Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: Allah's Apostle said, The (call for prayer) Adhan of Bilal should not stop anyone of you from taking his Suhur for he pronounces the Adhan in order that whoever among you is praying the night prayer, may return (to eat his Suhur) and whoever among you is sleeping, may get up, for it is not yet dawn (when it is like this). (Yahya, the sub-narrator stretched his two index fingers side ways).
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet said, Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night so that you may eat and drink till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan (for the Fajr prayer).
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet led us in Zuhr prayer and prayer five rak`at. Somebody asked him whether the prayer had been increased. He (the Prophet ) said, And what is that? They (the people) replied, You have prayed five rak`at. Then the Prophet offered two prostrations (of Sahu) after he had finished his prayer with the Taslim.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle finished his prayer after offerings two rak`at only. Dhul-Yaddain asked him whether the prayer had been reduced, or you had forgotten? The Prophet said, Is Dhul-Yaddain speaking the truth? The people said, Yes. Then Allah's Apostle stood up and performed another two rak`at and then finished prayer with Taslim, and then said the Takbir and performed a prostration similar to or longer than his ordinary prostrations; then he raised his head, said Takbir and prostrated and then raised his head (Sahu prostrations).
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: While the people were at Quba offering the morning prayer, suddenly a person came to them saying, Tonight Divine Inspiration has been revealed to Allah's Apostle and he has been ordered to face the Ka`ba (in prayers): therefore you people should face it. There faces were towards Sham, so they turned their faces towards the Ka`ba (at Mecca).
Read More..Narrated Al-Bara': When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he prayed facing Jerusalem for sixteen or seventeen months but he wished that he would be ordered to face the Ka`ba. So Allah revealed: -- 'Verily! We have seen the turning of your face towards the heaven; surely we shall turn you to a prayer direction (Qibla) that shall please you.' (2.144) Thus he was directed towards the Ka`ba. A man prayed the `Asr prayer with the Prophet and then went out, and passing by some people from the Ansar, he said, I testify. that I have prayed with the Prophet and he (the Prophet) has prayed facing the Ka`ba. Thereupon they, who were bowing in the `Asr prayer, turned towards the Ka`ba.
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