Sahih al-Bukhari 453 (Book 8, Hadith 109) Narrated Abu Huraira: “The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Last night a big demon (afreet) from the Jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my prayers (or said something similar) but Allah enabled me to overpower him. I wanted to fasten himto one of the pillars of the mosque […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 8, Prayers (Salat), discusses the methods, obligations, and virtues of the five daily prayers.
Sahih al-Bukhari 454 (Book 8, Hadith 110) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent some horsemen to Najd and they brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal from Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the mosque. The Prophet (ﷺ) came and ordered them to release him. He went to a […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 455 (Book 8, Hadith 111) Narrated `Aisha: On the day of Al-Khandaq (battle of the Trench’ the medial arm vein of Sa`d bin Mu`ad was injured and the Prophet (ﷺ) pitched a tent in the mosque to look after him. There was another tent for Banu Ghaffar in the mosque and the blood […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 456 (Book 8, Hadith 112) Narrated Um Salama: I complained to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) that I was sick. He told me to perform the Tawaf behind the people while riding. So I did so and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was praying beside the Ka`ba and reciting the Sura starting with “Wat-tur wa kitabin mastur.” […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 457 (Book 8, Hadith 113) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Two of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) departed from him on a dark night and were led by two lights like lamps (going in front of them from Allah as a miracle) lighting the way in front of them, and when they parted, […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 458 (Book 8, Hadith 114) Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon and said, “Allah gave a choice to one of (His) slaves either to choose this world or what is with Him in the Hereafter. He chose the latter.” Abu Bakr wept. I said to myself, “Why is this […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 459 (Book 8, Hadith 115) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in his fatal illness came out with a piece of cloth tied round his head and sat on the pulpit. After thanking and praising Allah he said, “There is no one who had done more favor to me with life and property […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 460 (Book 8, Hadith 116) Narrated Nafi`: Ibn `Umar said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Mecca and sent for `Uthman bin Talha. He opened the gate of the Ka`ba and the Prophet, Bilal, Usama bin Zaid and `Uthman bin Talha entered the Ka`ba and then they closed its door (from inside). They stayed […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 461 (Book 8, Hadith 117) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent some horse men to Najd and they brought a man called Thumama bin Uthal from Bani Hanifa. They fastened him to one of the pillars of the mosque. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 462 (Book 8, Hadith 118) Narrated Al-Sa’ib bin Yazid: I was standing in the mosque and somebody threw a gravel at me. I looked and found that he was `Umar bin Al-Khattab. He said to me, “Fetch those two men to me.” When I did, he said to them, “Who are you? (Or) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 463 (Book 8, Hadith 119) Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I asked Ibn Abi Hadrad in the mosque to pay the debts which he owed to me and our voices grew so loud that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) heard them while he was in his house. So he […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 464 (Book 8, Hadith 120) Narrated Nafi`: Ibn `Umar said, “While the Prophet (ﷺ) was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers. He replied, ‘Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the dawn […]