Leran Quran And Hadith

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

It is related by Abu Hurayrah (R.A.) that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "When a Muslim bondsman performs wudu and during it, washes his face and pours water over it, all the sins he has committed with the eyes are removed from his face (i.e., are washed away) with the water; after it, when he washed his hands, all the sins he has committed with the hands are washed away from them; and, after it, when he washes his feet all the sins he has committed with the feet (i.e., by using them for that purpose) go out of them till by the time has has finished wudu he comes completely purified from sin." (Muslim) Thauban (R.A.) related to us that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "Walk upright; remain steadfast on the Straight Path (but this steadfastness being very difficult), you will never be able to have a full control over it. (You should, therefore, always consider yourself at fault and blameworthy). And know well that the best deed among all your deeds is pr...