Narrated Abu Huraira: Once Iqama was pronounced and the people had straightened the rows, Allah's Apostle went forward (to lead the prayer) but he was Junub, so he said, Remain in your places. And he went out, took a bath and returned with water trickling from his head. Then he led the prayer.
Read More..Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: On the day of Al-Khandaq (the trench), `Umar bin Al-Khattab went to the Prophet and said, O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I could not pray (the `Asr) till the sun had set. `Umar told this to the Prophet at the time when a fasting person had done Iftar (taken his meals). The Prophet then went to Buthan and I was with him. He performed ablution and offered the `Asr prayer after the sun had set and then the Maghrib prayer.
Read More..Narrated Anas: Once the Iqama was pronounced and the Prophet was talking to a man (in a low voice) in a corner of the mosque and he did not lead the prayer till (some of) the people had slept (dozed in a sitting posture) .
Read More..Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once Iqama was pronounced a man came to the Prophet and detained him (from the prayer).
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, By Him in Whose Hand my soul is I was about to order for collecting firewood (fuel) and then order Someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the prayer then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him, in Whose Hands my soul is, if anyone of them had known that he would get a bone covered with good meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would have turned up for the `Isha' prayer.'
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, The prayer in congregation is twenty seven times superior to the prayer offered by person alone.
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