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Month of Allah Al Muharram in Hadith of holy prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)

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Fasting in the Month of Muharram especially the First Ten Days The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The best of fasts after the month of Ramadan are in the Month of Allah, Al Muharram. And the best of prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer.” Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him)[ Muslim, 1163 ] Fasting is a worship that Allah loves a lot. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The fasting person has two joys: one when he breaks his fast, and the other when he meets his Lord.” [Muslim] Giving Charity on the Day of ‘Ashura’ “Whoever fasts ‘Ashura’ it is as if he has fasted the entire year. And whoever gives charity this day it is like the charity of an entire year.” Abd Allah ibn `Amr ibn al-`As (Allah be pleased with him) Ashura: The Tenth day of Muharram In this day Allah subhanahu wa ta'aala forgave an entire people. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: “If you want to fast a month after Ramadan, then fast in

Selection of Imam

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It is related on the authority of Abu Mas'ud Ansari (R.A.) that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "He should lead the congregation who reads the Book of Allah (i.e. the Qur'an) much among them, and if all of them be equal then he who possesses a greater knowledge of the Sunnah and the Shari'ah, and if all be equal in this respect, also, then he who may have been the first to Migrate (among them), and if all be equal in it as well (i.e. the time of their migration is the same) then he who is senior in age. And no one should act as anyone's Imam in his area (or territory) of leadership and authority or sit, without his permission, in his special place of sitting in his house." (Muslim) https://gatewaytoquran.weebly.com

arrangement of rows People of knowledge should be close to imam

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Abu Mas'ud Ansari (R.A.) related that in prayer (i.e., when the devotees stood up for the congregational prayer the Messenger of Allah (SAW) used to pat us on the shoulders and say: "Get abreast and do not dissimilar (i.e. ahead of or behind one another) lest, God forbid, your hearts get seperated." He would also, say: "Nearest to me (in congregation) should be those who are men of knowledge and wisdom, then those who are next to them, and then, those who are next to them (in knowledge and wisdom)." (Muslim)

Salah with congregation

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It is related by Abdullah bin Abbas (R.A.) that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Whoever hears the call of the Muazzin for prayer with congregation and there is no genuine excuse for him for not responding to it (i.e. of not joining the congregation, and, in spite of it, he prays individually), prayer of his shall not find acceptance with Allah." (Upon it), some Companions (R.A.) said: Messenger of Allah (SAW) what can be a genuine excuse?" "Danger to life or property or sickness," replied the Prophet (SAW). (Abu Dawood and Daarami)

Visiting Masjid for Women

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It is related by Sayyidah Ayshah (R.A.) said: "Were the messenger of Allah (SAW) to see the things women have now acquired (in their conduct and deportment), he would have forbidden them from going to the mosque in the same way as the women of Bani Israel had been forbidden (to go to their places of worship) during the days of the earlier Prophets." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Dua after Azan

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It is related by Sa'd bin Abu Waqqad (R.A.) that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Whoever, on hearing the Azan (i.e., when the Azan comes to an and) says: Ash-hadu al laa ilaaha illAllaah wahdahu laa sharika lahu wa ash-hadu an-na Muhammaadan abduhu wa rasooluhu; raditu bil-laahi rabba wabi Mahammadar rasoola wa bil-Islam-i-deena. (I affirm that there is no god but Allah, One and Unpartnered, and Muhammad is His slave and Messenger(SAW), and I am pleased with Allah as lord, and in Muhammad as Messenger, and in Islam as the religion), his sins will be forgiven." (Muslim)

Most Pleasing Deed

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Abu Zarr (R.A.) narrated "Once during the cold weather the Messenger of Allah (SAW) went out and the leaves of the trees were falling (as it was the autumn). The Prophet (SAW) caught hold of two branches of a tree (and shook them) and its leaves began to fall suddenly. Addressing me, he said, 'Abu Zarr (R.A.).' 'I am here, O Messenger of Allah'. I replied. 'When a person offers prayer solely for the sake of Allah', said the Prophet, 'his sins fall away like these leaves.'" (Musnad Ahmad)