100 AUTHENTIC SUNAN! [PART 2] 16.Making du’a’ upon entering and leaving the masjid: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Humayd al-Saa’idee and Abu Usayd that the Prophet said: “When any of you enters the masjid, he should say, ‘O Allah, open the gates of Your Mercy for me,’ اللهُمَّاِفْتَحْلِيأَبْوابَرَحْمَتِكَ and when he leaves he should say, ‘O Allah, I ask you from Your Favour. اللهُمَّإِنّيأَسْأَلُكَمِِنْفَضْلِك‘“ [Muslim : 1952] 17.Praying behind a sutra [barrier]: It is narrated on the authority of Musa ibn Talhah on the authority of his father who said: the Prophet said: “If any of you places something in front of him, [at least] equal [in height] to the back of a saddle, he should pray without caring who passes [in front of him] on the other side of it.” [Muslim:1111] Note: A sutrah can be anything a person puts in front of himself while he is praying, such as a wall, or a long stick, and the such.The back of a saddle is approximately two thirds of a cubit in height [so the sutrah should be at least the same length]. 18.Sitting in al-iq’aa’ between the two prostrations:It is narrated on the authority of Abu Zubayr that he heard Tawus say: We asked Ibn ‘Abbas about al-iq’aa’ [1]. He said: “It is sunnah.” We said to him: “We find it hard upon the feet.” Ibn ‘Abbas said: “It is the sunnah of your Prophet .“ [Muslim: 1198] * al-iq’aa’ is to prop up the two feet and sit on the heels. It is done when sitting between two sajdahs (prostrations). 19.Sitting in the tawarruk [1] position in the second tashahhud: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Humayd al-Sa’di who said: “When the Prophet sat in the last rak’ah he would push his left foot forward, prop up his right foot, and sit on his buttock.” [al-Bukhari:828] * al-tawarruk is to rest the body, while sitting, on the left thigh; put the the left foot under the right leg, while setting the right foot upright; and support the body by grasping the left knee with the left hand. 20.Making lots of supplication before ending the prayer with ‘as-salamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullah’: It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abd-Allah ibn ‘Umar who said: “We used to when we were with the Prophet …he said, ‘Then let him be free to choose whatever supplication impresses him and supplicate with it.’” [al-Bukhari:835] 21.Performing the Sunan and regular non-obligatory prayers (rawaatib): It is narrated on the authority of Umm Habeeba that she said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say ‘There is no Muslim slave who prays twelve units of voluntary prayer besides the obligatory ones to Allah every day except that Allah builds for him a house in paradise‘” [Muslim:835] They are: two before fajr (dawn) prayers; four before zuhr (afternoon) prayers and two afterwards; two after maghrib (evening) prayer and two after ishaa` (night) prayers. 22.The Forenoon Prayer (Salaat al-Duhaa): It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr that the Prophetsaid “Every morning charity is due for every one of your joints: every tasbeeh (i.e. saying subhanallah) is charity; every tahmeed (i.e. saying al-hamdu-lillah) is charity; every tahleel (i.e. saying laa ilaaha illallah) is charity; every takbeer (i.e. saying Allahu akbar) is charity; every act of enjoining good is charity and every act of prohibiting evil is charity; and doing two units of prayer in the forenoon suffices all that.”[Muslim:1671] 23.The Night Prayer (Qiyam al-layl): It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah was asked what the best prayer is after the obligatory ones. He said: “The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the prayer in the middle of the night.”[Muslim: 2756] 24.The Witr (‘odd’) Prayer: It is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet said: “Make your last prayer at night an odd number”[Muslim: 998-1755] 25.Praying in shoes when pure: Anas ibn Maalik was asked, “Did the Prophet pray in his shoes? He said, “Yes.” [al-Bukhari: 386] 26.Praying in Masjid al-Qubaa`: It is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet used to go to Qubaa` riding and and by foot. Ibn Numayr* added: ‘Ubaydullaah narrated to us on the authority of Naafi’, “And he prayed two units of prayer there” [Agreed upon: 1194-3390] 27.Performing voluntary prayers in one’s house: It is narrated on the authority of Jaabir that he said the Messenger of Allah said: “If one of you has finished the prayer in his mosque, let him make a portion of his prayers for his home, as Allah will certainly put goodness in his home from his prayer.”[Muslim: 1822] 28.Prayer for divine guidance (Istikhaara): It is narrated on the authority of Jaabir bin ‘Abd-Allah that he said the Messenger of Allah used to teach us istikhaara like he used to teach us a chapter from the Quran” [Bukhari: 1162] 29.Sitting in prayer area after dawn prayers (fajr) until the sun rises: It is narrated on the authority of Jaabir bin Samra that he said the Prophet used to sit in his prayer area when he prayed fajr until the sun had rose well [Muslim: 1526] 30.Bathing on the day of Jumuah: It is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar that he said the Messenger of Allah said: “If one of you comes to Jumuah, let him have a bath.”[Agreed upon: 1951 & 977] 31.Going early to Jumuah prayer: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayra that he said the Messenger of Allah said: “When Friday comes, at each door of the mosque there are angels who write down the first ones to come to the mosque. The one who comes early is like who sacrificed a camel, then those who come after him are like one who sacrificed a cow, then one who sacrificed a horned ram, then one who sacrificed a chicken, then like one who offered an egg. Then when the imaam sits down they close their books and come to listen to the sermon.”[Agreed upon: 929 & 1964] 32.Seeking the hour of having one’s prayer answered on Jumuah day: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the day of Jumuah was mentioned and the Messenger of Allah said: “On this day there is a time when no Muslim stands and prays, asking Allah for something, but Allah will grant him it” – and he gestured with his hands to indicate how short that time is.[Agreed upon: 935 & 1969] 33.Going to the Eed prayer by one path and returning by another: It is narrated on the authority of Jaabir that he said: “The Messenger of Allah on Eed day used to differ paths” [al-Bukhari: 986] 34Funeral prayers (janaaza): It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah who said that the Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever attends a funeral until the prayer is offered has a qiraat, and whoever attends it until it is buried will have two qiraats.” It was asked: “What are the two qiraats?” He said, “Like two mountains.”[Muslim 2189] 35.Visiting graveyards: It is narrated on the authority of Buraydah who said that the Messenger of Allah said: “I used to prohibit you from visiting graves, so visit them now…”[Muslim 2260]
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