Chapter Twelve:

The Chapter Concerning the Sahabah @= Getting Together for salaah The Encouragement Nabi W gave for Salaah .................................................................................... THE LIVES OF THE SAHnBAH m.& 5 (Vol-3) The Narrations of Hadhrat Uthmaan SWj and Hadhrat Salmaan %i@&j ............................................ 125 .............. The Incident of Two Brothers who Passed away. One as a Martyr and the Other some time Later ~asulullaah @@ tells a Sahabi that his Salaah is Compensation for his Sin ........................................ Rasulullaah @%'s Reply to a man who asked Him about the Best of all Deeds .....................................

Rasulullaah &%$ tells a man who has Fulfilled the Pillars of lslaam that he is From Amongst the Siddeeqeen and the Martyrs ................................................................................................................... 127 Rasulullaah Emphasises the Performing of Salaah Even on his Deathbed ...................................... The Encouragement the Sahabah '@Wj gave for Salaah ..................................................................... 128 The Statements of Hadhrat Abu Bakr !%4&j and Hadhrat Umar ~ . G Wj Concerning Salaah ................ 128 The Statements of Hadhrat Zaid %%B!2j, Hadhrat Hudhayfah SGW6, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar 3.W and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Amr 4W&%j Concerning Salaah ............................................... 129 Some Statements of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood =, Hadhrat Salmaan 3-j and Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari 3.- Concerning Salaah .................................................................................... 129 Rasulullaah @@$s Fewour for Salaah and the Extreme Importance he Gave to it ..................................... 131 Rasulullaah says that The Coolness of his Eyes is in Salaah and the Remark of Hadhrat Jibra'eel %%$ ................................... .. ................................................................................................. 131 Rasulullaah @@says, "My Passion is for Standing in salaah at Night" ................................................ Statements of the Sahabah $B@i%4 Concerning Rasulullaah @%$'s salaah at ~ i ~ h t ............................ .... 131 The Incident of Hadhrat Hudhayfah 3W%!Gj with Rasulullaah @& ................................ .. ......................... 133 The Narration of Hadhrat Aa'isha GEKiWj Concerning Rasulullaah @&s Recitation of Qur'aan in Salaah .. 134 Rasulullaah @& Issues the Command during his Illness that Hadhrat Abu Bakr 3.W; should Lead the people in Salaah ................................................................................................................................ The Happiness of the Muslims when they Saw Rasululfaah @% Looking at them as Hadhrat Abu Bakr %dWj Led the Salaah ......................................................................................................................... 135 ...............

The Fervour the Sahabah i#EX3&% had for Salaah and the Extreme Importance They Gave to it Hadhrat Umar ?i%@!% is Roused from his Coma with the Announcement of Salaah ................................. 136 Hadhrat Uthmaan ?33Wj Spends the whole night reciting the entire Qulaan in a single Rakaah of salaah ... 137 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas - Refuses to Forego standing in salaah for Treating his Blindness .. 137 The Fervour Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood W&%j had for Salaah ......................................................... 138 The Fewour Hadhrat Saalim %&%!2j the Freed Slave of Hadhrat Abu Hudhayfah 3.GW? j had for Salaah .. 138 The Fervour Hadhrat Abu Moosa Ash'ari 9 M and Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 9Wj had for Salaah ..... 139 The Fervour Hadhrat Abu Talha Ansaari ?&W@G and Another Sahabi W&!G had for Salaah ................. 139 The Fervour Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Zubayr 9.Wj and Hadhrat Adi bin Haatim 9.Wj had for Salaah ... 140 The Construction of Masaajid ..................................................................................................................... The Narration of Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah 9.W j and Hadhrat Talq bin Ali W Conceming The Construction of Masjidun Nabawi .......................................................................................................... The Effort that the Wife of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abu Awfa 3!3Wj Put into the Construction of the Masjidun Nabawi ................................................................................................................................... 140 Rasulullaah @@'s Desire to have His Masjid like the Shelter of Hadhrat Moosa W ........................... Rasulullaah Prostrates in Mud in the Masjid ...................................................................................... Rasulullaah @& Refuses to Build the Masjid Like the Buildings in Shaam .................... .. ................... 142 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABM @.= (Val-3) The Masjid is Extended during the Periods of of Hadhrat Umar % E i j and Hadhrat Uthmaan %W% . 142 Rasulullaah @& Demarcates A Location in Madinah for a Masjid for the Juhaynah Tribe ...................... ... 143 The Letter of Hadhrat Umar 9.

WG to the Governors of the Various Districts Concerning the Construction of Masaajid ............................................................................................................................................... Maintenance and Cleanliness of the Masaajid ............................................................................................... Rasulullaah WS lnstruclion for Places of Salaah to be made inside Houses and that they Be kept Clean .... 144 Rasulullaah w Sees in Jannah a Woman who Used to Keep the Masjid Clean ................................... Hadhrat Umar Y3G4G Burns Incense in the Masjidun Nabawi ................................................................... 145 Walking to the Masaajid .................................................................................................................................. 145 The Incident of an Ansaari who Walked to the Masjid from his Distant home ................................................ 145 Rasulullaah @!@ Shortens his Steps to the Masjid .................................................................................. Hadhrat Anas bin Maalik W%; Shortens his Steps when Walking to the Masjid ...................................... 146 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood 3mj Hurries for Salaah ....................................................................... 146 Rasulullaah Prohibits Running for Salaah .........................................................................................

What Masaajid are Built for and what the Sahabah B.W3iZ did therein ...................................................... 146 The Sahabah b . W j Condemn a Bedouin who Urinated in the Masjid and the Stance Rasulullaah THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @%!@= (Vol-3) .......................................................................................................................................... before Dawn Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood !%G&j Disapproves of Performing Salaah behind Every Pillar in the Masjid .. 156 The Importance Rasulullaah @?@ and the Sahabah @.GW Gave to the Adhaan ............................... Before the Direction to Call out the Adhaan. Rasulullaah %%@ rejecls the Proposals to Ring a Bell or to Blow a Trumpet to Announce the Salaah .............................................................................................. 156 Before the Directive to Call out the Adhaan. the Call "As salaatu Jaami'ah" was Made during the Time of s. . " Rasulullaah $$& ....................................................................................................................................

Hadhrat Sa'd Qaradh ?iW4&5 Calls out The Adhaan for Rasulullaah &%$ at Quba ................................... 157 Statements of the Sahabah B. Concerning the Adhaan and the People who Call out the Adhaan .... 158 Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ?3Gws Words to a man'who Adopted a Singing Tone when Calling out the Adhaan and took Payment for it ........................................................................................................ Rasulullaah and Hadhrat Abu Bakr SWW Instruct that Jihaad be Waged Against Tribes amongs whom the Adhaan is not called out .......................................................................................................... Rasulullaah @'@ and the Sahabah 8BGXi$$ Wait for Salaah ................................................................ THE LIVES OF THE SfWAt?AH~~!@!!.& (Vol-3) Salaahs Before the Zuhr Salaah ......................................... ................................................................. 182 The lmportance Hadhrat Baraa !&W and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar ?&&Wj gave to the Sunnah Salaahs Before the Zuhr Salaah ..............................................................................................................

The lmportance Hadhrat Ali ?i!dWj gave to the Sunnah Salaah Before the Asr Salaah and The lmportance Hadhrat Ali ?i!dWj and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar BWj Attached to the Sunnah Salaahs Between the Maghrib and lsha Salaahs ...................................................................... 183 The Importance Rasulullaah &%% and the Sahabah @.w Attached to the Tahajjud Salaah ................ 183 A Narration of Hadhrat Aa'isha bw Concerning The lmportance that Rasulullaah =Attached to Qiyaamul Layl .................................................................................................................................... 183 The Narration of Hadhrat Jaabir ~ . W j About the Tahajjud Salaeh Being Compulsory Before Concession was Granted ............................................................................................................................................. Hadhrat Sa'eed bin Hishaam asks Hadhrat Aa'isha W w j About Rasulullaah w ' s Witr Salaah ........ 184 The Narration of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ~ . W j Concerning the Witr of the Sahabah W.!3&4 after Surah Muzammil was Revealed .................................................................................................. The Tahajjud Salaah of Hadhrat Abu Bakr ?iirWSj and Hadhrat Umar BGWj ......................................... 186 The Tahajjud of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar %W2iZ ................................................................................. 187 The Tahajjud salaah of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood %2!24%+j and Hadhrat Salmaan -3% .............. 187 The lmportance Rasulullaah @& and the Sahabah B.- Attached to the Nawaafil Salaahs between Sunrise and Midday ..................................................................................................................................

The Narrations of Hadhrat Ummu Haani bWj and Hadhrat Aa'isha GW&j Concerning the Salaatud . F " Duhaa that Rasulullaah @&a& Performed .............................................................................................. 188 Narrations of Hadhrat Anas wj and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abu Awfa ~ . W j Concerning the Salaatud Duhaa thatRasulullaah Performed ............................................................................... The narration if Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas WWG from Hadhrat Ummu Haani @G%3 Concerning the Salaatud Duhaa that Rasulullaah Performed .................................................................. Rasulullaah @%% Encourages the Performing of Salaatud Duhaa and explains its Virtues ........................ 189 Hadhrat Ali i2iW$&, Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ?&GW; and Hadhrat Sa'd bin Abi Waqqaas ?i!dGW Perform Salaatud Duhaa .......................................................................................................................... 190 The Importance Attached to the Nawaafil Between Zuhr and Asr .................................................................. 190 The Importance Attached to the Nawaafil Between Maghrib and Isha ........................................................... 190 The Salaah Rasulullaah @!@ Performs salaah between Maghrib and lsha and the Salaah of Hadhrat .., * , , Ammaar -3 ..................................................................................................................................... 190 The Salaah of Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Mas'ood ?i!d.- and Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas 3.W j between Maghrib and Isha .......................................................................................................................

A91 Giving Importance to salaah when Entering and Leaving the House ............................................................. The Taraweeh Salaah .................................................................................................................................... 191 Rasulullaah Encourages the Taraweeh salaah ..................................................................................... 191 Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b ?%%Sj Leads the people in Taraweeh and the Taraweeh salaah during the Time of Rasulullaah @@ and the time of Hadhrat Umar ~ .

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Hadhrat Umar %&%% has the Masjid lit up for the Taraweeh Salaah to be Performed and the dua Hadhrat Ali !&@@& made for him on this Occasion ............................................................................... 192 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @.% &%> (Vol-3) Hadhrat Ubay ~B&!+;. Hadhrat Tameem Daari @i@E and Hadhrat Sulaymaan bin Abu Hathma ............................................................................................... 3.C - Lead the People in Taraweeh Hadhrat Ubay bin Ka'b S!.%@j Leads the Women of his Household in Taraweeh Salaah ......................... 193 Salaatut Taubah .......................................................................................................................................... 194 Salaatul Haajah .................................... .. ...................................................................................................... Hadhrat Anas S!Gw performs salaah at the Time of Need and His Need is Fulfilled ................................ 194 Rasulullaah &@$ Performs Salaah for Hadhrat Ali 3B@j to be Cured and he is Cured .......................... 194 ......... The dua of a SahabiHadhrat Abu Mu'liq WW!2j is Answered when a Robber Wanted to Kill him