'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA) bin al-As is reported to have said: Verily a person asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace and blessings be upon him) who amongst the Muslims was better. Upon this (the Holy Prophet) remarked: From whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed: Do not detest your fathers; he who detested his father committed infidelity.

It is reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace and blessing be upon him) observed: Allah does not shower His blessings from the heaven that in the morning a group of men disbelieve it (to be a blessing from Allah). Allah sends down rain, but they (the disbelievers) say: Such and such star (is responsible for that).

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed: By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, he who amongst the community of Jews or Christians hears about me, but does not affirm his belief in that with which I have been sent and dies in this state (of disbelief), he shall be but one of the denizens of Hell-Fire.

'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA) bin al-'As reported: Verily the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) recited the words of Allah, the Great and Glorious, that Ibrahim uttered. My Lord! Lo! They have led many of mankind astray:" But whoso followeth me, he verily is of me" (al-Qur'an, xiv. 35) and Jesus (peace be upon him) said:" If thou punisheth them, lo! They are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgiveth them-verily Thou art the Mighty, the Wise" (al-Qur'an, v 117). Then he raised his hands and said: O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah, and wept; so Allah the High and the Exalted said: O Gabriel (ؑ), go to Muhammad (though your Lord knows it fully well) and ask him: What makes thee weep? So Gabriel (ؑ) (peace be upon him) came to him and asked him, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) informed him what he had said (though Allah knew it fully well). Upon this Allah said: O Gabriel (ؑ), go to Muhammad any say: Verily We will please thee with regard to your Ummah and would not displease thee.

Humran, the freed slave of 'Uthman bin 'Affan, reported on the authority of 'Uthman bin 'Affan that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: He who performed ablution for prayer and performed it properly and then went (to observe) obligatory prayer and offered it along with people or with the congregation or in the mosque, Allah would pardon his sins.

'Abdullah bin Zaid bin 'Asim al-Mazini (RA) reported: He saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) perform the ablution. He rinsed his mouth then cleaned his nose, then washed his face three times, then washed his right hand thrice and then the other one, thrice. He then took fresh water and wiped his head and then washed his feet till he cleaned them.

Nu'aim bin 'Abdallah reported: He saw Abu Hurairah (RA) perform ablution. He washed his face and washed his hands up to the arms. He then washed his feet and reached up to the shanks and then said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: My people would come with bright faces and bright hands and feet on account of the marks of ablution, so he who can increase the lustre of his forehead (and that of his hands and legs) should do so.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: None of you must wash in standing water when he is in a state of Junub. And Abu Hurairah (RA) was asked how it was to be done; he said: It was to be taken out in handfuls.

This tradition is narrated by Abu Kuraib, Ibn Numair, Abu Tahir, Ibn Wahb, Yahya bin 'Abdullah bin Salim, Malik bin Anas, 'Amr bin Harith on the authority of Hisham bin 'Urwa, with the same chain of transmitters like one transmitted by Yahya bin Sa'id like the above-mentioned.

'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle (ﷺ) (may peace he upon him), reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put out from the mosque his head for me as he was in I'tikaf, and I washed it in the state that I was menstruating.

'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reported: Umm Habiba bin Jahsh who was the sister-in-law of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the wife of 'Abdul Rahman bin Auf, remained mustahada for seven years, and she, therefore, asked for the verdict of Shari'ah from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is not menstruation, but (blood from) a vein: so bathe yourself and offer prayer. 'A'isha said: She took a bath in the wash-tub placed in the apartment of her sister Zainab bin Jahsh, till the redness of the blood came over the water. Ibn Shihab said: I narrated it to Abu Bakr (RA) bin 'Abdul Rahman bin al-Harith bin Hisham about it who observed: May Allah have mercy on Hind! would that she listened to this verdict. By Lord, she wept for not offering prayer.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Apostle of Allah (صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) observed: Bathing is obligatory in case of seminal emission.

Ja'far bin 'Amr bin Umayya al-Damari reported on the authority of his father who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) take slices from goat's shoulder and then eat them. He was called for prayer and he got up, leaving aside the knife, and offered prayer but did not perform ablution.

Ibn 'Abbas reported it on the authority of Maimuana, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) , that the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) took a piece of goat's shoulder at her place, and then offered prayer but did not perform ablution.

This hadith has been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas on the authority of Maimuna the wife of the Apostle (ﷺ) , by another chain of transmitters.

Abu Rafi' reported: I testify that I used to roast the liver of the goat for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and then he offered praver but did not perform ablution.

This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When anyone amongst you utters Amin in prayer and the angels in the sky also utter Amin, and this (utterance of the one) synchronises with (that of) the other, all his previous sins are pardoned.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state).

'Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) reported that he saw 'Abdullah bin al-Harith observing the prayer and (his hair) was plaited behind his head. He ('Abdullah bin 'Abbas) stood up and unfolded them. While going back (from the prayer) he met Ibn 'Abbas and said to him: Why is it that you touched my head? He (Ibn 'Abbas) replied: (The man who observes prayer with plaited hair) is like one who prays with his hands tied behind.

This hadith has been narrated by Ja'far bin Rabi' with the same chain of transmitters. And in the narration transmitted by 'Amr bin al-Harith (the words are): "When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated, he spread out his arms so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible." And in the narration transmitted by al-Laith (the words are: "When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated, he spread his hands from the armpits so that I saw their whiteness."

Abu Zubair reported that he saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah praying in a single garment crossing its ends even though he had the garments, and Jabir said: He saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing like this.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I have been helped by terror (in the heart of the enemy); I have been given words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning; and while I was asleep I was brought the keys of the treasures of the earth which were placed in my hand.

Ubaidullah al-Khaulini reported: 'Uthman bin 'Affan listened to the opinion of the people (which was not favourable) when he rebuilt the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . Thereupon he said: You have not been fair to me for I have heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: He who built a mosque for Allah, the Exalted, Allah would build for him a house in Paradise. Bukair said: I think he (the Holy Prophet) said: While he seeks the pleasure of Allah (by building the mosque). And in the narration of Ibn 'Isa (the words are):" (a house) like that (mosque) in Paradise."

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When the supper is brought before you, and it is also the time to say prayer, first take food before saying evening prayer and do not hasten (to prayer, leaving aside the food).

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) along with his Companions happened to pass by a field in which onions were sown. The people stopped there and ate out of that, but some of them did not eat. Then they (Prophet's Companions) went to him. He (first) called those who had not eaten the onions and kept the others (who had taken onions) waiting till its odour vanished.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The devil takes to his heels breaking wind when the prayer begins. and the rest is the same but with this addition:" He (the devil) makes him think of pleasant things (or things productive of enjoyment) and of the things wished for, and reminds him of such needs which he had forgotten."

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Abual-Rahman al-Araj on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) .

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When it is a hot day, (delay) the prayer till the extreme heat passes away, for the intensity of heat is from the exhalation of Hell.

This hadith that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to offer the afternoon prayer like the one narrated above has been transmitted by Anas bin Malik (RA) by another chain of transmitters.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in the afternoon prayer. When he completed it, a person from Bani Salama came to him and said: Messenger of Allah, we intend to slaughter our camel and we are desirous that you should also be present there (on this occasion). He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the person) went and we also went along with him and we found that the camel had not been slaughtered yet. Then it was slaughtered, and it was cut into pieces and then some of those were cooked, and then we ate (them) before the setting of the sun. This hadith has also been narrated by another chain of transmitters.

'Abdullah relates on the authority of his father. He who missed his afternoon prayer it is as though he was deprived of his family and property.

Salim bin 'Abdullah (b. 'Umar) reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) observed the prayer of a traveller, i. e. two rak'ahs in Mina, and other places; so did Abu Bakr (RA) and 'Umar, and 'Uthman too observed two rak'ahs at the beginning of his caliphate, but he then completed four.

'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) , said that between the time when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished the 'Isha' prayer which is called 'Atama by the people, he used to pray eleven rak'ahs, uttering the salutation at the end of every two rak'ahs, and observing the Witr with a single one. And when the Mu'adhdhin had finished the call (for the) dawn prayer and he saw the dawn clearly and the Mu'adhdhin had come to him, he stood up and prayed two short rak'ahs. Then he lay down on his right side till the Mu'adhdhin came to him for lqama.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar reported: A man stood up and said. Messenger of Allah, how is the night prayer? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The night prayer consists of pairs, but if you apprehend the rise of dawn, make it odd number by observing one rak'ah.

Ibn Abbas (RA) reported: I slept (one night) in the house of Maimuna, the wife of the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) , and the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) was with her that night. He (after sleeping for half of the night got up and) then performed ablution and then stood up and observed prayer. I too stood on his left side. He took hold of me and made me stand on his right side. He (the Holy Prophet) observed thirteen rak'ahs on that night. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then slept and snored and it was a habit with him to snore while sleeping. The Mu'adhdbin then came to him (to inform him about the prayer). He then went out and observed prayer without performing ablution. ('Amr said: Bukair bin Ashajj had narrated it to me )

This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters with words:" As He listens to a Prophet (ﷺ) reciting the Qur'an in a sweet voice."

'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent a man in charge of an expedition and he would recite for his Companions during their prayer, ending (recitation) with:" Say, He is God, One." When they returned mention was made of it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . He (the Holy Prophet) told them to ask him why he had done like that. So they asked him and he said: Verily, it is an attribute of the Compassionate One, and (for this reason) I love to recite it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) thereupon said: Inform him that Allah loves him.

Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, reported that 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, 'Abdul Rahman bin Azhar, al-Miswar bin Makhrama sent him to 'A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) , telling him to give her their greetings, and ask her about the two rak'ahs after the afternoon prayer, (for)" we have heard that you observe them whereas it has been conveyed to us that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited their observance." Ibn 'Abbas said: I along with 'Umar bin al-Khattab dissuaded people to do so (to observe two rak'ahs of prayer). Kuraib said: I went to her ('A'isha) and conveyed to her the message with which I was sent. She said: (Better) ask Umm Salamah. So I went to them (those who had sent him to Hadrat 'A'isha) and informed them about what she had said. They sent me back to Umm Salamah with that with which I was sent to 'A'isha. Umm Salamah said: I beard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibiting them, and then afterwards I saw him observing them. And when he observed them (two rak'ahs) he had already observed the 'Asr prayer. Then he (the Holy Prophet) came, while there were with me ladies of Banu Haram, a tribe of the Ansar and he (the Holy Prophet) observed them (the two rak'ahs). I sent a slave-girl to him asking her to stand by his side and say to him that Umm Salamah says: Messenger of Allah, I heard you prohibiting these two rak'ahs, whereas I saw you observing them; and if he (the Holy Prophet) points with his hand (to wait), then do wait. The slave-girl did like that. He (the Holy Prophet) pointed out with his hand and she got aside and waited, and when he had finished (the prayer) he said: Daughter of Abu Umayya. you have asked about the two rak'ahs after the 'Asr prayer. Some people of 'Abu al-Qais came to me for embracing Islam and hindered me from observing the two rak'ahs which come after the noon prayer. So those are the two I have been praying.