Hadith About Prayer

Muslim ‌says: ‌Ashja'i ‌also ‌narrated this hadith from Sufyan al-Thawri, who narrated it from Aswad ibn Qays, who narrated it from Shaqiq ibn Uqba, who narrated it from Bara' ibn Azib. Bara' said, "We recited that verse with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at one time," thus narrating it like the hadith of Fudayl ibn Marzuk. Each of these narrations indicates that the middle prayer is the Asr (afternoon) prayer. Only in the hadith of Aisha is the Asr prayer attributed to the middle prayer. Considering that the object of reference and the object of reference must be different things, some scholars of the Shafi'i school said, "The middle prayer is not the Asr prayer," but they also said, "One cannot use an unusual recitation as evidence; It cannot be considered a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Because the one who narrated this recitation narrated it as the Qur'an. The Qur'an is only established by consensus and mutawatir (mass transmission). Since it is not proven that the aforementioned recitation is the Qur'an, its hadith status is also not established." Thus, he stated that the Shafi'i school of thought does not accept this. What is meant by "Wusta" (middle prayer) has been a matter of disagreement among scholars since the time of the Companions. Among the Companions, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Mas'ud, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn... Abbas, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, and Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with them), as well as Hasan al-Basri, Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, Qatada, Dahhak, al-Kalbi, and al-Muqaatil from the Tabi'in generation, and the Imams of the schools of thought, Abu Hanifa, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Dawud al-Zahiri, Ibn al-Mundhir, and others, said: "The middle prayer is the Asr (afternoon) prayer." Tirmidhi states that most of the Companions and the scholars who came after them agreed with this. Marudi says: "This is also the view of Imam Shafi'i. Because the hadiths in this chapter are authentic. Shafi'i's saying that the middle prayer is the Fajr (morning) prayer is because he did not hear the authentic hadiths about the Asr prayer." He says, "His school of thought is to follow the hadith." According to one group, the middle prayer refers to the morning prayer. This opinion has been narrated from the Companions, such as Umar ibn al-Khattab, Mu'adh ibn Jabal, Abdullah ibn Abbas, Abdullah ibn Umar, and Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them), and from the Tabi'in, such as Ata', Ikerima, Mujahid, Rabi' ibn Anas, and from the Imams of the school, such as Malik ibn Anas, Imam Shafi'i, and other Shafi'i scholars. Again, according to another group of scholars, the middle prayer refers to the noon prayer. They narrated this opinion from Zayd ibn Thabit, Usama ibn Zayd, Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Aisha, and Abdullah ibn... It has been narrated from Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him). In one narration, this is also the opinion of Abu Hanifa (may Allah have mercy on him). Zu'ayb said, "The middle prayer refers to the evening prayer," while others said it refers to the night prayer; some vaguely said it is one of the five daily prayers. Even according to the narration of Qadi Iyad, some said, "The middle prayer refers to all five daily prayers." There are also those who claim it is the Friday prayer. He says: "Among these opinions, there are two correct opinions. They are the afternoon and morning prayers. The most correct opinion is that the middle prayer refers to the afternoon and morning prayers. The most correct opinion is the narration that states that the middle prayer refers to the afternoon prayer, because the hadiths in this chapter are authentic..."

Muhammad ​bin ​Bashar ‌told ‌us, Yahya bin Saeed told us, on the authority of Shu’bah, on the authority of Qatada, on the authority of Salih Abi Al-Khalil, on the authority of Abdullah bin Al-Harith, on the authority of Hakim bin Hazzam, who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “The two trades are at option as long as they do not separate, then if they are honest and we agree, we will be blessed.” They are entitled to their sale, but if they conceal and lie, the blessing of their sale will be voided.” This is an authentic hadith. Abu Issa said, and on the authority of Abu Barzah, Hakim bin Hazzam, Abdullah bin Abbas, Abdullah bin Amr, Samra, and Abu Hurairah. Abu Issa said the hadith of Ibn Umar Hadith Hassan Sahih. This is acted upon according to some people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and others. This is the opinion of Al-Shafi’i and Ahmad. And Isaac, and they said, “The division is with bodies, not with words.” Some people of knowledge have said the meaning of the Prophet’s saying, may God bless him and grant him peace, “Unless They will separate. It means separation through speech. The first saying is more correct because Ibn Umar narrated on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and he knows best the meaning. What was narrated and narrated from him is that if he wanted to make the sale obligatory, he would go to make it obligatory for him. And this is how it was narrated on the authority of Abu Barzah Al-Aslami. Two men came to him on a horse after they had sold each other. They were on a ship, and he said, “No, I see you separated.” And the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said. The sale is at option as long as they do not separate.” Some scholars from the people of Kufa and others have said that Disunity in speech is the saying of Sufyan al-Thawri, and this is how it was narrated on the authority of Malik ibn Anas. It was narrated on the authority of Ibn al-Mubarak that he said: How? I reject this, and the hadith about it on the authority of the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, is authentic. This doctrine is strong. The meaning of the Prophet’s saying, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, is: “Unless “Sale of option” means that the seller gives the buyer a choice after offering the sale. If he gives him a choice and he chooses to sell, he has no choice after that. Concerning the annulment of the sale, even if they do not separate. This is how Al-Shafi’i and others interpreted it. What strengthens the opinion of those who say separation With bodies, not with words, the hadith of Abdullah bin Amr on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.

Mahmoud ​bin ‌Ghaylan ​told ‌us, Abu Usama told us, on the authority of Hisham bin Urwa, my father told me, on the authority of Aisha, she said of what was mentioned of As for me, which was mentioned, and what I knew about, the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, stood up to give me a preacher, and he bore witness and praised God and praised him as he deserved, then he said “But after they advised me about people who blamed my family, by God, I have never known any evil to be done to my family, and they blamed someone, by God, I have never known any evil to be done to them.” He never entered my house except that I was present, nor did he ever go away on a journey except that he disappeared with me. Then Saad bin Muadh, may God be pleased with him, stood up and said: Permit me, O Messenger of God, to behead them. Then a man from Khazraj stood up, and the mother of Hassan bin Thabit was from that man’s family. He said, “You have lied. By God, if they were from the Aws, you would not have liked to have their heads cut off.” It was almost the case that there would be evil between the Aws and the Khazraj. In The mosque and what I learned about it. When it was the evening of that day, I went out to fulfill some need, and I had with Umm Mastah. She stumbled and said, “Unfortunate Mastah,” so I said She said to her: “A mother is cursing your son” and she remained silent. Then the second woman stumbled and said: “Unfortunate, flat.” So I said to her: “A mother is cursing your son” and she remained silent then. The third stumbled and said, “You are miserable, flat.” I rebuked her and said to her, “What mother is cursing your son?” She said, “By God, I will not curse him except for your sake.” So I said, “What thing?” She said, and she turned to the hadith. I said, “And this has happened.” She said, “Yes.” By God, I returned to my house as if it had happened. I went out to see him, but I did not go out. I did not find much or much of him, and I became ill, so I said to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, “Send me to my father’s house, so he sent the boy with me.” So I entered the house and found Umm Ruman downstairs and Abu Bakr above the house reading. My mother said, “What brings you here, daughter?” She said, "So I told her and mentioned the hadith to her. If he did not tell her what he told me, she said, 'My daughter, make the matter easy for you, for it is By God, rarely is a woman beautiful to a man who loves her as a co-wife, except that they envy her and it is said about her, “But if she has not attained the age of What It has reached me. She said, “And my father knew about it.” She said, “Yes.” I said, “And the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.” She said, “Yes.” And I was sad and cried, so Abu heard I heard my voice while he was on the verge of reading, then he came down and said to my mother, “What is the matter with her?” She said, “What was mentioned about her has conveyed to her.” Then his eyes filled with tears. He said, “I swear to you, my daughter, that you will not return to your home.” So I returned, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, came to my house and asked about me, my maid, and she said, “No.” By God, I did not know of any fault with her except that she would lie down until the sheep would come in and eat her yeast or dough. Some of his companions rebuked her and said, “I am the most truthful Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.” Until they blamed her for it, she said, Glory be to God, by God, I only knew about her. What does the jeweler know about the fineness of red gold? Then the matter reached that man who was told, and he said, Glory be to God, by God. I have never uncovered a female’s body. Aisha said, “He was killed as a martyr for the sake of God.” She said, “And my parents became with me, and they were not with me until he entered.” Upon the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and he had prayed the afternoon prayer, then he entered, and my parents surrounded me on my right and on my left, so the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, testified. May God bless him and grant him peace. He praised God and praised him for what he deserved. Then he said, “As for what follows, O Aisha, if you have committed evil or been unjust, then repent to God, for God accepts repentance from His servants.” She said, “A woman from the Ansar came and was sitting at the door, so I said, ‘Don’t This woman is ashamed to mention anything. So the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, preached, so I turned to my father and said, “Answer him.” He said, “What should I say?” So I turned to my mother and said, “Answer him.” She said, “Say what she said.” When he did not answer, I recited the tashahhud and thanked God and praised Him. Then I said, “By God, if I told you that I did not do it, and God bears witness that I am telling the truth, that would not be of any benefit to me with you for me.” You have spoken and your hearts are full, and if I said that I did it, and God knows that I did not do it, you would say that it was a result of it. By God, I cannot find an example for myself or for you. She said, “And I searched for the name of Jacob, but I could not find it except for Abu Yusuf, when he said: (So be patient.) Beautiful, and God is the one who seeks help for what you describe.) She said, “And it was revealed to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, from his time, so we remained silent and it was removed from him.” I can see the happiness in his face as he wipes his forehead and says, “Good news, Aisha, for God has revealed your innocence.” She said. I was the most angry I had ever been, and my parents told me to stand up to him. I said, “No, by God, I will not stand up to him, nor will I praise him, nor will I praise you.” But Praise be to God who revealed my disavowal. You have heard it, but you have not denied it nor changed it. And Aisha used to say: As for Zainab bint Jahsh So God protected her because of her religion, and she said nothing but good. As for her sister Hamnah, she perished among those who perished, and the one speaking about him was flat. And Hassan Ibn Thabit and the hypocrite Abdullah Ibn Abi Ibn Salul, and he was the one who used to smooth it and collect it, and he was the one who took charge of the majority of them. He and Hamnah said, so Abu Bakr swore that he would never benefit a flat person with any beneficial thing ever, so God Almighty revealed this verse: (And let him not Oulu Virtue from you and abundance) until the end of the verse, meaning Abu Bakr: (to give to your relatives, the needy, and the immigrants in the cause of God) He means flat to his saying: (Don’t you love for God to forgive you, and God is Forgiving and Merciful) Abu Bakr said: Yes, by God, oh Our Lord, we would love for You to forgive us and return to him what he had done. Abu Issa said: This is a good, authentic, and strange hadith from the hadith of Hisham. Bin Urwa. It was narrated by Yunus bin Yazid, Muammar and more than one person, on the authority of Al-Zuhri, on the authority of Urwa bin Al-Zubayr, Sa’id bin Al-Musayyab and Alqamah. Bin Waqqas Al-Laythi and Ubayd Allah bin Abdullah on the authority of Aisha. This hadith is longer than the hadith of Hisham bin Urwa and is more complete.

On ‌the ​authority ‌of ​Jabir ibn Abdullah, may God be pleased with them both: {The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, performed Hajj, and we went out with him until we reached Dhul-Hulayfah. Asma’ bint ‘Umays gave birth, and he said: “Take a bath and wrap yourself in a cloth, and enter into the state of Ihram.” The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, prayed in the mosque, then he rode Al-Qaswa’ until it was level with him on the desert.} He began with the declaration of God's oneness: "Here I am, O God, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed, all praise, grace, and dominion belong to You. You have no partner." When we reached the Kaaba, he touched the Black Stone, then performed three rak'ahs at a brisk pace and four at a normal pace. Then he went to the Station of Abraham and prayed. Then he returned to the Black Stone and touched it. Then he went out through the door to Safa. When he approached the As-Safa read: “Indeed, As-Safa and Al-Marwa are among the symbols of Allah.” “I begin with what Allah began with.” So he ascended As-Safa until he saw the Kaaba, then he faced the Qibla. He declared the Oneness of Allah and magnified Him, saying: “There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs praise, and He is over all things competent. There is no god but Allah [alone].” He completed He fulfilled His promise, and He aided His servant, and He defeated the confederates alone.” Then he prayed three times between that, then he descended to al-Marwa, until his feet sank into the valley floor. [He ran] until they ascended. Then he walked to al-Marwa and did at al-Marwa as he had done at al-Safa… - and he mentioned the hadith. And in it: When the day came On the Day of Tarwiyah, they proceeded to Mina, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) rode there and prayed the noon, afternoon, sunset, night, and dawn prayers. Then he stayed a little while until the sun rose, and he continued until he reached Arafat. He found the tent had been pitched for him at Namirah 9, so he stayed there. When the sun had passed its zenith, he ordered Al-Qaswa’ to be saddled for him. He went to the bottom of the valley and addressed the people. Then he gave the call to prayer, then the iqamah, and prayed the noon prayer. Then he gave the iqamah again and prayed the afternoon prayer, and he did not pray anything in between. Then he rode until he came to the place of standing (at Arafat), and he positioned the belly of his camel, Al-Qaswa, towards the rocks, and he placed the rope of the footmen in front of him and faced the qibla. He remained standing until the sun set. The yellow hue faded slightly, until the sun disappeared. He pushed on, having tightened the reins of his camel, Al-Qaswa, so that its head almost touched the saddle's hilt. He gestured with his right hand, saying, "O people, tranquility, tranquility!" Each time he came to a rope, he loosened it slightly so that she could ascend. He continued until he reached Muzdalifah, where he prayed the Maghrib prayer. And the evening prayer, with one call to prayer and two calls to commence prayer, and he did not recite any supplications between them. Then he lay down until dawn, and he prayed the dawn prayer when the morning became clear to him, with one call to prayer and one call to commence prayer. Then he rode until he reached the Sacred Monument, and he faced the qibla, and he called upon Him, and he magnified Him, and he declared His oneness. He remained standing until it was very bright. Then he pushed Before the sun rose, he went to the valley of Muhassar and moved a little, then he took the middle path that leads to the large Jamrah, until he came to the Jamrah that is near the tree, and he threw seven pebbles at it, saying “Allahu Akbar” with each pebble, like the pebbles used for throwing. He threw from the valley, then he went to the place of sacrifice. Then he slaughtered the sacrificial animal, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted his camel and proceeded to the Kaaba. He then prayed the noon prayer in Mecca. (Narrated by Muslim at length, p. 16). 1 - This refers to his camel (peace and blessings be upon him). 2 - In manuscript "A" it is incorrectly written as: "So he faced it and faced the qibla." 3 - This was omitted from both original manuscripts and was added from Muslim. 4 - Muslim added: "He said something similar." 5 - Muslim added: "If." 6 - It was omitted from the two original sources, and I added it from Muslim. 7 - In the two original sources: "ascended," and the correction is from Muslim. 8 - Thus in the two original sources, and in Muslim: "walked until he came to al-Marwa." 9 - A place next to Arafat, but not part of Arafat. 10 - That is, the path they take. 11 - Muslim added: "from the ropes." 12 - That is, he did not perform a voluntary prayer. 13 - Thus in the two original sources, and in Muslim: "and prayed." 14 - It was corrupted in manuscript "A" to: "until." 15 - Thus it is in Muslim, and in the two original sources: "then he supplicated, and glorified God, and declared His oneness." 16 - Authentic. Narrated by Muslim (1218). Our esteemed scholar, Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani (may God preserve him), has a book titled "The Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," in which he included this hadith of Jabir and its additions from the books of Sunnah, and he arranged them in the best way. The formatting is good, and the book has been printed in several editions.

Allah's ​Messenger ‌(ﷺ) ‌said: ‌Islam is based on (the following) five (principles): 1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). 2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly. 3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . 4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca) 5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.

Allah's ​Messenger ‌(ﷺ) ‌said: ​"I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform that, then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah."

Allah's ‌Messenger ‌(ﷺ) ​said, ​"Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven."

Allah's ‌Messenger ​(ﷺ) ‌said: ​"Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven."

When ​the ‌Prophet ‌(ﷺ) ‌came to Medina, he stayed first with his grandfathers or maternal uncles from Ansar. He offered his prayers facing Baitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he wished that he could pray facing the Ka'ba (at Mecca). The first prayer which he offered facing the Ka'ba was the 'Asr prayer in the company of some people. Then one of those who had offered that prayer with him came out and passed by some people in a mosque who were bowing during their prayers (facing Jerusalem). He said addressing them, "By Allah, I testify that I have prayed with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) facing Mecca (Ka'ba).' Hearing that, those people changed their direction towards the Ka'ba immediately. Jews and the people of the scriptures used to be pleased to see the Prophet (ﷺ) facing Jerusalem in prayers but when he changed his direction towards the Ka'ba, during the prayers, they disapproved of it. Al-Bara' added, "Before we changed our direction towards the Ka'ba (Mecca) in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been killed and we did not know what to say about them (regarding their prayers.) Allah then revealed: And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. the prayers of those Muslims were valid).' " (2:143).

A ​man ​from ​Najd ‌with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You have to offer prayers perfectly five times in a day and night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more (praying)?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "No, but if you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said to him: "You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." The man asked, "Is there any more fasting?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "No, but if you want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)." The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to pay?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "No, unless you want to give alms of your own." And then that man retreated saying, "By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise)."

Allah's ​Messenger ​(ﷺ) ​said, ​"(A believer) who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a reward of two Qirats. Each Qirat is like the size of the (Mount) Uhud. He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirat only."

One ‌day ‌while ​the ‌Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting in the company of some people, (The angel) Gabriel came and asked, "What is faith?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection." Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "To worship Allah Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." Then he further asked, "What is Ihsan (perfection)?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "To worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you." Then he further asked, "When will the Hour be established?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "The answerer has no better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents. 1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master. 2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allah. The Prophet (ﷺ) then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour--." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel) left and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked his companions to call him back, but they could not see him. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was Gabriel who came to teach the people their religion." Abu 'Abdullah said: He (the Prophet) considered all that as a part of faith.

I ‌used ​to ‌sit ​with Ibn 'Abbas and he made me sit on his sitting place. He requested me to stay with him in order that he might give me a share from his property. So I stayed with him for two months. Once he told (me) that when the delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, the Prophet (ﷺ) asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegate?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabi'a." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to them, "Welcome! O people (or O delegation of 'Abdul Qais)! Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We cannot come to you except in the sacred month and there is the infidel tribe of Mudar intervening between you and us. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we have left behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them)." Then they asked about drinks (what is legal and what is illegal). The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to do four things and forbade them from four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah Alone and asked them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It means: 1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). 2. To offer prayers perfectly 3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) 4. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan. 5. And to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's Cause). Then he forbade them four things, namely, Hantam, Dubba,' Naqir Ann Muzaffat or Muqaiyar; (These were the names of pots in which Alcoholic drinks were prepared) (The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the container of wine and he meant the wine itself). The Prophet (ﷺ) further said (to them): "Memorize them (these instructions) and convey them to the people whom you have left behind."

I ​gave ‌the ‌pledge ​of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for the following: 1. offer prayers perfectly 2. pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) 3. and be sincere and true to every Muslim.

Once ​the ​Prophet ‌(ﷺ) ‌remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (and not washing them properly) so the Prophet (ﷺ) addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice: "Save your heels from the fire."

While ​we ​were ​sitting ​with the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque, a man came riding on a camel. He made his camel kneel down in the mosque, tied its foreleg and then said: "Who amongst you is Muhammad?" At that time the Prophet (ﷺ) was sitting amongst us (his companions) leaning on his arm. We replied, "This white man reclining on his arm." The man then addressed him, "O Son of `Abdul Muttalib." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I am here to answer your questions." The man said to the Prophet, "I want to ask you something and will be hard in questioning. So do not get angry." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Ask whatever you want." The man said, "I ask you by your Lord, and the Lord of those who were before you, has Allah sent you as an Apostle to all the mankind?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "By Allah, yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to offer five prayers in a day and night (24 hours).? He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah! Has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year (i.e. Ramadan)?" He replied, "By Allah, Yes." The man further said, "I ask you by Allah. Has Allah ordered you to take Zakat (obligatory charity) from our rich people and distribute it amongst our poor people?" The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "By Allah, yes." Thereupon that man said, "I have believed in all that with which you have been sent, and I have been sent by my people as a messenger, and I am Dimam bin Tha`laba from the brothers of Bani Sa`d bin Bakr."

Once ​I ​came ‌riding ‌a she-ass and had (just) attained the age of puberty. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was offering the prayer at Mina. There was no wall in front of him and I passed in front of some of the row while they were offering their prayers. There I let the she-ass loose to graze and entered the row, and nobody objected to it.

I ‌came ​to ​`Aisha ‌while she was praying, and said to her, "What has happened to the people?" She pointed out towards the sky. (I looked towards the mosque), and saw the people offering the prayer. Aisha said, "Subhan Allah." I said to her, "Is there a sign?" She nodded with her head meaning, "Yes." I, too, then stood (for the prayer of eclipse) till I became (nearly) unconscious and later on I poured water on my head. After the prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) praised and glorified Allah and then said, "Just now at this place I have seen what I have never seen before, including Paradise and Hell. No doubt it has been inspired to me that you will be put to trials in your graves and these trials will be like the trials of Masih-ad-Dajjal or nearly like it (the sub narrator is not sure which expression Asma' used). You will be asked, 'What do you know about this man (the Prophet (ﷺ) Muhammad)?' Then the faithful believer (or Asma' said a similar word) will reply, 'He is Muhammad Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who had come to us with clear evidences and guidance and so we accepted his teachings and followed him. And he is Muhammad.' And he will repeat it thrice. Then the angels will say to him, 'Sleep in peace as we have come to know that you were a faithful believer.' On the other hand, a hypocrite or a doubtful person will reply, 'I do not know, but I heard the people saying something and so I said it.' (the same). "

I ‌was ​an ​interpreter ​between the people and Ibn `Abbas. Once Ibn `Abbas said that a delegation of the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to the Prophet (ﷺ) who asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegates?" They replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabi`a." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to them, "Welcome, O people (or said, "O delegation (of `Abdul Qais).") Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "We have come to you from a distant place and there is the tribe of the infidels of Mudar intervening between you and us and we cannot come to you except in the sacred month. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) and that we may also inform our people whom we have left behind (at home) and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them.)" The Prophet ordered them to do four things, and forbade them from four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah Alone, the Honorable the Majestic and said to them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(That means to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His Apostle, to offer prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat, to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan, (and) to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's cause)." Then he forbade them four things, namely Ad-Dubba.' Hantam, Muzaffat (and) An-Naqir or Muqaiyar (These were the names of pots in which alcoholic drinks used to be prepared). The Prophet (ﷺ) further said, "Memorize them (these instructions) and tell them to the people whom you have left behind."

Once ​a ‌man ​said ‌to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I may not attend the (compulsory congregational) prayer because so and so (the Imam) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it. The narrator added: "I never saw the Prophet (ﷺ) more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. The Prophet said, "O people! Some of you make others dislike good deeds (the prayers). So whoever leads the people in prayer should shorten it because among them there are the sick the weak and the needy (having some jobs to do).