300 hadith
I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he prolonged the standing until I was tempted to do something wrong. We asked, "What was that?" He said, "I was tempted to sit down."
أحمد 3766SahihI was standing in prayer facing the House, with an elderly man beside me. I prolonged my prayer and placed my hand on my waist. The elderly man struck my chest a firm blow. I said to myself, "What has displeased him about me?" So I hurried…
أحمد 4849DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in either the noon or afternoon prayer. He stood up, and we said, "Glory be to Allah." He responded, "Glory be to Allah," and signaled with his hand, meaning, "Stand up." So we stood up. When he finished his…
أحمد 18222SahihAnas bin Malik described to us the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then he stood up and led us in prayer. He performed the bowing, then stood upright for so long that some of us thought he had forgotten. Then he prostrated and sat…
أحمد 13326SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sprained his foot, so we went to visit him. He came out to us, or we found him sitting in his room in front of an upper chamber. He prayed sitting down, and we stood behind him and prayed. When he finished the…
أحمد 15251SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and saw a rope stretched between two pillars. He asked, "What is this rope?" He was told, "Messenger of Allah, this belongs to Hamna bint Jahsh. She prays here, and when she grows weary she clings…
أبو داود 1312SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would be in the first two rakahs as if he were on hot stones. We said, "Until he stood?" He replied, "Until he stood."
أبو داود 995DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for long stretches of the night standing and for long stretches sitting. When he prayed standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he prayed sitting, he would bow from a sitting position.
أبو داود 955SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to stand in prayer at night until his feet became cracked. Ayesha asked, "Why do you do this, Messenger of Allah, when Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins?" He replied, "Should I not love to be a grateful…
الأعظمي 13312SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to stand in prayer at night until his feet became cracked. Ayesha asked, "Why do you do this, Messenger of Allah, when Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins?" He replied, "Should I not love to be a grateful…
الأعظمي 2662SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would sit during the two rakahs as though he were on hot stones. He sometimes said, "the first two rakahs." Ati said, I asked Ubayy, "Until he stands?" Ubayy replied, "Until he stands."
أحمد 4389DaifI suffered from a fistula, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about it, and he said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
أبو داود 952SahihThe Prophet ﷺ, during the first two units of prayer, would be as though seated upon hot stones. I asked, "Until he stands?" He replied, "Until he stands."
أحمد 3895DaifWe estimated the length of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ standing in the Zuhr and Asr prayers. We estimated his standing in the first two rakahs of Zuhr to be about the length of thirty verses, roughly equivalent to Surah as-Sajdah (Alif Lam…
أبو داود 804SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would pray for long stretches of the night standing and for long stretches sitting. I asked, "How did he do that?" She replied, "When he recited standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he recited…
أحمد 24822SahihHe saw the Prophet ﷺ praying, and whenever he was in an odd-numbered rakah of his prayer, he would not rise until he had settled into a sitting position.
الأعظمي 2101SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would sit during the first two rakahs as if he were on hot stones. I asked, "Until he stood up?" He replied, "Until he stood up."
أحمد 3656DaifA man entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in one corner of it. The man prayed, then came and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "And peace be upon you. Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he…
البخاري 6251SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sprained his foot, so he secluded himself in an upper room of his, the steps of which were made from palm trunks, and he swore an oath to stay away from his wives for a month. His companions came to visit him, and…
أحمد 13071SahihA man entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting in one corner of it. He prayed, then came and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "And peace be upon you. Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he…
الأعظمي 14241SahihHe prayed Zuhr, then sat attending to the needs of the people in the courtyard of Kufa until the time for Asr prayer arrived. Then water was brought to him. He drank, washed his face and hands, and wiped his head and feet. Then he stood up…
البخاري 5616SahihI was ill while in Persia, so I would pray sitting down. I asked Ayesha about this, and she said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for a long part of the night standing, and a long part of the night sitting. When he recited standing,…
أحمد 24688SahihThe Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in, prayed, then approached and greeted the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ returned his greeting [[r0]] and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So the man prayed again, then came and…
البخاري 793SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in, prayed, then approached the Prophet ﷺ and greeted him with peace. The Prophet [[r0]] returned the greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man went…
الترمذي 303SahihHe prayed Zuhr, then sat attending to people's needs in the open courtyard of Kufa until the time for Asr prayer arrived. Then water was brought to him, and he drank from it and washed his face and hands. He also mentioned his head and…
الأعظمي 9559SahihI had hemorrhoids, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about prayer. He said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
البخاري 1117SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to stand in prayer at night until his feet would crack. Ayesha asked, "Why do you do this, Messenger of Allah, when Allah has forgiven you your past and future sins?" He replied, "Should I not love to be a…
البخاري 4837SahihAlqama took me by the hand and told me that Abdullah bin Masud took him by the hand, and that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took Abdullah by the hand and taught him the tashahhud in the prayer. He then mentioned the same supplication as in the…
أبو داود 970SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in, prayed, then approached and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned [[r0]] his greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The…
أبو داود 856SahihI had a fistula, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about prayer. He said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
أحمد 19819SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in, prayed, then approached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and greeted him with peace. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned the greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not…
مسلم 885DifficultA man entered the mosque and prayed, then came to the Prophet ﷺ and greeted him. The Prophet ﷺ returned the greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he went back and prayed again, and this happened three times. The…
أحمد 9635SahihAbdullah said, "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he prolonged the prayer so much that I considered doing something improper." He was asked, "What did you consider doing?" He replied, "I considered sitting down and leaving him."
مسلم 1815SahihHe was a man afflicted with hemorrhoids. He said, "I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about praying while a man is seated." He replied, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays sitting receives half the reward of the one who prays…
أحمد 19983SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would sit during the first two rakahs as though he were on hot stones. Saad said, I asked Ubayy, "Until he stood up?" He replied, "Until he stood up."
أحمد 4388DaifI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a man praying while seated. He said, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays seated receives half the reward of one who prays standing, and whoever prays lying down receives half the…
الأعظمي 3003SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for long stretches at night. When he prayed standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he prayed sitting, he would bow from a sitting position.
مسلم 1700SahihI had a fistula, so I asked the Prophet ﷺ about prayer. He said, "Pray standing. If you cannot, then sitting. If you cannot, then on your side."
ابن ماجه 1223SahihThe Prophet ﷺ would pray for a long part of the night standing and a long part of the night sitting. I asked, "How did he do that?" She replied, "When he recited standing, he bowed from standing, and when he recited sitting, he bowed from…
أحمد 25329SahihHe saw the Prophet ﷺ praying, and whenever he was in an odd-numbered rakah of his prayer, he would not rise until he had sat up straight.
البخاري 823SahihHe reported that he used to see Abdullah bin Umar sitting cross-legged during prayer. He said, "I did the same, as I was young at the time, but Abdullah forbade me and said, 'The sunnah of prayer is that you keep your right foot upright and…
الأعظمي 2143SahihHe was a man suffering from hemorrhoids. Abu Muamar once reported from Imran bin Husayn, who said, "I asked the Prophet ﷺ about a man praying while seated." He replied, "Whoever prays standing, that is best. Whoever prays seated receives…
البخاري 1116SahihI never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ perform any of the night prayer except standing, until he grew old. Then he began to pray sitting, and when about forty or thirty verses of his recitation remained, he would stand, recite them, and then…
ابن ماجه 1227SahihA man entered the mosque and prayed while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ watched him without our noticing. When he finished, he came over and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So…
النسائي 1314SahihA man entered the mosque and prayed while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in a corner of the mosque. The man then came and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he went back and…
البخاري 6667SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in and prayed. Then he greeted the Prophet ﷺ with the greeting of peace. The Prophet ﷺ returned the greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man went…
البخاري 757DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray for long stretches at night. When he prayed standing, he would bow from a standing position, and when he prayed sitting, he would bow from a sitting position.
النسائي 1647SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the mosque when a man came in and prayed in one corner of the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ watched him closely. Then the man came over and greeted him, and he returned the greeting and said, "Go…
أحمد 18997SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray while seated after he had grown older. When thirty or forty verses of the surah remained, he would stand, recite them, and then perform the bowing.
أحمد 25689SahihRifa bin Rafi reported from his uncle, from the Prophet ﷺ, the same story, in which he said, "When you stand for your prayer, say the takbir glorifying Allah the Exalted, then recite whatever is easy for you from the Quran." He also said in…
أبو داود 860HasanHe asked the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. Ishaq informed us, saying Abdul-Samad reported to us, saying, "I heard my father say, Husayn narrated to us from Abu Burayda, who said, Imran bin Husayn, who suffered from hemorrhoids, narrated to me,…
البخاري 1115SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ would sit during the two rak'ahs as though he were on hot stones. I asked, "Until he stood up?" He replied, "That is what is meant."
النسائي 1177DaifThe Prophet ﷺ arrived in Madinah while it was stricken with fever, and the people fell ill with the fever. The Prophet ﷺ entered the mosque and found the people sitting while praying. The Prophet ﷺ said, "The prayer of the one who sits is…
أحمد 12395SahihI asked her about the voluntary prayers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She said, "He used to pray for long stretches of the night standing, and for long stretches of the night sitting. When he recited while standing, he would bow and…
الترمذي 375SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque, and a man came in and prayed. He then greeted the Prophet ﷺ with the salam, and the Prophet returned the greeting and said, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." The man went back and…
الأعظمي 2048SahihHe used to see Abdullah bin Umar sitting cross-legged in prayer whenever he sat. He said, "So I did the same, being young in years at the time, but Abdullah forbade me and said, 'The sunnah of prayer is that you keep your right foot upright…
مالك 206SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to pray while seated, reciting in that position. When about thirty or forty verses of his recitation remained, he would stand and complete the recitation while standing, then perform the bowing and prostration. He would…
الترمذي 374SahihHe saw the Prophet ﷺ praying, and whenever he was in an odd-numbered rakah of his prayer, he would not rise until he had settled into a sitting position.
الترمذي 287SahihHe saw that the Prophet ﷺ, when he was in an odd-numbered rakah of his prayer, would not rise until he had sat up straight.
أبو داود 844SahihSaad bin Hisham said, "I divorced my wife and came to Madinah to sell a property I owned there, so that I could buy weapons with the proceeds and go out to fight. I met a group of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and they said, 'Six men…
أبو داود 1343Sahih