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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 29-30 Chapter 4: The virtue of building Masajid and encouragement to do so . Harun ibn Sa`id al-Ayli and Ahmad ibn `Isa told me: Ibn Wahb told us: `Amr told me that Bukayr told him that `Asim ibn `Umar ibn Qatadah told him that he heard `Ubaydullah al-Khawlani mention that he heard `Uthman ibn `Affan say, when the people were saying about him when he built the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “You have indeed multiplied, and I am…” I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “Whoever builds a mosque for Allah the Most High - Bukayr said: I think he said - seeking thereby the face of Allah - Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.” Ibn ‘Isa said in his narration: “The like of it in Paradise.” ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 29 ) Zuhair ibn Harb and Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us - and the wording is that of Ibn al-Muthanna - they said...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 21-28 Chapter 3: The prohibition of building Masajid over graves and placing images therein; and the prohibition of taking graves as Masajid. 'A'isha reported: Umm Habiba and Umm Salama made a mention before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) of a church which they had seen in Abyssinia and which had pictures in it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When a pious person amongst them (among the religious groups) dies they build a place of worship on his grave, and then decorate it with such pictures. They would be the worst of creatures on the Day of judgment in the sight of Allah. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 21 ) 'A'isha reported: They (some Companions of the Holy Prophet) were conversing with one another in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (during his last) illness. Umm Salama and Umm Habiba made a mention of the church and then (the hadith was) narrated. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 16-20 Chapter 2: Changing the Qiblah from Al-Quds (Jerusalem) to the Ka`bah. Al-Bara' b. 'Azib reported: I said prayer with the Apostle (ﷺ) turning towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months till this verse of Surah Baqarah was revealed: "And wherever you are turn your faces towards it" (ii. 144). This verse was revealed when the Apostle (ﷺ) had said prayer. A person amongst his people passed by the people of Ansar as they were engaged in prayer. He narrated to them (this command of Allah) and they turned their faces towards the Ka'ba. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 16 ) Abu Ishaq reported: I heard al-Bara' saying: We prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (with our faces) towards Bait-ul-Maqdis for sixteen months or seventeen months. Then we were made to change (our direction) towards the Ka'ba. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 17 ) Ibn 'Umar reported: As the people...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 13-15 Chapter 1: The construction of the Masjid of the Prophet (PBUH) . Anas b. Malik reported: Yahya ibn Yahya and Shaiban ibn Farrukh narrated to us, both on the authority of Abd al-Warith - Yahya said: Abd al-Warith ibn Sa`id informed us, on the authority of Abu al-Tayyah al-Dub`i, who narrated to us from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Medina and stayed in the upper reaches of Medina in a neighbourhood called Banu `Amr ibn `Awf. He stayed among them for four days. Ten nights, then he sent for the chiefs of Banu al-Najjar, and they came wearing their swords. He said: It was as if I could see the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on his mount, with Abu Bakr behind him and the chiefs of Banu al-Najjar around him, until he reached the courtyard of Abu Ayyub. He said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would pray wherev...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 1-12 The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer Abu Dharr reported: I said: Messenger of Allah, which mosque was set up first on the earth? He said: Al-Masjid al-Haram (the sacred). I (again) said: Then which next? He said: It was the Masjid Aqsa. I (again) said: How long the space of time (between their setting up)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: It was forty years. And whenever the time comes for prayer, pray there, for that is a mosque; and in the hadith transmitted by Abu Kamil (the words are):" Whenever time comes for prayer, pray, for that is a mosque (for you)." ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 5 – Hadith 1 ) Ibrahim b. Yazid al-Tayml reported: I used to read the Qur'an with my father in the vestibule (before the door of the mosque). When I recited the Ayat (verses) concerning prostration, he prostrated himself. I said to him: Father, do you prostrate yourself in the path? He said: I heard Abu Dharr saying: I ask...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 310-322 Chapter 52: Praying in A Single Garment, And How It Should Be Worn. Abu Huraira reported: An inquirer asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the prayer in a single garment. He (the Holy Prophet) add: Has every one of you two garments? ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 310 ) A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira with another chain of transmitters. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 311 ) Abu Huraira reported: A person addressed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said to him: Can any one of us say prayer in one garment? He said: Do all of you possess two garments? ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 312 ) Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: None of you must pray in a single garment of which no part comes over his shoulders. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 313 ) Umar b. Abu Salama reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) praying in Umm Salama's house in a single garment, placi...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 302-309 Chapter 31: Lying in Front of One Who Is Praying . 'A'isha reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray at night while I lay interposed between him and the Qibla like a corpse on the bier. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 302 ) 'A'isha reported: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said his whole prayer (Tahajjud prayer) during the night while I lay between him and the Qibla. When he intended to say Witr (prayer) he awakened me and I too said witr (prayer). ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 303 ) 'Urwa b. Zubair reported: 'A'isha asked: What disrupts the prayer? We said: The woman and the ass. Upon this she remarked: Is the woman an ugly animal? I lay in front of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) like the bier of a corpse and he said prayer. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 304 ) Masruq reported: It was mentioned before 'A'isha that prayer is invalidated (in case of pa...