The Companions did Qunut in Witr before the Ruku
Is qunut done before or after bowing in the witr prayer?
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If You Want Your Prayer to Benefit You
What to think when you’re about to pray, in order to benefit from your salah.
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Three Types of Sleep
One example of the Salaf’s dislike for sleeping in the morning, and the different types of sleep.
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Sincere Faith
The eminent Companion Abu Hurayrah gives three examples of sincere faith, illustrating how true iman involves being genuine in one’s obedience of Allah.
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How Imam Al-Shafi Spent his Nights
A description of how Imam Shafi worshipped at night.
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Will Allah Punish Me for Praying? [Bidah]
Imām Sa’īd b. Al-Musayyib – Allāh have mercy on him – once saw a man praying more than two rak’ah after sunrise the beginning of Fajr, making many bows and prostrations, and so he forbade him. The man said, “O Abu Muḥammad, is Allāh going to punish me for praying?” Sa’īd said, “No, but He […]
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The Hated Muezzin
It is reported that a man once came to ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar – Allāh be pleased with him – and said: I love you for Allāh. Ibn ‘Umar replied: Then bear witness that I hate you for Allāh! The man asked, “Why?” He replied, “Because you sing in your adhān (call to prayer), and you […]
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The Merit of Night Prayer when others Sleep
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Masʿūd said: Allāh the Mighty and Sublime laughs at two men [being pleased with them]: a man who stands in the middle of the night while his family sleeps; he purifies himself and stands in prayer, so Allāh laughs at him. And a man who meets the enemy [in […]
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Reciting the Quran like a Song
It is reported that a person recited in a melodious [1] way in front of Al-A’mash. He said: A man once recited in front of Anas [ibn Mālik – Allāh be pleased with him] in this manner and he detested it. Abū Bakr Al-Khallāl, Al-Amr bil-Ma’rūf wa Al-Nahī ‘an Al-Munkar, p110. It is reported that […]
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The Sahabah on Leaving the Salah
‘Abdullāh b. Shaqīq Al-‘Uqaylī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: The Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – Allah’s praise and peace be upon him – did not consider the leaving of any action to be kufr (unbelief), except the prayer (ṣalāh). Al-Tirmidhī, Al-Sunan ḥadīth 2622. Graded ṣaḥīḥ by Al-Albānī in his edition of Sunan […]