Hadith: A Brief Introduction
1. Obeying the Prophet صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ and following him
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Hashr 59:7
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُوْلُ فَخُذُوْهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوْا
“And whatever the Messenger has given you – take it; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from it.”[1]
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Ale Imran 3:31
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Ale Imran 3:31
قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّوْنَ اللّهَ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللّهُ
وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ وَاللّهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ وَاللّهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
“Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."”
2. The best ‘Hadith’: The words of Allah
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah Az-Zumr 39:23
اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيْثِ كِتَابًا
“Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration.”
3. The ‘Hadith’ : The words of Allah’s Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Allah says in the Qur’an in Surah At-Tahreem 66:3
وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيْثًا
“And [remember] when the Prophet confided to one of his wives a statement.”
4. ‘Al-Hadith’: In the words of Allah’s Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Abu Hurairah رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
قِيْلَ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
َقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَأَنْ لَا يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيْثِ أَحَدٌ أَوَّلُ مِنْكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ
َلَى الْحَدِيْثِ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ خَالِصًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ أَوْ نَفْسِهِ
َقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَأَنْ لَا يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيْثِ أَحَدٌ أَوَّلُ مِنْكَ لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ
َلَى الْحَدِيْثِ أَسْعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ خَالِصًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ أَوْ نَفْسِهِ
He said, “O Allah's Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ! Who will be the luckiest person who will gain your intercession on the Day of Resurrection?” Allah's Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: ‘O Abu Huraira! I have thought that none will ask me about it before you as I know your longing for the (learning of) Hadith. The luckiest person who will have my intercession on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.”
[NARRATED BY ABU HURAIRAH رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ ; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE) 1: 98[2], ALSO IN MUSNAD AHMED AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 967]
5. ‘Al-Hadith’: In the words of the companions.
Abu Qatadah رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
الرُّؤْيَا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ
فَلْيَنْفِثْ حِيْنَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَتَعَوَّذْ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَضُرُّهُ
وَقَالَ أَبُوْ سَلَمَةَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَرَى الرُّؤْيَا أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ الْجَبَلِ
فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ سَمِعْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيْثَ فَمَا أُبَالِيْهَا
فَلْيَنْفِثْ حِيْنَ يَسْتَيْقِظُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَتَعَوَّذْ مِنْ شَرِّهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَضُرُّهُ
وَقَالَ أَبُوْ سَلَمَةَ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَرَى الرُّؤْيَا أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ الْجَبَلِ
فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ سَمِعْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيْثَ فَمَا أُبَالِيْهَا
“I heard the Prophet صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ saying, “A good vision is from Allah and a bad dream (hulm) is from the satan; so if one of you sees anything (in a dream which he dislikes, he should spit on his left side thrice and seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and then it will never harm him. Abu Salama said: I used to see dreams weighing more heavily upon me than a mountain; but since I heard this hadith I don't care for it (its burden).”
[NARRATED BY ABU QATADAH رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SIMILARLY IN SAHEEH MUSLIM (THE BOOK OF VISION (KITAB AL-RUYA)): 5616[3]]
6. ‘Al-Hadith’: In the terminology
اَلْحَدِيْثُ مَا ذُكِرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ :قَوْلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ أَوْ تَقْرِيْرٍ أَوْ صِفَةٍ خَلْقِيَّةٍ أِوْ خُلُقِيَّةٍ أَوْ سِيْرَةٍ سَوَآءً كَانَ قَبْلَ الْبِعْثَةِ أَوْ بَعْدَهَا.
“Hadith is anything that is mentioned about Allah’s Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ from: Speech, Action, Approval, Description of the physical characteristics or manners or biography; be it before the prophet hood or after that.”
[RECORDED IN AS-SUNNAH WA MAKAANATUHA FIT- TASHREE-AL-ISLAMI: PG.47]
7. Al-Hadith’: In the terms of Al-Usooliyyin (Islamic Jurisprudence)
مَا نُقِلَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ فِعْلِ أَوْ تَقْرِيْرٍ.
“Whatever is taken from the Speech, Action, and Approval of Allah’s Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .”
[RECORDED IN AS-SUNNAH WA MAKAANATUHA FIT- TASHREE-AL-ISLAMI: PG.47]
1. The Speech
Ibn Umar رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما narrated,
بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ
وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيْتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَالْحَجِّ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ
وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيْتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَالْحَجِّ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ
“Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger.
2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity).
4. To perform Hajj. (I.e. Pilgrimage to Makkah)
5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.”
[NARRATED BY IBN UMAR رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF BELIEF) 1:7, SAHEEH MUSLIM, MUSNAD AHMED, TIRMIDHI, NASAI, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 2840]
2. The Action
Aishaرَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا narrated,
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيْفَتَيْنِ بَيْنَ النِّدَاءِ وَالْإِقَامَةِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ
“The Prophet صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used to offer two light Rakaat between the Adhan and the Iqama of the Fajr prayer.”
[NARRATED BY AISHA رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI ( THE BOOK CALL TO PRAYERS (ADHAAN)) 1:593; ALSO IN SAHEEH MUSLIM. ABU DAWUD, TIRMIDHI, NASAI, IBN MAJAH, DAARMI]
3. The Approval
Qais bin Amr رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
رَأَى رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةُ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَانِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ صَلَّيْتُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهُمَا
فَصَلَّيْتُهُمَا الْآنَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم
فَصَلَّيْتُهُمَا الْآنَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم
“The Messenger of Allah صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ saw a person praying after the congregational prayer at dawn was over. The Messenger of Allah صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: There are two rak'ahs of the dawn prayer (i.e. the prescribed rak'ahs). The man replied: I did not pray the two rak'ahs before the dawn prayer. Hence I offered them now. The Messenger of Allah صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ kept silent.”
[NARRATED BY QAIS BIN AMR رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ ; RECORDED IN ABU DAWUD (THE BOOK OF PRAYER), 4:1262[4], ALSO IN TIRMIDHI, IBN MAJAH, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH ABU DAWUD 1128]
4. Description of his صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ physical characteristics
Anas رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
مَا مَسِسْتُ حَرِيْرًا وَلَا دِيْبَاجًا أَلْيَنَ مِنْ كَفِّ النَّبِيِّ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَا شَمِمْتُ رِيْحًا قَطُّ أَوْ عَرْفًا قَطُّ أَطْيَبَ مِنْ رِيْحِ أَوْ عَرْفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
“I have never touched silk or Dibaj (i.e. thick silk) softer than the palm of the Prophet صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ nor have I smelt a perfume nicer than the sweat of the Prophet صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ ; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF VIRTUES AND MERITS OF THE PROPHET (PBUH) AND HIS COMPANIONS) 4:761, SAHEEH MUSLIM, ABU DAWUD, TIRMIDHI, NASAI, IBN MAJAH, MUSNAD AHMED, AND DAARMI]
5. Description of his صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ nature
Anas Bin Malik رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
كَانَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ خُلُقًا
“The Messenger of Allah صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ was the best among people in character.”
[NARRATED BY ANAS BIN MALIK رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF GOOD MANNERS AND FORM (AL-ADAB)) 8: 222, ALSO IN TIRMIDHI, ABU DAWUD, IBN MAJAH, MUSNAD AHMED]
6. Biography
Hammam رحمه الله narrated that I heard Ammarرَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ saying...
رَأَيْتُ رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا مَعَهُ إِلَّا خَمْسَةُ أَعْبُدٍ وَامْرَأَتَانِ وَأَبُوْ بَكْرٍ
“I saw Allah's Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ and there was none with him but five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr (i.e. those were the only converts to Islam then).”
[NARRATED BY HAMMAM رحمه الله RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, (BOOK OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET) 5:12]
Aishaرَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا narrated,
لَمْ يَتَزَوَّجِ النَّبِيُّ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى خَدِيْجَةَ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ
“Allah’s Messenger صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم did not marry any other woman till Khadija’s death.”
[NARRATED BY AISHAرَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM (THE BOOK PERTAINING TO THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS رضي الله عنهم OF THE HOLY PROPHET صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (KITAB AL-FADA'IL AS-SAHABAH)): 5975]
7. Before Prophethood
Anas Bin Malik رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيْلُ وَهُوَ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ فَأَخَذَهُ فَصَرَعَهُ فَشَقَّ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ الْقَلْبَ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ مِنْهُ عَلَقَةً فَقَالَ هَذَا حَظُّ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْكَ
ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ فِي طَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ لَأَمَهُ ثُمَّ أَعَادَهُ فِي مَكَانِهِ
وَجَاءَ الْغِلْمَانُ يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ يَعْنِي ظِئْرَهُ فَقَالُوْا إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ قُتِلَ فَاسْتَقْبَلُوْهُ وَهُوَ مُنْتَقِعُ اللَّوْنِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْئِي أَثَرَ ذَلِكَ الْمِخْيَطِ فِي صَدْرِهِ
ثُمَّ غَسَلَهُ فِي طَسْتٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بِمَاءِ زَمْزَمَ ثُمَّ لَأَمَهُ ثُمَّ أَعَادَهُ فِي مَكَانِهِ
وَجَاءَ الْغِلْمَانُ يَسْعَوْنَ إِلَى أُمِّهِ يَعْنِي ظِئْرَهُ فَقَالُوْا إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ قُتِلَ فَاسْتَقْبَلُوْهُ وَهُوَ مُنْتَقِعُ اللَّوْنِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرْئِي أَثَرَ ذَلِكَ الْمِخْيَطِ فِي صَدْرِهِ
“Jibreel came to the Messenger of Allah صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمwhile he was playing with his playmates. He took hold of him and lay him prostrate on the ground and tore open his breast and took out the heart from it and then extracted a blood-clot out of it and said: That was the part of Satan in you. And then he washed it with the water of Zamzam in a golden basin and then it was joined together and restored to its place. The boys came running to his mother, i. e. his nurse, and said: Verily Muhammad has been murdered. They all rushed towards him (and found him all right) His color had changed”. Anas رَضِي اللهُ عَنْه said, “I myself saw the marks of the needle on his breast”.
[NARRATED BY ANAS BIN MALIK رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ ; RECORDED IN SAHEEH MUSLIM (THE BOOK OF FAITH (KITAB AL-IMAN)): 311,]
8. The Hadith which will be considered as ‘Hadith of Speech’
Anas رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
الْحَجَرُ الْأَسْوَدُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ .
“The Black stone is from Paradise.”
[NARRATED BY ANAS رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ ; RECORDED IN MUSNAD AHMED, ALSO NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما RECORDED IN NASAI, AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI IN SAHEEH AL JAAMI 3174]
Ibn Abbas رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما narrated,
( الَّذِيْنَ بَدَّلُوْا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ كُفْرًا ) قَالَ هُمْ وَاللَّهِ كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ
“Regarding the Statement of Allah:--"Those who have changed Allah's Blessings for disbelief..." (14.28) The people meant here by Allah are the infidels of Quraish.”
Amr ibn Dinaar Al Asram رحمه الله a sub narrator said,
هُمْ قُرَيْشٌ وَمُحَمَّدٌ e نِعْمَةُ اللَّهِ ( وَأَحَلُّوْا قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ ) قَالَ النَّارَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ .
"Those are (the infidels of) Quraish and Muhammad صَلىَّ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ is Allah's Blessing.” Regarding Allah's Statement:"..and have led their people into the house of destruction? (14.29) Ibn 'Abbas said, "It means the Fire they will suffer from (after their death) on the day of Badr."”
[NARRATED BY IBN ABBAS رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُما RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (MILITARY EXPEDITIONS LED BY THE PROPHET (PBUH) (AL-MAGHAAZI)) 5:315]
Aishaرَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا narrated,
أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ (لَا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ )
فِي قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لَا وَاللَّهِ وَبَلَى وَاللَّهِ .
فِي قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لَا وَاللَّهِ وَبَلَى وَاللَّهِ .
“This Verse: "Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths." (5.89) was revealed about a man's statement (during his talk), "No, by Allah," and "Yes, by Allah."
[NARRATED BY AISHA رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (PROPHETIC COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'AN (TAFSEER OF THE PROPHET صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) 6:137, ALSO IN ABU DAWUD, MUWATTA]
9. The Hadith which will be considered as ‘Hadith of action’
Al-Aswad رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
كَانَ آخِرُ أَذَانِ بِلَالٍ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ .
“The ending of Bilal’s Adhaan was ‘Allah is the greatest’, ‘Allah is the greatest’; there is no god worthy of worship except Allah.”
[NARRATED BY AL-ASWAD رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ ; RECORDED IN NASAI (THE BOOK OF ADHAN): CHAPTER: END OF THE ADHAN; AUTHENTICATED (SAHEEH) BY ALBANI]
Naafi` رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ narrated,
أَنَّ عَبْدَاللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ الرَّكْعَةِ وَالرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْوِتْرِ
حَتَّى يَأْمُرَ بِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ .
حَتَّى يَأْمُرَ بِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ .
“That 'Abdullah bin 'Umar used to say Taslim between (the first) two Rakat and (the third) odd one in the Witr prayer, when he wanted to attend to a certain matter (during that interval between the Rakat).”
[NARRATED BY NAAFAI رَضِي اللهُ عَنْه ; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF WITR PRAYER) 2:105]
10. The Hadith which will be considered as ‘Hadith of Approval’
Muaazahرَضِي اللهُ عَنْها narrated, I asked to Aishaرَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُا ,
مَا بَالُ الْحَائِضِ تَقْضِي الصَّوْمَ وَلَا تَقْضِي الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَتْ أَحَرُوْرِيَّةٌ أَنْتِ قُلْتُ لَسْتُ بِحَرُوْرِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَسْأَلُ قَالَتْ كَانَ يُصِْيبُنَا ذَلِكَ فَنُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّوْمِ وَلَا نُؤْمَرُ بِقَضَاءِ الصَّلَاةِ.
“What is the reason that a menstruating woman completes the fasts (that she abandons during her monthly course). But she does not complete the prayers? She (Hadrat 'A'isha) said: Are you a Haruriya? I said: I am not a Haruriya, but I simply want to inquire. She said: We passed through this (period of menstruation), and we were ordered to complete the fasts, but were not ordered to complete the prayers.”
[NARRATED BY MUAAZAH رَضِي اللهُ عَنْها; RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI, SAHEEH MUSLIM (THE BOOK OF MENSTRUATION (KITAB AL-HAID)): 662, ALSO IN ABU DAWUD, TIRMIDHI, NASAI, IBN MAJAH, MUSNAD AHMED, AND DAARMI]
Jabir Bin Abdullah رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُم narrated,
كُنَّا إِذَا صَعِدْنَا كَبَّرْنَا وَإِذَا نَزَلْنَا سَبَّحْنَا .
“Whenever we went up a place we would say, "Allahu--Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greatest)", and whenever we went down a place we would say, "Subhan Allah."
[NARRATED BY JABIR BIN ABDULLAH رَضِي اللهُ عَنْهُ RECORDED IN SAHEEH BUKHARI (THE BOOK OF ‘FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE OF ALLAH’ (JIHAAD)) 4: 236]
[1] The Qur’an translation quoted is from the English translation by Saheeh International, available in print by Al-Qaasim Publishing House, also available on the internet atwww.islamsmessage.com
[2] All References from Saheeh Bukhari are from the English translation by Muhammed Mohsin Khan (9 volumes) printed by Kitaab Bhavan also available on the internet atwww.islamsmessage.com
[3] All References from Saheeh Muslim are from the English translation by Abdul Hamid Siddiqi (4 volumes with continuous numbering) printed by Kitaab Bhavan also available on the internet at www.islamsmessage.com
[4] All References from Sunan Abu Dawood are from the English translation by Ahmad Hasan (3 volumes with continuous numbering) printed by Kitaab Bhavan.
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