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The Prophet’s Prayer (SAWS) Table of Contents

sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam from the beginning to the end as though you see it

by: Shaikh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Al-Albaani
Translated by: Usama ibn Suhaib Hasan

1. Introduction
   1. 1. Reasons Behind The Compilation Of This Book
      2. Methodology Of This Book
      3. Sayings Of The Imaams Regarding Following The Sunnah And Ignoring Their Views Contradictory To It
         1. 1) Abu Haneefah (Rahimahullaah)
         2. 2) Maalik Ibn Anas (Rahimahullaah)
         3. 3) Shaafi'i (Rahimahullaah)
         4. 4) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (Rahimahullaah)
         5. The Imaams' Followers Leaving Their Views If These Contradicted The Sunnah
   2. Misconceptions Cleared
      1. Misconception One
      2. Misconception Two
      3. Misconception Three
      4. Misconception Four
2. The Prophet's Prayer Described
   1. Facing The Ka’bah
   2. Standing In Prayer
      1. The Prayer Of A Sick Person In A Sitting Position
      2. Prayer On A Ship
      3. Sitting And Standing In The Night Prayer (Tahajjud)
      4. Prayer Wearing Shoes And The Command To Do So
      5. Prayer On The Pulpit (Minbar)
      6. The Sutrah, And The Obligation To Have One
      7. What Breaks The Prayer
      8. Prohibition Of Prayer Facing The Grave
   3. Intention
   4. Takbeer
      1. Raising The Hands
      2. To Place The Right Arm On The Left Arm, And The Command For It
      3. To Place The Hands On The Chest
   5. To Look At The Place Of Prostration, And Humility
   6. Opening Supplications (Du'aa's)
   7. Recitation
      1. Recitation Of One Verse At A Time
      2. The Necessity Of Al-Faatihah, And Its Excellence
      3. The Abrogation Of Recitation Behind The Imaam In The Loud Prayers
      4. The Obligation To Recite In The Quiet Prayers
      5. The Aameen, And The Imaam's Saying It Loudly
      6. The Recitation After Al-Faatihah
      7. Combining Similar Soorahs And Others In One Rak'ah
      8. The Permissibility Of Reciting Al-Faatihah Only
      9. Quiet And Loud Recitation In The Five Prayers And Others
      10. Quiet And Loud Recitation In The Night Prayer (Tahajjud)
      11. What He (Sallallaahu 'alaihi Wa Sallam) Used To Recite In The Different Prayers
          1. 1 - Fajr Prayer
          2. Recitation In The Sunnah Prayer Before Fajr
          3. 2- Zuhr Prayer
          4. Recitation Of Aayaat After Al-Faatihah In The Last Two Rak'ahs
          5. 3- 'asr Prayer
          6. 4- Maghrib Prayer
          7. 5- 'ishaa' Prayer
          8. 6- Night Prayer (Tahajjud)
          9. 7- Witr Prayer
          10. 8- Friday Prayer
          11. 9-'eid Prayer
          12. 10- Funeral Prayer
      12. Tarteel (Recitation In Slow, Rhythmic Tones), & Making The Voice Beautiful When Reciting
      13. Correcting The Imaam
      14. Seeking Refuge & Spitting Lightly During Prayer In Order To Repel Temptation
   8. The Rukoo' (Bowing)
      1. The Rukoo' Described
      2. The Obligation Of Being At Ease In Rukoo'
      3. The Adhkaar Of Rukoo'
      4. Lengthening The Rukoo'
      5. Forbiddance Of Reciting The Qur'aan In Rukoo'
      6. Straightening Up From The Rukoo', & What Is To Be Said Then
      7. Lengthening This Standing, & The Obligation To Beat Ease In It
   9. The Sujood (Prostration)
      1. Going Down Into The Sajdah On The Hands
      2. The Sajdah Described
      3. The Obligation To Be At Ease In Sujood
      4. The Adhkaarof Sujood
      5. Forbiddance Of Reciting The Qur'aan In Sujood
      6. Lengthening The Sajdah
      7. The Excellence Of The Sajdah
      8. Sajdah On The Ground, And On Mats
      9. Rising From Sajdah
      10. To Sit Muftarishan Between The Two Sajdahs
      11. Iq'aa' Between The Two Sajdahs
      12. The Obligation Of Being At Ease Between The Two Sajdahs
      13. Lengthening The Sitting Between The Two Sajdahs
      14. The Adhkaar Between The Two Sajdahs
      15. The Second Sajdah
      16. The Sitting Of Rest
      17. Supporting Oneself With The Hands On Rising For The Next Rak'ah
   10. The Second Rak'ah
       1. The Obligation Of Reciting Soorah Al-Faatihah In Every Rak'ah
   11. The First Tashahhud
       1. Moving The Finger In Tashahhud
       2. The Obligation Of The First Tashahhud, & The Validity Of Supplication During It
       3. The Manner Of Tashahhud
       4. As-Salaah 'alaa An-Nabiyy(Sending Prayers On The Prophet) - Its Place & Manner
       5. Important Notes About As-Salaah 'alaa An-Nabiyy - Sending Prayers On The Prophet Of The Ummah
       6. Du'aa' In The First Tashahhud
       7. Standing Up For The Third, And Then The Fourth, Rak'ah
       8. Qunoot In The Five Prayers Because Of A Calamity
       9. Qunoot In Witr Prayer
   12. The Final Tashahhud
       1. The Obligation Of This Tashahhud
       2. The Obligation Of Sending Prayers On The Prophet (Sallallaahu 'alaihi Wa Sallam) In This Tashahhud
       3. The Obligation To Seek Refuge From Four Things Before Supplicating
       4. Supplication Before The Salaam, & Its Various Types
   13. The Tasleem (Salutation Of Peace)
       1. The Obligation Of The Tasleem
   14. Addendum
   15. Appendix 1
   16. Appendix 2
   17. Appendix 3
   18. Appendix 4
   19. Appendix 5
   20. Appendix 6
   21. Appendix 7
   22. Appendix 8
   23. Glossary
   24. Author's Bibliography

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 15 Footnotes

[277] Abu Daawood, Nasaa'i & Tirmidhi, who declared it saheeh.

[278] Abu Daawood & Ibn Khuzaimah (1/87/2) with a saheeh sanad. `Abdul Haqq also declared it saheeh in his Ahkaam (56/2), as did Nawawi & Ibn Hajar. It was also

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 14 Footnotes

[249]Bukhaari .

[250]ibid. As for two-rak`ah prayers such as Fajr, the Sunnah is to sit muftarishan. This difference in detail is documented from Imaam Ahmad, cf. Ibn Hani's Masaa'il of Imaam Ahmad (p. 79).

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 13 Footnotes

[175]Nasaa'i (1/173) with a saheeh isnaad.

[176]Bukhaari & Abu Daawood.

[177]Abu Daawood & Baihaqi with a good sanad.

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 12 Footnotes

[170]Muslim & Abu `Awaanah. The pause negated in this hadeeth could be a pause for reciting an opening supplication, and not include a pause for reciting the isti`aadhah, or it could be wider in meaning than that; I find the former possibility more convincing. There are two views among the scholars regarding the isti`aadhah, and we regard the correct one as being that it is to be said in every rak`ah; the details of all this are given in al-Asl

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 11 Footnotes

[78]Bukhaari & Muslim.

[79]Abu Daawood & Haakim, who declared it saheeh and Dhahabi agreed.

[80]Abu Ya`laa in his Musnad (284/2) with a good isnaad & Ibn Khuzaimah (1/79/2) with a different, saheeh isnaad.

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 10 Footnotes

[21] Abu Daawood & Haakim, who declared it saheeh & Dhahabi agreed.

[22] Bukhaari & Muslim. This raising of the hands is reported as mutawaatir from him (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam), as is the raising of the hands on straightening up after rukoo`.

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 9 Footnotes

[123] The three `Arabic words hamz, nafkh, and nafth, were interpreted such by the narrator; all three interpretations are also traced back to the Prophet (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) with a saheeh mursal isnaad. By "poetry" here is meant the vain kind, for the Prophet (on whom be peace and blessings) said: "Truly, some poetry is wisdom" (Bukhaari ).

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 8 Footnotes

[98] Bukhaari , Muslim & Ibn Abi Shaibah (12/110/2). It is given in Irwaa' (no.

[99] Abu Daawood & Haakim, who declared it saheeh and Dhahabi agreed.

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The Prophet's Prayer (SAWS) Chapter 7 Footnotes

[81] Baihaqi and Haakim, who declared it saheeh and it is as he said. It also has a strengthening hadeeth reported by ten of his Companions: transmitted by Ibn `Asaakir (17/202/2). See Irwaa' (354).