu bi-Rabbi’n-nas]!' (Al-Qur'an;114:1), Then he passed them over as much of his body as he could, beginning with his head and his face and the front of his body, doing that three times.”

5. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 257Sahih

   أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ وَكَانَ إِذَا نَامَ نَفَخَ فَأَتَاهُ بِلالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلاةِ فَقَامَ وَصَلَّى وَلَمْ يَتَوَضَّأْ

   “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ slept until he gasped for breath, and he had gasped for breath while he was sleeping, so Bilal came to him and called him to the ritual prayer, whereupon he got up and performed the ritual prayer, and he did not perform the minor ritual ablution. And there is a story behind this tradition."

6. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 258Sahih

   كَانَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلا مُؤْوِي

   “When Allah’s Messenger ﷺ went to his mattress, he would say: ‘Praise be to Allah, who has fed us and quenched our thirst, and has sufficed us and sheltered us, for how many there are without a provider of sufficiency and without a provider of shelter!'”

7. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 259Sahih

   كَانَ إِذَا عَرَّسَ بِلَيْلٍ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ وَإِذَا عَرَّسَ قُبَيْلَ الصُّبْحِ نَصَبَ ذِرَاعَهُ وَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ عَلَى كَفِّهِ

   “When the Prophet ﷺ alighted for rest at night, he would recline on his right side, and when he alighted for rest shortly before the morning, he would raise his forearm and place his head on the palm of his hand.”

8. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 260Sahih

   صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى انْتَفَخَتْ قَدَمَاهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَتَتَكَلَّفُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَفَلا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

   "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ performed the ritual prayer until his feet became swollen, so he was asked: 'Must you burden yourself with this, when Allah has already forgiven you your former and your latter sins?' He replied: 'Shall I not be a thankful servant?'”

9. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 261Hasan

   قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ قَدَمَاهُ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَقَدْ جَاءَكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَفَلا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

   "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform the ritual prayer until his feet had begun to swell, so he was asked: 'Must you do this, when it has come to you that Allah has already forgiven you your former and your latter sins?’ He replied: 'Shall I not be a thankful servant?'”

10. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 262Sahih

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُومُ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَنْتَفِخَ قَدَمَاهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ تَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ؟ قَالَ أَفَلا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا

    Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to stand performing the ritual prayer until his feet had begun to swell, so he would be asked: “O Messenger of Allah, must you do this, when Allah has already forgiven you your former and your latter sins?” He replied: “Shall I not be a thankful servant?”

11. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 263Sahih

    سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يَنَامُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَإِذَا كَانَ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ أَتَى فِرَاشَهُ فَإِذَا كَانَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ أَلَمَّ بِأَهْلِهِ فَإِذَا سَمِعَ الأَذَانَ وَثَبَ فَإِنْ كَانَ جُنُبًا أَفَاضَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَإِلا تَوَضَّأَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاةِ

    “I asked 'A'sha ᴿᴬ about the nighttime ritual prayer of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, so she said: ‘He used to sleep at the beginning of the night. Then he would get up, and when it was the time before daybreak, he performed a witr [a ritual prayer with an odd number of cycles]. Then he came to his mattress, and if he had a need, he had sexual intercourse with his wife. When he heard the call to prayer, he sprang up, and if he was in a state of major ritual impurity, he poured water over himself, and if not, he performed the minor ritual ablution and went out to the ritual prayer.”

12. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 264Sahih

    أَنَّهُ بَاتَ عِنْدَ مَيْمُونَةَ وَهِيَ خَالَتُهُ قَالَ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ فِي عَرْضِ الْوِسَادَةِ وَاضْطَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي طُولِهَا فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ اللَّيْلُ أَوْ قَبْلَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ بِقَلِيلٍ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَمْسَحُ النَّوْمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْعَشْرَ الآيَاتِ الْخَوَاتِيمَ مِنْ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ قَامَ إِلَى شَنٍّ مُعَلَّقٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهَا فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رَأْسِي ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي الْيُمْنَى فَفَتَلَهَا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ مَعْنٌ سِتَّ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَصَلَّى الصُّبْحَ

    "I reclined across the cushion and Allah’s Messenger ﷺ reclined lengthwise, whereupon Allah’s Messenger ﷺ slept until the middle of the night, or a little while before or after it. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ then woke up, wiped the sleep off his face, and recited the final ten verses of the Sura of the Family of ‘Imran [Al 'Imran]. Then he approached a suspended waterskin, performed the minor ritual ablution and performed it well, after which he performed the ritual prayer.” Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said: “I got up and stood by his side, whereupon Allah’s Messenger ﷺ placed his right hand on my head, gripped my right ear and twisted it. After this he performed two cycles of ritual prayer, then two more cycles, then two more cycles, then two more cycles, then two more cycles, then two more cycles..” He (Ma'an) said: “... six times, after which he performed an odd-numbered cycle. Then he reclined until the muezzin came to him, whereupon he got up and performed two abbreviated cycles. Then he went out and performed the early-morning ritual prayer".

13. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 265Sahih

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً

    "The Prophet ﷺ used to perform thirteen cycles of ritual prayer during the night.”

14. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 266Sahih

    كَانَ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَلِّ بِاللَّيْلِ مَنَعَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ النَّوْمُ أَوْ غَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنَاهُ صَلَّى مِنَ النَّهَارِ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً

    "If the Prophet ﷺ did not perform the ritual prayer during the night, because sleep had prevented him, or his eyes had been too weary, during the daytime, he would perform twelve cycles of ritual prayer during the daytime.”

15. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 267Sahih

    إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَلْيَفْتَتِحْ صَلاتَهُ بِرَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ

    "The Prophet said ﷺ: 'If one of you gets up during the night, let him begin his ritual prayer with two abbreviated cycles.'”

16. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 268Sahih

    لأَرْمُقَنَّ صَلاةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَتَوَسَّدْتُ عَتَبَتَهُ أَوْ فُسْطَاطَهُ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ طَوِيلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دَونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَهُمَا دُونَ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا ثُمَّ أَوْتَرَ فَذَلِكَ ثَلاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً

    “Determined to contemplate the ritual prayer of the Prophet ﷺ intently, for I laid my head on his doorstep or [the entrance to] his hair tent. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ then performed two brisk cycles of ritual prayer. After this he performed two long, long, long cycles. Then he performed two cycles that were shorter than the two before them. Then he performed two cycles that were shorter than the two that were before them. Then he performed two cycles that were shorter than the two that preceded them. Then he performed two cycles that were shorter than the two that were before them. Finally he performed a single-numbered cycle, which added up to a total of thirteen cycles.”

17. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 269Sahih

    أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ؟ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَزِيدَ فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلا فِي غَيْرِهِ عَلَى إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا لا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا لا تَسْأَلْ عَنْ حُسْنِهِنَّ وَطُولِهِنَّ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي ثَلاثًا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُوتِرَ؟ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عَيْنَيَّ تَنَامَانِ وَلا يَنَامُ قَلْبِي

    “How was the ritual prayer of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ during Ramadan?” so she said: “Neither in Ramadan nor in any other month would Allah’s Messenger ﷺ add to the total of eleven cycles of [nighttime] ritual prayer. He would perform four — do not ask about their excellence or their length — then he would perform four — do not ask about their excellence or their length — and then he would perform three.” ‘A'isha said ᴿᴬ: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before you perform the odd-numbered ritual prayer [witr]?' He said: ‘O 'A'isha, my eyes may sleep, but my heart does not sleep!’”

18. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 270Sahih

    كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً يُوتِرُ مِنْهَا بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا اضْطَجَعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform eleven cycles of ritual prayer during the night, making one of them odd-numbered [witr], and when he had finished, he would recline on his right side.”

19. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 271No grade recorded

    حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ نَحْوَهُ (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ نَحْوَهُ

    Two other chains have narrations similar to the previous one.

20. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 272Sahih

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ تِسْعَ رَكَعَاتٍ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform nine cycles of ritual prayer during the night.”

21. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 273No grade recorded

    حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ - نَحْوَهُ.::

    ✧ Sufyan al-Thawri narrated to us from al-A'mash – something similar.

22. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 274Sahih

    أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاةِ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ذُو الْمَلَكُوتِ وَالْجَبَرُوتِ وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رُكُوعَهُ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَانَ قِيَامُهُ نَحْوًا مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لِرَبِّيَ الْحَمْدُ لِرَبِّيَ الْحَمْدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَكَانَ سُجُودُهُ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَانَ مَا بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ نَحْوًا مِنَ السُّجُودِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي حَتَّى قَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ وَالنِّسَاءَ وَالْمَائِدَةَ أَوِ الأَنْعَامَ شُعْبَةُ الَّذِي شَكَّ فِي الْمَائِدَةِ وَالأَنْعَامِ

    “When he entered into the ritual prayer, he said: ‘Allah is Supremely Great [Allahu Akbar], the Lord of power [jabarut], sovereignty [malakut], magnificence [kibriya’] and sublimity ['azama]! Then he recited the Sura of the Cow [al-Baqara]. Then he bowed down, and he bowed for approximately as long as he had stood erect, saying: ‘Glory be to my Lord, the Almighty! Glory be to my Lord, the Almighty!’ Then he raised his head, and he stood erect for approximately as long as he had bowed, saying: ‘To my Lord belongs the praise! To my Lord belongs the praise!’ Then he prostrated himself, and he prostrated for approximately as long as he had stood erect, saying: ‘Glory be to my Lord, the Most High! Glory be to my Lord, the Most High!’ Then he raised his head, and the pause between the two prostrations was approximately as long as the prostrations. During the pause he said: ‘My Lord, forgive me! My Lord, forgive me,’ until he recited the Suras of the Cow [al-Baqara], the Family of Imran [Al 'Imran], Women [an-Nisa’] and the Table Spread [al-Maida], or Cattle [al-An'am].” According to Abu 'Isa: “Shu'ba is the one who entertained doubts about [the Qur’anic Suras] al-Ma'ida and al- Anam."

23. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 275Sahih

    قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِآيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ لَيْلَةً

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ spent one whole night reciting a verse from the Qur’an.” Commentary: The aayah is the last aayah of Surah Maa-idah:In tu-adh-dhib-hum fa-innahum 'ibaaduk. Wa in tagh-fir lahum fa-innaka antal azizul hakim.Translation: "If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them, (lo! the are Thy slaves).Lo! Thou, only Thou, art Mighty, the wise".Surah Maa-idah, 118.The Being that possesses great power, if He wills, He may forgive the criminal. The One that is all Wise, there is Wisdom and benefit in every act of His. The reason for Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam reciting this aayah while standing and also in the ruku and sajdah, and repeating it many times, is to bring to mind the two attributes of Allah, namely the attributes of justice and forgiveness. The whole scene on the day of qiyaamah will be of these two things. It is stated that Imaam Aa'zam Abu Hanifah RA. also recited the following aayah the whole night:Wamtaazul yauma ayyuhal mujrimun.Translation: "But avaunt ye, O ye guilty, this day!" Surah Yaseen, 58.In this aayah too the scene of qiyaamah is portrayed. That today the sinners should separate and distinguish themselves. What a severe and nerve-chilling command this is. Today they are together with the pious and holy people and benefiting from the barakaat (blessings) they receive, but at this moment the sinners will be separated from them. May the Most Merciful Allah with His Grace keep those pious souls under His shadow, otherwise it is really a time for great trials.

24. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 276Sahih

    صَلَّيْتُ لَيْلَةً مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِمًا حَتَّى هَمَمْتُ بِأَمْرِ سُوءٍ قِيلَ لَهُ وَمَا هَمَمْتَ بِهِ؟ قَالَ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقْعُدَ وَأَدَعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ

    “I performed the ritual prayer one night with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, and he remained standing until I almost did something bad.” He was asked: “What did you almost do?” He replied: “I nearly sat down and left the Prophet ﷺ in the lurch!”

25. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 277No grade recorded

    « هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَقْعُدَ وَأَدَعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ " نوع="مرفوع"

    ✧ “I thought about sitting down and leaving the Prophet ﷺ.”

26. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 278Sahih

    كَانَ يُصَلِّي جَالِسًا فَيَقْرَأُ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَإِذَا بَقِيَ مِنْ قِرَاءَتِهِ قَدْرُ مَا يَكُونُ ثَلاثِينَ أَوْ أَرْبَعِينَ آيَةً قَامَ فَقَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ

    “The Prophet ﷺ used to perform the ritual prayer sitting down, so he would also recite the Qur’an while he was seated. If the amount of his recitation remaining was thirty or forty verses, he would rise and recite standing up, and then he would bow and prostrate. Then he would do likewise in the second cycle.”

27. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 279Sahih

    سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ تَطَوُّعِهِ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَيْلا طَوِيلا قَائِمًا وَلَيْلا طَوِيلا قَاعِدًا فَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ وَإِذَا قَرَأَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ

    “I asked 'A’isha ᴿᴬ about the voluntary ritual prayers of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, and she said: ‘He used to spend a long night performing the ritual prayer while standing, and a long night while sitting, so if he recited the Qur’an while standing, he would bow and prostrate from a standing position, and if he recited while sitting, he would bow and prostrate from a sitting position.”

28. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 280Sahih

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ يُصَلِّي فِي سُبْحَتِهِ قَاعِدًا وَيَقْرَأُ بِالسُّورَةِ وَيُرَتِّلُهَا حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ أَطْوَلَ مِنْهَا

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform voluntary ritual prayer sitting down, and he would recite the Sura and pronounce it slowly, so that it would seem to be longer than one that was actually longer than it.”

29. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 281Sahih

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لَمْ يَمُتْ حَتَّى كَانَ أَكْثَرُ صَلاتِهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ

    “By the time the Prophet ﷺ died, he was performing most of his ritual prayers from a sitting position.”

30. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 282Sahih

    صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ فِي بَيْتِهِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ

    "I performed two cycles of ritual prayer with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ before the noon prayer, and two cycles after it, and two cycles after the sunset prayer in his house, and two cycles after the evening prayer in his house.”

31. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 283Sahih

    كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ حِينَ يَطْلُعُ الْفَجْرُ وَيُنَادِي الْمُنَادِي قَالَ أَيُّوبُ وَأُرَاهُ قَالَ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ

    “Hafsa said: 'Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform two cycles of ritual prayer when the dawn was rising, and the caller [to prayer] was calling'. And Ayyub said, “I think he described the two prayer cycles as abbreviated.”

32. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 284Weak

    حَفِظْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَهَا وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَحَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ بِرَكْعَتَيِ الْغَدَاةِ وَلَمْ أَكُنْ أَرَاهُمَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ

    "I recall eight cycles performed by Allah’s Messenger ﷺ: two cycles before the noon prayer and two cycles after it, two cycles after the sunset prayer, and two cycles after the evening prayer.” Ibn ‘Umar said: “Hafsa also told me about the two cycles of the early-morning prayer [al-ghad], but I did not see them performed by the Prophet ﷺ.”

33. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 285Sahih

    عَنْ صَلاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَبَعْدَ الْعِشَاءِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ ثِنْتَيْنِ

    "I asked 'A’isha ᴿᴬ about the ritual prayer of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, and she said: 'He used to perform two cycles of ritual prayer before the noon prayer and two cycles after it, two cycles after the sunset prayer, two cycles after the evening prayer, and two before the dawn prayer.’”

34. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 286Hasan

    سَأَلْنَا عَلِيًّا عَنْ صَلاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لا تُطِيقُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا مِنْ أَطَاقَ ذَلِكَ مِنَّا صَلَّى فَقَالَ كَانَ إِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هَهُنَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا مِنْ هَهُنَا عِنْدَ الْعَصْرِ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَإِذَا كَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ هَهُنَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا مِنْ هَهُنَا عِنْدَ الظُّهْرِ صَلَّى أَرْبَعًا وَيُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَبَعْدَهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى الْمَلائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ

    “We asked 'Ali (may Allah ennoble his countenance) about the ritual prayer of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ in the daytime, and he said: ‘You would be incapable of that,’ so we said: Anyone of us who is capable of that will perform it!’ He therefore said: ‘When the sun was from over here [pointing eastward], like its appearance from over here [pointing westward], at the time of the afternoon prayer, he used to perform two cycles of ritual prayer, and when the sun was from over here, like its appearance from over here, at the time of the midday prayer, he would perform four. He would also perform four cycles before the midday prayer and two after it, and four before the afternoon prayer, separating each pair of cycles with the salutation of peace upon the angels drawn near, and upon the Prophets and the believers and Muslims who follow them'.”

35. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 287Sahih

    أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَيَزِيدُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

    "I asked ‘A'isha ᴿᴬ: “Did the Prophet ﷺ perform the mid-morning ritual prayer?” She said: “Yes, four cycles, and he used to add whatever Allah wished (Almighty and Glorious is He).”

36. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 288Weak

    كَانَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ

    “The Prophet ﷺ used to perform the mid-morning ritual prayer in six cycles.”

37. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 289Sahih

    مَا أَخْبَرَنِي أَحَدٌ أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى إِلا أُمُّ هَانِئٍ فَإِنَّهَا حَدَّثَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ بَيْتَهَا يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ فَاغْتَسَلَ فَسَبَّحَ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ ﷺ صَلَّى صَلاةً قَطُّ أَخَفَّ مِنْهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ

    “I have never heard anyone mention seeing the Prophet ﷺ performing the mid¬morning ritual prayer except Umm Hani ᴿᴬ. “She related that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ entered her house on the Day of the Conquest of Mecca, whereupon he performed the major ritual ablution and glorified Allah in eight cycles. I never saw him ﷺ perform a ritual prayer in a more abbreviated form than that, even though he completed the bowing [ruku] and the prostration [sujud]!”

38. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 290Sahih

    قال قلت لعائشة أكان النبي ﷺ يصلي الضحى؟ قالتلا إلا يجىء من مغيبه

    “I asked 'A'isha ᴿᴬ: ‘Was the Prophet ﷺ used to performing the mid-morning ritual prayer?’ She said: ‘No, except when he was coming back from an absence.'"

39. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 291Weak

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى حَتَّى نَقُولَ لا يَدَعُهَا وَيَدَعُهَا حَتَّى نَقُولَ لا يُصَلِّيهَا

    "The Prophet ﷺ would perform the mid-morning ritual prayer so often that we would say: “He does not omit it,” and he would omit it so often that we would say: “He does not perform it!”

40. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 292Weak

    كَانَ يُدْمِنُ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تُدْمِنُ هَذِهِ الأَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَلا تُرْتَجُ حَتَّى تُصَلَّى الظُّهْرُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ لِي فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ خَيْرٌ قُلْتُ أَفِي كُلِّهِنَّ قِرَاءَةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ هَلْ فِيهِنَّ تَسْلِيمٌ فَاصِلٌ؟ قَالَ لا

    “The Prophet ﷺ used to devote himself to four cycles [of ritual prayer] at high noon, so I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, you devote yourself to these four cycles at high noon!’ He explained: ‘The gates of heaven are opened at high noon, then they are unlocked until the midday ritual prayer is performed, so I love to have a good deed ascend on my behalf during that time!’ I said: ‘Is there a Qur’anic recitation in each of them [the four cycles]?’ He said: ‘Yes!’ I said: ‘Do they contain a separating salutation of peace?’ He said: ‘No!'” Another chain reports a similar narration.

41. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 293No grade recorded

    « إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ تُفْتَحُ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ فَلَا تُرْتَجُ حَتَّى تُصَلَّى الظَّهْرُ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ لِي فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ خَيْرٌ » قُلْتُ أَفِي كُلِّهِنَّ قِرَاءَةٌ قَالَ « نَعَمْ » قُلْتُ هَلْ فِيهِنَّ تَسْلِيمٌ فَاصِلٌ قَالَ « لَا" نوع="مرفوع"

    ✧ "Indeed, the gates of heaven are opened at the sun's decline and are not closed until the noon prayer is performed, so I love that good be raised for me at that hour." I said: "Is there recitation in all of them?" He said: "Yes." I said: "Is there a separating salutation in them?" He said: "No."

42. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 294Sahih

    كَانَ يُصَلِّي أَرْبَعًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَقَالَ إِنَّهَا سَاعَةٌ تُفْتَحُ فِيهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يَصْعَدَ لِي فِيهَا عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform four cycles of ritual prayer after the sun had passed its zenith before the noon prayer, and he said: 'It is a time in which the gates of heaven are opened, so I love to have a righteous deed ascend for me then!'”

43. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 295Hasan

    كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا عِنْدَ الزَّوَالِ وَيَمُدُّ فِيهَا

    "He used to perform four cycles of ritual prayer before noon", and he mentioned that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to perform them at the time of the sun's zenith, and he used to prolong them.

44. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 296Hasan

    سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّلاةِ فِي بَيْتِي وَالصَّلاةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ قَدْ تَرَى مَا أَقْرَبَ بَيْتِي مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَلأَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ إِلا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَلاةً مَكْتُوبَةً

    "I asked Allah’s Messenger ﷺ about performing the ritual prayer in my home, and performing it in the mosque." He said: “You may notice how near my home is to the mosque. I prefer praying at home over praying in the mosque, except in the case of a prescribed ritual prayer.”

45. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 297Sahih

    سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ صِيَامِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ قَدْ صَامَ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ قَدْ أَفْطَرَ قَالَتْ وَمَا صَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَهْرًا كَامِلا مُنْذُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ إِلا رَمَضَانَ

    "I asked 'A'isha ᴿᴬ about the fasting of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ. She said: “He used to fast until we would say: ‘He has fasted,’ and he used to break fast until we would say: ‘He has broken fast.’” She also said: “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ did not fast for a whole month after arriving in Medina, with the exception of Ramadan.’

46. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 298Sahih

    أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ صَوْمِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ حَتَّى نَرَى أَنْ لا يُرِيدَ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ مِنْهُ وَيُفْطِرُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى نَرَى أَنْ لا يُرِيدَ أَنْ يَصُومَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا وَكُنْتَ لا تَشَاءُ أَنْ تَرَاهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مُصَلِّيًا إِلا رَأَيْتَهُ مُصَلِّيًا وَلا نَائِمًا إِلا رَأَيْتَهُ نَائِمًا

    "He used to fast during the month until we would assume that he did not intend to break fast during it, and he used to break fast until we would assume that he did not intend to fast during any of it. You would not wish to assume that he was performing the ritual prayer during the night, unless you saw him performing the ritual prayer, nor that he was sleeping, unless you saw him sleeping.”

47. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 299Sahih

    قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفْطِرَ مِنْهُ وَيُفْطِرُ حَتَّى نَقُولَ مَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصُومَ مِنْهُ وَمَا صَامَ شَهْرًا كَامِلا مُنْذُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ إِلا رَمَضَانَ

    "The Prophet ﷺ used to fast until we would say: “He does not intend to break fast [during the month],” and he used to break fast until we would say: “He does not intend to fast during it.” He did not fast for a whole month after arriving in Medina, with the exception of Ramadan.”

48. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 300Sahih

    مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ إِلا شَعْبَانَ وَرَمَضَانَ

    "I did not see the Prophet fast ﷺ for two consecutive months, other than Sha'ban and Ramadan.”

49. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 301Hasan

    لَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ لِلَّهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ كَانَ يَصُومُ شَعْبَانَ إِلا قَلِيلا بَلْ كَانَ يَصُومُهُ كُلَّهُ

    "I did not see Allah’s Messenger ﷺ fast in any month more than his fasting for Allah’s sake in Sha'ban. He used to keep fast through all but a little of Sha'ban; no indeed, he used to keep fast through all of it!”

50. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 302Hasan

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَامٍ وَقَلَّمَا كَانَ يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to fast three days at the beginning of every month, and he would seldom break fast on Friday, the Day of the Congregation [jumuah].”

51. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 304Sahih

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَتَحَرَّى صَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ

    "The Prophet ﷺ was devoutly committed to fasting every Monday and Thursday.”

52. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 306Hasan

    تُعْرَضُ الأَعْمَالُ يَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ يُعْرَضَ عَمَلِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ

    "The Prophet said ﷺ: “Works are reviewed on Monday and Thursday, so I would like my work to be reviewed while I am fasting!”

53. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 307Weak

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَصُومُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ السَّبْتَ وَالأَحَدَ وَالاثْنَيْنَ وَمِنَ الشَّهْرِ الآخَرِ الثُّلاثَاءَ وَالأَرْبَعَاءَ وَالْخَمِيسَ

    'A’isha said; “The Prophet ﷺ used to fast on the Saturday of one month, and on the Sunday and the Monday, as well as on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of another month.”

54. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 305Sahih

    مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ فِي شَهْرٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ صِيَامِهِ فِي شَعْبَانَ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ would not fast in any month more than he did in Sha'ban.”

55. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 303Sahih

    أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَيِّهِ كَانَ يَصُومُ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ لا يُبَالِي مِنْ أَيِّهِ صَامَ

    "I said to 'A'sha: “Was Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to fasting three days out of every month?” She said; “Yes!” I said: “Which days did he fast?” She said: “He was not concerned about which days he fasted.”

56. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 308Sahih

    كَانَ عَاشُورَاءُ يَوْمًا تَصُومُهُ قُرَيْشٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصُومُهُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ صَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ بِصِيَامِهِ فَلَمَّا افْتُرِضَ رَمَضَانُ كَانَ رَمَضَانُ هُوَ الْفَرِيضَةُ وَتُرِكَ عَاشُورَاءُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ صَامَهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُ

    "‘Ashura' was a day on which Quraish used to fast in the pagan era [al-jahiliyya], and Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to keep it as well. Hence, when he arrived in Medina, he kept its fast and commanded its observance. Then, when Ramadan was decreed, [the fast of] Ramadan became the obligatory religious duty, and 'Ashura' was omitted, so one is free to fast this day or not to fast it.”

57. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 309Sahih

    سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخُصُّ مِنَ الأَيَامِ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً وَأَيُّكُمْ يُطِيقُ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُطِيقُ

    “I asked 'A'isha ᴿᴬ: ‘Was Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to singling out any of the days?’ She said: ‘His work was perpetual. Who of you would be capable of doing what Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to be do?”

58. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 310Sahih

    دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قُلْتُ فُلانَةُ لا تَنَامُ اللَّيْلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ فَوَاللَّهِ لا يَمَلُّ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَمَلُّوا وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الَّذِي يَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ صَاحِبُهُ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ entered my presence, and there was a woman with me, so he said: “Who is this?” I said: “So-and-so, who does not sleep at night.” Allah’s Messenger ﷺ then said: 'Incumbent upon you are the works of which you are capable, for, by Allah, Allah will not become weary until you become weary!” The work dearest to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was that in which his Companion would persevere.'"

59. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 311Sahih

    سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ وَأُمَّ سَلَمَةَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتَا مَا دِيمَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ قَلَّ

    "I asked 'A'isha and Umm Salama: “Which work was dearest to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ?” They said: “That which a person perseveres in, even if the amount of work done is small.”

60. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 312Sahih

    كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَاسْتَاكَ ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ قَامَ يُصَلِّي فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَبَدَأَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ الْبَقَرَةَ فَلا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلا وَقَفَ فَسَأَلَ وَلا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلا وَقَفَ فَتَعَوَّذَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَمَكَثَ رَاكِعًا بِقَدْرِ قِيَامِهِ وَيَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَبَرُوتِ وَالْمَلَكُوتِ وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ بِقَدْرِ رُكُوعِهِ وَيَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِهِ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَبَرُوتِ وَالْمَلَكُوتِ وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ آلَ عِمْرَانَ ثُمَّ سُورَةً يَفْعَلُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ في كل ركعة

    "When I was together with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ one night, he cleaned his teeth, then performed the minor ablution, then performed the ritual prayer. I stood up with him, whereupon he began with the Sura of the Cow [al-Baqara], and whenever he came to a verse referring to a mercy, he would pause and ask [for that mercy], and whenever he came to a verse referring to a torment, he would pause and seek refuge [from that torment]. Then he bowed down and remained bowing for as long as he had remained standing upright, saying: “Glory be to the Lord of power [jabarut], sovereignty [malakut], magnificence [kibriya'] and sublimity ['azama]!” Then he prostrated for as long as he had bowed, saying: ““Glory be to the Lord of power, sovereignty, magnificence and sublimity!” Then he recited the Sura of the Family of 'Imran [Al 'Imran] followed by another Sura, and he did this in every cycle of the ritual prayer.”

61. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 313Hasan

    سَأَلَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَنْعَتُ قِرَاءَةً مُفَسَّرَةً حَرْفًا حَرْفًا

    Ya'la ibn Mamlak asked Umm Salama about the Qur’anic recitation of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, whereupon she described a Qur’anic recitation that was explained letter by letter.

62. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 314Sahih

    قُلْتُ لأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ مَدًّا

    “I said to Anas ibn Malik: 'How was the Qur’anic recitation of Alla’s Messenger ﷺ?’ He said: ‘With the voice drawn out over the long vowels.'”

63. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 315Weak

    كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْطَعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ يَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ثُمَّ يَقِفُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ثُمَّ يَقِفُ وَكَانَ يَقْرَأُ مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

    "The Prophet ﷺ used to interrupt his Qur’anic recitation. He would say: “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds [al-hamdu li-llahi Rabbi ’l-'alamin], then he would pause, then he would say: “The All-Merciful, the All-Compassionate [ar-Rahmani r-Rahim],” then he would pause and recite: “Master of the Day of Reckoning [Maliki yawm-id'deen].”

64. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 316Sahih

    سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَكَانَ يُسِرُّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ أَمْ يَجْهَرُ؟ قَالَتْ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ قَدْ كَانَ رُبَّمَا أَسَرَّ وَرُبَّمَا جَهَرَ فَقُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الأَمْرِ سَعَةً

    "I asked "A'isha ᴿᴬ about the Qur’anic recitation of the Prophet ﷺ: “Was he used to whispering the recitation, or pronouncing it audibly?” She said: “He used to do both. He would sometimes whisper and sometimes speak audibly.” I therefore said: “Praise be to Allah, who has granted us flexibility in the matter!”

65. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 317Hasan

    كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ قِرَاءَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِاللَّيْلِ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَرِيشِي

    “I used to hear the Qur’anic recitation of the Prophet ﷺ during the night while I was on my pallet.”

66. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 318Sahih

    رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ قَالَ فَقَرَأَ وَرَجَّعَ

    "I saw the Prophet ﷺ on his she-camel on the Day of Victory, and he was reciting: “We have surely given you a clear victory, so that Allah may forgive you your former and your latter sins [innafatahna la-kafat'han mubina li-yaghfira la-ka ’llahu ma taqaddama min dhanbi-ka wa ma ta’akhkhara].” (Al Qur'an 48:1-2) He recited in a quivering voice.”

67. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 319Weak

    مَا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيًّا إِلا حَسَنَ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنَ الصَّوْتِ وَكَانَ نَبِيُّكُمْ ﷺ حَسَنَ الْوَجْهِ حَسَنَ الصَّوْتِ وَكَانَ لا يُرَجِّعُ

    "Allah has not sent a Prophet unless he was endowed with a handsome face and a beautiful voice, and your Prophet ﷺ was endowed with a handsome face and a beautiful voice, and he did not chant in a quavering tone.”

68. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 320Hasan

    كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رُبَّمَا يَسْمَعُهَا مَنْ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِ

    : “The Qur’anic recitation of the Prophet ﷺ was sometimes heard by those in the chamber, while he was in the house.”

69. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 321Sahih

    أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي وَلِجَوْفِهِ أَزِيزٌ كَأَزِيزِ الْمِرْجَلِ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ

    "I came to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ while he was performing the ritual prayer, and his inner body [jauf] was producing a humming sound like the humming of the cauldron due to his weeping.”

70. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 322Sahih

    قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقَرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ قَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي فَقَرَأْتُ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ وَجِئِنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ عَيْنَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ تَهْمِلانِ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ told me: ‘Recite the Qur’an to me,’ so I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, shall I recite the Qur’an to you when it was to you that it was revealed?’ He said: ‘I like to hear it from someone other than myself,’ so I recited the Sura of the Women [Surat an-Nisa’] until the place that reads: And We bring you as a witness against these [wa ji'na bi-ka 'ala ha'ula'i shahida]' (Al-Qur'an; 4:41). Then I saw the eyes of Allah’s Messenger bathed in tears.”

71. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 323Hasan

    انْكسفَتِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمًا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي حَتَّى لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَنْفُخُ وَيَبْكِي وَيَقُولُ رَبِّ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لا تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ؟ رَبِّ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لا تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ؟ وَنَحْنُ نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ انْجَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَامَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ لا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلا لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا انْكَسَفَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللهِ

    "The sun was eclipsed one day in the era of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, so Allah’s Messenger ﷺ stood performing the ritual prayer, until he could hardly bow down, then he bowed down and could hardly raise his head, then he raised his head and could hardly prostrate himself, then he prostrated himself and could hardly raise his head, so he began to gasp and weep, saying: 'O my Lord, have You not promised me that You will not torment them while I am among them? O my Lord, have You not promised me that You will not torment them while they and we are appealing to You for forgiveness?' Then, once he had performed two cycles of ritual prayer, the sun became visible, so he stood up, praised Allah (Exalted is He) and extolled Him. Then he said: 'The sun and the moon are among the signs of Allah. They are not eclipsed because of someone’s death, nor because of his coming to life, so when they are eclipsed, you must seek refuge in the remembrance of Allah (Exalted is He)!'”

72. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 324Hasan

    أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ابْنَةً لَهُ تَقْضِي فَاحْتَضَنَهَا فَوَضَعَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَمَاتَتْ وَهِيَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَصَاحَتْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ فَقَالَ يَعْنِي ﷺ أَتَبْكِينَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَلَسْتُ أَرَاكَ تَبْكِي؟ قَالَ إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَبْكِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ رَحْمَةٌ إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ إِنَّ نَفْسَهُ تُنْزَعُ مِنْ بَيْنِ جَنْبَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ تعالى

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ took hold of a daughter of his who was dying, then embraced her and she died in his arms. Umm Aiman cried, so he, meaning the Prophet ﷺ, said: 'Are you weeping in the presence of Allah’s Messenger?’ She replied: 'Am I not seeing you weep?’ He said: 'I am not weeping. It is actually a mercy. The believer has every benefit in every situation. His soul is removed within him as he praises Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He)!'”

73. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 325Weak

    أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَبَّلَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ مَظْعُونٍ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي أَوْ قَالَ عَيْنَاهُ تَهْرَاقَانِ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ kissed 'Uthman ibn Maz'un when he was dead, and he was weeping." (or: “his eyes were shedding tears”).”

74. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 326Hasan

    شَهِدْنَا ابْنَةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ جَالِسٌ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَرَأَيْتُ عَيْيَنْهِ تَدمَعَانِ فَقَالَ أَفِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يُقَارِفِ اللَّيْلَةَ؟ قَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَنَا قَالَ انْزِلْ فَنَزَلَ فِي قَبْرِهَا

    “We saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, sitting on the tomb of a daughter of his, and I saw his eyes shedding tears. Then he said: 'Is there any man among you who has not had intercourse with his wife tonight?’ Abu Talha said: ‘I haven't!’ He told him: ‘Come down,’ so he came down into her tomb.”