Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 233 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “You must not supplicate: ‘O Allah! forgive me if You wish; O Allah bestow mercy on me if You wish.’ But beg from Allah with certitude for no one has the power to compel […]
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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 234 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When one of you supplicates, let him be decisive and he should not say: ‘O Allah, bestow upon me such and such if You wish’, because no one has the power to compel Him.”. وعن […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 235 Hudhaifah bin Yaman (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Say not: ‘What Allah wills and so-and-so wills’, but say: ‘What Allah wills, and then what so-and-so wills.”‘. عن حذيفة بن اليمان رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “لا تقولوا: […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 236 Abu Barzah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disliked going to bed before the ‘Isha’ (night) prayer and indulging in conversation after it.”. عن أبي برزة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يكره النوم قبل العشاء والحديث بعدها. […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 237 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Once, towards the end of his life, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concluded the ‘Isha’ (night) prayer and said, “After one hundred years from tonight none of the people on the surface of the earth will survive.”. وعن ابن عمر […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 238 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the ‘Isha’ (night) prayer till midnight. He (ﷺ) turned to us after the prayer and said, “All the people slept after offering their prayers, but you who waited, will be accounted as if you were engaged […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 239 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses, and thus he spends the night angry with her, the angels continue cursing her till the morning.”. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 240 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “It is not lawful for a woman to observe an optional Saum (fast) without the permission of her husband when he is at home. Nor should she allow anyone to enter his house without […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 241 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Does he who raises up his head before the Imam not fear that Allah will make his head that of a donkey or make his appearance similar to that of donkey?”. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 242 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: We are prohibited from placing the hand on the side during As-Salat (the prayer).. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: نهى عن الخصر في الصلاة. ((متفق عليه)). Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 242 […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 243 ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself.”. عن عائشة رَضِيَ اللهُ عنها، قالت: سَمِعْتُ […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 17, Hadith 244 Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “How is it that some people raise their eyes towards the sky during As-Salat (the prayer)?” He stressed (this point) and added, “People must refrain from raising their eyes towards heaven in Salat […]