Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

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Nasr bin Ali Al-Jahdami narrated to us: Yazid bin Zurai narrated to us: Hisham narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Anas bin Malik, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite Qunut in the Subh prayer and supplicate against one Arab tribe for a month; then he stopped.

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Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah narrated to us: Sufyan bin Uyaynah narrated to us, from Az-Zuhri, from Said bin Al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurairah, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his head from the Subh prayer, he said: O Allah, deliver Al-Walid bin Al-Walid, Salamah bin Hisham, Ayyash bin Abu Rabiah, and the oppressed in Makkah. O Allah, intensify Your force against Mudar, and bring upon them years like the years of Joseph.

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Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah and Muhammad bin As-Sabbah narrated to us: Sufyan bin Uyaynah narrated to us, from Mamar, from Yahya bin Abu Kathir, from Damdam bin Jaws, from Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded killing the two black creatures during prayer: the scorpion and the snake.

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Ahmad bin Uthman bin Hakim Al-Audi and Al-Abbas bin Jafar narrated to us: Ali bin Thabit Ad-Dahhan narrated to us: Al-Hakam bin Abdul-Malik narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Said bin Al-Musayyab, from Aishah, who said: A scorpion stung the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was praying. He said: May Allah curse the scorpion, for it spares neither one who is praying nor one who is not. Kill it in the lawful open territory and in the sanctuary.

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Muhammad bin Yahya narrated to us: Al-Haitham bin Jamil narrated to us: Mandal narrated to us, from Ibn Abu Rafi, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) killed a scorpion while he was praying.

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Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah narrated to us: Abdullah bin Numair and Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Ubaidullah bin Umar, from Khubaib bin Abdur-Rahman, from Hafs bin Asim, from Abu Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade two prayers: prayer after Fajr until the sun rises, and prayer after Asr until the sun sets.

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Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah narrated to us: Yahya bin Yala At-Taimi narrated to us, from Abdul-Malik bin Umair, from Qazah, from Abu Said Al-Khudri, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: There is no prayer after Asr until the sun sets, and no prayer after Fajr until the sun rises.

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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad bin Jafar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Qatadah. (Another chain) Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah narrated to us: Affan narrated to us: Hammam narrated to us: Qatadah narrated to us, from Abu Al-Aliyah, from Ibn Abbas, who said: Men of upright character testified before me, among them Umar bin Al-Khattab—and the most esteemed of them to me was Umar—that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There is no prayer after Fajr until the sun rises, and no prayer after Asr until the sun sets.

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Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah narrated to us: Ghundar narrated to us, from Shubah, from Yala bin Ata, from Yazid bin Talq, from Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Bailamani, from Amr bin Abasah, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked: Is there an hour more beloved to Allah than another? He said: Yes, the middle of the night. Pray as you wish until dawn appears. Then refrain until the sun rises and, once it looks like a shield, until it spreads out. Then pray as you wish until the upright post stands over its shadow. Then refrain until the sun passes its zenith, for Hell is stoked at midday. Then pray as you wish until you pray Asr. Then refrain until the sun sets, for it sets between the two horns of Satan, and rises between the two horns of Satan.

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Al-Hasan bin Dawud Al-Munkadiri narrated to us: Ibn Abu Fudaik narrated to us, from Ad-Dahhak bin Uthman, from Al-Maqburi, from Abu Hurairah, who said: Safwan bin Al-Muattal asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, I want to ask you about something you know and I do not. He said: What is it? He asked: Is there an hour in the night or day when prayer is disliked? He said: Yes. After you pray Subh, refrain from prayer until the sun rises, for it rises between the two horns of Satan. Then pray, for prayer is attended and accepted until the sun stands above your head like a spear. When it is above your head like a spear, refrain from prayer, for at that hour Hell is stoked and its gates are opened, until the sun passes away from your right brow. When it has declined, prayer is attended and accepted until you pray Asr. Then refrain from prayer until the sun sets.

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Ishaq bin Mansur narrated to us: Abdul-Razzaq informed us: Mamar informed us, from Zaid bin Aslam, from Ata bin Yasar, from Abu Abdullah As-Sunabihi, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The sun rises between the two horns of Satan—or he said: the two horns of Satan rise with it—and when it has risen high, he parts from it. When it is in the middle of the sky, he accompanies it. When it declines—or he said: passes its zenith—he parts from it. When it nears setting, he accompanies it, and when it sets, he parts from it. So do not pray during these three times.

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Yahya bin Hakim narrated to us: Sufyan bin Uyaynah narrated to us, from Abu Az-Zubair, from Abdullah bin Babaih, from Jubair bin Mutim, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: O Banu Abd Manaf, do not prevent anyone who circumambulates this House and prays at any hour of the night or day that he wishes.

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Muhammad bin As-Sabbah narrated to us: Abu Bakr bin Ayyash informed us, from Asim, from Zirr, from Abdullah bin Masud, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You may encounter people who pray outside the proper time. If you encounter them, pray in your homes at the time you know, then pray with them and count it as a voluntary prayer.

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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad bin Jafar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us, from Abu Imran Al-Jawni, from Abdullah bin As-Samit, from Abu Dharr, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: Pray each prayer at its proper time. If you come upon the imam leading them in prayer, pray with them, and you will have secured your prayer; otherwise, it is a voluntary prayer for you.

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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us: Abu Ahmad narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Mansur, from Hilal bin Yasaf, from Abu Al-Muthanna, from Abu Ubayy, the son of Ubadah bin As-Samit wife—that is, from Ubadah bin As-Samit—from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: There will be leaders whom various matters distract, and they will delay the prayer beyond its proper time. So make your prayer with them a voluntary prayer.

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Muhammad bin As-Sabbah narrated to us: Jarir informed us, from Ubaidullah bin Umar, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said concerning the fear prayer: The imam leads one group in prayer, and they perform one rakah, while another group stands between them and the enemy. Then the group that prayed the rakah with their commander withdraws and takes the place of those who have not prayed. Those who have not prayed then come forward and pray one rakah with their commander. Then their commander withdraws, having completed his prayer, and each of the two groups completes one rakah on its own. If the danger is more severe than that, then they pray on foot or riding. The narrator said: By one prostration, he meant one rakah.

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Muhammad bin Bashshar narrated to us: Yahya bin Said Al-Qattan narrated to us: Yahya bin Said Al-Ansari narrated to me, from Al-Qasim bin Muhammad, from Salih bin Khawwat, from Sahl bin Abu Hathmah, who described the fear prayer: The imam stands facing the qiblah. One group stands with him, and another group faces the enemy, facing toward the row. He leads the first group in one rakah; they complete their bowing and two prostrations on their own where they are. Then they go to the position of the others, who come and join him. He leads them in one rakah and performs two prostrations with them. Thus he has prayed two rakahs, while they have prayed one. Then they perform one more rakah and two prostrations. Muhammad bin Bashshar said: I asked Yahya bin Said Al-Qattan about this hadith, and he narrated it to me from Shubah, from Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Qasim, from his father, from Salih bin Khawwat, from Sahl bin Abu Hathmah, from the Prophet (ﷺ), with a report like Yahya bin Said narration. Yahya said to me: Write it beside it; I do not have the hadith by heart, but it is like Yahya report.

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Ahmad bin Abdah narrated to us: Abdul-Warith bin Said narrated to us: Ayyub narrated to us, from Abu Az-Zubair, from Jabir bin Abdullah, that the Prophet (ﷺ) led his Companions in the fear prayer. He led them all in bowing, then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the row nearest to him prostrated while the others stood. When he stood up, those others performed two prostrations on their own. Then the front row moved back to the place of the others, and the others moved forward to take the front row position. The Prophet (ﷺ) led them all in bowing, then he and the row nearest him prostrated. When they raised their heads, the others performed two prostrations. Thus all of them bowed with the Prophet (ﷺ), while one group performed two prostrations on its own. The enemy was toward the qiblah.

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Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Numair narrated to us: My father narrated to us: Ismail bin Abu Khalid narrated to us, from Qais bin Abu Hazim, from Abu Masud, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The sun and moon do not eclipse because of anyone death. When you see an eclipse, stand and pray.

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Muhammad bin Al-Muthanna, Ahmad bin Thabit, and Jamil bin Al-Hasan narrated to us: Abdul-Wahhab narrated to us: Khalid Al-Hadhdha narrated to us, from Abu Qilabah, from An-Numan bin Bashir, who said: The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He came out alarmed, dragging his garment, until he reached the mosque. He continued praying until the eclipse cleared. Then he said: Some people claim that the sun and moon are eclipsed only because of the death of a great person among the great. That is not so. The sun and moon are not eclipsed because of anyone death or life. When Allah manifests Himself to anything of His creation, it humbles itself before Him.