Sahih Muslim — Mosques and Places of Prayer

Anas b. Sirin reported:I heard Jundab b. Qasri saying that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He who observed the morning prayer (in congregation), he is in fact under the protection of Allah and it never happens that Allah should make a demand in connection with the protection (that He guarantees and should not get it) for when he asks for anything in relation to His protection, he definitely secures it. He then throws him flatly in the Hell-fire

وحدثنيه يعقوب بن ابراهيم الدورقي، حدثنا اسماعيل، عن خالد، عن انس بن سيرين، قال سمعت جندبا القسري، يقول قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " من صلى صلاة الصبح فهو في ذمة الله فلا يطلبنكم الله من ذمته بشىء فانه من يطلبه من ذمته بشىء يدركه ثم يكبه على وجهه في نار جهنم

This hadith has been narrated by Jundab b. Sufyan in from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with the same chain of transmitters, but this has not been mentioned:" He would throw him in fire

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا ابن هارون، عن داود بن ابي هند، عن الحسن، عن جندب بن سفيان، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بهذا ولم يذكر " فيكبه في نار جهنم

Mahmud b. al-Rabi' reported that 'Ibn b. Malik, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and who participated in the (Battle of) Badr and was among the Ansar (of Medina), told that he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said:Messenger of Allah, I have lost my eyesight and I lead my people in prayer. When there is a downpour there is then a current (of water) in the valley that stands between me and them and I find it impossible to go to their mosque and lead them in prayer. Messenger of Allah, I earnestly beg of you that you should come and observe prayer at a place of worship (in my house) so that I should then use it as a place of worship. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Well, it God so wills. I would soon do so. 'Itban said: On the following day when the day dawned, the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) came along with Abu Bakr at-Siddiq, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked permission (to get into the house). I gave him the permission, and be did not sit after entering the house, when he said: At what place in your house you desire me to say prayer? I ('Itban b. Malik) said: I pointed to a corner in the house, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood (at that place for prayer) and pronounced Allah-o-Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) (as an expression for the commencement of prayer). We too stood behind him, and he said two rak'ahs and then pronounced salutation (marking the end of the prayer). We detained him (the Holy Prophet) for the meat curry we had prepared for, him. The people of the neighbouring houses came and thus there was a good gathering in (our house). One of them said: Where is Malik b. Dukhshun? Upon this one of them remarked: He is a hypocrite; he does not love Allah and His Messenger. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not say so about him. Don't you see that he utters La ilaha ill-Allah (There is no god but Allah) and seeks the pleasure of Allah through it? They said: Allah and His Messenger know beet. One (among the audience) said: We see his inclination and wellwishing for hypocrites only. Upon this the Messenger of Allah' (ﷺ) again said: Verily Allah has forbidden the Fire for one who says: There is no god but Allah, thereby seeking Allah's pleasure. Ibn Shihab said: I asked Husain b. Muhammad al-Ansar (he was one of the leaders of Banu Salim) about the hadith transmitted by Mahmud b. Rabi' and he testified it

حدثني حرملة بن يحيى التجيبي، اخبرنا ابن وهب، اخبرني يونس، عن ابن شهاب، ان محمود بن الربيع الانصاري، حدثه ان عتبان بن مالك وهو من اصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ممن شهد بدرا من الانصار انه اتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله اني قد انكرت بصري وانا اصلي لقومي واذا كانت الامطار سال الوادي الذي بيني وبينهم ولم استطع ان اتي مسجدهم فاصلي لهم وددت انك يا رسول الله تاتي فتصلي في مصلى . فاتخذه مصلى . قال فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " سافعل ان شاء الله " . قال عتبان فغدا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وابو بكر الصديق حين ارتفع النهار فاستاذن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاذنت له فلم يجلس حتى دخل البيت ثم قال " اين تحب ان اصلي من بيتك " . قال فاشرت الى ناحية من البيت فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فكبر فقمنا وراءه فصلى ركعتين ثم سلم - قال - وحبسناه على خزير صنعناه له - قال - فثاب رجال من اهل الدار حولنا حتى اجتمع في البيت رجال ذوو عدد فقال قايل منهم اين مالك بن الدخشن فقال بعضهم ذلك منافق لا يحب الله ورسوله . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا تقل له ذلك الا تراه قد قال لا اله الا الله . يريد بذلك وجه الله " . قال قالوا الله ورسوله اعلم . قال فانما نرى وجهه ونصيحته للمنافقين . قال فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " فان الله قد حرم على النار من قال لا اله الا الله . يبتغي بذلك وجه الله " . قال ابن شهاب ثم سالت الحصين بن محمد الانصاري - وهو احد بني سالم وهو من سراتهم - عن حديث محمود بن الربيع فصدقه بذلك

Itban b. Malik reported:I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the rest of the hadith is the same as narrated (above) except this that a man said: Where is Malik b. Dukhshun or Dukhaishin, and also made this addition that Mahmud said: I narrated this ver hadith to many people and among them was Abu Ayyub al-Ansari who said: I cannot think that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) could have said so as you say. He (the narrator) said: I took an oath that if I ever go to 'Itban. I would ask him about it. So I went to him and found him to be a very aged man, having lost his eyesight, but he was the Imam of the people. I sat by his side and asked about this hadith and he narrated it In the same way as he had narrated it for the first time. Then so many other obligatory acts and commands were revealed which we see having been completed. So he who wants that he should not be deceived would not be deceived

وحدثنا محمد بن رافع، وعبد بن حميد، كلاهما عن عبد الرزاق، قال اخبرنا معمر، عن الزهري، قال حدثني محمود بن ربيع، عن عتبان بن مالك، قال اتيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . وساق الحديث بمعنى حديث يونس غير انه قال فقال رجل اين مالك بن الدخشن او الدخيشن وزاد في الحديث قال محمود فحدثت بهذا الحديث نفرا فيهم ابو ايوب الانصاري فقال ما اظن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ما قلت - قال - فحلفت ان رجعت الى عتبان ان اساله - قال - فرجعت اليه فوجدته شيخا كبيرا قد ذهب بصره وهو امام قومه فجلست الى جنبه فسالته عن هذا الحديث فحدثنيه كما حدثنيه اول مرة . قال الزهري ثم نزلت بعد ذلك فرايض وامور نرى ان الامر انتهى اليها فمن استطاع ان لا يغتر فلا يغتر

Mahmud b. Rabi' reported:I well remember the disgorge of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that he did (with water) from a bucket of our house. Mahmud said: 'Itban b. Malik narrated it to me that he had said: Messenger of Allah, I have lost my eyesight, and the rest of the hadith is the same up to these words:" He led us in two rak'ahs of prayer and we detained the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for serving him the pudding that we had prepared for him," and no mention has been made of what follows next from the addition made by Yunus and Ma'mar

وحدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم، اخبرنا الوليد بن مسلم، عن الاوزاعي، قال حدثني الزهري، عن محمود بن الربيع، قال اني لاعقل مجة مجها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من دلو في دارنا . قال محمود فحدثني عتبان بن مالك قال قلت يا رسول الله ان بصري قد ساء . وساق الحديث الى قوله فصلى بنا ركعتين وحبسنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على جشيشة صنعناها له . ولم يذكر ما بعده من زيادة يونس ومعمر

Anas b. Malik reported that his grandmother, Mulaika, invited the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to a dinner which she had prepared. He (the Holy Prophet) ate out of that and then said:Stand up so that I should observe prayer (in order to bless) you Anas b. Malik said: I stood up on a mat (belonging to us) which had turned dark on account of its long use. I sprinkled water over it (in order to soften it), and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood upon it, and I and an orphan formed a row behind him (the Holy Prophet) and the old woman was behind us, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in two rak'ahs of prayer and then went back

حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، قال قرات على مالك عن اسحاق بن عبد الله بن ابي طلحة، عن انس بن مالك، ان جدته، مليكة دعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لطعام صنعته فاكل منه ثم قال " قوموا فاصلي لكم " . قال انس بن مالك فقمت الى حصير لنا قد اسود من طول ما لبس فنضحته بماء فقام عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وصففت انا واليتيم وراءه والعجوز من وراينا فصلى لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ركعتين ثم انصرف

Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wits the best among people in character. On occasions, the time of prayer would come while he was in our house. He would then order to spread the mat lying under him. That was dusted and then water was sprinkled over it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then led the prayer and we stood behind him, and that mat was made of the leaves of date-palm

وحدثنا شيبان بن فروخ، وابو الربيع، كلاهما عن عبد الوارث، قال شيبان حدثنا عبد الوارث، عن ابي التياح، عن انس بن مالك، قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم احسن الناس خلقا فربما تحضر الصلاة وهو في بيتنا فيامر بالبساط الذي تحته فيكنس ثم ينضح ثم يوم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ونقوم خلفه فيصلي بنا وكان بساطهم من جريد النخل

Thabit reported on the authority of Anas:The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) came to us and there was none in our house but I, my mother and my aunt Umm Haram. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Stand up so that I may lead you in prayer (and there was no time for prescribed prayer). He led us in prayer. A person said to Thabit: Where stood Anas with him (the Holy Prophet)? He replied: He was on the right side. He then blessed us, the members of the household with every good of this world and of the Hereafter. My mother said: Messenger of Allah (and then, pointing towards Anas, said), here is your little servant, invoke the blessing of Allah upon him too. He then blessed me with every good, and he concluded his blessings for me (with these words): Allah! increase his wealth, and his children and make (them the source of) blessing for him

حدثني زهير بن حرب، حدثنا هاشم بن القاسم، حدثنا سليمان، عن ثابت، عن انس، قال دخل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم علينا وما هو الا انا وامي وام حرام خالتي فقال " قوموا فلاصلي بكم " . في غير وقت صلاة فصلى بنا . فقال رجل لثابت اين جعل انسا منه قال جعله على يمينه . ثم دعا لنا اهل البيت بكل خير من خير الدنيا والاخرة فقالت امي يا رسول الله خويدمك ادع الله له . قال فدعا لي بكل خير وكان في اخر ما دعا لي به ان قال " اللهم اكثر ماله وولده وبارك له فيه

Abdullah b. al-Mukhtar heard Musa b. Anas narrating on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led him, his mother or his aunt in prayer. He made me, stand on his right side and made the woman stand, behind us

وحدثنا عبيد الله بن معاذ، حدثنا ابي، حدثنا شعبة، عن عبد الله بن المختار، سمع موسى بن انس، يحدث عن انس بن مالك، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى به وبامه او خالته . قال فاقامني عن يمينه واقام المراة خلفنا

This hadith has also been narrated by Shu'ba with this chain of transmitters

وحدثناه محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، ح وحدثنيه زهير بن حرب، قال حدثنا عبد الرحمن، - يعني ابن مهدي - قال حدثنا شعبة، بهذا الاسناد

Maimuna, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said prayer while I was by his side, and at times when he prostrated his cloth touched me, and he prayed on a small mat

حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى التميمي، اخبرنا خالد بن عبد الله، ح وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، قال حدثنا عباد بن العوام، كلاهما عن الشيباني، عن عبد الله بن شداد، قال حدثتني ميمونة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي وانا حذاءه وربما اصابني ثوبه اذا سجد وكان يصلي على خمرة

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that he went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and found him observing prayer on a mat and prostrating on that

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب قالا حدثنا ابو معاوية، ح وحدثني سويد بن سعيد، قال حدثنا علي بن مسهر، جميعا عن الاعمش، ح وحدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم، - واللفظ له - اخبرنا عيسى بن يونس، حدثنا الاعمش، عن ابي سفيان، عن جابر، قال حدثنا ابو سعيد الخدري، انه دخل على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فوجده يصلي على حصير يسجد عليه

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:A man's prayer in congregation is more valuable than twenty degrees and some above them as compared with his prayer in his house and his market, for when he performs ablution doing it well, then goes out to the mosque, and he is impelled (to do so) only by (the love of congregational) prayer, he has no other objective before him but prayer. He does not take a step without being raised a degree for it and having a sin remitted for it, till he enters the mosque, and when he is busy in prayer after having entered the mosque. the angels continue to invoke blessing on him as long as he is in his place of worship. saying: O Allah, show him mercy, and pardon him! Accept his repentance (and the angels continue this supplication for him) so long as he does not do any harm in it, or as long as his ablution is not broken

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب جميعا عن ابي معاوية، - قال ابو كريب حدثنا ابو معاوية، - عن الاعمش، عن ابي صالح، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " صلاة الرجل في جماعة تزيد على صلاته في بيته وصلاته في سوقه بضعا وعشرين درجة وذلك ان احدهم اذا توضا فاحسن الوضوء ثم اتى المسجد لا ينهزه الا الصلاة لا يريد الا الصلاة فلم يخط خطوة الا رفع له بها درجة وحط عنه بها خطيية حتى يدخل المسجد فاذا دخل المسجد كان في الصلاة ما كانت الصلاة هي تحبسه والملايكة يصلون على احدكم ما دام في مجلسه الذي صلى فيه يقولون اللهم ارحمه اللهم اغفر له اللهم تب عليه ما لم يوذ فيه ما لم يحدث فيه

A hadith having the same meaning (as mentioned above) has been transmitted by A'mash

حدثنا سعيد بن عمرو الاشعثي، اخبرنا عبثر، ح وحدثني محمد بن بكار بن الريان، قال حدثنا اسماعيل بن زكرياء، ح وحدثنا ابن المثنى، قال حدثنا ابن ابي عدي، عن شعبة، كلهم عن الاعمش، في هذا الاسناد بمثل معناه

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The angels invoke blessings on everyone among you so long as he is in a place of worship with these words: O Allah! pardon him, O Allah, have mercy upon him, (and they continue to do so) as long as, he ablution (of the worshipper) is not broken, and one among you is in prayer and so long as he is detained for the prayer

وحدثنا ابن ابي عمر، حدثنا سفيان، عن ايوب السختياني، عن ابن سيرين، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان الملايكة تصلي على احدكم ما دام في مجلسه تقول اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه ما لم يحدث واحدكم في صلاة ما كانت الصلاة تحبسه

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The servant is constantly in prayer so long as he is in a place of worship waiting for the prayer (to be observed in congregation), and the angels invoke (blessings upon him in these words): O Allah! pardon him. O Allah! show mercy to him, (and they continue to do so) till he returns (from the mosque having completed the prayer) or his ablution breaks. I said: How is the ablution broken? He said: By breaking of the wind noiselessly or with noise

وحدثني محمد بن حاتم، حدثنا بهز، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة، عن ثابت، عن ابي رافع، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا يزال العبد في صلاة ما كان في مصلاه ينتظر الصلاة وتقول الملايكة اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه . حتى ينصرف او يحدث " . قلت ما يحدث قال يفسو او يضرط

Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:Everyone among you is constantly in prayer so long as the prayer detains him (for this noble objective) and nothing prevents him to return to his family but the prayer

حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، قال قرات على مالك عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا يزال احدكم في صلاة ما دامت الصلاة تحبسه لا يمنعه ان ينقلب الى اهله الا الصلاة

Abu Huraira reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Anyone amongst you who sat in a place of worship waiting for the prayer is in prayer and his ablution is not broken, the angels invoke blessing upon him (in these words): O Allah! pardon him. O Allah! have mercy upon him

حدثني حرملة بن يحيى، اخبرنا ابن وهب، اخبرني يونس، ح وحدثني محمد بن سلمة المرادي، حدثنا عبد الله بن وهب، عن يونس، عن ابن شهاب، عن ابن هرمز، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " احدكم ما قعد ينتظر الصلاة في صلاة ما لم يحدث تدعو له الملايكة اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه

A hadith like this has been narrated by Hammam b. Munabbih on the authority of Abu Huraira

وحدثنا محمد بن رافع، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، حدثنا معمر، عن همام بن منبه، عن ابي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بنحو هذا

Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The most eminent among human beings (as a recipient of) reward (is one) who lives farthest away, and who has to walk the farthest distance, and he who waits for the prayer to observe it along with the Imam, his reward is greater than one who prays (alone) and then goes to sleep. In the narration of Abu Kuraib (the words are):" (He waits) till he prays along with the Imam in congregation

حدثنا عبد الله بن براد الاشعري، وابو كريب قالا حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن بريد، عن ابي بردة، عن ابي موسى، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان اعظم الناس اجرا في الصلاة ابعدهم اليها ممشى فابعدهم والذي ينتظر الصلاة حتى يصليها مع الامام اعظم اجرا من الذي يصليها ثم ينام " . وفي رواية ابي كريب " حتى يصليها مع الامام في جماعة