| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24595 | | Narrated Abdullah Bin Shaqiq: I asked Aisha about the voluntary prayers offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She replied: Before the noon prayer he would pray four rakahs in my house; then go out and lead the people in prayer; then return to my house and pray two rakahs. He would lead the people in the sunset prayer; then return to my house and pray two rakahs. Then he would lead the people in the night prayer; and enter my house and pray two rakahs. He would pray nine rakahs during the night; including witr prayer. At night he would pray for a long time standing and for a long time sitting. When he recited the Quran while standing; he would bow and prostrate himself from the standing position; and when he recited while sitting; he would bow and prostrate himself from the sitting position; and when dawn came he prayed two rakahs; then he would come out and lead the people in the dawn prayer. | The Chapter on Bowing In Prayers And Raising From Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on s Regarding The Voluntary And Sunnah Prayers in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24641 | | Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to AlAbbas Ibn AbdulMuttalib: Abbas; my uncle; shall I not give you; shall I not present to you; shall I not donate to you; shall I not produce for you ten things? If you act upon them; Allah will forgive you your sins; first and last; old and new; involuntary and voluntary; small and great; secret and open. These are the ten things: you should pray four rakahs; reciting in each one Fatihat AlKitab and a surah. When you finish the recitation of the first rakah you should say fifteen times while standing: Glory be to Allah; Praise be to Allah; There is no god but Allah; Allah is most great. Then you should bow and say it ten times while bowing. Then you should raise your head after bowing and say it ten times. Then you should kneel down in prostration and say it ten times while prostrating yourself. Then you should raise your head after prostration and say it ten times. Then you should prostrate yourself and say it ten times. Then you should raise your head after prostrating and say it ten times in every rakah. You should do that in four rakahs. If you can observe it once daily; do so; if not; then once weekly; if not; then once a month; if not; then once a year; if not; then once in your lifetime. | The Chapter on The Format Of Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Salat AtTasbih in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24684 | | Narrated Aisha: The Prophet ﷺ used to pray thirteen rakahs during the night. He would offer eight rakahs observing the witr with one rakah. Then he prayed the narrator Muslim said two rakahs after witr prayer in sitting position. When he wished to bow; he stood up and bowed. He used to pray two rakahs between the call to the dawn prayer and the iqamah. | The Chapter on Bowing In Prayers And Almasjid in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on On The Night Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24690 | | Narrated Aisha; Ummul Muminin: Zurarah Ibn Awuf a said that Aisha was asked about the midnight prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said: He used to offer his night prayer in congregation and then return to his family in his house and pray four rakahs. Then he would go to his bed and sleep; but the water for his ablution was placed covered near his head and his tooth-stick was also kept there until Allah awakened him at night. He then used the tooth-stick; performed ablution perfectly then came to the place of prayer and would pray eight rakahs; in which he would recite Surah AlFatihah; and a surah from the Quran as Allah willed. He would not sit during any of them but sit after the eighth rakah; and would not utter the salutation; but recite the Quran during the ninth rakah. Then he would sit and supplicate as long as Allah willed; and beg Him and devote his attention to Him; He would utter the salutation once in such a loud voice that the inmates of the house were almost awakened by his loud salutation. He would then recite Surah AlFatihah while sitting; bow while sitting; and then recite the Quran during the second rakah; and would bow and prostrate while sitting. He would supplicate Allah as long as He willed; then utter the salutation and turn away. This amount of prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ continued till he put a weight. During that period he retrenched two rakahs from nine and began to pray six and seven rakahs standing and two rakahs sitting. This continued till he died. | The Chapter on Bowing In Prayers And Alquran in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on On The Night Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24695 | | Narrated Aisha: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to observe the witr prayer with nine rakahs. Then he used to pray seven rakahs of witr prayer. He would pray two rakahs sitting after the witr in which he would recite the Quran sitting. When he wished to bow; he stood up and bowed and prostrated.Abu Dawud said: These two traditions have been transmitted by Khalid Bin Abdullah AlWasiti. In his version he said: Alqamah Bin Waqqas said: O mother; how did he pray the two rakahs ? He narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect. | The Chapter on Bowing In Prayers The Month Of Ramadan in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on On The Night Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24699 | | Narrated Fadl Bin Abbas: I spent a night with the Prophet ﷺ to see how he prayed. He got up; performed ablution and prayed two rakahs. His standing was like his bowing i.e. equal in duration ; and his bowing was like his prostration equal in length. Then he slept. Afterwards he awoke; performed ablution; and used tooth-stick. He then recited five verses from Surah AlImran : In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of night and day. He went on doing so till he prayed ten rakahs. He then stood up and prayed one rakah observing witr with it. In the meantime the muadhdhin called to prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up after the muadhdhin had kept silent. He prayed two light rakahs and remained sitting till he offered the dawn prayer.Abu Dawud said: A part of the tradition transmitted by Ibn Bashshar remained hidden from me. | The Chapter on Bowing In Prayers And Almasjid in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on On The Night Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24756 | | Narrated Ali Ibn Abu Talib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say at the end of his witr: O Allah; I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy anger; and in Thy forgiveness from Thy punishment; and I seek refuge in Thy mercy from Thy wrath. I cannot reckon the praise due to Thee. Thou art as Thou hast praised Thyself.Abu Dawud said: Hisham is the earliest teacher of Hammad. Yahya Bin Main said: No one is reported to have narrated traditions form him except Hammad Bin Salamah.Abu Dawud said: Ubay Bin Kaab said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited supplication in the witr before bowing.Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Isa Bin Yunus through a different chain of narrators from Ubay Bin Ka Bin He also narrated it through a different chain of narrators on the authority of Ubay Bin Kaab that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the supplication in the witr before bowing.Abu Dawud said: The chain of narrators of the tradition of Saeed from Qatadah goes: Yazid Bin Zurai narrated from Said; from Qatadah; from Azrah; from Saeed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Abza; on the authority of his father; from the Prophet ﷺ. This version does not mention the supplication and the name of Ubay. This tradition has also been narrated by Abd AlAla and Muhammad Bin Bishr AlAbd. He heard the traditions from Isa Bin Yunus at Kufah. They did not mention the supplication in their version.This tradition has also been narrated by Hisham AlDastuwai and Shubah from Qatadah. They did not mention the supplication in their version. The tradition of Zubaid has been narrated by Sulaiman AlAmash; Shubah; Abd AlMalik Bin Abi Sulaiman; and Jarir Bin Hazim; all of them narrated on the authority of Zubaid. None of them mention the supplication in his version; except in the tradition transmitted by Hafs Bin Ghiyath from Misar from Zubaid; he narrated in his version that he the Prophet recited supplication before bowing.Abu Dawud said: This version of tradition is not well know. There is doubt that Hafs might have narrated this tradition from some other narrator than Misar.Abu Dawud said: It is reported that Ubay Bin Kaab used to recited the supplication in the witr in the second half of Ramadan. | The Chapter on Supplication And Torment Asking For Heaven in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Qunut During Witr in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-24773 | | Muhammad reported: Anas Bin Malik was asked whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had recited supplication in the dawn prayer. He replied: Yes. He was again asked whether before bowing or after bowing. He said after bowing.This version of Mousaddad adds the words: For a short period. | The Chapter on Bowing In Prayers The Month Of Ramadan in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Qunut In The Other Prayers in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25313 | | Narrated Aisha May Allah be pleased with her : There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet stood for a long time; accompanied by the people. He then bowed; then raised his head; then he bowed and then he raised his head; and again he bowed and prayed two rakahs of prayer. In each rakah he bowed three times. After bowing for the third time he prostrated himself. He stood for such a long time that some people became unconscious on that occasion and buckets of water had to be poured on them. When he bowed; he said; Allah is most great; and when he raised his head; he said; Allah listens to him who praises Him; till the sun became bright. then he said: The sun and the moon are not eclipsed on account of anyone death or on account of anyone birth; but they are two of Allah signs; He produces dread in His servants by means of them. When they are eclipsed; hasten to prayer | The Chapter on Prostration And Eclipse Of The Sun in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Eclipse AlKusuf Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25314 | | Narrated Jabir Bin Abdullah There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died. The people began to to say that there was an eclipse on account of the death of Ibrahim. The Prophet ﷺ stood up and led the people in prayer performing six bowings and four prostrations. he said: Allah is most great; and then recited from the Quran and prolonged the recitation. He then bowed nearly as long as he stood. He then raised his head and recited from the Quran but it was less than the first recitation. He then bowed nearly as long as he stood. He then raised his head and then recited from the Quran for the third time; but it was less than the second recitation. He then bowed nearly as long as he stood. he then raised his head and then recited from the Quran for the third time; but it was less than the second recitation. he then bowed nearly as long as he stood. Then he raised his head and went down for prostration. he made two prostrations. He then stood and made three bowings before prostrating himself; the preceding bowing being more lengthy than the following; but he bowed nearly as long as he stood. He then stepped back during the prayer and the rows of the people too stepped back along with him. Then he stepped forward and stood in his place; and the rows too stepped forward. he then finished the prayer and the sun had become bright. He said: O people; the sun and the moon are two of Allah signs; they are not eclipsed on account of a man death. So when you see anything of that nature; offer prayer until the sun becomes bright. The narrator then narrated the rest of the tradition. | The Chapter on Prostration And Eclipse Of The Sun in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rakahs in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25315 | | Narrated Jabir: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a hot day. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ led his Companions in prayer and prolonged the standing until the people began to fall down. He then bowed and prolonged it; then he raised his head and prolonged the stay ; then he bowed and prolonged it; then he raised his head and prolonged the stay ; then he made two prostrations and then stood up; then he did in the same manner. He thus performed four bowings and four prostrations. Then the narrator narrated the rest of the tradition. | Chapter on Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rakahs in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25316 | | Narrated Aisha May Allah be pleased with her : There was an eclipse of the sun during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came tot he Masjid; he stood up and uttered the takbir Allah is great ; the people stood in rows behind him; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited from the Quran for a long time; then he uttered the takbir Allah is most great and performed bowing for a long time; then he raised his head and said: Allah listens to him who praises Him; our Lord; and to Thee be praise; then he stood up and recited from the Quran for a long time; but it was less than the first recitation ; he then bowed for a long time; but it was less than the first bowing; he then said; Allah listens to him who praises Him; our Lord; and to Thee be praise. he then did so in the second rakah. he thus completed four bowings and four prostrations. The sun had become bright before he departed. | Chapter on Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rakahs in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25318 | | Narrated Ubay Bin Kaab An eclipse of the sun took place in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ led them in prayer. He recited one of the long surahs; bowing five times and prostrating himself twice. He then stood up for the second rakah; recited one of the long surahs; bowed firve times; prostrated himself twice; then sat where he was facing the qiblah and made the supplication till the eclipse was over. | The Chapter on Prostration And Supplications in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rakahs in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25319 | | Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ prayed at solar eclipse; he recited from the Quran and then bowed; then he recited from the Quran and then bowed; he then recited from the Quran and bowed; he then recited fromt eh Quran and bowed. Then he prostrated himself and performed the second rakah similar to the first. | The Chapter on Recitation And Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rakahs in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25330 | | Narrated Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn AlAs: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and he was not going to perform bowing till he bowed; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised after bowing ; and he was not going to prostrate himself till he prostrated himself; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised at the end of prostration ; he did similarly in the second rakah; he then puffed in the last prostration saying; Fie; Fie! He then said: My Lord; didst Thou not promise me that Thou wouldst not punish them so long as I will remain among them? Didst Thou not promise me that Thou will not punish them so long as they continue to beg pardon of Thee. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer; and the sun was clear. The narrator then narrated the tradition in full. | The Chapter on The Format Of Prostration in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said That Only Two Ruku Should Be Performed In Eclipse Prayer in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25372 | | Narrated Abu Ayash AlZuraqi: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Usfan; and Khalid Ibn AlWalid was the chief of unbelievers. We offered the noon prayer. Thereupon; the unbelievers said: We suffered from negligence; we became careless. We should have attacked them while they were praying. Thereupon the verse was revealed; relating to the shortening of the prayer in time of danger between the noon and afternoon prayer. When the time of the afternoon prayer came; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood facing the qiblah; and the unbelievers were standing in front of him. The people stood in a row behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and there was another row behind this row. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ bowed and all of them bowed. He then prostrated and also the row near him prostrated. The other people in the second row remained standing and stood guard over them. When they performed two prostrations and stood up; those who were behind them prostrated. The people in the front row near him then stepped backward taking the place of the people in the second row and the second row took the place of the first row. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then bowed and all of them bowed together. Then he and the row near him prostrated themselves. The other people in the second row remained standing and stood guard over them. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the row near him i.e. the front row were seated; the people in the second row behind them prostrated themselves. Then all of them were seated. He the Prophet then uttered the salutation upon all of them. He prayed in his manner at Usfan as well as at the territory of Banu Sulaym.Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Ayoub and Hisham from Abu AlZubair on the authority of Jabir to the same effect from the Prophet ﷺ. Similarly; this has been transmitted by Dawud Bin Husain from Ikrimah; on the authority of Ibn Abbas. This has also been reported by Abd AlMalik; from Ata from Jabir in like manner. This has also been narrated by Qatadah from AlHasan from Hittan on the authority of Abu Mousa in a similar way. Similarly; this has been reported by Ikrimah Bin Khalid from Mujahid from the Prophet ﷺ. This has also been reported by Hisham Bin Urwah from his father from the Prophet ﷺ. This is the opinion of AlThawri. | The Chapter on Prayers Rows And Bowing And Prostrations in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on The Prayer Of Fear Salati AlKhawf in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25375 | | Narrated Sahl Bin Abi Hathmah AlAnsari: The prayer time of danger should be offered in the following way: The imam should stand for prayer and a section of the people should stand along with him. The other section should stand facing the enemy. The imam should perform bowing and prostrate himself along with those who are with him. He then should stand after prostration and; when he stands straight; he should remain standing. They the people should in the meantime complete their remaining rakah i.e. the second one. They they should utter the salutation; and turn away while the imam should remain standing. They should go before the enemy. Thereafter those who did not pray should come forward and utter the takbir Allah is most great behind imam. He should bow and prostrate along with them and utter the salutation. Then they should stand and completed their remaining rakah; and utter the salutation.Abu Dawud said: The tradition reported by Yahya Bin Saeed from AlQasim is similar to the one transmitted by Yazid Bin Ruman except that he differed with him in salutation. The tradition reported by Ubaid Allah is like the one reported by Yahya Bin Said; saying: He the Prophet remained standing. | The Chapter on Tashahhud And Saluting in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said He Prays One Rakah in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25376 | | Urwah Ibn AlZubair reported that Marwan Ibn AlHakam asked Abu Huraira: Did you pray in time of danger with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? Abu Huraira replied: Yes. Marwan then asked: When? Abu Huraira said: On the occasion of the Battle of Najd. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to offer the afternoon prayer. One section stood with him to pray and the other was standing before the enemy; and their backs were towards the qiblah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the takbir and all of them too uttered the takbir; i.e. those who were with him and those who were facing the enemy. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered one rakah and the section that was with him also prayed one rakah. He then prostrated himself and those who were with him also prostrated; while the other section was standing before the enemy. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then stood up and the section with him also stood up. They went and faced the enemy and the section that was previously facing the enemy stepped forward. They bowed and prostrated while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was standing in the same position. Then they stood up and the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon prayed another rakah and all of them bowed and prostrated along with him. After that the section that was standing before the enemy came forward and they bowed and prostrated; while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained seated and also those who were with him. The salutation then followed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the salutation and all of them uttered it together. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two rakahs and each of the two sections prayed one rakah with him and the other by themselves. | The Chapter on Tashahhud And Enemies in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said That They Say The Takbr Together in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-25378 | | Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Aisha through a different chain of narrators. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ uttered the takbir and the section that was in the same row with him also uttered the takbir. He then bowed and they also bowed; and he prostrated and they also prostrated. Then he raised his head and they also raised their heads. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then remained seated. They prostrated alone and stood up and retraced their footsteps and stood behind them. Then the other section came; they stood up and uttered the takbir and bowed by themselves. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated himself and they also prostrated with him. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and they performed the second prostration by themselves. Then both the sections stood up and prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He bowed and they also bowed; and then he prostrated himself and they also prostrated themselves. Then he returned and performed the second prostration and they also prostrated with him as quickly as possible; showing no slackness in quick prostration. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then uttered the salutation. After that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up. Thus everyone participated in the entire prayer. | The Chapter on Prostration While Reciting Alquran in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on Whoever Said That They Say The Takbr Together in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
| SunanAbuDawoud-017-001-27578 | | Anas Bin Malik said; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode a horse and was thrown off it and his right was grazed. He then prayed one of the prayers sitting and we prayed one of the prayers sitting; and when he finished he said: the Imam is appointed only to be followed ; so when he prays standing; pray standing; and when he bows; bow; when he raises himself; raise yourselves; when he says Allah listen to him who praises Him; Our Lord ! to Thee be the praise: and when he prays sitting all of you pray sitting. | The Chapter on Prayers And The Masjid in HodHood Indexing, Chapter on About The Imam Praying While Sitting Down in Sunan Abu Dawoud |
