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FUSUS AL-IMAN (فصوص اإليمان)

SELECTED AHADITH

FROM

SUNAN AN-NASAI (سنن النسائي)

PART - I

By

SHAIKH MIR ASEDULLAH QUADRI

Sahih Iman Publication

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Table of Contents

1. PREFACE ……………………………………………………………………………….……...…...1

2. BOOK 1 – PURIFICATION (كتاب الطهارة)...........................................................................................2

3. BOOK 2 – WATER (كتاب المياه)……………………...…………………………………..………… . 8

4. BOOK 8 – FUNERALS (كتاب الجنائز) ………………………………… …………………….…...10

5. BOOK 10 - LEADING THE PRAYER (كتاب اإلمامة)……………………………………..………...11

6. BOOK 11 COMMENCEMENT OF PRAYER (كتاب االفتتاح).............................................................13

7. BOOK 12 CLASPING OF HANDS (كتاب التطبيق)……………………...….……………………… .15

8. BOOK 19 PRAYER OF TWO EIDS (كتاب صالة العيدين) ……………… …………………...…......18

9. BOOK 20 VOLUNTARY PRAYER DURING NIGHT & DAY (كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار)….…....21

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PREFACE

بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد هلل رب العالمين، والصالة والسالم

على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين

Fusus Al-Iman is a concise format of explanations related to Sahih Iman based on Tafseer-e-Asedi and Irshad Al-Asedi. This book series is named ‘Fusus al-Iman’ (فصوص اإليمان) (Bezels of Faith) with the intention that it may be used by the people as an anchor of Sahih Iman when sailing in the oceans of knowledge of Quran and Ahadith.

For the students of Quran and Ahadith, Fusus Al Iman can act as a primer that will help them solidify their Iman and prepare them for facing the onslaught of deviant sects who misinterpret the Quranic verses and Ahadith to lead them away from Islam.

Since Sahih Iman is the essential requirement of salvation in Hereafter, it is important to have correct understanding of all issues related to Sahih Iman to become eligible for salvation.

This book, Part I, contains Selected Ahadith from Sunan An-Nasai, Book 1 to 20. The explanations of these Ahadith will, In Sha Allah, benefit all Muslims of the world in protecting their Sahih Iman.


BOOK # 1 - PURIFICATION

كتاب الطهارة

CHAPTER (11)

اإلبط باب نتف

Plucking the armpit hairs

Sunan an-Nasai, Bk 1, Hadith # 011

، عن سعيد بن الم هري بن يزيد، قال حدثنا سفيان، عن الز د بن عبد للا صلى هللا سيب، عن أبي هريرة، عن أخبرنا محم النبي

. "قليم األظفار وأخذ الشارب وت خمس من الفطرة الختان وحلق العانة ونتف اإلبط " عليه وسلم قال It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) that the Apostle of Allah ( صلى هللا

وسلم آله و ,said : the Fitrah are five : (i) Circumcision, (ii) shaving the pubic hairs (عليه (iii) plucking the armpit hairs, (iv) clipping the nails, and (v) taking from (trimming) the mustache. Explanation

Fitra ( الفطرة) means 'intrinsic/primordial nature of human beings. The above Hadith confirms that, as per human nature, the above 5 cleaning issues are important. There are many health benefits in it. We will not go into details here. The modern science has confirmed that all these are essential to maintain good health. '


CHAPTER (17)

خصة في ترك ذلك باب الر

Allowing one not to do that Sunan an-Nasai, Bk 1, Hadith # 018

بن يونس، قال أنبأنا األعمش، عن شقيق، عن حذيفة، قال كنت أمشي مع رسول أخبرنا إسحاق بن إبراهيم، قال أنبأنا عيسى

فدعاني وكنت عند عنه يت صلى هللا عليه وسلم فانتهى إلى سباطة قوم فبال قائما فتنح ومسح عقبيه حتى فر للا أ ثم توض غ .على خفيه

It was narrated that Hudhaifah (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) said : I was walking with the Apostle of Allah (وسلم آله و عليه هللا and he came (nearby) some people's garbage dump and (صلى urinated while standing up. I turned to go away, but he called me back (to conceal him), and I was just behind him. Then, when he had finished, he performed Wudu and wiped over his footwear (socks) ( خفيه).

Explanation

It is in Hadith - حجر، أخبرنا شريك، عن المقدام بن شريح، عن أبيه، عن عائشة، قالت من حدثكم أن حدثنا علي بن

قوه ما كان يبول إال قاعدا رضئ ) Ummul Momineen Aisha] النبي صلى هللا عليه وسلم كان يبول قائما فال تصد

used to urinate (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) said : 'Whoever tells you that the Prophet (هللا تعالی عنہاstanding up, do not believe him. He only urinated sitting down.' (Tirmidhi)

How do we reconcile the above two Ahadith?

It was sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) to urinate while sitting. He used to go far away from the public eye to attend the call of nature. This fact is unanimously accepted by all Aimma for the past 1400 years.

It is in Hadith - عمير بن يزيد قال أخبرنا عمرو ب ، ، قال حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد، قال حدثنا أبو جعفر الخطمي ن علي

حمن بن أبي قراد، ق صلى هللا ال خ حدثني الحارث بن فضيل، وعمارة بن خزيمة بن ثابت، عن عبد الر رجت مع رسول للاأبعد الحاجة أراد إذا وكان الخالء إلى وسلم .عليه [ It was narrated that Abdur Rahman bin Abu


Qurad (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) said : I went out with the Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) to an isolated area, and when he wanted to relieve himself, he moved far away.' (Nasai)

The above Hadith # 18 describes an exception to the Prophet's (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) usual practice. The Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) was walking away when he had to attend the call of nature. Obviously, the kind of secluded clean place to sit for urinating was not found there except a garbage dump where people do not come often. He went nearby it to relieve himself standing and asked Hudhaifa ( تعالی عنہرضئ هللا ) to give him cover from behind to avoid being noticed by any passerby.

Thus, to sit down for urinating is Sunnah. And there is a provision to urinate standing in unavoidable circumstances. On the basis of it, our fiqh scholars gave the ruling. To urinate while standing is 'Makrooh-e-tanzihi' (should be avoided as far as possible). But it is not sin. This view is held by Imam Abu Hanifa (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) and is supported by all other Ai'mma.

CHAPTER (26)

السترة يستتر بها باب البول إلى

Urinating towards an object with which one is screening oneself


، عن أبي معاوية، عن األعمش، عن زيد بن وهب، عن عبد ا ري حمن ابن حسنة، قال خرج علينا رسول أخبرنا هناد بن الس لرب فقال إليها فبال خلفها جلس ثم فوضعها الدرقة كهيئة يده وفي وسلم صلى هللا عليه تبول للا كما يبول انظروا القوم عض

يض فنهاهم أوما علمت ما أصاب صاحب بني إسرائيل كانوا إذا أصابهم شىء من البول قرضوه بالمقار " قال المرأة فسمعه ف ب في قبره . "صاحبهم فعذ

It was narrated that Abdur Rahman bin Hasanah ( تعالی عنہرضئ هللا ) said : "The Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) came out to us with a small leather shield in his hand. He put it down, then he sat behind it and urinated toward it. Some of the people said : 'Look, he is urinating like a woman.' He heard that and said : 'Do you not know what happened to the companion of the Children of Israel? If they got any urine on them selves they would clip that part of their garments off. Their companion told them not to do that and he was punished in his grave."


Explanation

The statement in the above Hadith " فسمعه المرأة تبول كما يبول انظروا [Look at him (the Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). He is urinating as a woman does] seems, on the face of it, not in line with the status and respect of Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم). Whatever may have been the case, the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) over heard that and told them that (he was not imitating women in urinating, rather) it is the commandment of Allah ( وجل he was (عز following. Not following the commandment, a man was subjected to punishment in his grave. It is apparent from the Hadith, that they did not apologize to the Prophet of Allah ( آله وسلمصلى هللا ع ليه و ). The Hadith is narrated from the same person (Amr bin Al-Aas) who made that remark.

The above is not a solitary case in respect of Amr bin al-Aas (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ). There are many instances when the Prophet ( آله و عليه هللا وسلمصلى ) cursed him and his friends/associates for their actions. We cite below a few of them.

(i) Prophet Mohammad (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) cursed Amr ibn al-Aas ( رضئ هللا

.(رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) and Muawiya (تعالی عنہ

It is in Hadith - ابن فضيل حدثنا يزيد بن أبي زياد عن سليمان بن عمرو بن األحوص عن ابي

فإذا فنظرت فصعدت هذا ما انظروا فقال غناء فسمع صوت وسلم عليه صلى هللا النبي مع كنا برزة ودعه ركسا الفتنة في أركسهما اللهم فقال فأخبرته فجئت يتغنيان العاص بن وعمرو في معاوية ما

صلى هللا ) said : ‘We were with the Prophet (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) Abi Burza] النار

وسلم آله و then he heard someone singing (objectionable songs), so the (عليه Prophet (وسلم آله و عليه هللا .'said : ‘Go and see what is going on there (صلى Thus, I climbed and looked, I saw Muawiya (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) and Amr bin al-Aas (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) singing. I returned and told (the Prophet - صلى هللا

said : 'May Allah throw (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم - the Prophet) He .(عليه و آله وسلمthem in fitna and push them towards Hell'.) (Mizan al-I’tidal, Vol 3 Page 311; Siyar alam al Nubla, Vol 3, Page 132)

(ii) Prophet Mohammad (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) cursed Muawiya ( رضئ هللا تعالی

.(عنہ

It is reported in Sahih Muslim, [Chapter - People who were cursed by

Prophet Mohammad (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)].

Once the Prophet (وسلم آله و تعالی عنہ) called Muawiya (صلى هللا عليه ,(رضئ هللا but he did not respond to the Prophet's (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) call as he was eating, and continued to enjoy his food. The Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) called him again, but he did not respond and continued eating. On this, the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) showed displeasure and cursed him.


It is in Hadith - Ibn Abbas ( reported : I was playing with ( تعالی عنہرضئ هللاchildren that Allah's Apostle (وسلم آله و عليه هللا happened to pass by (صلى (us). I hid myself behind the door. He (the Prophet - وسلم آله و (صلى هللا عليه came and patted my shoulders and said : Go and call Mu'awiya. I returned and said : He is busy in taking food. He again asked me to go and call Mu'awiya to him. I went (and came back) and said that he was busy in taking food, whereupon he said: May Allah not fill his belly! (Muslim, Ahmed, Baihaqi, Hakim, etc.)

(iii) It is reported that when Imam Nasai was 87 years old, he went to Damascus, Syria and he read his book Khasa'is-e-Hadhrat Ali ( رضئ هللا تعالی

رضئ هللا ) which is the collection of Ahadith in praise of Hadhrat Ali ,(عنه

in Umayyad Mosque. On hearing these Ahadith, the followers of (تعالی عنهMuawiya (تعالی demanded him to read Ahadith (Muawiyeen) (عنه رضئ هللا in praise of Muawiya (رضئ هللا تعالی عنه). On this the Imam informed them that there is not a single authentic Hadith in praise of Muawiya ( رضئ هللا

) except that he was cursed by Prophet Mohammad ,(تعالی عنه عليه و آله صلى هللا

saying - 'let Allah not satiate his stomach'. On hearing this from the (وسلمImam, the followers of Muawiya (عنه تعالی هللا mobbed and leached (رضئ him to death. He died soon after he was brutally assaulted by the mob in Umayyad Mosque.

CHAPTER (102)

باب النضح

Sprinkling water


أن رسول د، عن الحكم، عن أبيه، أخبرنا إسماعيل بن مسعود، قال حدثنا خالد بن الحارث، عن شعبة، عن منصور، عن مجاه هكذا بها من ماء فقال أخذ حفنة أ توض إذا كان صلى هللا عليه وسلم شعبة -للا إلبراهيم -ووصف فذكرته به فرجه نضح

حم قال أبو عبد الر ن ي .ن الحكم هو ابن سفيان الثقفي رضى هللا عنه فأعجبه قال الشيخ ابن الس

It was narrated from Al-Hakam ( رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ), from his father, that when the Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) performed Wudu', he would take a handful of water and


do this with it. Shu'bah (تعالی عنہ described it : "He would sprinkle his private (رضئ هللا parts with it." Shaikh Ibn As-Sunni said : "Al-Hakam (one of the narrators) is Ibn Sufyan Ath-Thaqafi. Explanation

This provision is perhaps for those individuals who are always worried that, after their Wudu, emission might have taken place resulting in invalidation of their Wudu.

CHAPTER (193)

باب البزاق يصيب الثوب

Spittle that gets on clothes

Sunan an-Nasai, Vol 1, Bk 1, Hadith #309

لم أخذ طرف ردائه فبصق فيه أخبرنا علي بن حجر، قال حدثنا إسماعيل، عن حميد، عن أنس، أن النبي صلى هللا عليه وس .فرد بعضه على بعض

It was narrated from Anas (تعالی عنہ آله وسلم) that the Prophet (رضئ هللا took (صلى هللا عليه و the hem (edge) of his garment and spat on it, rubbed it together briefly and let it drop. Explanation It means that saliva is pure and a minute impurity on the cloth can be cleaned with it.


BOOK # 2 - WATER

كتاب المياه

CHAPTER (1)

{وأنزلنا من السهماء ماء طه ورا }باب قال للاه عزه وجله

م وا صعيدا طي با }وقال تعالى فلم تجد وا ماء فتيمه }

Allah ( عز وجل) says "And We sent down pure water from the sky (Al-Furqan - 48); and He

caused water to descend on you from the Sky" (Al-Anfal - 11).


بار بن الم ك، عن س فيان، عن سماك، عن عكرمة، عن ابن عبهاس، أنه بعض، أزواج أخبرنا س ويد بن نصر، قال حدهثنا عبد للاه

فذكرت بفضلها النهبي صلى هللا عليه وسلم أ الجنابة فتوضه من اغتسلت صلى هللا عليه وسلم فقال النهبي له ال " ذلك ماء ال إنه

س ه شىء . "ي نج

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) that one of the wives of the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) performed Ghusl from Janabah, and the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) performed Wudu' with her leftover water. She mentioned that to him and he said : "Water is not made impure by anything." Explanation

From the wordings of the Hadith, it looks, what Prophet Mohammad ( صلى هللا عليه و آله

meant was, the water does not get impure if the spouse uses the left over water (وسلمfrom the Gusl of the other spouse to perform Wudu.


CHAPTER (2)

باب ذكر بئر ب ضاعة

The Well Of Buda'ah


بن الملك عبد حدهثنا قال العظيم، عبد بن العبهاس سلم، أخبرنا م بن العزيز عبد حدهثنا قال العابدين -عمرو، من عن -وكان

، عن أبيه، ق دري ف بن طريف، عن خالد بن أبي نوف، عن سليط، عن ابن أبي سعيد الخ طر صلى هللا عم ليه ال مررت بالنهبي

أ منها وهي ي طرح فيها ما ي كره من النهت أ من بئر ب ضاعة فق لت أتتوضه س ه شىء " ن فقال وسلم وه و يتوضه . "الماء ال ي نج

It was narrated from Ibn Abi Sa'eed Al-Khudri (عنہ تعالی هللا that his father said:"I (رضئ passed by the Prophet (وسلم آله و عليه when he was performing Wudu' from the (صلى هللا well of Buda'ah. I said: 'Are you performing Wudu' from it when garbage is thrown into it?' He said : 'Water is not made impure by anything."

Explanation

The well of Buda'ah was used by everyone, Muslims and non-Muslims both. It is not comprehensible that the Sahabah would ever through dirt into a well. It is reported that whenever there was a heavy rain, the rainwater would carry the dirt down resulting in some dirt falling into the well which was located at a slope. But the quantity of the dirt falling into the well was not substantial to make the water impure. At-Tahawi stated that the well was like a rive leading to a garden which meant that the water always flew out of well. Probably, these were reasons, the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) said it pure for the purpose of Wudu.

CHAPTER (11)

باب النههى عن فضل، وض وء المرأة

The prohibition of the leftovers of a woman's Wudu'


د، قال حدهثنا ش عبة ، عن عاصم األحول، قال س ، قال حدهثنا أب و داو و بن علي حمن -معت أبا حاجب، أخبرنا عمر قال أب و عبد الره

ه ل بفضل وض وء الم -سوادة بن عاصم واسم ج أ الره صلى هللا عليه وسلم نهى أن يتوضه .رأة عن الحكم بن عمرو، أنه رس ول للاه


It was narrated from Al-Hakam bin 'Amr (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) that the Apostle of Allah ( صلىعليه و آله وسلم هللا ) forbade a man from performing Wudu' with the leftovers of a woman's

(water for) Wudu'. Explanation

The above Hadith looks to be an exception in the case of that person because in other Ahadith, the Prophet ( وسلمصلى هللا عليه و آله ) did perform Wudu from the left over of water of Ghusl of Ummaha-tul-Momineen.

BOOK # 8 – MOSQUES

كتاب المساجد

CHAPTER (13)

باب الن هى عن ات خاذ الق ب ور، مساجد

The prohibition of making graves as place of worship


بارك، عن معمر، وي ون س، قاال قال بن الم أنبأنا عبد للاه ، أنه أخبرنا س ويد بن نصر، قال بن عبد للاه هري أخبرني ع بيد للاه الز

ق عبهاس وابن، كشف اعائشة، اغتمه فإذا وجهه على له يطرح خميصة فطفق عليه وسلم صلى هللا برس ول للاه ن زل ا لمه عن ال ها

على اليه ود والنهصارى اتهخذ وا ق ب ور أنبيائهم م " وجهه قال وه و كذلك . "ساجد لعنة للاه

'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah reported that Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہا) and Ibn 'Abbas (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) said : "When the Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) was on his death bed, he had a Khamisah over his face. When his temperature rose, he would uncover his face. When his temperature rose, he would uncover his face. While he was like that he said : 'May Allah curse the Jews and Christians, for they took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship.'



أ حدهثني قال بن ع روة، هشام حدهثنا قال يحيى، حدهثنا قال إبراهيم، بن يعق وب سلمة أخبرنا وأ مه حبيبة، أ مه أنه عائشة، عن بي،

صلى هللا عليه وسلم بالحب ذكرتا كنيسة رأتاها " شة فيها تصاوير فقال رس ول للاه الح فمات ل الصه ج إنه أ ولئك إذا كان فيهم الره

يوم ور أ ولئك شرار الخلق عند للاه وا تيك الص ر القيامة بنوا على قبره مسجدا وصوه " .

It was narrated from Ummul Momineen Aisha (عنہا تعالی هللا that Ummahatul (رضئ Momineen Umm Habiba and Umm Salamah ( رضئ هللا تعالی عنہم) mentioned a church that they had seen in Ethiopia, in which there were images. The Apostle of Allah ( صلى هللا عليه

said : "Those people, if there was a righteous man among them, when he died (و آله وسلمthey built a place of worship over his grave and made those images. They will be the evilest of creation before Allah on the Day of Resurrection."

Explanation

To understand the above two Ahadith, read my books titled (i) visiting the graves of Awliya Allah, (ii) Pictures in Islam, and related books.

BOOK # 10 – LEADING THE PRAYER

كتاب اإلمامة

CHAPTER (62)

نفرد خلف الصهف باب الم

A person praying alone behind the row


ق تيبة ، قال حدهثنا ن وح، عبهاس، قال كانت -وه و عمرو -عن ابن مالك، -يعني ابن قيس -أخبرنا عن أبي الجوزاء، عن ابن

صلى هللا عل ل لئاله -قال -يه وسلم حسناء من أحسن النهاس امرأة ت صل ي خلف رس ول للاه األوه فكان بعض القوم يتقدهم في الصهف

https://sahihiman.com/books/visiting-the-graves-of-awliya-allah

https://sahihiman.com/books/visiting-the-graves-of-awliya-allah

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ه بعض ويستأخر للاه يراها فأنزل إبطه تحت من نظر ركع فإذا ر ؤخه الم الصهف في يك ون حتهى وجله م عزه علمنا } ولقد

ستأخرين ستقدمين منك م ولقد علمنا الم . {الم It was narrated that Ibn Abbas (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) said : "There was a woman who used to pray behind the Apostle of Allah ( له وسلمصلى هللا عليه و آ ) who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed, they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed the words: علمنا ولقد منك م ستقدمين الم علمنا ولقد

ستأخرين -Al) [.To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag] الم Hijr - 24) Explanation The above is a concocted (Maudhu) Hadith, may have been added later in the book because it is against the facts and exceptional characteristics of Sahabah. Allah (وجل is describing the successive generations of human beings on planet earth (عز in Sura Al-Hijr, verse # 24. We provide below 3 verses of Sura Al-Hijr (23, 24, and 25) to know the real meanings.

It is in Quran - ون ميت ونحن الوارث ون ن حيي لنحن ولقد علمنا -وإنها ستقدمين منك م ولقد علمنا الم

ستأخرين إنهه حكيم عليم - الم ه م ربهك ه و يحش ر وإنه [ Indeed it is We who give life and bring death and We are the inheritor (of this Cosmos). Certainly, We know the predecessors among you and certainly We know the successors and indeed it is your Lord who will resurrect them. Indeed He is All Wise, All Knowing. ] (Al-Hijr - 23-25)

During Prophet's (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) time, the practice was, all men used to occupy the front lines and women used to pray behind men. Men were not allowed to mix up with women or pray behind women. In addition, women used to be wrapped up in their Abaya, and remain unrecognizable to men folk and usually left the mosque first.

It is in Hadith - Ummul Momineen Aishah ( هللا عنہارضئ تعالی ) reported : The Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) would pray Fajr after which the women would depart wrapped up their woolen garments, being unrecognizable because of the darkness before dawn. (Abu Dawood,

Book 2, Hadith 33)

It is in Hadith - Al-Sha`bi narrated : “We went to Fatimah bint Qays ( رضئ

and she said, ‘It was announced that the people should gather ,(هللا تعالی عنہا


for prayer, and then I was among those heading for the Prophet’s ( صلى هللا

وسلم آله و Mosque. I was in the front row of women, which was right (عليه behind the last row of men, when I heard the Prophet's (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) saying while he was on the pulpit : ‘The cousins of Al-Dary sailed the sea) (Muslim)

BOOK # 11 – COMMENCEMENT OF PRAYER

االفتتاحكتاب

CHAPTER (21)

حيم حمن الره الره باب قراءة بسم للاه

Reciting - In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful


جر، قال حدهثنا ختار بن ف لف ل، عن أنس بن مالك، قال بينما ذات يوم بين أظه ر أخبرنا علي بن ح سهر، عن الم ي ريد -نا علي بن م

ما فق لنا له ما أضح -النهبيه صلى هللا عليه وسلم تبس ث مه رفع رأسه م قال إذ أغفى إغفاءة نزلت علىه آنفا س ورة "كك يا رس ول للاه

حيم حمن الره الره ون ما الك "ث مه قال . " {}إنها أعطيناك الكوثر * فصل لرب ك وانحر * إنه شانئك ه و األبتر بسم للاه " وثر هل تدر

تي في "قال .ق لنا للاه ورس ول ه أعلم . أ مه رب ي في الجنهة آنيت ه أكثر من عدد الكواكب ترد ه علىه نهر وعدنيه ختلج العبد منه م فإنهه

إنهه من أ مه . "فيق ول لي إنهك ال تدري ما أحدث بعدك .تي فأق ول يا رب

Anas bin Malik (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) narrated that one day when the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

was among us, he took a nap, then he raised his head, smiling. We said to him, ‘why are you

smiling, O Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)’? He said, ‘just now this Surah was revealed

to me - *حيم حمن الره الره شانئك ه و األبت بسم للاه لرب ك وانحر * إنه ر إنها أعطيناك الكوثر * فصل [ In the Name of

Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Indeed, We have given you (O' Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

Al-Kawthar. So, turn to your Lord in prayer and sacrifice. Surely, he, who hates you (O' Prophet

will (surely) be 'Abtar' (cut off from good of both the worlds). ]. (Al-Kawthar – 1-3) Then he ,(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

said, ‘do you know what Al-Kawthar is’? We said, 'Allah and His Apostle (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

know best.' He said, ‘it is a river that my Lord has promised me in Paradise. Its vessels are more

than the number of the stars. My Ummah will come to me, then a man among them will be


pulled away and I will say, ‘O Lord, he is one of my Ummah’ and He will say to me, ‘you do not

know what he did after you were gone’.

Explanation

There are some differences of opinions to the timing and contextual background of the revelation

of Sura Al-Kawthar. However, the majority opinion is that this Sura was revealed in Makka

some time before Prophet's (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) 'Ascension' (Mi'raj).

Sura al-Kawthar was revealed at a time when Makkan pagans' persecution of Muslims was at its

peak. With no business left, the Prophet (وسلم آله و عليه هللا was totally cut off from the (صلى

community. Both his sons Qasim and Abdullah (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہما) died early in their childhood

during this time. The Pagans thought that the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) had been ruined as he

does not have any male children to carry forward his religion in future.

Allah ( عزه وجله) says that as against the foolish understanding of Makkan Pagans, Allah ( عزه وجله)

has rewarded the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) much more virtue in both the worlds.

In addition, the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) is rewarded with the fountain of al-Kauther on the

day of Judgment from which his Umma will drink. The water of this fountain will come from the

river of Paradise, also named al-Kauther, which has been given to Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم).

There are many Ahadith narrated by over 50 Sahabah that mention both the fountain of al-

Kauther and the river of al-Kauther in Paradise.

The people on the day of Resurrection will suffer from thirst. But the Muslim Ummah will

gather in front of the Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه at this fountain and they will be provided (صلى هللا

water from it to drink. The water of this fountain will be cool, whiter than milk, sweeter than

honey and will smell like musk. Al-Kawthar will be a very large fountain and the number of

water jugs provided on it will be like the number of stars in the sky. Whoever drinks a glass of

this water will never feel thirsty again.


BOOK # 12 – CLASPING OF HANDS

كتاب التطبيق

CHAPTER (30)

باب اللهعن في الق ن وت

Sending La’ana in Qunut


د، قال حدهثنا ش عبة ، عن قتادة، عن أنس ثنهى، قال حدهثنا أب و داو د بن الم حمه أخبرنا م ، وهشام، عن قتادة، عن أنس، أنه رس ول للاه

ك وع -وقال هشام يدع و على أحياء من أحياء العرب قال ش عبة لعن رجاال -صلى هللا عليه وسلم قنت شهرا مه تركه بعد الر . ث

.يان رعال وذكوان ولح هذا قول هشام وقال ش عبة عن قتادة عن أنس أنه النهبيه صلى هللا عليه وسلم قنت شهرا يلعن

Anas (تعالی عنہ -recited Dua-e (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) narrated that the Apostle of Allah (رضئ هللا

Qunut for a month. Shubah (one of the narrators said, the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) prayed

for Allah’s retribution on some men. Hisham said, he supplicated for Allah’s punishment on

certain tribes (who were the enemies of Allah and His Apostle ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص and were harming the

believers). He stopped it after a while, this is what Hisham said. Shubah said, narrating from

Qatadah, from Anas ( تعالی عنہرضئ هللا ) that the Prophet (آله وسلم recited Qunut for (صلى هللا عليه و

Allah’s retribution on the people of Ri’l, Dhawkwan and Lihyan (for their slaughter of 70

Sahabah who went to teach them Islam).

Explanation

The above Hadith is related to an incident of Bir Ma’una which happened four months after the

battle of Uhad in 4 AH. A brief account of this incident Bir is given below.

A delegation of Banu Amir came Madina from Najd, with certain gifts for the Prophet ( صلى هللا

refused to see them and accept the gift. After (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) The Prophet .(عليه و آله وسلم

their insistence and convincing that they are sincere, the Prophet ( و آله وسلمصلى هللا عليه ) met with

them but refused to accept the gift and invited them to Islam. The delegation requested the

Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) to send some Sahabah to their tribe to explain Islam so that they

accept Islam. The Prophet ( آله وسلمصلى هللا عليه و ) refused to do so for security reason. On this

Abu Bara personally guaranteed their safety. After a great pursuance by the delegation, the

Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) agreed to send Sahabah for that purpose. It is in Bukhari that 70 of

the Sahabah, mostly from As-hab-e-Suffa were selected for it. They were the most learned men

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capable of preaching Islam. The delegation of 70 Sahabah was lead by Mundhir ibn 'Amr al-

Khazraji (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ).

On their way, when they arrived at a place called Bi'r Al-Mauna, Haram ibn Milhan ( رضئ هللا

عنہ who was part of the delegation of Sahabah, went ahead and took Prophet ,(تعالی

Mohammad’s (آله وسلم 'letter of invitation to Islam to the Chief of Amir ibn Sa'sa (صلى هللا عليه و

tribe. However, when he came to know that the Chief of Sa’sa tribe had died, Haram Ibn Milhan

تعالی عنہ) handed the letter to the deceased nephew Amir ibn Tufayl, and invited those (رضئ هللا

around him to Islam.

Amir Ibn Tufayl was the longterm enemy of the Prophet ( عليه و آله وسلم صلى هللا ) and Muslims. He

ordered the envoy Haram Ibn Milhan (عنہ تعالی هللا be killed on the spot and incited the (رضئ

members of his tribe to launch an attack on the rest of the delegation who were unarmed and

were staying at Bir al-Ma’una. His people got divided over it as they came to know that Amir

Bin Balik had provided guarantee for the safety of the Sahabah. Amir ibn Tufayl did not stop, he

went ahead and incited neighboring tribes of Banu Sulaym with whom they had friendly

relations. The people were incited to kill the members of the delegation. The Sahabah who were

halting at Bir Al-Mauna were totally in dark about these developments. A few hundreds armed

fanatics then came to Bir Al-Mauna and slaughtered the unarmed Sahabah. Ka’b ibn Zayd al-

Najjar (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) was the only one, severely wounded, was lying on the ground and they

left him considering him to be dead. Two other Sahabah who had taken the camels a little away

for grazing came back later to see the horror. By that time the attackers were returning. They

could not bear the massacre of their friends and followed the attackers and fought with them.

One of them was killed, the other, Amr Ibn Umayya (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) was taken prisoner. Amir

Ibn Tufayl released him to fulfil his mother’s vow to emancipate a slave.

Prophet Mohammad (آله وسلم عليه و was aware of this incident by a revelation. He was (صلى هللا

extremely grieved over it and prayed Allah ( عزه وجله) for the destruction of the enemies of Allah

and His Apostle (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم). The above Hadith is related to this prayer of the Prophet

.(صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

Later, the Prophet (وسلم آله و عليه sent 24 armed men under the command of Shuja Ibn (صلى هللا

Wahb for punishing the people responsible for the massacre at Bir Al-Mauna. They were

punished, and many of their families were captured as prisoners of war. They were taken to

Madina as captives. Later, a Muslim delegation from the tribe of Amir Ibn Sa’sa came to the

Prophet ( و آله وسلمصلى هللا عليه ) and requested him to release the captives. Everyone was released

and after their release, it is reported that they all became Muslims.


CHAPTER (31)

نافقين في الق ن وت باب لعن الم

Sending La’ana on Munafiqeen in Qunut


، هري اق، قال حدهثنا معمر، عن الز زه النهبيه صلى هللا عن سالم، عن أبيه، أنهه سمع أخبرنا إسحاق بن إبراهيم، قال أنبأنا عبد الره

كعة اآلخرة قال بح من الره نافقين . " اللهه مه العن ف النا وف النا "عليه وسلم حين رفع رأسه من صالة الص يدع و على أ ناس من الم

ون ليس لك من }فأنزل للاه عزه وجله به م فإنهه م ظالم {األمر شىء أو يت وب عليهم أو ي عذ

It was narrated from Salim, from his father that, he heard the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), when he raised his

head in the last rak'a of the Fajr prayer, say, ‘O Allah, send retribution on so-and-so and so-and-

so,’ supplicating for the punishment of some (trouble making) hypocrites. Then Allah revealed -

[ They are not your responsibility (O' Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). It is for Allah ( عزه وجله) to either punish them

or forgive them (if they repent). Indeed, they are wrongdoers.]

Explanation

The 6 verses 123-28, in Surah Aal-e-Imran are related to the Mushrikeen of Makka against

whom the Muslims were victorious in the battle of Badr. Allah says - أنت م أذلهة ولقد نصرك م للاه ببدر و

ون تشك ر لعلهك م للاه Allah had helped you during the Battle of Badr at a time when you were ] فاتهق وا

helpless. So fear Allah; you may well be grateful.] (Aal-e-Imran). The following 5 verses, till

verse 128, are related to the victory of Muslims and Allah’s assistance to Muslims when the

angels were sent to fight with the Mushrikeen.

Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri (died 124 AH, 742 CE) worked for the Royal Court of Umayyed rulers

throughout his life. Therefore, the opinions of the Hadith scholars are divided on him. Some say

he was a good narrator. Some are skeptical about him.

Salafi scholar Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzia in his book ‘I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in 'an Rabb al-

'Aalamin, vol. 3, (published by Dar al-Kutub al Ilmiyyah, Beirut, p. 85) wrote that, “Laith Ibn

Sa’d, in his famous letter to Malik bin Anas (تعالی عنہ wrote - ‘Ibn Shihab would give (رضئ هللا

many contradicting statements, when we would meet him. While, if any one of us would ask him

something in writing, he, despite being so learned, would give three contradictory answers to the

same question. He would not even be aware of what he had said about the issue in the past. This

is what prompted me to give up what you do not approve of (quoting a narrative on the authority

of Ibn Shihab).


BOOK # 19 – PRAYER OF TWO EIDS

كتاب صالة العيدين

CHAPTER (22)

طبة باب كيف الخ

How the Khutba is to be delivered Sunan an-Nasai, Bk 19, Hadith # 23

ابن أنبأنا قال ، عبد للاه بن كان أخبرنا ع تبة قال ، عبد للاه بن جابر عن أبيه، عن د، حمه م بن جعفر عن س فيان، عن بارك، الم

يق و ث مه أهل ه ه و بما عليه وي ثني يحمد للاه طبته في خ يق ول صلى هللا عليه وسلم ومن من "ل رس ول للاه له ضله م فال يهده للاه

و د وشره األ م حمه وأحسن الهدى هدى م حدثة بدعة وك له بدعة ي ضلله فال هادي له إنه أصدق الحديث كتاب للاه حدثات ها وك له م ر م

وك له ضالل النهار ضاللة في يق ول . "ة كهاتين "ث مه أنا والسهاعة صوت ه . " ب عثت وجنتاه وعال ت احمره السهاعة ذكر إذا وكان

من ترك ماال فألهله ومن ترك دينا أو ضياعا فإلىه أو علىه "قال ث مه . "صبهحك م مسهاك م " واشتده غضب ه كأنهه نذير جيش يق ول

ؤمنين . "وأنا أولى بالم Jabir bin Abdullah (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہ) narrated, ‘In his Khutba the Apostle of Allah ( صلى هللا عليه و

وسلم وجل ) used to praise Allah (آله ,as He deserves to be praised, then he would say (عزه

‘Whomsoever Allah ( عزه وجل) guides, none can lead him astray, and whomsoever Allah ( عزه وجل)

sends astray, none can guide. The truest of word is the Book of Allah ( وجل and best of (عزه

guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم). The worst of things are those that

are newly invented, every newly-invented thing is an innovation and every innovation is going

astray, and every going astray is in the Fire’. Then he said, ‘The Hour and I have been sent like

these two’. Whenever he mentioned the Hour, his cheeks would turn red, and he would raise his

voice and become angry, as if he were warning of an approaching army and saying, ‘An army is

coming to attack you in the morning, or in the evening!’ (Then he said), ‘Whoever leaves behind

wealth, it is for his family, and whoever leaves behind a debt or dependents, then these are my

responsibility, and I am the most entitled to take care of the believers’.

Explanation

The above Hadith is misquoted by Salafis and Deobandis to mislead innocent Muslims. They

confuse innocent Muslims saying that everything new is innovation and every innovation is

misguidance.

The above Hadith is referring to "evil issues" ( ور شر األ م ). The Hadith is not talking about virtuous

deeds which are based on Quran and Sunnah and which are not to be treated as "Biddah".


Anything (new skills or knowledge) that is based on the basic rules of the religion is acceptable,

rather necessary.

It is in Hadith - The Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) said : He who sets a

good precedent in Islam, there is a reward for him for this (act of goodness) and

reward of that also who acted according to it subsequently, without any deduction

from their rewards; and he who sets in Islam an evil precedent, there is upon him

the burden of that, and the burden of him also who acted upon it subsequently,

without any deduction from their burden. (Muslim Book 5, Muslim Book 34,

Nasai, Ibn Majah, Ahmad, etc.)

Good innovations (الحسنة introduced by Sahabah were allowed by Prophet Mohammad (البدعة

.during his lifetime (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

It is in Hadith - Mu’adh Ibn Jabal ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) said : “We were praying (in

congregation) when a man arrived who had missed part of the Salah. The person

next to him indicated to him : ‘You missed such-and-such’ so he performed it.”

He said : “We were between bowing and prostrating and standing and sitting. So I

came and had missed part of the Salah. It was indicated to me what I had missed.”

I said : “I do not find him in any state except that I am in that state. So I was with

them in the state which I found them upon. Then when the Prophet ( صلى هللا عليه و

وسلم آله ) completed, I stood and prayed.” The Apostle of Allah (آله عليه و صلى هللا

: faced the people and said : “Who said such-and-such?” They replied (وسلم

“Mu’adh ibn Jabal.” So he said : “Mu’adh has initiated a (new) practice for you so

follow him in it. If any of you comes and has missed something of the Salah, then

let him pray with the Imam. Then when the Imam completes (the Salah) let him

perform that which he missed out.” (Abu Dawood, Ahmad, and Ibn Abi

Shaibah related this Hadith with a sound and continuous chain.)

It is in Hadith - Sa’id Ibn al-Musayyib narrated that Bilal ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) came

to the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) to call him to the Salah of Fajr. It was said to

him : “He is sleeping.” He replied : “Salah is better than sleep (الصالة خير من النوم),

Salah is better than sleep (الصالة خير من النوم).” The Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

said to Bilal ( تعال عنہ یرضئ هللا ) : “How excellent this is! Include it in your (Fajr)

Adhan.” So it became established as part of the adhan of Fajr. (Al-Hidaya, Vol.

1, Sunan Ibn Majah) There are similar Ahadith in this context in Nasai, Abu

Dawood, at-Tahaawi, Daaraqutni, Ibn Khuzaima, Sunan Baihaqi, etc.)

Some people say that this phrase was added in Fajr Azan by Hadhrat Umar ( تعال عنہ یرضئ هللا ).

This is not a correct understanding. They have misunderstood the wording of a Hadith in some

Ahadith books. Let us read the wording of that Hadith.


It is in Hadith - ان المؤذن جاء الي عمربن الخطاب يؤذنه لصالة الصبح فوجده نائما فقال: الصالة

ندا في يجعلها أن فأمره النوم من الصبحخير ء . [The azan reciter went to Umar Ibn Al-

Khattab ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) informing him the Fajr prayer time, He found Umar Ibn

Al-Khattab ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ) asleep, so he shouted "Assalatu Khairum Minan

Naum". Umar ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ), ordered to include it in the Azan. (Muatta,

Imam Malik)

Read the wordings of the Hadith. The person shouted on the house of Hadhrat Umar ( رضئ هللا

عنہ یتعال ) 'as-Salatu khairun min an-Naum'. What Hadhrat Umar ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) told him was

'include that phrase in Azan al-Fajr and do not use it independently to wake people. The

utterance of Hadhrat Umar ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ) has been misunderstood by some people. What

Hadhrat Umar ( تعال عنہ یرضئ هللا ) said to that person was 'keep that phrase included in Azan al-

Fajr' and do not use it to wake up people for Fajr prayer. Hadhrat Umar ( عنہ ی رضئ هللا تعال ) did not

like a phrase of Azan to be used to wake people in their houses individually.

As this phrase was already part of Azan al-Fajr, from the time of Prophet Mohammad ( صلى هللا

) where was the need for Hadhrat Umar ,(عليه و آله وسلم عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) to tell him to include it in

Azan al-Fajr?

It is in Hadith - Abdur Rahman bin Abdul Qari ( تعال عنہ یرضئ هللا ) said, "I went

out in the company of Umar bin al-Khattab ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ) one night in

Ramadhan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups. A man

praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, Umar ( رضئ هللا

عنہ یتعال ) said, "In my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the

leadership of one Qari (reciter) (ie., let them pray in congregation)". So, he made

up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ). Then on

another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind

their reciter. On that Umar ( تعال هللا عنہ ی رضئ ) remarked "What an Excellent

Biddah (البدعة الحسنة) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at

its time is better than the one they are offering". He meant the prayer in the last

part of the night. (In those days) People used to pray in the early part of the night

(Bukhari).

It is in Hadith - Rifa’ah bin Rafi’ ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) narrated: “We were praying

one day behind the Prophet ( سلمصلى هللا عليه و آله و ). When he raised his head from

Ruku’ he said : ‘Allah listens to the one who praises Him (لمن حمده So a ’.(سمع هللا

man behind him said : ‘Our Lord to You is all praise - many, good and blessed

praise ( لك الحمد صلى هللا ) Then when he completed (the Salah) the Prophet ’.(ربهنا و

وسلم آله و said : "Who is the one who said that?" The man replied: "I". He (عليه

said : "I saw more than thirty angels rushing to see which of (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

them would write it down first." (Bukhari)

Ibn Hajr said in Al-Fath al-Bari : "It is inferred from the above Hadith the

permissibility of doing Dhikr during Salah."


BOOK # 20 – VOLUNTARY PRAYER

DURING NIGHT AND DAY

كتاب قيام الليل وتطوع النهار

CHAPTER (4)

رمضان باب قيام شهر

Qiyam during the month of Ramadan Sunan an-Nasai, Bk 20, Hadith # 7

صلى هللا عليه ليلة وسلم صلهى في المسجد ذات أخبرنا ق تيبة ، عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن ع روة، عن عائشة، أنه رس ول للاه

صلى هللا وصلهى بصالته ناس ث مه صلهى من القابلة وكث ر النهاس ث مه اجتمع وا من اللهيلة الثهالثة أ ج إليهم رس ول للاه ابعة فلم يخر و الره

ا أصبح قال وج إليك م إاله أن ي خشيت أن ي فرض عليك م قد رأيت " عليه وسلم فلمه ر وذلك في . "الهذي صنعت م فلم يمنعني من الخ

.رمضان Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہا) narrated that the Apostle of Allah ( صلى هللا عليه و آله

prayed in the masjid one night, and some people followed his prayer. Then he prayed the (وسلم

following night and more people came. Then they gathered on the third or fourth night and the

Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) did not come out to them. When it was morning, he said,

‘I saw what you did, and nothing prevented me from coming out to you but the fact that I feared

that this would be made obligatory for you’. And that was in Ramadan.

Explanation

The above Hadith is related to Taraweeh prayer during the month of Ramadhan. I have written a

book titled ‘Ramadhan, Taraweeh and the night of Qadr’. All related issues have been covered

in that book. It is an important book for all Muslims of the world.

https://sahihiman.com/books/ramadhan-taraweeh-qadr


CHAPTER (36)

باب كيف الوتر بثالث

How to pray witr with three rak'a


، أخبرنا د بن سلمة، والحارث بن مسكين، قراءة عليه وأنا أسمع حمه عن ابن القاسم، قال حدهثني مالك، عن سعيد -واللهفظ له -م

حمن، أ ، عن أبي سلمة بن عبد الره صلى بن أبي سعيد المقب ري ؤمنين كيف كانت صالة رس ول للاه نهه أخبره أنهه ، سأل عائشة أ مه الم

على يزيد في رمضان وال غيره صلى هللا عليه وسلم رس ول للاه رمضان قالت ما كان ركعة هللا عليه وسلم في إحدى عشرة

سنهنه وط سنهنه وط ولهنه ث مه ي صل ي أربعا فال تسأل عن ح ولهنه ث مه ي صل ي ثالثا قالت عائشة فق لت يا ي صل ي أربعا فال تسأل عن ح

أتنام قبل أن ت وتر قال . "شة إنه عيني تنام وال ينام قلبي يا عائ " رس ول للاه Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman narrated that he asked Ummul Momineen Aisha ( رضئ هللا تعالی

used to (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) the Mother of the Believers, about how the Apostle of Allah ,(عنہا

pray in Ramadan. She said, ‘The Apostle of Allah (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) did not pray more than

eleven rak'a during Ramadan or at any other time. He would pray four, and do not ask how

beautiful or how long they were. Then he would pray four, and do not ask how beautiful or how

long they were. Then he would pray three.’ Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہا) said, that

she asked the Apostle of Allah ( صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم), does he sleep before he prayed witr? He

replied, ‘O Ummul Momineen Aisha (رضئ هللا تعالی عنہا), my eyes sleep but my heart does not’.

Explanation

In the above Ahadith, Ummul Momineen Aisha ( تعال هللا عنہا یرضئ ) is describing about the

Tahajjud and Witr prayed of the Prophet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) throughout the year.

Salafis, Deobandis and likeminded groups misinterpret this Ahadith to prove that Salat at-

Taraweeh is 8 Rak’a, which is a wrong understanding on their part.

In the month of Ramadhn, the Prophet (وسلم آله و عليه هللا prayed 20 rak’a Taraweeh in (صلى

addition to 11 Rak’a which he used to pray before dawn all through the year.

It is in Hadith - Ibn Abbas ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) narrated that the Prophet ( صلى هللا

وسلم آله و used to pray twenty rak’a followed by Witr in the month of (عليه

Ramadan.

[References – (i) Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaibah, v 2, p 394; (ii) Muntakhab Musnad

Abd bin Humaid, (iii) Hadith 653; (v) Al-Mua’jam Al-Ausat, Hadith 802]


It is in Hadith - Ibn Abbas ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) narrated that the Prophet ( صلى هللا

و آله و سلمعليه ) used to pray twenty raka’at by himself followed by Witr (every

night) in the month of Ramadan. (Sunan Al-Baihaqi, Hadith # 12102)

Twenty rak’a Salat at-Tarawih is sunnah. It is generally offered in congregation. Those who

cannot join a congregation, can offer Tarawih at home.

Salafis/Ahle Hadith/Wahhabis and their likeminded groups dispute about the number of 20 rak’a

in Taraweeh and claim that all Sahabah committed bidda (innovation in Islam) by performing 20

rak’a Taraweeh. We have clarified this issue below.

The 20 rak’a Salatut Taraweeh in the month of Ramadhan is Sunnah of the Prophet ( صلى هللا عليه و

.(صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) and it has its beginning during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (آله وسلم

It was revived by Hadhrat Umar ( عنہ یتعال رضئ هللا ) during his Caliphate.

It is in Hadith - Ummul Momineen Aisha ( تعال عنہا یرضئ هللا ) narrated that one-

night Allah's Apostle (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) offered the prayer in the Mosque and

the people followed him. The next night he also offered the prayer and too many

people gathered. On the third and the fourth nights more people gathered, but

Allah's Apostle (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) did not come out to pray. In the morning he

said, ‘I saw what you were doing, and nothing but the fear that it (the prayer)

might be enjoined (make fardh) for you, stopped me from coming to you.’ And

that happened in the month of Ramadan. (Bukhari, Book 19, Hadith # 9)

It is in Hadith - Ummul Momineen Aisha ( تعال عنہا یرضئ هللا ) narrated that once

(during Ramadhan) in the middle of the night Allah's Apostle ( آله و عليه صلى هللا

went out and prayed in the mosque and some men prayed with him. The next (وسلم

morning the people spoke about it and more people gathered and prayed with him

(in the second night). They circulated the news in the morning, and so, on the

third night the number of people increased greatly. Allah's Apostle ( صلى هللا عليه و

وسلم came out and they prayed behind him. On the fourth night the mosque (آله

was overwhelmed by the people till it could not accommodate them. Allah's

Apostle (وسلم آله و عليه هللا came out only for the Fajr prayer and when he (صلى

finished the prayer, he faced the people and recited 'Tashah-hud' and then said,

"Amma ba'du. Verily your presence (in the mosque at night) was not hidden from

me, but I was afraid that this prayer (Salat at-Taraweeh) might be made

compulsory and you might not be able to carry it out.' (Bukhari, Book 11,

Hadith # 48)

Even though the Prophet (آله وسلم did not continue to perform Salat At-Taraweeh (صلى هللا عليه و

with the congregation because of the fear that it might become a burden upon the Ummah, he

regularly performed twenty rak’a of Salat Al-Taraweeh every night during the month of

Ramadan. Sahabah ( تعال اجمعين یرضئ هللا عنہم ) also followed this practice in small congregations

until the caliphate of Umar ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ).


It is in Hadith - Abdur Rahman bin Abdul Qari ( تعال عنہ یرضئ هللا ) said, "I went

out in the company of Umar bin al-Khattab ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ) one night in

Ramadhan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups. A man

praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, Umar ( رضئ هللا

عنہ یتعال ) said, ‘in my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the

leadership of one Qari (reciter) (let them pray in congregation)’. So, he made up

his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ). Then on

another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind

their reciter. On that Umar ( عنہ یهللا تعالرضئ ) remarked, ‘what an Excellent Biddah

this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time (البدعة الحسنة)

is better than the one they are offering’. He meant the prayer in the last part of the

night. (In those days) People used to pray in the early part of the night (Bukhari).

Everyone welcomed Hadhrat Umar’s ( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ) directive. From then on, all Sahabah

( عنہم یرضئ هللا تعال ) including ‘Uthman ( عنہ ی رضئ هللا تعال ‘Ali ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ), and Ummahatul

Mu’mineen Aisha, Umm Salmah, and Safiyyah ( عنهن یرضي هللا تعال ) agreed with ‘Umar ( رضئ هللا

عنہ یتعال ) and all of them used to perform these twenty-three raka’a every night during the month

of Ramadhan in Prophet’s (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) mosque.

It is in Hadith - Ubay bin Ka’ab ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) narrated that Umar ( رضئ هللا

عنہ یتعال ) ordered him to lead Salat At-Taraweeh during the nights of Ramadhan;

so, I led people (Sahabah and Tabi’een) in praying twenty raka’at. (Kanz Al-

‘Ummal, v2, p284)

It is in Hadith - Al-Saaib bin Yazeed ( تعال عنہ یرضئ هللا ) narrated that we used to

offer twenty rak’a followed by Witr during the Caliphate of ‘Umar (( یرضئ هللا تعال

(Sunan Al-Baihaqi, v1, p296) .((عنہ

Imam Nawawi confirmed the authenticity of the above Hadith in his book ‘Sharh

Al-Muhazzab, v4, p32’. Imam Subki also confirmed the authenticity of the above

Hadith in his Sahih)

It is in Hadith - Al-Saaib bin Yazeed ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) narrated that we used to

offer twenty rak’a followed by Witr during the Caliphates of ‘Umar and Uthman

( عنہما یرضئ هللا تعال ) (Sunan Al-Baihaqi, v2, p496)

It is in Hadith - Abu Huraira ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال ) narrated that the Apostle of Allah

.said, ‘before you were nations with divinely inspired people (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم)

If there is a person in my Ummah, it is Umar ( عنہ یرضئ هللا تعال )’. (Bukhari)

Imam Shaf‘ii said, I have always found people in Makkah offering twenty rak’a

Taraweeh. (Tirmidhi, under Hadith # 806)

Salafi Scholar Ibn Taymiya said, it has been confirmed that Ubai bin Ka’ab

( تعال هللا عنہ یرضئ ) used to lead people in offering twenty rak’a of Salat At-


Taraweeh followed by three rak’a Witr in the month of Ramadan. (Fatawa Ibn

Taymiya, v 1, p 191)

In the light of the above, the arguments of deviant sects, like Salafis, Ahle Hadith, Deobandis

and likeminded groups, stand condemned because Sahabah were taught by the Prophet ( صلى هللا

.and when they unitedly are doing something, it becomes a law of Sharia ,(عليه و آله وسلم

There are 4 things on which a ruling is established, (1) Quran, (2) Sunnah (3) Qiyas, and (4) Ijma

of Sahabah. The biggest proof of 20 Raka Taraweeh is all Sahabah performed it that way. If it

were not correct, how could the Ijma happened between the Sahabah.

All Imams of fiqh Abu Hanifah, Shaf‘i, Malik and Ahmed Ibn Hanbal confirmed that Salat At-

Taraweeh consists of twenty rak’a.

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