This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mosuli's Arabic book Al-Awamer wal Nawahi, which has been translated into Urdu by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnoaat.
① It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ، ولا هو يدافعه الأخبثان
"There is no prayer in the presence of food or when there is a need to urinate or defecate."
Reference: Muslim, Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer 869/67. Abu Dawood, Book of Purification 89. Musnad Ahmad, remainder of Musnad Al-Ansar 6/49, Hadith 24221.
② It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"None of you should pray in a state where he is pressing his buttocks together, that is, holding back urine or stool."
Reference: Muwatta, Book of the Call to Prayer 1/160, Hadith 50.
① Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrates from the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, who said:
إن الشيطان إذا سمع النداء بالصلاة أحال له ضراط حتى لا يسمع صوته فإذا سكت رجع فوسوس فإذا سمع الإقامة ذهب حتى لا يسمع صوته فإذا انتهت رجع فوسوس
"When Satan hears the call to prayer (Adhan), he passes gas and goes away so that he does not hear the voice of the Mu'adhdhin. When the Adhan ends, he returns and whispers evil suggestions. Then when he hears the Iqamah, he again goes away so that he does not hear its voice. When the Iqamah is completed, he returns and whispers evil suggestions."
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Adhan 608. Muslim, Book of Prayer 389/19.
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إذا أمن الإمام فأمنوا فإنه من وافق تأمينه تأمين الملائكة غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه
"When the Imam says Ameen, you should say Ameen, for whoever's Ameen coincides with the Ameen of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven."
Reference: Bukhari, Kitab al-Adhan 780. Muslim, Kitab al-Salat 410. Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Salat 935.
② Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud رضي الله عنه reports that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, when standing in prayer, would place his hands on our shoulders and say:
استووا ولا تختلفوا فتخلف قلوبكم ليلني منكم أولو الأحلام والنهى ثم الذين يلونهم ثم الذين يلونهم
"Line up properly, do not differ among yourselves, otherwise there will be discord in your hearts. Those among you who are knowledgeable should be near me, then those near them, then those near them."
Reference: Muslim, Kitab al-Salat 432. Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Salat 674. An-Nasa'i, Kitab al-Imamah 90/2.
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إذا قال الإمام: سمع الله لمن حمده فقولوا: أللهم ربنا ولك الحمد. فإنه من وافق قوله قول الملائكة غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه
When the Imam says "سمع الله لمن حمده" Allah hears the one who praises Him, then say: O our Lord! All praise is for You because whoever's words agree with the words of the angels, his previous sins are forgiven.
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Adhan 796. Muslim, Book of Prayer 409. Abu Dawood, Book of Prayer 848. Tirmidhi 267.
