300 hadith
Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani sent him to Abu Juhaym to ask what he had heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding a person who passes in front of someone praying, and what the consequence is for doing so. Abu Juhaym said, "The Messenger of…
أحمد 17540SahihAbu Juhaym, the nephew of Ubayy bin Kaab, sent me to Zayd bin Khalid to ask him what he had heard about a person passing in front of someone praying. He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'For him to stand for forty,' I do not…
أحمد 17051SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "If any of you knew what burden he takes upon himself by passing in front of his brother while he is praying, standing for a hundred years would be better for him than the single step he took."
ابن ماجه 946DaifThey sent me to Zayd bin Khalid to ask him about passing in front of someone who is praying. He informed me that the Prophet ﷺ said, "For a person to stand for forty is better for him than to pass in front of him." Sufyan said, "I do not…
ابن ماجه 944SahihNothing that passes in front of someone praying breaks the prayer.
مالك 378SahihNothing that passes in front of a person who is praying interrupts the prayer.
مالك 379SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep the prayer brief, for behind you stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
الأعظمي 2272SahihI heard Abu al-Ahwas, the freed slave of Banu Layth, narrating to us in the gathering of Ibn al-Musayyab, while Ibn al-Musayyab was sitting there, that he heard Abu Dharr say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you stands for…
أحمد 21332SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be brief in the prayer, for behind you are the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs." He said, Ibrahim al-Taymi also narrated to us the same from Harith bin Suwayd, from Abdullah. He said, Ibrahim…
أحمد 10793SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him place something in front of him. If he cannot find anything, let him set up a stick. If he has no stick, let him draw a line. Then whatever passes in front of him will not harm…
أبو داود 689DaifHe reported that he said, "I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah. When he finished, he saw a man praying alone behind the row, so the Prophet of Allah ﷺ waited until the man completed his prayer." Then he said to him, "Repeat your prayer,…
أحمد 24009.75SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the noon prayer, and at the back of the rows was a man who performed the prayer poorly. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the closing salutation, he called out to him, "So-and-so, do you not fear Allah?…
أحمد 9796SahihHe narrated that he set out as a delegate to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, "We prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ, and out of the corner of his eye he noticed a man who was not straightening his back during the bowing and prostration." When…
أحمد 16297SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Keep the prayer brief, for behind you stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs."
الأعظمي 2274SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays toward a barrier, let him stand close to it, so that Satan does not cut off his prayer."
الأعظمي 2546SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said to the people, "Perfect your prayer, for I see you from behind me just as I see you from in front of me."
أحمد 8927SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was leading them in prayer one day when a woman passed by in the open valley. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured to her to stay back, so she stepped away until he had finished praying, and then she passed by.
أحمد 21888HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you stands for prayer, mercy faces him, so let him not wipe away the pebbles." In another narration, "Let him not touch the pebbles."
الأعظمي 2644HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed three times for the front row and once for the row behind it.
أحمد 17162SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There is to be no diminishment in prayer or in the greeting of peace." Ahmad said, "What I understand by this is that you should not give the greeting of peace during prayer, nor should anyone give it to you, and that a…
الأعظمي 2596SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him place something in front of him. If he cannot find anything, let him set up a stick. If he cannot find that either, let him draw a line. Then nothing that passes in front of him will harm…
ابن ماجه 943DaifThe Messenger of Allah led us in prayer one day, then turned to us and said, "So-and-so, will you not perfect your prayer? Should the one praying not consider how he is praying when he prays? He prays only for his own sake. By Allah, I see…
مسلم 957SahihAbu Qasim ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him place something in front of him. If he cannot find anything, let him set up a stick. If he has no stick with him, let him draw a line, and then nothing that passes in front of him will harm…
أحمد 7392DaifHe attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ, "When one of you stands for prayer, mercy faces him, so let him not wipe away the pebbles."
أحمد 21330SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays toward a barrier, let him stay close to it so that Satan does not cut off his prayer."
النسائي 749SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you stands to pray, let him not wipe the pebbles, for mercy is facing him."
الترمذي 379HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Is any one of you unable, after completing his prayer, to step forward, or step back, or move to his right, or to his left?"
أحمد 9496DaifI have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer was lighter than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, yet it was complete.
أحمد 14009SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Let one of you place in front of him something like the rear of a saddle, then pray."
أحمد 1398HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever among you is able to ensure that no one passes between him and his qiblah, let him do so."
أبو داود 699HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the prayer one day, then turned to the people and said, "So-and-so, will you not perfect your prayer? Should the one praying not consider how he prays for his own sake? Indeed, I see behind me just as I see in…
النسائي 873SahihI never prayed behind any imam whose prayer was lighter or more complete than that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a child crying behind him, he would shorten the prayer for fear of causing hardship to the…
أحمد 13523SahihI never prayed behind anyone whose prayer was lighter than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, yet it was complete.
الأعظمي 2266Hasan"None of you should give the devil any share of his prayer by believing it is required of him to leave only from his right side. I saw the Prophet ﷺ frequently leave from his left side."
الأعظمي 2205SahihI never prayed behind any imam whose prayer was lighter or more complete than that of the Prophet ﷺ. If he heard a child crying, he would shorten the prayer out of concern that the child's mother might be distressed.
البخاري 708SahihI have not prayed behind anyone after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whose prayer was lighter, yet more complete, than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
الأعظمي 2267HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said in a long hadith, "Allah has commanded you to pray, so when you pray do not turn your faces away, for Allah sets His face directly toward the face of His servant during his prayer as long as he does not turn away."
الأعظمي 2605SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Straighten your rows in prayer, or Allah will set your faces against one another."
أحمد 18440SahihNone of you should give Shaytan a share of himself by thinking that he must turn only to his right when finishing prayer. I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turn to his left more often than not.
أحمد 3631Sahih"None of you should give the devil any share of his prayer by thinking he is obliged to leave only from his right side. I have often seen the Prophet ﷺ leave from his left side."
البخاري 852SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you stands in prayer, he should not wipe the pebbles, for mercy is facing him."
النسائي 1192HasanI performed Hajj during the time of Uthman bin Affan, and I sat down in the mosque of the Prophet ﷺ. There was a man relating to the people, who said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day when a man came forward and prayed by this…
أحمد 17243DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him place a barrier in front of him for his prayer, even if it be only an arrow."
الأعظمي 2517HasanNone of you should grant the devil a share by thinking that he must always turn to his right when leaving the prayer. I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turn to his left more often than not.
أحمد 4426SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Is any one of you unable," (according to Abd al-Warith's narration) "to step forward, step back, move to his right, or move to his left?" In Hammad's narration there is an addition, "in the prayer," meaning…
أبو داود 1006DaifAbu Hurayrah reported, raising it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "When one of you prays, let him pray toward something. If there is nothing, then a staff. If he has no staff, let him draw a line. Then whatever passes in front of him will not…
أحمد 7461DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you leads the prayer, let him keep it brief, for behind him stand the weak, the elderly, and those with pressing needs. But when he prays alone, let him prolong it as much as he wishes."
أحمد 10522SahihHe attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "When one of you prays toward a sutrah, let him draw close to it so that Satan does not cut off his prayer."
أبو داود 695SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no ghirar in prayer or in greeting." Ahmad said, "What I understand by this is that you should not give the greeting of peace nor have it given to you while in prayer, and that a man should not let his prayer…
أبو داود 928DaifHudhayfah entered the mosque and saw a man praying near the doors of Kindah. The man was not completing his bowing or his prostration. When he finished, Hudhayfah said to him, "How long have you been praying like this?" The man replied,…
أحمد 23258SahihWe accompanied Uqba bin Amir on a journey, and he would not lead us in prayer. We said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you. Will you not lead us in prayer, since you are one of the companions of Muhammad ﷺ?" He replied, "No. I heard the…
أحمد 17795HasanThe Prophet ﷺ led us in prayer, and he would turn away to either of his two sides after finishing.
ابن ماجه 929HasanI used to come to the Prophet ﷺ while he was praying, and I would greet him with the salam, and he would return my greeting. Then I came to him once and greeted him while he was praying, but he did not return my greeting. When he finished,…
النسائي 1221HasanWe used to greet one another during the prayer, but then we were told that the prayer keeps one fully occupied.
ابن ماجه 1019SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him place a barrier in front of him for his prayer, even if it be only an arrow."
أحمد 15340HasanSufyan, tracing it back to the Prophet ﷺ, said, and on another occasion Sufyan said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays toward a sutrah, let him draw close to it so that Satan cannot break his prayer."
أحمد 16090SahihI have never prayed behind an imam whose prayer was lighter or more complete than that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would hear a child crying and shorten his prayer, fearing that the child's mother might become…
أحمد 13445SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Between a servant and disbelief or faith stands the prayer. If he abandons it, he has committed shirk."
الأعظمي 1736SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal, leave a breathing space between your adhan and your iqamah, enough for someone eating to finish his meal unhurried, and for someone making wudu to relieve himself without haste."
أحمد 21286DaifI have never prayed behind any imam whose prayer was lighter or more complete than that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If he heard a child crying, he would shorten the prayer for fear of distressing the mother.
الأعظمي 2276Sahih