Sunan Ibn Majah: Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

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Chapter: The opening of the Prayer

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Chapter: Seeking refuge during the Prayer

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Chapter: Placing the right hand on the left during Prayer

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Chapter: Starting the recitation

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Chapter: Recitation of the Fajr Prayer

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Chapter: The recitation in the Fajr Prayer on Fridays

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Chapter: The recitation for the Zuhr and the ‘Asr

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Chapter: Occasionally reciting a verse aloud for Zuhr and ‘Asr Prayers

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Chapter: The recitation for the Maghrib Prayer

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Chapter: The recitation for the ‘Isha’ Prayer

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Chapter: Reciting behind the Imam

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Chapter: The two pauses of the Imam

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Chapter: When the Imam is reciting, then listen attentively

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Chapter: Saying Amin aloud

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Chapter: Raising the hands when bowing, and when raising the head from bowing

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Chapter: The bowing in Prayer

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Chapter: Putting the hands on the knees

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Chapter: What to say when raising the head from bowing

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Chapter: Prostration

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Chapter: Tasbih (glorifying Allah) when bowing and prostrating

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Chapter: Being balanced during prostration

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Chapter: Sitting between the two prostrations

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Chapter: What is to be said between the two prostrations

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Tashah-hud (sitting posture)

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Chapter: Sending peace and blessings upon the Prophet (saws)

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Chapter: What is to be said during the Tashah-hud and sending Salat upon the Prophet (saws)

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Chapter: Pointing in Tashah-hud

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Chapter: The Taslim

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Chapter: The one who says one Salam

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Chapter: Responding to the Imam’s Salam

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Chapter: The Imam should not supplicate for himself only

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Chapter: What is to be said after the Salam

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Chapter: Departing after completing the Prayer

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Chapter: If the time for Prayer comes when food has been served

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Chapter: Prayer in congregation on a rainy night

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Chapter: What suffices as a Sutrah (screen) for one performing Prayer

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Chapter: Passing in front of someone who is performing Prayer

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Chapter: What severs the Prayer

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Chapter: Stopping (the passing person) as much as possible

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Chapter: One who performs Prayer with something between himself and the Prayer direction

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Chapter: Prohibition of bowing or prostrating before the Imam

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Chapter: What is disliked in the Prayer

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Chapter: The one who leads people in Prayer when they do not like him (to lead them)

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Chapter: Two are a congregation

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Chapter: Who is preferred to stand closest to the Imam

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Chapter: Who is most deserving of leading the Prayer

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Chapter: What is incumbent upon the Imam

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Chapter: Whoever leads people (in Prayer), let him make it short

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Chapter: The Imam should make the Prayer short if something happens

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Chapter: Straightening the rows

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Chapter: The virtue of the front rows

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Chapter: The women’s rows

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Chapter: Prayer between two pillars in a row

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Chapter: A man’s prayer behind the row on his own

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Chapter: The virtue of the right side of the row

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Chapter: The Prayer direction

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Chapter: The one who enters the mosque should not sit down until he performs some Rak’ah

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Chapter: “Whoever eats garlic, let him not come near the mosque”

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Chapter: If the greeting is given to a person who is performing Prayer, how should he respond?

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Chapter: Whoever performs Prayer facing a direction other than the Qiblah without realizing

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Chapter: The one who spits performing Prayer

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Chapter: Smoothing the pebbles during Prayer

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Chapter: Performing Prayer upon a Khumrah

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Chapter: Prostrating on a garment when it is hot or cold

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Chapter: The Tasbih is for men during the Prayer and clapping is for women

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Chapter: Prayers in sandals

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Chapter: Tucking up the hair and garments during Prayer

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Chapter: Humility during Prayer

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Chapter: Prayer in a single garment

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Chapter: Prostrations for reading the Qur’an

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Chapter: The number of prostrations in the Qur’an

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Chapter: Completing the Prayer

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Chapter: Shortening the Prayer while traveling

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Chapter: Combining Prayer while traveling

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Chapter: Voluntary Prayer while traveling

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Chapter: For how long may a traveler shorten his Prayer if he stays in a town?

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Chapter: Concerning one who does not perform Prayer

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Chapter: The obligation of Friday

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Chapter: The virtues of Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning bath on Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the concession for that

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Chapter: What was narrated about setting out early for Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated about adornment on Fridays

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the time of Friday (Prayer)

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the sermon on Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning listening to the sermon and remaining silent

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Chapter: Concerning one who enters the mosque while the Imam is delivering the sermon

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Chapter: Concerning the prohibition of stepping over the people’s shoulders on Friday

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Chapter: Concerning speaking after the Imam comes down from the pulpit

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the recitation in the Prayer on Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who catches one Rak’ah of Friday Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning from where you should come to Friday (Prayer)

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Chapter: Those who do not attend Friday prayer without an excuse

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Prayer before Friday (Prayer)

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Prayer after Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning sitting in circles on Fridays before the Prayer, and Ihtiba’ when the Imam is delivering the sermon

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Adhan on Fridays

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning facing the Imam when he is delivering the sermon

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the hour that is hoped for on Friday

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning twelve Rak’ah from the Sunnah

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning two Rak’ah before Fajr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning what is to be recited in the two Rak’ah before Fajr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning: Once the Iqamah has been called, there should be no Prayer except the obligatory one

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the one who misses the two Rak’ah before Fajr Prayer when should he make them up?

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Chapter: Four Rak’ah before the Zuhr

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Chapter: One who misses the four Rak’ah before the Zuhr

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Chapter: One who misses the two Rak’ah after the Zuhr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who performs four Rak’ah before the Zuhr and four Rak’ah afterwards

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Chapter: What was narrated about what is recommended of voluntary (Prayer) during the daytime

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the two Rak’ah before the Maghrib

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Chapter: Concerning the two Rak’ah after the Maghrib

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Chapter: What is to be recited in the two Rak’ah after the Maghrib

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the six Rak’ah after the Maghrib

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Witr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning what is to be recited in Witr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Praying one Rak’ah for Witr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Qunut in Witr

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Chapter: One who does not raise his hands in Qunut

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Chapter: Raising the hands in supplication and wiping the face with them

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning reciting Qunut before Ruku’ or afterwards

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Witr at the end of the night

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Chapter: One who sleeps and misses Witr, or forgets it

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Witr with three, five, seven, or nine Rak’ah

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Witr when traveling

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the two Rak’ah sitting down after Witr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning lying down after Witr and after the two Rak’ah of Fajr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Witr while riding

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Witr at the beginning of the night

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Chapter: Forgetfulness during Prayer

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Chapter: Whoever performed the Zuhr with five Rak’ah because he forgot

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who stands up after two Rak’ah by mistake

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who is uncertain about his Prayer; let him refer to what is more certain

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who is uncertain about his Prayer, so he should try to do what is correct

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Chapter: One who says the Salam after two or three Rak’ah by mistake

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Chapter: Concerning the two prostration of forgetfulness before the Salam

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who does the prostration after the Salam

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning resuming the Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning how to leave the prayer if one commits Hadath

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Prayer of a sick person

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Chapter: Voluntary prayer while sitting

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Chapter: The prayer of the one who sits is equivalent to half of the Prayer of one who stands

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Chapter: What has been narrated concerning the Prayer of the Messenger of Allah (saws) during his sickness

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Prayer of the Messenger of Allah (saws) performing Prayer behind a man from his Ummah

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the fact that the Imam is appointed to be followed

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Qunut in the Fajr Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning killing snakes and scorpions during the Prayer

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Chapter: The prohibition of Prayer after the Fajr and the ‘Asr

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the times when it is disliked to perform Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the concession allowing Prayer in Makkah at any time

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning delaying the Prayer beyond its time

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the fear Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the eclipse Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Prayer for rain

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning supplication for rain

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the ‘Eid Prayers

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning how many times the Imam should say the Takbir in the Eid Prayers

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the recitation in the ‘Eid Prayers

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the sermon for ‘Eid

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning waiting for the sermon after the Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Praying before or after the ‘Eid Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning going out to the ‘Eid Prayer walking

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning going out on the day of ‘Eid via one route and returning via another route

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Taqlis on the day of ‘Eid

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning carrying a spear on the day of ‘Eid

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning women going out on the two ‘Eid

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning two ‘Eid occurring on the same day

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Chapter: What was narrated about the `Eid prayer being in the masjid when it is raining

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning wearing weapons on the day of ‘Eid

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Chapter: What was narrated about taking a bath on the two ‘Eid

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Chapter: The time of the ‘Eid Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the (voluntary) night Prayer is two by two

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning (voluntary) Prayers at night and during the day are two by two

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Qiyam (the voluntary night Prayers) during the month of Ramadan

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning voluntary Prayers during the night

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who wakes up his family at night

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Chapter: Making one’s voice beautiful when reciting Qur’an

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who sleeps and misses his daily portion of the Qur’an

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Chapter: How much (time) is recommended regarding the completion of the Qur’an

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning recitation in the (voluntary) night Prayers

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning supplication when a man stands to pray at night

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning how many Rak’ah should be prayed at night

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning which hours of the night are best

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Chapter: What was narrated about what it is hoped will suffice for the night Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated about if the person praying becomes sleepy

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning praying between the Maghrib and ‘Isha’

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning voluntary Prayers offered at home

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Duha Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Isthikhara Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Prayer at times of need

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the Prayer of glorification

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the night of the middle of Sha’ban

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Prayer and prostration at times of gratitude

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Chapter: What was narrated saying that Prayer is an expiation

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the five obligatory Prayers and performing them regularly

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the virtue of praying in the Sacred Mosque and the Mosque of the Prophet (saws)

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning praying in the Mosque of Baitil-Maqdis (Jerusalem)

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Prayer in Quba’ Mosque

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning Prayer in the Jami’ Masjid

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning the beginning of the construction of the pulpit

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning standing for a long time in Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning prostrating a great deal

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Chapter: The first thing for which a person will be called to account will be his Prayers

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Chapter: Offering a voluntary Prayer in the same place as one has offered an obligatory Prayer

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning having a place in the mosque in which one usually prays

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Chapter: What was narrated concerning where shoes should be placed if they are taken off during Prayer