The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer

1 بَابُ : الْعَمَلِ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: What is done at the beginning of the prayer

1 hadith (877 — 877)

2 بَابُ : رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ قَبْلَ التَّكْبِيرِ

Chapter: Raising the hands before saying the takbir

1 hadith (878 — 878)

3 بَابُ : رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ حَذْوَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ

Chapter: Raising the hands in level with the shoulders

1 hadith (879 — 879)

4 بَابُ : رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ حِيَالَ الأُذُنَيْنِ

Chapter: Raising the hands parallel to the ears

3 hadith (880 — 882)

5 بَابُ : مَوْضِعِ الإِبْهَامَيْنِ عِنْدَ الرَّفْعِ

Chapter: Location of the thumbs when raising the hands

1 hadith (883 — 883)

6 بَابُ : رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ مَدًّا

Chapter: Raising the hands, extended

1 hadith (884 — 884)

7 بَابُ : فَرْضِ التَّكْبِيرَةِ الأُولَى

Chapter: Obligation of the first takbir

1 hadith (885 — 885)

8 بَابُ : الْقَوْلِ الَّذِي يُفْتَتَحُ بِهِ الصَّلاَةُ

Chapter: The saying with which the prayer is begun

2 hadith (886 — 887)

9 بَابُ : وَضْعِ الْيَمِينِ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: Placing the right hand on the left hand during the prayer

1 hadith (888 — 888)

10 بَابُ : فِي الإِمَامِ إِذَا رَأَى الرَّجُلَ قَدْ وَضَعَ شِمَالَهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ

Chapter: If the Imam sees a man placing his left hand on his right

1 hadith (889 — 889)

11 بَابُ : مَوْضِعِ الْيَمِينِ مِنَ الشِّمَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: The location of the right hand on the left in prayer

1 hadith (890 — 890)

12 بَابُ : النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّخَصُّرِ، فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: The prohibition of putting one's hand on one's waist when praying

2 hadith (891 — 892)

13 بَابُ : الصَّفِّ بَيْنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: Standing with the feet together when praying

2 hadith (893 — 894)

14 بَابُ : سُكُوتِ الإِمَامِ بَعْدَ افْتِتَاحِهِ الصَّلاَةَ

Chapter: The Imam pausing after starting the prayer

1 hadith (895 — 895)

15 بَابُ : الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرَةِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ

Chapter: The supplication between the takbir and the recitation

1 hadith (896 — 896)

16 بَابُ : نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ

Chapter: Another supplication between the takbir and recitation

1 hadith (897 — 897)

17 بَابُ : نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ وَالدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ

Chapter: Another type of remembrance and supplication between the takbir and recitation

2 hadith (898 — 899)

18 بَابُ : نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ بَيْنَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ وَبَيْنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ

Chapter: Another kind of remembrance between the start of the prayer and the recitation

2 hadith (900 — 901)

19 بَابُ : نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ

Chapter: Another kind of remembrance after the takbir

1 hadith (902 — 902)

20 بَابُ : الْبَدَاءَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ السُّورَةِ

Chapter: Starting with Fatihatil-Kitab (The Opening of The Book) before another Surah

2 hadith (903 — 904)

21 بَابُ : قِرَاءَةِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Chapter: Reciting: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"

2 hadith (905 — 906)

22 بَابُ : تَرْكِ الْجَهْرِ بِـ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ }

Chapter: Not saying "In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful" Aloud

3 hadith (907 — 909)

23 بَابُ : تَرْكِ قِرَاءَةِ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } فِي فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ

Chapter: Not reciting "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" in Al Fatihah

1 hadith (910 — 910)

24 بَابُ : إِيجَابِ قِرَاءَةِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Chapter: The Obligation to recite Fatihatil-Kitab in the prayer

2 hadith (911 — 912)

25 بَابُ : فَضْلِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ

Chapter: The virtue of Fatihatil-Kitab

1 hadith (913 — 913)

26 بَابُ : تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ }

Chapter: The Interpretation of the saying of Allah, The Mighty and Sublime: And Indeed, "We have

4 hadith (914 — 917)

27 بَابُ : تَرْكِ الْقِرَاءَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا لَمْ يَجْهَرْ فِيهِ

Chapter: Not reciting behind the imam in prayers where he does not recite loudly

2 hadith (918 — 919)

28 بَابُ : تَرْكِ الْقِرَاءَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ

Chapter: Not reciting behind the imam in a rak'ah where he recites out loud

1 hadith (920 — 920)

29 بَابُ : قِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ الإِمَامُ

Chapter: Reciting Umm Al-Quran (Al Fatihah) behind the imam in rak'ahs where the imam recites out

1 hadith (921 — 921)

30 بَابُ : تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ }

Chapter: The interpretation of the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: So, when the Quran is

2 hadith (922 — 923)

31 بَابُ : اكْتِفَاءِ الْمَأْمُومِ بِقِرَاءَةِ الإِمَامِ

Chapter: The Imam's recitation is sufficient for the one who is following him

1 hadith (924 — 924)

32 بَابُ : مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ لِمَنْ لاَ يُحْسِنُ الْقُرْآنَ

Chapter: What recitation is sufficient for one who cannot recite Quran well

1 hadith (925 — 925)

33 بَابُ : جَهْرِ الإِمَامِ بِآمِينَ

Chapter: Imam saying Amin out loud

4 hadith (926 — 929)

34 بَابُ : الأَمْرِ بِالتَّأْمِينِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ

Chapter: The command to say Amin behind the Imam

1 hadith (930 — 930)

35 بَابُ : فَضْلِ التَّأْمِينِ

Chapter: The virtue of saying Amin

1 hadith (931 — 931)

36 بَابُ : قَوْلِ الْمَأْمُومِ إِذَا عَطَسَ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ

Chapter: What a person should say if he sneezes behind the Imam

2 hadith (932 — 933)

37 بَابُ : جَامِعِ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ

Chapter: Collection of what was narrated concerning the Quran

11 hadith (934 — 944)

38 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ

Chapter: Recitation in the two rak'ahs of Fajr

1 hadith (945 — 945)

39 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ بِـ { قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ } وَ { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ }

Chapter: Reciting: "Say: O you disbelievers" and "Say: He is Allah, (the) One" in the two rak'ahs

1 hadith (946 — 946)

40 بَابُ : تَخْفِيفِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ

Chapter: Making the two rak'ahs of Fajr brief

1 hadith (947 — 947)

41 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالرُّومِ

Chapter: Reciting (Surat) Ar-Rum in Subh

1 hadith (948 — 948)

42 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالسِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ

Chapter: Reciting between sixty and one hundred verses in Subh

1 hadith (949 — 949)

43 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِـ { ق }

Chapter: Reciting (Surah) Qaf in Subh

2 hadith (950 — 951)

44 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِـ { إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ }

Chapter: Reciting: "When the sun is wound round" in Subh

1 hadith (952 — 952)

45 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ

Chapter: Reciting Al Mua'awwidhatain in Subh

1 hadith (953 — 953)

46 بَابُ : الْفَضْلِ فِي قِرَاءَةِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ

Chapter: The virtue of reciting Al-Mu'awwidhatain

2 hadith (954 — 955)

47 بَابُ : الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ

Chapter: Recitation in Subh on Friday

2 hadith (956 — 957)

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