Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man kissed a woman (unlawfully) and then went to the Prophet and informed him. Allah revealed: And offer prayers perfectly At the two ends of the day And in some hours of the night (i.e. the five compulsory prayers). Verily! good deeds remove (annul) the evil deeds (small sins) (11.114). The man asked Allah's Apostle, Is it for me? He said, It is for all my followers.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: I asked the Prophet Which deed is the dearest to Allah? He replied, To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times. I asked, What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, To be good and dutiful to your parents I again asked, What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, 'To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's cause. `Abdullah added, I asked only that much and if I had asked more, the Prophet would have told me more.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, If there was a river at the door of anyone of you and he took a bath in it five times a day would you notice any dirt on him? They said, Not a trace of dirt would be left. The Prophet added, That is the example of the five prayers with which Allah blots out (annuls) evil deeds.
Read More..Narrated Ghailan: Anas said, I do not find (now-a-days) things as they were (practiced) at the time of the Prophet. Somebody said The prayer (is as it was.) Anas said, Have you not done in the prayer what you have done?
Read More..Narrated Az-Zuhri that he visited Anas bin Malik at Damascus and found him weeping and asked him why he was weeping. He replied, I do not know anything which I used to know during the life-time of Allah's Apostle except this prayer which is being lost (not offered as it should be).
Read More..Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, Whenever anyone of you offers his prayer he is speaking in private to his Lord. So he should not spit to his right but under his left foot. Qatada said, He should not spit in front of him but to his left or under his feet. And Shu`ba said, He should not spit in front of him, nor to his right but to his left or under his foot. Anas said: The Prophet said, He should neither spit in the direction of his Qibla nor to his right but to his left or under his foot.
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