الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الصلاةBook of Prayer
بَابٌ فِي فَضْلِ انْتِظَارِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالسَّعْيِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ
Chapter on the Virtue of Waiting for Prayer and Going to the Mosques
Hadith 1035
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْروِ (بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا) صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَعَقَّبَ مَنْ عَقَّبَ وَرَجَعَ مَنْ رَجَعَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَقَدْ كَادَ يَحْسِرُ ثِيَابَهُ عَنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: ((أَبْشِرُوا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، هَٰذَا رَبُّكُمْ قَدْ فَتَحَ بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِ السَّمَاءِ يُبَاهِي بِكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ، يَقُولُ: هَٰؤُلَاءِ عِبَادِي قَضَوْا فَرِيضَةً وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أُخْرَى))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We performed the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then those who were to sit remained seated and those who were to leave went back. Suddenly, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and it was as if he was about to lift his garment from his knees, and he said: O assembly of Muslims! Rejoice, this is your Lord, He has opened one of the gates of the heavens and, boasting to the angels because of you, said: These are My servants, they have performed one obligatory act and are waiting for another obligatory act.
Hadith 1036
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ بِنَحْوِهِ وَفِيهِ قَالَ) فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَثُورَ النَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ فَجَاءَ وَقَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ رَافِعًا إِصْبَعَهُ هَٰكَذَا وَعَقَدَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ السَّبَّابَةِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: ((أَبْشِرُوا، (فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ وَفِيهِ) يَقُولُ: مَلَائِكَتِي! انْظُرُوا إِلَى عِبَادِي أَدَّوْا فَرِيضَةً وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أُخْرَى))
. (Second chain) There is a similar narration, except that in it: Before the people hurriedly gathered for the ‘Isha prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, while he was out of breath and had raised his finger in this manner. Then he tied a knot of twenty-nine to clarify the situation, and he pointed towards the sky with his index finger and said: Rejoice, ... mentioned the matter as in the previous hadith ... Allah Almighty says: O My angels! Look at My servants, they have performed one obligation and are waiting for another.
Hadith 1037
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مُنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ كَفَارِسٍ اشْتَدَّ بِهِ فَرَسُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَلَى كَشْحِهِ تُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّهِ مَالَمْ يُحْدِثْ أَوْ يَقُومُ وَهُوَ فِي الرِّبَاطِ الْأَكْبَرِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The example of one who waits for the next prayer after performing a prayer is like that of a horseman whose horse carries him swiftly towards his enemy in the path of Allah. As long as this person waiting does not lose his ablution, the angels continue to pray for mercy upon him, while that person is in the state of the greatest ribat (spiritual vigilance).
Hadith 1038
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يَرْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ وَيُكَفِّرُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا، إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ فِي الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ))
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not guide you to such deeds by which Allah elevates ranks and erases sins? (Those deeds are:) Completing ablution thoroughly even in disliked conditions, taking many steps towards the mosques, and waiting for the next prayer after performing one prayer.
Hadith 1039
وَعَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((كُلُّ خُطْوَةٍ يَخْطُوها إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ يُكْتَبُ لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةٌ وَيُمْحَى بِهَا عَنْهُ سَيِّئَةٌ))
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For every step that a servant takes towards prayer, one good deed is written for him and one sin is forgiven.
Hadith 1040
(وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مِنْ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهِ فَرِجْلٌ تَكْتَبُ حَسَنَةً وَالْأُخْرَى تَمْحُو سَيِّئَةً))
(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When any one of you leaves his house towards the mosque, for every step he takes, a good deed is written, and for the next step, a sin is erased.
Hadith 1041
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَا يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا دَامَ يَنْتَظِرُ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا وَلَا تَزَالُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ تُصَلِّي عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مَا دَامَ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ، تَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ مَا لَمْ يُحْدِثْ))، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ حَضَرَمَوْتَ: وَمَا ذَلِكَ الْحَدَثُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ، إِنْ فَسَا أَوْ ضَرَطَ
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person among you remains in prayer as long as he waits for the next prayer, and as long as a person (after performing the prayer) remains at his prayer place, the angels keep supplicating for mercy for him, saying: O Allah! Forgive him and have mercy on him, as long as he does not lose his ablution. A man from Hadhramaut said: Abu Hurairah! What is meant by ḥadath (i.e., losing ablution)? He replied: Indeed, Allah does not shy away from the truth; it means passing wind or breaking wind.
Hadith 1042
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهُ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar type of Prophetic hadith.
Hadith 1043
وَعَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُتَطَهَّرًا فَيُصَلِّي مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ الْأُخْرَى إِلَّا قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْهُ))
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among you leaves his house in a state of ablution and performs prayer with the Muslims, then sits in the same place of prayer waiting for the next prayer, the angels pray for him in this way: O Allah! Forgive him, O Allah! Have mercy on him.
Hadith 1044
عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدِ (السَّاعِدِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ جَلَسَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ يَنْتَظِرُ الصَّلَاةَ فَهُوَ فِي صَلَاةٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, after performing one prayer, waits for the next prayer in the same gathering, he is considered to be in prayer.
Hadith 1045
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: جَهَّزَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشًا لَيْلَةً حَتَّى ذَهَبَ نِصْفُ اللَّيْلِ أَوْ بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ: ((قَدْ صَلَّى النَّاسُ وَرَقَدُوا وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْتَظِرُونَ هَٰذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ، أَمَّا إِنَّكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا))
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prepared an army one night, until half the night had passed. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: Indeed, other people have prayed and gone to sleep, and you are waiting for this ‘Isha prayer. Beware! Surely, from the time you have been waiting for this prayer, you have been in prayer itself.
Hadith 1046
عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ: هَلِ اتَّخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَاتَمًا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، أَخَّرَ لَيْلَةً صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةَ إِلَى شَطْرِ اللَّيْلِ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ: ((النَّاسُ قَدْ صَلَّوْا وَقَامُوا وَلَمْ تَزَالُوا فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرْتُمُوهَا)) قَالَ أَنَسٌ: كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ الْآنَ إِلَى وَبِيصِ خَاتَمِهِ
Humaid says: It was asked from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore a ring. He said: Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once delayed the ‘Isha prayer until midnight. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished the prayer, he turned towards us, the Companions, and said: (The people of the other mosques) have performed this prayer and gone to sleep, but as long as you remained waiting for this prayer, you were in prayer. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is as if I am still looking at the shine of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) ring.
Hadith 1047
عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ((إِذَا تَطَهَّرَ الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ يَرْعَى الصَّلَاةَ كَتَبَ لَهُ كَاتِبَاهُ أَوْ كَاتِبُهُ بِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ يَخْطُوها إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ، وَالْقَاعِدُ يَرْعَى الصَّلَاةَ كَالْقَانِتِ وَيُكْتَبُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ مِنْ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a servant performs ablution and comes towards the mosque and waits for the prayer, then both the recording angels, or one of them, write ten good deeds for every step he takes towards the mosque. And the person who sits and waits is like one who is standing in prayer, and that person is counted among the worshippers from the time he leaves his house until he returns home.
Hadith 1048
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَنْ مَشَى إِلَى صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ وَهُوَ مُتَطَهَّرٌ كَانَ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ الْحَاجِّ الْمُحْرِمِ وَمَنْ مَشَى إِلَى سُبْحَةِ الضُّحَى كَانَ لَهُ كَأَجْرِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ، وَصَلَاةٌ عَلَى أَثْرِ صَلَاةٍ لَا لَغْوَ بَيْنَهُمَا كِتَابٌ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ)) وَقَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ: الْغُدُوُّ وَالرَّوَاحُ إِلَى هَٰذِهِ الْمَسَاجِدِ مِنَ الْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, being in a state of ablution, walks towards the obligatory prayer, for him is the reward of a pilgrim who has donned the ihram; and whoever goes to offer the Duha (forenoon) prayer, for him is the reward of one performing ‘Umrah. And one prayer after another, as long as there is no vain act between them, is a deed that is written in ‘Illiyyin. Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Going to these mosques in the morning and evening is among the acts of jihad in the way of Allah.
Hadith 1049
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ السَّائِلِينَ عَلَيْكَ وَبِحَقِّ مَمْشَايَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَخْرُجْ أَشَرًا وَلَا بَطَرًا وَلَا رِيَاءً وَلَا سُمْعَةً، خَرَجْتُ اتِّقَاءَ سَخَطِكَ وَابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُنْقِذَنِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَكَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ، وَأَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Whoever, while going out towards prayer, says these words: O Allah! I ask You by the right of those who ask of You, and by the right of my walking, that I have not come out in pride, arrogance, show, or seeking fame, but I have come out to save myself from Your anger and to seek Your pleasure. I ask You to save me from the Fire and forgive my sins, for surely none forgives sins except You. Then Allah Almighty appoints seventy thousand angels to seek forgiveness for that person, and Allah Himself turns towards that person with His Face until he finishes his prayer.
