Prayer

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said al-Ansari thatal-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad told him that A'isha, the wife ofthe prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say inthe tashahhud, "Greetings, good words, prayers, pure actions belong toAllah. I testify that there is no god except Allah, alone withoutpartner, and I testify that Muhammad is the slave of Allah and HisMessenger. Peace be upon you, Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and Hisblessings. Peace be upon us and on the slaves of Allah who are salihun. Peace be upon you . "

"At-tahiyatu, at-tayibatu, as-salawatu, az-zakiyatu lillah. Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa'llah, wahdahula sharika llah wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu. As-salamu alayka ayyuha-n-nabiyyu wa rahmatu-llahi wa barakatuhu. As-salamu alayna wa ala ibadi-llahi's-salihin. As-salamu alaykum."

Yahya related to me from Malik that he asked Ibn Shihab and Nafi,the mawla of Ibn Umar, whether a man who joined an imam who hadalready done a raka should say the tashahhud with the imam in thesecond and fourth rakas, even though these were odd for him? Theysaid, "He should say tashahhud with him."

Malik said, "Thatis the position with us."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn AIqamafrom Malik ibn Abdullah as-Sadi that Abu Hurayra said, "The one whoraises his head and lowers it before the imam - his forelock is in thehand of a shaytan."

Malik said, concerning someone who forgotand raised his head before the imam in ruku or sujud, "The sunna ofthat is to return to bowing or prostrating and not to wait for theimam to come up. What he has done is a mistake, because the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The imam isappointed to be followed as a leader, so do not oppose him.' AbuHurayra said, 'The one who raises his head and lowers it before theimam - his forelock is in the hand of a shaytan.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ayyub ibn Abi Tamima as-Sakhtayani from Muhammad ibn Sirin from Abu Hurayra that the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished the prayerafter two rakas and Dhu'l-Yadayn said to him, "Has the prayer beenshortened or have you forgotten, Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "HasDhu'l-Yadayn spoken the truth?" The people said, "Yes," and theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stood andprayed the other two rakas and then said, "Peace be upon you." Then hesaid, "Allah is greater" and went into a sadja as long as his usualprostrations or longer. Then he came up and said, "Allah is greater"and went into a sajda as long as his usual prostrations or longer andthen came up.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Da'ud ibn al-Husayn that AbuSufyan, the mawla of Ibn Abi Ahmad, said that he heard Abu Hurayrasay, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,prayed asr and said the taslim after two rakas. Dhu'l-Yadayn stood upand said, 'Has the prayer been shortened, Messenger of Allah, or haveyou forgotten?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, stood up and completed what remained of the prayer, andthen, remaining sitting after saying the taslim, he made twoprostrations."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu Bakr ibnSulayman ibn Abi Hathma said, "I have heard that the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed two rakas ofone of the two day-ti me prayers, dhuhr or asr, and said the taslimafter two rakas. Dhu'sh-Shamalayn said to him, 'Has the prayer beenshortened, Messenger of Allah, or have you forgotten?' The Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The prayerhas not been shortened and I have not forgotten.' Dhu'shShamalaynsaid, 'It was certainly one of those, Messenger of Allah.' TheMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,approached the people and said, 'Has Dh u'sh-Shamalayn spoken thetruth?' They said, 'Yes, Messenger of Allah,' and the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, completed whatremained of the prayer, and then said, 'Peace be upon you.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyab, and from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman, the same as that.

Malik said, "Every forgetfulness which decreases from theprayer, prostrations for it come before the greeting, and everyforgetfulness which is an addition to the prayer, prostrations for itcome after the greeting."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibnYasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "If you are uncertain in the prayer and do not knowwhether you have prayed three or four rakas, then pray a raka and maketwo prostrations from the sitting position before the taslim. If theraka that you prayed was the fifth, then you make it even by these twosajdas, and if it was the fourth, then the two prostrations spiteShaytan."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Zaydfrom Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "If youare uncertain in the prayer, estimate what you think you haveforgotten of the prayer and repeat it, then do the two sajdas offorgetfulness from the sitting position."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Afif ibn Amr as-Sahmi thatAta ibn Yasar said, "I asked Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As and Kab alAhbar about someone who was uncertain in his prayer, and did not knowwhether he had prayed three or four rakas. Both of them said, 'Heshould pray another raka and then do two sajdas from the sittingposition.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar,when questioned about forgetfulness in the prayer, said, "If you thinkthat you have forgotten part of the prayer, then pray it."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from al-Araj thatAbdullah ibn Buhayna said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, prayed two rakas with us and then stoodwithout sitting and the people stood with him. When he had finishedthe prayerand we had seen him say the taslim, he said 'Allah isgreater' and did two sajdas from the sitting position and then saidthe taslim again."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hurmuz that Abdullah ibn Buhayna said, "The MessengerofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed dhuhr with usand he stood straight up after two rakas without sitting. When he hadfinished the prayer, he did two sajdas and then said the taslim afterthat."

Malik said, concerning someone who forgot in hisprayer and stood up after he had completed four rakas and recited andthen went into ruku and then, when he raised his head from ruku,remembered that he had already completed (his prayer), "He returns toa sitting position and does not do any sajda. If he has already doneone sajda I do not think he should do the other. Then when his prayeris finished he does two sajdas from the sitting position after sayingthe taslim."

Yahya related to me from Malik from AIqama ibn Abi AIqama fromhis mother that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, "Abu Jahm ibn Hudhayfa gave the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a fine stripedgarment from Syria and he did the prayer in it. When he had finishedhe said, 'Give this garment back to Abu Jahm. I lookedat its stripesin the prayer and they almost distracted me.' "

Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wore afine striped garment f rom Syria, and then gave it to Abu Jahm andtook a plain, rough, garment in return. Abu Jahm asked, "Messenger ofAllah! Why?" He said, "I looked at its stripes in the prayer."

Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that Abu Talha al-Ansari was praying in his garden when a wild pigeon flew in and beganto fly to and fro trying to find a way out. The sight was pleasing tohim and he let his eyes follow the bird for a time and then he wentback to his prayer but could not remember how much he had prayed. Hesaid, "A trial has befallen me in this property of mine." So he cameto the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,and mentioned the trial that had happened to him in his garden andsaid, "Messenger of Allah, it is a sadaqa for Allah, so dispose of itwherever you wish."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that aman from the Ansar was praying in a garden of his in Quff, one of thevalleys of Madina, during the date season and the palms' branches wereweighed down with fruit on all sides. He looked at them and what hesaw of their fruits amazed him. Then he went back to his prayer and hedid not know how much he had prayed. He said, "A trial has befallen mein this property of mine." So he went toUthman ibn Affan, who was thekhalifa at the time, and mentioned it to him and said, "It is sadaqa,so give it away in the paths of good." Uthman ibn Affan sold it forfifty thousand and so that property became known as the Fifty.