10.1 Ghusl for the Two 'Ids, the Call to Prayer for Them, and the Iqama
1 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard more than one of their men of knowledge say, "There has been no adhan or iqama for the 'Id al-Fitr or the 'Id al-Adha since the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace."
[Related from Ibn 'Abbas and Jabir ibn 'Abdullah.
Malik said, "That is the sunna and there is no disagreement about it among us."
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar used to do ghusl on the day of Fitr before going to the place of prayer.
10.2 The Order to Pray Before the Khutba on the Two 'Ids
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray on the day of Fitr and the day of Adha before the khutba.
[cf. Bukhari 920]
4 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu Bakr and 'Umar used to do that.
5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu 'Ubayd, the mawla of Ibn Azhar said, "I was present at one of the 'Ids with 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. He prayed, and then after he had prayed he gave a khutba to the people and said, 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade fasting on these two days - the day you break your fast (after Ramadan), and the day you eat from your sacrifice (after the Hajj).' "
Abu 'Ubayd continued, "Then I was present at one of the 'Ids with 'Uthman ibn 'Affan. me and prayed, and when he had finished he gave a khutba and said, 'Two 'ids have been joined together for you on this day of yours. If any of the people of al-'Aliyya (the hills outlying Madina) want to wait for the Jumu'a they can do so, and if any of them want to return, I have given them permission.'
Abu 'Ubayd continued, "Then I was present at an 'Id with 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (at the time when 'Uthman was being detained). He came and prayed, and then after he had prayed he gave a khutba."
[cf. Bukhari 1889]
10.3 The Order to Eat Before Going Out on the Morning of the 'Id
6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from his father that he used to eat on the day of the 'Id al-Fitr before going out.
7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Sa'id al-Musayyab told him that people used to be told to eat on the day of Fitr before setting out.
Malik said that he did not consider that people had to do that on the 'Id al-Adha.
10.4 The Takbirs and the Recitation in the Prayer of the Two 'Ids
8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Damra ibn Sa'id al-Mazini from 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Utba ibn Mas'ud that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked Abu Waqid al-Laythi what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to recite in the prayers of Adha and Fitr. He said, "He used to recite Surat Qaf (50) and Surat al-Inshiqaq (84)."
[In Muslim]
9 Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi', the mawla of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "I attended Adha and Fitr with Abu Hurayra and he said 'Allah is greater' seven times in the first rak'at, before the recitation, and five times in the second, before the recitation."
[In Abu Dawud]
Malik said, "That is the position with us."
Regarding a man who finds that people have finished the 'Id prayer, Malik said that he did not think that he had to pray either in the place where the prayer was performed nor in his house. If he does perform the prayer in the place or in his house, he did not see any harm in doing that. He says the takbir seven times in the first rak'at before the recitation and five times in the second before the recitation.
10.5 Refraining from Prayer Before and After the Two 'Id Prayers
10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar did not pray either before the prayer or after it on the day of Fitr.
11 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab used to go to the place of prayer after praying Subh, and before the sun rose.
10.6 Permission to Pray Before and After the Two 'Id Prayers
12 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim that his father used to pray four rak'ats before he went to the place of prayer.
13 Yahya related to me from Hisham ibn 'Urwa that his father used to pray in the mosque on the day of Fitr before the prayer.
10.7 The Coming of the Imam on the Day of the 'Id and Waiting for the Khutba
14 Yahya related to me that Malik said, "The sunna concerning the time of prayer on the 'ids of Fitr and Adha - and there is no disagreement amongst us about it - is that the imam leaves his house and as soon as he has reached the place of prayer the prayer falls due."
Yahya said that Malik was asked whether a man who prayed with the imam could leave before the khutba, and he said, "He should not leave until the imam leaves."
11.1 The Fear Prayer
1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Ruman from Salih ibn Khawwat from someone who had prayed (the fear prayer) with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on the day of Dhat ar-Riqa'* that one group had formed a row with him and one group had formed a row opposite the enemy. He then prayed one rak'at with the group he was with, and then remained standing while they finished by themselves. They then left and formed a row opposite the enemy, and then the other group came and he prayed the remaining rak'at of his prayer with them, and then remained sitting while they finished by themselves. Then he said the taslim with them.
* Famous raid in which constant sentries had to be established.
[Bukhari & Muslim]
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Khawwat that Sahl ibn Abi Hathma related to him that the form of the fear prayer was that the imam stood with a group of his companions, while another group faced the enemy. The imam prayed one rak'at with them, including the prostration, and then stood. He remained standing while they completed the remaining rak'at by themselves. They then said the taslim, left, and formed up opposite the enemy while the imam remained standing. Then the others who had not prayed came forward and said the takbir behind the imam and he prayed one rak'at with them, including the prostration. He then said the taslim, while they stood up and prayed the remaining rak'at by themselves. Then they said the taslim.
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, when asked about the fear prayer said, "The imam and a group of people go forward and the imam prays a rak'at with them, while another group, who have not yet prayed, position themselves between him and the enemy. When those who are with him have prayed a rak'at they draw back to where those who have not prayed are, and do not say the taslim. Then those who have not prayed come forward and pray a rak'at with him. Then the imam leaves, as he has now prayed two rak'ats. Everyone else in both groups stands and prays a rak'at by himself after the imam has left. In this way each of the two groups will have prayed two rak'ats. If the fear is greater than that, then the men pray standing on their feet or mounted, either facing the qibla or otherwise."
Malik said that Nafi' said, "I do not believe that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar related it from anyone other than the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace."
[cf Bukhari 4261]
4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not pray Dhuhr and 'Asr on the Day of the Trench until after the sun had set."
[In Muslim]
Malik said, "The hadith of al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Khawwat is the one I like most out of what I have heard about the fear prayer."
12.1 How to Pray the Eclipse Prayer
1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from his father that 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, led the people in prayer. He stood, and did so for a long time. Then he went into ruku', and made the ruku' long. Then he stood again, and did so for a long time, though not as long as the first time. Then he went into ruku', and made the ruku' long, though not as long as the first time. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. He then did the same in the second rak'at, and by the time he had finished the sun had appeared. He then gave a khutba to the people, in which he praised Allah and then said, 'The sun and the moon are two of Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for anyone's life. When you see an eclipse, call on Allah and say, "Allah is greater" and give sadaqa.' Then he said, 'O community of Muhammad! By Allah, there is no one more jealous than Allah of a male or female slave of his who commits adultery. O community of Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and weep much'."
[cf Bukhari 997]
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from 'Ata' ibn Yasar that 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said, "There was an eclipse of the sun and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed, and the people prayed with him. He stood for a long time, nearly as long as (it takes to recite) Surat al-Baqara (2), and then went into ruku' for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he went down into sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he went down into sajda, and by the time he had finished the sun had appeared. Then he said, 'The sun and the moon are two of Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for anyone's life. When you see an eclipse, remember Allah.' They said, 'Messenger of Allah, we saw you reach out for something while you were standing here and then we saw you withdraw.' He said, 'I saw the Garden and I reached out for a bunch of grapes from it, and if I had taken it you would have been able to eat from it for as long as this world lasted. Then I saw the Fire - and I have never seen anything more hideous than what I saw today - and I saw that most of its people were women.' They said, 'Why, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Because of their ungratefulness (kufr).' Someone asked, 'Are they ungrateful to Allah?' He said, 'They are ungrateful to their husbands and they are ungrateful for good behaviour (towards them). Even if you were to behave well towards one of them for a whole lifetime and then she were to see you do something (that she did not like) she would say that she had never seen anything good from you.' "
[cf Bukhari 1004]
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from 'Amra bint 'Abd ar-Rahman from 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that a Jewish woman came to beg from her and said, "May Allah give you refuge from the punishment of the grave." So 'A'isha asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Are people punished in their graves?", and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took refuge in Allah from that. Then one morning the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out on a journey and there was an eclipse of the sun, and he returned in the late morning and passed through his apartments. Then he stood and prayed, and the people stood behind him. He stood for a long time, and then went into ruku' for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the first time, and then went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the first time. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though less than the time before, and then went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the time before. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the time before, and then went into ruku' for a long time though less than the time before. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. When he had finished he said what Allah willed him to say, and then he told them to seek protection for themselves from the punishment of the grave."
[cf Bukhari 1002]
12.2 About the Eclipse Prayer
4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from Fatima bint al-Mundhir that Asma' bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said, "I went to 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during an eclipse of the sun, and everybody was standing in prayer, and she too was standing praying. I said, 'What is everybody doing?' She pointed towards the sky with her hand and said, 'Glory be to Allah.' I said, 'A sign?' She nodded 'Yes' with her head."
She continued, "I stood until I had almost fainted, and I began to pour water over my head. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praised Allah and spoke well of Him, and then said, 'There is nothing which I had previously not seen beforehand that I have not now seen while standing - even the Garden and the Fire. It has been revealed to me that you will be tried in your graves with a trial, like, or near to, the trial of the Dajjal (I do not know which one Asma' said). Everyone of you will have someone who comes to him and asks him, 'What do you know about this man?' A believer (mumin), or one who has certainty (muqin) (I do not know which one Asma' said), will say, 'He is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who came to us with clear proofs and guidance, and we answered and believed and followed.' He will then be told, 'Sleep in a good state. We know now that you were a believer.' A hypocrite, however, or one who has doubts (I do not know which one Asma' said), will say, 'I do not know, I heard everybody saying something and I said it.'"
13.1 How to Ask for Rain
1 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn 'Amr ibn Hazm that he had heard 'Abbad ibn Tamim say that he had heard 'Abdullah ibn Zayd al-Mazini say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to the place of prayer and asked for rain, and when he faced the qibla he turned his cloak inside out."
[cf Bukhari 965]
Malik was asked how many rak'as there were in the prayer of asking for rain and he said, "Two rak'as, and the imam does the prayer before he gives the khutba. He prays two rak'as, and then he gives a khutba and makes du'a', facing the qibla and turning his cloak inside out. He recites out loud in both rak'as, and when he turns his cloak inside out he puts what is on his right on his left and what is on his left on his right, and all the people turn their cloaks inside out when the imam does so and face the qibla, sitting."
13.2 About Asking for Rain
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, when he asked for rain, "O Allah, give water to Your slaves and Your animals, and spread Your mercy, and give life to Your dead land."
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sharik ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi Namir that Anas ibn Malik said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, our animals are dying and our camels are too weak to travel, so make du'a' to Allah.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, made du'a', and it rained on us from one Jumu'a to the next."
Anas continued, "Then a man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, our houses have fallen down, the paths are blocked, and our flocks are dying.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'O Allah, (only) the mountain and hill-tops, the valley bottoms, and the places where trees grow.' "
Anas added, "It cleared away from Madina like a garment being removed."
[cf Bukhari 968]
Malik said, about a man who missed the prayer of asking for rain but caught the khutba and wished to pray in the mosque, or in his house when he returned, "He is free to do so, or not, as he wishes."
13.3 About Asking the Stars for Rain
4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Salih ibn Kaysan from 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Utba ibn Mas'ud that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took the Subh prayer with us at Hudaybiyya after it had rained in the night. When he had finished he went up to the people and asked, 'Do you know what your Lord has said?' They replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Some of My slaves have begun the morning believing in Me, and others have begun it rejecting Me. As for those who say, 'We were rained on through the overflowing favour of Allah and His mercy,' they believe in Me and reject the stars. But as for those who say, 'We were rained on through such and such a star, they reject Me and believe in the stars.'"
[cf Bukhari 810]
5 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "When a cloud appears from the direction of the sea and then goes towards Syria, it will be an abundant source of rain."
6 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu Hurayra used to say, when morning came after it had rained on the people, "We have been rained upon by the rain of Allah's opening," and would then recite the ayat, "Whatever mercy Allah opens up to people no one can withhold, and whatever He withholds no one can afterwards release." (35:2).
14.1 The Prohibition against Relieving Oneself Facing the Qibla
1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn 'Abdullah ibn Abi Talha that Rafi' ibn Ishaq, a mawla of the family of ash-Shifa' who was known as the mawla of Abu Talha, heard Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say while he was in Egypt, "By Allah! I don't know how to deal with these lavatories," the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, having said, "When you go to defecate or urinate, do not expose your genitals towards the qibla, and do not put your back to it."
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from one of the Ansar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade defecating or urinating while facing the qibla.
14.2 Permission to Face the Qibla when Urinating or Defecating
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from his paternal uncle, Wasi' ibn Hibban, that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "People say, 'When you sit to relieve yourself, do not face the qibla or the Bayt al-Maqdis.'"
'Abdullah continued, "I went up on top of a house of ours and saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless hiim and grant him peace, (squatting) on two unfired bricks facing the Bayt al-Maqdis, relieving himself."
Ibn 'Umar added, "Perhaps you are one of those who pray folded on their haunches."
Wasi' replied, "I don't know, by Allah!"
Malik said that he meant someone who, when he prostrated, kept his body close to the ground.
14.3 The Prohibition against Spitting towards the Qibla
4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw spittle on the wall of the qibla and scraped it off. Then he went up to the people and said, "Do not spit in front of you when you are praying, because Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is in front of you when you pray."
[cf Bukhari 398]
5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from his father from 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Prophet, may Allah bless and grant him peace, saw spittle, or mucus or phlegm, on the wall of the qibla and scraped it off.
[cf Bukhari 399]
14.4 About the Qibla
6 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Dinar that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "On one occasion when the people were praying Subh at Quba a man came to them and said, 'A piece of Qur'an was sent down to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, last night, and he was ordered to face the Ka'ba, so face it.' They had been facing Syria, so they turned round and faced the Ka'ba."
[cf Bukhari 395]
7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that Sa'iid ibn al-Musayyab said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed towards the Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months after arriving in Madina. Then the qibla was changed two months before the battle of Badr."
8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "Any direction that is between East and West can be taken as a qibla if the person praying is face-on to the House."
14.5 The Mosque of the Prophet
9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Rabah and 'Ubaydullah ibn Abi 'Abdullah Salman al-Agharr from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in any other mosque, except the Masjid al-Haram (in Makka)."
10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Khubayb ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman from Hafs ibn 'Asim from Abu Hurayra or from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What is between my house and my minbar is one of the meadows of the Garden, and my mnbar is on my watering-place (al-Hawd)."
11 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from 'Abbad ibn Tamim from 'Abdullah ibn Zayd al-Mazini that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What is between my house and my minbar is one of the meadows of the Garden."
14.6 Women Going Out to the Mosque
12 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Do not forbid the female slaves of Allah from (going into) the mosques of Allah.'"
[cf Bukhari 858]
13 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Busr ibn Sa'id that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "None of you women should use perfume when you attend the 'Isha' prayer."
[In Muslim]
14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that 'Atika bint Zayd ibn 'Amr ibn Nufayl, the wife of 'Umar al-Khattab, used to ask 'Umar ibn al-Khattab for permission to go to the mosque. He would keep silent, so she would say, "By Allah, I will go out, unless you forbid me," and he did not forbid her.
15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from 'Amra bint 'Abd ar-Rahman that 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had seen what women do now, he would have forbidden them to go into the mosques, just as the women of the tribe of Isra'il were forbidden."
Yahya ibn Sa'id said that he asked 'Amra, "Were the women of the tribe of Isra'il forbidden to go into the mosques?" and she replied, "Yes."
15.1 The Order to Be in Wudu' (When Touching the Qur'an)
1 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm that it said in a letter sent by the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to 'Amr ibn Hazm that no one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure.
Malik said, "No one should carry the Qur'an by its strap, or on a cushion, unless he is pure. If it were permissible to do so, it would also have been permissible to carry it in its cover. This is not because of there being something on the hands of the one who carries it by which the Qur'an will be soiled, but because it is disapproved of for someone to carry the Qur'an without being pure out of respect for the Qur'an, and in order to honour it."
Malik said, "The best thing that I have heard about this is the ayat 'No one may touch it except the purified.' (56:79) It ranks with the ayats in Surat 'Abasa where Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says, 'Truly it is a reminder, and whoever wills pays heed to it. Inscribed on honoured pages, exalted, purified, by the hands of scribes, noble, virtuous.' (80:11-16)"
15.2 Allowance to recite the Qur'an While Not in Wudu'
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ayyub ibn Abi Tamima as-Sakhtayani from Muhammad ibn Sirin that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was with some people who were reciting Qur'an. Hibn Abi Tamima as-Sakhtayani from Muhammad ibn Sirin that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was with some people who were reciting Qur'an. He went to relieve himself and then came back and recited Qur'an. One of the men said to him, "Amir al-Muminin, are you reciting the Qur'an without being in wudu'?" Umar replied, "Who gave you a verdict on this? Was it Musaylima?"*
* Musaylima: the false prophet who was defeated and killed by the Muslims during the khalifate of Abu Bakr.
15.3 The Division of the Qur'an into Sections (Hizbs)
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Da'ud ibn al-Husayn from al-A'raj from 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Qari that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "Whoever misses reading his hizb at night and reads it from when the sun has passed the meridian until the Dhuhr prayer has not missed it, or it is as if he has caught it."
[In Muslim]
4 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Sa'id said, "Once Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban and I were sitting down, and Muhammad called a man over to him and said to him, 'Tell me what you have heard from your father.' The man replied that his father had told him that he went to Zayd ibn Thabit and asked him, 'What do you think of reciting the whole Qur'an in seven days?' Zayd said, 'That is good, but I prefer to recite it in two weeks or ten days. Ask me why that is.' He said, 'I ask you then.' Zayd said, 'So that I can reflect on it and pause in it.'"
15.4 About the Qur'an
5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from 'Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Qari said that he had heard 'Umar ibn al-Khattab say, "I heard Hisham ibn Hakim ibn Hizam reciting Surat al-Furqan (25) differently from me, and it was the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who had recited it to me. I was about to rush up to him but I granted him a respite until he had finished his prayer. Then I grabbed him by his cloak and took him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, I heard this man reciting Surat al-Furqan differently from the way you recited it to me.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Let him go.' Then he said, 'Recite, Hisham,' and Hisham recited as I had heard him recite. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'It was sent down like that.' Then he said to me, 'Recite,' and I recited the sura, and he said, 'It was sent down like that. This Qur'an was sent down in seven (different) modes, so recite from it whatever is easy for you.' "
[In Bukhari 4706]
6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man who knows the Qur'an well is like a man who has a hobbled camel. If he takes care of it, he keeps it, and if he lets it go, it gets away."
[Bukhari 4743]
7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from his father from 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that al-Harith ibn Hisham asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "How does the revelation come to you?" and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, replied, "Sometimes it comes to me like the ringing of a bell, and that is the hardest for me, and when it leaves me I remember what has been said. And sometimes the angel appears to me in the likeness of a man and talks to me and I remember what he says."
'A'isha added, "I saw it coming down on him on an intensely cold day, and when it had left him his forehead was dripping with sweat."
[cf Bukhari 2]
8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa that his father said that Surat 'Abasa (80) was sent down about 'Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum. He came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and began to say, "O Muhammad, show me a place near you (where I can sit)," whilst one of the leading men of the idol worshippers was in audience with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, began to turn away from him and give his attention to the other man, and he said to him, "Father of so-and-so, do you see any harm in what I am saying?" And he said, "No, by the blood (of our sacrifices) I see no harm in what you are saying." And then 'Abasa - "He frowned and turned away when the blind man came" - was sent down.
9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was on one of his journeys, and one night 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, who was travelling with him, asked him about something, but he did not answer him. He asked him again, but he did not answer him. Then he asked him again, and again he did not answer him. 'Umar said, "May your mother be bereaved of you, 'Umar. Three times you have importuned the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with a question and he has not answered you at all."
'Umar continued, "I got my camel moving until, when I was out ahead of the people, I feared that a piece of Qur'an was being sent down about me. It was not long before I heard a crier calling for me, and I said that I feared that a piece of Qur'an had been sent down about me."
He continued, "I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Peace be upon you' to him, and he said, 'A sura has been sent down to me this night that is more beloved to me than and said, 'Peace be upon you' to him, and he said, 'A sura has been sent down to me this night that is more beloved to me than anything on which the sun rises.' " Then he recited Surat al-Fath (48).
[cf Bukhari 3943]
10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi from Abu Salama ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Sa'id said that he had heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "A group of people will appear among you whose prayer, fasting and deeds will make you think little of your own prayer, fasting and deeds. They will recite the Qur'an but it will not get past their throats, and they will pass through the deen like an arrow passes through game. You look at the arrowhead and you see nothing, and you look at the shaft and you see nothing, and you look at the flights and you see nothing. And you are in doubt about the notch."
[In Bukhari 4771]
11 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that it took 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar eight years to learn Surat al-Baqara. (2)
15.5 The Prostration of the Qur'an
12 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Yazid, the mawla of al-Aswad ibn Sufyan, from Abu Salama ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Hurayra recited Surat al-Inshiqaq (sura 84) to them and prostrated in it. he had finished he told them that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had prostrated in it.
[cf Bukhari 1024]
13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi', the mawla of Ibn 'Umar that a man from Egypt told him that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab recited Surat al-Hajj (22) and prostrated twice in it, and then said, "This sura has been given special preference by having two prostrations in it."
14 Yahya related to me from Malik that 'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I saw 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar prostrate twice in Surat al-Hajj (22)."
15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from al-A'raj that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab recited Surat an-Najm (53) and prostrated in it, and then got up and recited another sura.
16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from his father that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab once recited a piece of Qur'an requiring a prostration while he was on the minbar on the day of Jumu'a, and he came down and prostrated, and everyone prostrated with him. Then he recited it again the next Jumu'a and everybody prepared to prostrate but he said, "At your ease. Allah has not prescribed it for us unless we wish." He did not prostrate and he stopped them from prostrating.
[cf Bukhari 1027]
Malik said, "The imam does not come down and prostrate when he recites a piece of Qur'an requiring a prostration while he is on the minbar."
Malik said, "The position with us is that there are eleven prescribed prostrations in the Qur'an, none of which are in the Mufassal."
Malik said, "Noone should recite any of the pieces of Qur'an that require a prostration after the prayers of Subh and 'Asr. This is because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade prayer after Subh until after the sun had risen, and after 'Asr until the sun had set, and prostration is part of the prayer. So no one should recite any piece of Qur'an requiring a prostration during these two periods of time."
Malik was asked whether a menstruating woman could prostrate if she heard someone reciting a passage of Qur'an requiring a prostration, and he said, "Neither a man nor a woman should prostrate unless they are ritually pure."
Malik was asked whether a man in the company of a woman who was reciting a passage of Qur'an requiring a prostration should prostrate with her, and he said, "He does not have to prostrate with her. The prostration is only obligatory for people who are with a man who is leading them. He recites the piece and they prostrate with him. Someone who hears a piece of Qur'an that requires a prostration being recited by a man who is not leading him in prayer does not have to do the prostration."
15.6 About Reciting Surat al-Ikhlas and Surat al-Mulk
17 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Abdullah ibn Sa'sa'a from his father that Abu Sa'id al-Khudri heard a man reciting Surat al-Ikhlas (112), repeating it over and over again. In the morning he went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and mentioned it to him as if he thought little of it. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By the One in whose hand my self is, it is equal to one third of the Qur'an."
[Bukhari 4726]
18 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman that 'Ubayd ibn Hunayn, the mawla of the family of Zayd ibn al-Khattab, mentioned that he had heard Abu Hurayra say, "I was going along with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he heard a man reciting Surat al-Ikhlas (112). The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'It is obligatory,' and I asked him, 'What is, Messenger of Allah?' and he said, 'The Garden.' I wanted to tell the man the good news but I was afraid that I would miss the midday meal with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I preferred to eat with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. When I went to the man afterwards I found him gone."
[in at-Tirmidhi]
19 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Humayd ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn 'Awf had told him that Surat al-Ikhlas (112) was equal to a third of the Qur'an and that Surat al-Mulk (67) pleaded for its owner.
15.7 Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted
20 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, from Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever says 'There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. The Kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything' (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu'l-mulku wa lahu'l-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir) one hundred times a day, it is the same for him as freeing ten slaves. One hundred good actions are written for him and one hundred wrong actions are erased for him, and it is a protection from Shaytan for that day until the night. No one does anything more excellent than what he does except someone who does more than that."
[In al-Bukhari 3119]
21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, from Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever says, 'Glory be to Allah and with His praise' (Subhana'llah wa bi-hamdihi) one hundred times in a day will have his wrong actions taken away from him, even if they are as abundant as the foam on the sea."
[In al-Bukhari]
22 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu 'Ubayd, the mawla of Sulayman ibn 'Abd al-Malik, from 'Ata' ibn Yazid al-Laythi that Abu Hurayra said, "Whoever says 'Glory be to Allah' (Subhana'llah) thirty-three times and 'Allah is Greater' (Allahu akbar) thirty-three times and 'Praise be to Allah' (Al-hamdu lillah) thirty-three times, and seals the hundred with 'There is no god but Allah, alone without any partner. The Kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything' (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu'l-mulku wa lahu'l-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir) after every prayer will have his wrong actions forgiven him even if they are abundant as the foam on the sea."
[In Muslim]
23 Yahya related to me from Malik that 'Umara ibn Sayyad heard Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab say about 'abiding good deeds' that they were a slave's saying 'Allah is greater' (Allahu akbar) and 'Glory be to Allah' (Subhana'llah) and 'Praise be to Allah' (Al-hamdu lillah) and 'There is no god but Allah and there is no power and no strength except by Allah.' (La ilaha illa'llah wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bi'llah.)
24 Yahya related to me from Malik that Ziyad ibn Abi Ziyad mentioned that Abu'd-Darda' said, "Shall I not tell you the best of your deeds, and those that give you the highest rank, and those that are the purest with your King, and are better for you than giving gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy and striking their necks?" They said, "Of course." He said, "Remembrance (dhikr) of Allah ta'ala."
[In at-Tirmidhi]
25 Malik related to me from Nu'aym ibn 'Abdullah ibn al-Mujmir from 'Ali ibn Yahya az-Zuraqi from his father that Rifa'a ibn Rafi' said, "One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, raised his head from ruku' and said, 'Allah hears the one who praises Him' (Sami' Allahu liman hamidah). A man behind him said, 'Our Lord, praise belongs to You - blessed, pure and abundant praise' (Rabbana wa laka'l-hamd kathiran tayyiban mubarakan fihi). When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had finished, he said, 'Who was it who spoke just now?' The man said, 'I did, Messenger of Allah,' and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'I saw more than thirty angels rushing to see which one of them would record it first.'"
[cf Bukhari 766]
15.8 Du'a' (Supplication)
26 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every Prophet is given a supplication (du'a'), and I wish to preserve my du'a' as intercession for my community in the next world."
[In Bukhari]
27 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say the following du'a', "O Allah, it is You who makes the dawn break and makes the night a time for rest and appoints the sun and moon to reckon by. Relieve me of debt and enrich me from poverty and let me enjoy my hearing, my sight and my strength in Your way."
Allahumma faliqa'l isbah, wa ja'ila'l-layli sakana, wa'sh-shamsi wa'l-qamari husbana. Iqda 'anniy ad-dayna, wa'ghnaniy mina'l-faqr. Amti'ni bi sam'i wa basarri wa quwwati fi sabilik.
28 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you are making du'a' do not say, 'O Allah, forgive me if You wish. O Allah, forgive me if You wish.' You should be firm in your asking, for there is no compelling Him."
[In Bukhari]
29 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu 'Ubayd, the mawla of Ibn Azhar, from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You will be answered as long as you are not impatient and say, 'I have made a du'a' and I have not been answered.' "
[In Bukhari]
30 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu 'Abdullah al-Agharr and from Abu Salama from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bess him and grant him peace, said, "Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the heaven of this world when the last third of the night is still to come and says, 'Who will call on Me so that I may answer him? Who will ask Me so that I may give him? Who will ask forgiveness of Me so that I may forgive him?' "
[In Bukhari]
31 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi that 'A'isha, Umm al-Muminin, said, "I was sleeping by the side of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I missed him in the night, so I felt for him with my hand and I put my hand on his feet and he was in sajda saying, 'I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praises as You praise Yourself.'"
A'udhu bi ridaka min sakhatika, wa bi mu'afatika min 'uqubatika wa bika minka, la uhsiy thana'an 'alayka, anta kama athnayta 'ala nafsika.
[In Muslim]
32 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ziyad ibn Abi Ziyad from Talha ibn 'Ubaydullah ibn Kariz that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best du'a' is du'a' on the day of 'Arafat, and the best thing that I or the Prophets before me have said is 'There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner' (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah.)"
[In at-Tirmidhi]
33 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki from Tawus al-Yamani from 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to teach this du'a' in the same way that he would teach them a sura of the Qur'an, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the torment of Hellfire, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Dajjal, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of life and death."
Allahumma inniy a'udhu bika min 'adhabi jahannama, wa a'udhu bika min 'adhabi'l-qabri, wa a'udhu bika min fitnati'l-mahya wa mamati.
[In Muslim]
34 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki from Tawus al-Yamani from 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say when he rose for prayer in the middle of the night, "O Allah, praise belongs to You. You are the light of the heavens and the earth and praise belongs to You. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and praise belongs to You. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. You are the Truth and Your words are true. Your promise is true and the meeting with You is true. O Allah, I submit to You and I accept You and I trust in You and I turn to You and I argue by You and I look to You for judgement. Forgive me what I have sent before me and what I have left behind, what I have kept secret and what I have proclaimed, You are my god - there is no god but You."
Allahumma laka'l-hamdu anta nuru's-samawati wa'l-ardi, wa laka'l-hamdu anta qayamu's-samawati wa'l-ardi, wa laka'l-hamdu anta rabbu's-samawati wa'l-ardi, wa man fi hinna. Anta'l-haqqu, wa qawluka'l-haqqu, wa wa'duka'l-haqqu, wa liqa'uka haqqun, wa jannatu haqqun, wa naru haqqun, wa sa'atu haqqun. Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa bika amantu, wa 'alayka tawakkaltu, wa ilayka anabtu, wa bika khasamtu, wa ilayka hakamtu, fa'ghfirliy ma qadamtu wa akhartu wa asrartu wa a'lantu. Anta ilahiy, la ilaha illa ant.
35 Yahya related to me from Malik that 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdullah ibn Jabir ibn 'Atik said that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar had come to them in Banu Mu'awiya, one of the villages of the Ansar, and said, "Do you know where the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed in this mosque of yours?" I told him, "Yes," and I pointed out a place near where he was. He said, "Do you know the three things for which he made du'a' here?" I said "Yes." He said, "Tell me them then." I said, "He asked that Allah would not make an enemy from among the non-believers triumph over the believers and that He would not destroy the believers by bad harvests, and he was given both these things. And he asked that He would not make the believers fight among themselves, and that was refused." Ibn 'Umar said, "You have told the truth," and he added, " Turmoil will not cease until the Day of Rising."
36 Yahya related to me from Malik that Zayd ibn Aslam used to say, "No one makes a du'a' without one of three things happening: either it is answered, or it is stored up for him, or wrong actions are expiated by it."
15.9 Making Du'a'
37 Yahya related to me from Malik that 'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "'Abdullah ibn 'Umar saw me when I was making du'a' and I was pointing with two fingers, one from each hand, and he forbade me."
[In at-Tirmidhi]
38 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab used to say, "A man is raised in degree by the du'a' of his son after his death." He spoke with his hands turned upwards, and then lifted them up.
39 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa that his father said, "The following ayat was sent down about du'a' - 'Do not be too loud in your prayer or too quiet in it, but try and find a way between the two.'" (17:110)
[In Bukhari]
Yahya said that Malik was asked about making du'a' in obligatory prayers and he said, "There is no harm in making du'a' in them."
40 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to make du'a' saying, "O Allah, I ask You for good actions and for leaving what is disapproved of and for love of the poor. And if You wish to try people, then bring me to You without being tried.'"
Allahumma inniy asa'luka fi'la'l-khayrati, wa tarka'l-munkarati, wa hubba'l-masakin, wa idha aradta fi'n-nasi fitnatan fa'qbidhni ilayka ghayra maftun.
[In at-Tirmidhi]
41 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No one calls to guidance without having the same reward as those who follow him, without diminishing their rewards at all. And no one calls to error without having the same burdens as they do, without diminishing their burdens at all."
[In Muslim]
42 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "O Allah, make me one of the leaders of the people of taqwa!"
Allahumma ja'lniy min a'immati'l-muttaqin.
43 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu'd-Darda' used to rise in the middle of the night and say, "Eyes have slept, and stars have set, and You are the Living and Self-Subsistent."
Namati'l-'uyunu wa ghariti'n-nujum wa anta'l-Hayyu-l-Qayyum.
15.10 Prayer Forbidden After Subh and After 'Asr
44 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from 'Ata' ibn Yasar from 'Abdullah as-Sunabihi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The sun rises and with it is the horn of Shaytan and when the sun gets higher the horn leaves it. Then when the sun reaches the meridian the horn joins it and when the sun declines the horn leaves it, and when the sun has nearly set it joins it again." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade prayer at these times.
[In an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah]
45 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa that his father said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "Delay the prayer when the edge of the sun appears until it is completely in view, and delay the prayer when the edge of the sun is disappearing until it has completely disappeared."
[cf Bukhari 558]
46 Yahya related to me from Malik that al-'Ala' ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman said, "We visited Anas ibn Malik after Dhuhr and he stood up and prayed 'Asr. When he had finished his prayer, we mentioned doing prayers early in their time, or he mentioned it, and he said that he had heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The prayer of the hypocrites, the prayer of the hypocrites, the prayer of the hypocrites is that one of them sits until the sun becomes yellow and is between the horns of Shaytan, or on the horn of Shaytan, and then gets up and rattles off four rak'ats, hardly remembering Allah in them at all.' "
[In Muslim]
47 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi' from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "None of you should seek to pray as the sun is rising or as it is setting."
[cf Bukhari 560]
48 Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from al-A'raj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade prayer after 'Asr until the sun had set, and prayer after Subh until the sun had risen.
[In Muslim]
49 Yahya related to me from Malik from 'Abdullah ibn Dinar from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say, "Do not seek to do your prayer at either sunrise or sunset, for the horns of Shaytan rise with the rising of the sun and set with its setting."
'Umar used to beat people for that kind of prayer.
[In Bukhari 3099]
50 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from as-Sa'ib ibn Yazid that he saw 'Umar ibn al-Khattab beating al-Munkadir for praying after 'Asr.
