The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب الْمَسَاجِدِ وَمَوَاضِعِ الصَّلاَةِ
2باب ابْتِنَاءِ مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
Chapter: The construction of the Masjid of the Prophet (saws)
3باب تَحْوِيلِ الْقِبْلَةِ مِنَ الْقُدْسِ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ:
Chapter: Changing the qiblah from Al-Quds (Jerusalem) to the Ka`bah
4باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ بِنَاءِ الْمَسَاجِدِ عَلَى الْقُبُورِ وَاتِّخَاذِ الصُّوَرِ فِيهَا وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ اتِّخَاذِ الْقُبُورِ مَسَاجِدَ.
Chapter: The prohibition of building masajid over graves and placing images therein; and the prohibition of taking graves as masajid
5باب فَضْلِ بِنَاءِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَيْهَا:
Chapter: The virtue of building masajid and encouragement to do so
6باب النَّدْبِ إِلَى وَضْعِ الأَيْدِي عَلَى الرُّكَبِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَنَسْخِ التَّطْبِيقِ:
Chapter: The recommendation to place the hands on the knees when bowing, and the abrogation of tatbiq
7باب جَوَازِ الإِقْعَاءِ عَلَى الْعَقِبَيْنِ:
Chapter: The permissibility of squatting on the heels
8باب تَحْرِيمِ الْكَلاَمِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَنَسْخِ مَا كَانَ مِنْ إِبَاحَتِهِ:
Chapter: The prohibition of speaking during the prayer, and the abrogation of its former permissibility
9باب جَوَازِ لَعْنِ الشَّيْطَانِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ وَالتَّعَوُّذِ مِنْهُ وَجَوَازِ الْعَمَلِ الْقَلِيلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: The permissibility of cursing the Shaitan during prayer, and seeking refuge with Allah from him; and the permissibility of doing a few actions while in salat
10باب جَوَازِ حَمْلِ الصِّبْيَانِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: The permissibility of carrying children during prayer, and their garments are regarded as being pure until it is realized that they are impure. Few actions will not invalidate the prayer, and the same applies if several such actions are done but are done separately
11باب جَوَازِ الْخُطْوَةِ وَالْخُطْوَتَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: The permissibility of taking one or two steps while praying, and that is not disliked if done for a reason. The permissibility of the Imam praying in a place that is higher than the people praying behind him, if that is done for a reason, such as teaching them how to offer prayers, and other than that.
12باب كَرَاهَةِ الاِخْتِصَارِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: It is disliked to put the hands on the waist during the prayer
13باب كَرَاهَةِ مَسْحِ الْحَصَى وَتَسْوِيَةِ التُّرَابِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: It is disliked to smooth the pebbles or make the dirt level during salat
14باب النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْبُصَاقِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا:
Chapter: The prohibition of spitting in the masjid, during prayer and at other times. The prohibition of a praying person spitting in front of him or to his right
15باب جَوَازِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي النَّعْلَيْنِ:
Chapter: The permissibility of offering salat while wearing shoes
16باب كَرَاهَةِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي ثَوْبٍ لَهُ أَعْلاَمٌ:
Chapter: It is disliked to offer salat in a garment with markings
17باب كَرَاهَةِ الصَّلاَةِ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ أَكْلَهُ فِي الْحَالِ وَكَرَاهَةِ الصَّلاَةِ مَعَ مُدَافَعَةِ الأَخْبَثَيْنِ.
Chapter: It is disliked to offer salat in the presence of food that one wants to eat. It is disliked to offer salat while restraining the urge to relieve oneself, and so on
18باب نَهْيِ مَنْ أَكَلَ ثُومًا أَوْ بَصَلاً أَوْ كُرَّاثًا أَوْ نَحْوَهَا عَنْ حُضُورِ الْمَسْجِدِ:
Chapter: Prohibiting one who has eaten garlic, onions, or leeks, and other things that have an offensive odor from coming to the masjid, until that smell has gone away, and such a person should be expelled from the masjid
19باب النَّهْيِ عَنْ نَشْدِ الضَّالَّةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَا يَقُولُهُ مَنْ سَمِعَ النَّاشِدَ:
Chapter: The prohibition of making lost property announcements in the masjid, and what should be said by one who hears a person making such an announcement
20باب السَّهْوِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَالسُّجُودِ لَهُ:
Chapter: As-Sahw (forgetfulness) in prayer and prostrating to compensate for it
21باب سُجُودِ التِّلاَوَةِ:
Chapter: The prostration of recitation
22باب صِفَةِ الْجُلُوسِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَكَيْفِيَّةِ وَضْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ عَلَى الْفَخِذَيْنِ:
Chapter: The description of the sitting during the prayer, and how the hands are to be placed on the thighs
23باب السَّلاَمِ لِلتَّحْلِيلِ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ عِنْدَ فَرَاغِهَا وَكَيْفِيَّتِهِ:
Chapter: The salam to exit the prayer when one has finished and how it is done
24باب الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: The remembrance after the prayer
25باب اسْتِحْبَابِ التَّعَوُّذِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ:
Chapter: It is recommended to seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave, the punishment of hell, the trials of life and death, the tribulation of the Dajjal and from sin and debt between the tashah-hud and the taslim
26باب مَا يُسْتَعَاذُ مِنْهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: From what refuge is to be sought when in salat
27باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ وَبَيَانِ صِفَتِهِ:
Chapter: It is recommended to recite statements of remembrance after the prayer, and how that is to be done
28باب مَا يُقَالُ بَيْنَ تَكْبِيرَةِ الإِحْرَامِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ:
Chapter: What is to be said between the opening takbir and the recitation of the Qur’an
29باب اسْتِحْبَابِ إِتْيَانِ الصَّلاَةِ بِوَقَارٍ وَسَكِينَةٍ وَالنَّهْيِ عَنْ إِتْيَانِهَا سَعْيًا:
Chapter: It is recommended to come to prayers in a tranquil and dignified manner, and it is forbidden to come in a hasty manner
30باب مَتَى يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِلصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: When should the people stand up to pray?
31باب مَنْ أَدْرَكَ رَكْعَةً مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ تِلْكَ الصَّلاَةَ:
Chapter: The one who catches up with a rak`ah of the prayer, he has caught up with that prayer
32باب أَوْقَاتِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ:
Chapter: The times of the five prayers
33باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الإِبْرَادِ بِالظُّهْرِ فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ لِمَنْ يَمْضِي إِلَى جَمَاعَةٍ وَيَنَالُهُ الْحَرُّ فِي طَرِيقِهِ:
Chapter: The recommendation to delay Zuhr (until it has cooled down) in severe heat for one who finds it too hot in route to join the congregation
34باب اسْتِحْبَابِ تَقْدِيمِ الظُّهْرِ فِي أَوَّلِ الْوَقْتِ فِي غَيْرِ شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ:
Chapter: It is recommended to pray Zuhr at the beginning of its time when there is no intense heat
35باب اسْتِحْبَابِ التَّبْكِيرِ بِالْعَصْرِ:
Chapter: It is recommended to pray `Asr early
36باب التَّغْلِيظِ فِي تَفْوِيتِ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ:
Chapter: Stern warning against missing the `Asr prayer
37باب الدَّلِيلِ لِمَنْ قَالَ الصَّلاَةُ الْوُسْطَى هِيَ صَلاَةُ الْعَصْرِ:
Chapter: The evidence for those who say that “the middle prayer” is the `Asr prayer
38باب فَضْلِ صَلاَتَيِ الصُّبْحِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهِمَا:
Chapter: The virtue of the Subh and the `Asr prayers, and of maintaining them
39باب بَيَانِ أَنَّ أَوَّلَ وَقْتِ الْمَغْرِبِ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ:
Chapter: The beginning of the time for Maghrib when the sun sets
40باب وَقْتِ الْعِشَاءِ وَتَأْخِيرِهَا:
Chapter: The time of `Isha and delaying it
41باب اسْتِحْبَابِ التَّبْكِيرِ بِالصُّبْحِ فِي أَوَّلِ وَقْتِهَا وَهُوَ التَّغْلِيسُ وَبَيَانِ قَدْرِ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا:
Chapter: It is recommended to pray Subh early, at the beginning of its time, when it is still dark; and the length of recitation therein
42باب كَرَاهِيَةِ تَأْخِيرِ الصَّلاَةِ عَنْ وَقْتِهَا الْمُخْتَارِ وَمَا يَفْعَلُهُ الْمَأْمُومُ إِذَا أَخَّرَهَا الإِمَامُ:
Chapter: It is disliked to delay the prayers beyond their proper times, and what a person should do if the Imam delays the prayer
43باب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَبَيَانِ التَّشْدِيدِ فِي التَّخَلُّفِ عَنْهَا:
Chapter: The virtue of prayer in congregation, and clarifying the stern warning against staying away from it, and that it is fard kifayah
44باب يَجِبُ إِتْيَانُ الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى مَنْ سَمِعَ النِّدَاءَ:
Chapter: It is obligatory for the one who hears the call to prayer to come to the masjid
45باب صَلاَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْهُدَى:
Chapter: Prayer in congregation is one of the sunnah of guidance
46باب النَّهْيِ عَنِ الْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ إِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ:
Chapter: The prohibition of leaving the masjid once the Mu’adhdhin has called the Adhan
47باب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ وَالصُّبْحِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ:
Chapter: The virtue of praying `Isha and Subh in congregation
48باب الرُّخْصَةِ فِي التَّخَلُّفِ عَنِ الْجَمَاعَةِ بِعُذْرٍ:
Chapter: Concession allowing one to not attend the congregation if there is an excuse
49باب جَوَازِ الْجَمَاعَةِ فِي النَّافِلَةِ وَالصَّلاَةِ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ وَخُمْرَةٍ وَثَوْبٍ وَغَيْرِهَا مِنَ الطَّاهِرَاتِ:
Chapter: It is permissible to offer voluntary prayers in congregation, and to pray on hasir (palm-fiber mats), khumrah (small mats), cloth, and other pure things
50باب فَضْلِ صَلاَةِ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَانْتِظَارِ الصَّلاَةِ:
Chapter: The virtue of offering the obligatory prayers in congregation, the virtue of waiting for prayer and taking many steps towards the masjid, the virtue of walking to the masjid
51باب فَضْلِ كَثْرَةِ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ:
Chapter: The virtue of taking many steps to the masjid
52باب الْمَشْيُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ تُمْحَى بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَتُرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتُ:
Chapter: Walking to prayer erases sins and raises one in status
53باب فَضْلِ الْجُلُوسِ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ بَعْدَ الصُّبْحِ وَفَضْلِ الْمَسَاجِدِ:
Chapter: The virtue of sitting in one’s prayer place after Subh, and the virtue of the masajid
54باب مَنْ أَحَقُّ بِالإِمَامَةِ:
Chapter: Who is more entitled to lead the prayer
55باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الْقُنُوتِ فِي جَمِيعِ الصَّلاَةِ إِذَا نَزَلَتْ بِالْمُسْلِمِينَ نَازِلَةٌ:
Chapter: It is recommended to say qunut in all prayers if a calamity befalls the Muslims – and refuge is sought from Allah (regarding that). It is recommended to say qunut in Subh at all times. And the clarification that it is to be said after raising the head from bowing in the final rak`ah, and it is recommended to say it out loud
56باب قَضَاءِ الصَّلاَةِ الْفَائِتَةِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ تَعْجِيلِ قَضَائِهَا:
Chapter: Making up a missed prayer. And it is recommended to hasten to make it up
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