The Book of the Qiblah

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Qutaybah narrated to us: Al-Layth narrated to us from Ibn Ajlan, from Sa‘id Al-Maqburi, from Abu Salamah, from Aishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had a small mat that he spread out during the day and enclosed himself with at night to pray on it. People noticed and prayed when he prayed, with the mat between him and them. He said, 'Undertake as much good work as you are able, for Allah, Mighty and Sublime, does not tire of rewarding you until you tire. The deeds most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Sublime, are those done consistently, even if few.' Then he stopped praying in that place and did not return to it until Allah, Mighty and Sublime, took him in death. When he began a deed, he maintained it.

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Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Sa‘id ibn Al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, that someone asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about praying in a single garment. He said, 'Does every one of you have two garments?'

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Qutaybah narrated to us from Malik, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Umar ibn Abi Salamah, that he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment in the house of Umm Salamah, with its two ends over his shoulders.

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Qutaybah narrated to us: Al-Attaf narrated to us from Musa ibn Ibrahim, from Salamah ibn Al-Akwa, who said: I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, when I go hunting I have only a shirt on. May I pray in it?' He said, 'Fasten it around yourself, even with a thorn.'

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Ubaydullah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us from Sufyan, who said: Abu Hazim narrated to me from Sahl ibn Sa‘d, who said: Some men used to pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, tying their waist wraps like children. The women were told, 'Do not raise your heads until the men are fully seated.'

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Shu‘ayb ibn Yusuf informed us: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us: Asim informed us from Amr ibn Salamah, who said: When my people returned from the Prophet ﷺ, they said he had told them, 'Let the one of you who recites the Qur'an most lead you in prayer.' They called me and taught me how to bow and prostrate, and I began leading them in prayer. I had a torn cloak with a slit, and they would say to my father, 'Will you not cover your son's backside for us?'

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Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: Waki‘ informed us: Talhah ibn Yahya narrated to us from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, from Aishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray at night with me beside him while I was menstruating, and a garment of mine covered me, with part of it over the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

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Muhammad ibn Mansur narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us: Abu Az-Zinad narrated to us from Al-Araj, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'None of you should pray in a single garment with no part of it over his shoulders.'

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Qutaybah and Isa ibn Hammad (Zughbah) informed us from Al-Layth, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abu Al-Khayr, from Uqbah ibn Amir, who said: A silk farruj was presented to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He put it on and prayed in it. When he finished, he removed it forcefully, as though he disliked it, and said, 'This is not fitting for the Godfearing.'

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Ishaq ibn Ibrahim and Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id informed us—the wording is Qutaybah's—from Sufyan, from Az-Zuhri, from Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr, from Aishah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in a patterned garment. Then he said, 'Its patterns distracted me. Take it to Abu Jahm and bring me his plain woolen garment.'

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar informed us: Abdur-Rahman narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us from Awn ibn Abi Juhaifah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out wearing a red suit. He planted a short spear, prayed facing it, and dogs, women, and donkeys passed beyond it.

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Amr ibn Mansur informed us: Hisham ibn Abd Al-Malik narrated to us: Yahya ibn Sa‘id narrated to us: Jabir ibn Subh narrated to us: I heard Khilas ibn Amr say: I heard Aishah say: Abu Al-Qasim, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I shared one garment while I was menstruating. If anything from me got on him, he washed only what it had touched and no more, then prayed in that garment and returned to me. If anything from me got on him again, he did the same, washing no more than the affected place.

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Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Ala informed us: Khalid narrated to us: Shu‘bah narrated to us from Sulayman, from Ibrahim, from Hammam, who said: I saw Jarir urinate, then call for water, perform ablution, and wipe over his leather socks. He stood and prayed. When asked about this, he said, 'I saw the Prophet ﷺ do the same.'

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Amr ibn Ali narrated to us from Yazid ibn Zuray and Ghassan ibn Mudar; they said: Abu Maslamah narrated to us—his name was Sa‘id ibn Yazid, a trustworthy man from Basra. He said: I asked Anas ibn Malik, 'Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pray in sandals?' He replied, 'Yes.'

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Ubaydullah ibn Sa‘id and Shu‘ayb ibn Yusuf narrated to us from Yahya, from Ibn Jurayj, who said: Muhammad ibn Abbad informed me from Abdullah ibn Sufyan, from Abdullah ibn As-Sa'ib, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed on the day of the Conquest and placed his sandals to his left.