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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 296-301

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 296-301 Chapter 49: The Praying Person Standing Close to The Sutrah . Sahl b. Sa'd al-Si'idi reported: Between the place of worship where the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed and the wall, there was a gap through which a goat could pass. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 296 ) Salama b. Akwa' reported: He sought the place (in the mosque) where the copies of the Qur'an were kept and glorified Allah there, and the narrator made a mention that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sought that place and that was between the pulpit and the qibla-a place where a goat could pass. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 297 ) Yazid reported: Salama sought to say prayer near the pillar which was by that place where copies of the Qur'an were kept. I said to him: Abu Muslim. I see you striving to offer your prayer by this pillar. He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seeking to pray by its side. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith ...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 290-295

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 290-295 Chapter 48: Preventing One Who Wants to Pass in Front of a Praying Person . Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When any one of you prays he should not let anyone pass in front of him (if there is no sutra), and should try to turn him away as far as possible, but if he refuses to go, he should turn him away forcibly for he is a devil. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 290 ) Abu Salih al-Samman reported: I narrate to you what I heard and saw from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: One day I was with Abu Sa'id and he was saying prayer on Friday turning to a thing which concealed him from the people when a young man from Banu Mu'ait came there and he tried to pass in front of him; he turned him back by striking his chest. He looked about but finding no other way to pass except in front of Abu Sa'id, made a second attempt. He (Abu Sa'id) turned him away by Striking his chest more vigorously tha...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 273-289

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 273-289 Chapter 47: The Sutrah (Screen) For One Who Is Praying, And the Recommendation to Pray Facing a Sutrah. The Ruling on Passing in Front of One Who Is Praying, And Preventing One Who Wants to Pass in Front. It Is Permissible to Lie Down in Front of One Who Is Praying, Praying Towards One's Mount. The Command to Stand Close to The Sutrah. The Height of The Sutrah, And Related Matters . Musa b. Talha reported it on the authority of his father: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you places in front of him so me. thing such as the back of a saddle, he should pray without caring who passes on the other side of it. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 273 ) Musa b. Talha reported on the authority of his father: We used to say prayer and the animals moved in front of us. We mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: If anything equal to the back of a saddle is in front of you, then what walks in ...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 264-272

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 264-272 Chapter 45: Moderation in Prostration; Placing the Hands on The Ground, Keeping the Elbows Up, Away from The Sides, And Lifting the Belly Up Off the Thighs When Prostrating . Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Observe moderation in prostration, and let none of you stretch out his forearms (on the ground) like a dog. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 264 ) This hadith has been narrated by Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters. And in the hidith transmitted by Ibn Ja'far (the words are): "None of you should stretch out his forearms like the stretching out of a dog." ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 265 ) Al-Bira' (b. 'Azib) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. When you prostrate yourself, place the palms of your hands on the ground and raise your elbows. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 266 ) Chapter 46: The Description of The Prayer,...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 255-263

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 255-263 Chapter 43: The Virtue of Prostration and Encouragement to Do So . Ma'dan b. Talha reported: I met Thauban, the freed slave of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and asked him to tell me about an act for which, if I do it, Allah will admit me to Paradise, or I asked about the act which was loved most by Allah. He gave no reply. I again asked and he gave no reply. I asked him for the third time, and he said: I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about that and he said: Make frequent prostrations before Allah, for you will not make one prostration without raising you a degree because of it, and removing a sin from you, because of it. Ma'dan said that then l met Abu al-Darda' and when he asked him, he received a reply similar to that given by Thauban. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 255 ) Rabi'a b. Ka'b said: I was with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) one night. and I brought him water and what he required. He...

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 245-254

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Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 2 45 -2 54 Chapter 42 : What Is to Be Said While Bowing a nd Prostrating Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state). ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 245 ) Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say while prostrating himself: O Lord, forgive me all my sins, small and great, first and last, open and secret. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 246 ) 'A'isha reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him') often said while bowing and prostrating himself:" Glory be to Thee, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to Thee, O Allah, forgive me," thus complying with the (command in) the Qur'an. ( Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 247 ) 'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) before his death recited often: Hallowed be Thou, and with Thy prai...