Sunan an-Nasa'i
Book 11: The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
كتاب الافتتاح
153 hadith in this book
1What is done at the beginning of the prayerباب الْعَمَلِ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ2Raising the hands before saying the takbirباب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ قَبْلَ التَّكْبِيرِ3Raising the hands in level with the shouldersباب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ حَذْوَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ4Raising the hands parallel to the earsباب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ حِيَالَ الأُذُنَيْنِ5Location of the thumbs when raising the handsباب مَوْضِعِ الإِبْهَامَيْنِ عِنْدَ الرَّفْعِ6Raising the hands, extendedباب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ مَدًّا7Obligation of the first takbirباب فَرْضِ التَّكْبِيرَةِ الأُولَى8The saying with which the prayer is begunباب الْقَوْلِ الَّذِي يُفْتَتَحُ بِهِ الصَّلاَةُ9Placing the right hand on the left hand during the prayerباب وَضْعِ الْيَمِينِ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ10If the Imam sees a man placing his left hand on his rightباب فِي الإِمَامِ إِذَا رَأَى الرَّجُلَ قَدْ وَضَعَ شِمَالَهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ11The location of the right hand on the left in prayerباب مَوْضِعِ الْيَمِينِ مِنَ الشِّمَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ12The prohibition of putting one's hand on one's waist when prayingباب النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّخَصُّرِ، فِي الصَّلاَةِ13Standing with the feet together when prayingباب الصَّفِّ بَيْنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ14The Imam pausing after starting the prayerباب سُكُوتِ الإِمَامِ بَعْدَ افْتِتَاحِهِ الصَّلاَةَ15The supplication between the takbir and the recitationباب الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرَةِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ16Another supplication between the takbir and recitationباب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ17Another type of remembrance and supplication between the takbir and recitationباب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ وَالدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ18Another kind of remembrance between the start of the prayer and the recitationباب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ بَيْنَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ وَبَيْنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ19Another kind of remembrance after the takbirباب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ20Starting with Fatihatil-Kitab (The Opening of The Book) before another Surahباب الْبَدَاءَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ السُّورَةِ21Reciting: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"باب قِرَاءَةِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ22Not saying "In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful" Aloudباب تَرْكِ الْجَهْرِ بِـ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ }23Not reciting "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" in Al Fatihahباب تَرْكِ قِرَاءَةِ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } فِي فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ24The Obligation to recite Fatihatil-Kitab in the prayerباب إِيجَابِ قِرَاءَةِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ25The virtue of Fatihatil-Kitabباب فَضْلِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ26The Interpretation of the saying of Allah, The Mighty and Sublime: And Indeed, "We haveباب تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ }27Not reciting behind the imam in prayers where he does not recite loudlyباب تَرْكِ الْقِرَاءَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا لَمْ يَجْهَرْ فِيهِ28Not reciting behind the imam in a rak'ah where he recites out loudباب تَرْكِ الْقِرَاءَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ29Reciting Umm Al-Quran (Al Fatihah) behind the imam in rak'ahs where the imam recites outباب قِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ الإِمَامُ30The interpretation of the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: So, when the Quran isباب تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ }31The Imam's recitation is sufficient for the one who is following himباب اكْتِفَاءِ الْمَأْمُومِ بِقِرَاءَةِ الإِمَامِ32What recitation is sufficient for one who cannot recite Quran wellباب مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ لِمَنْ لاَ يُحْسِنُ الْقُرْآنَ33Imam saying Amin out loudباب جَهْرِ الإِمَامِ بِآمِينَ34The command to say Amin behind the Imamباب الأَمْرِ بِالتَّأْمِينِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ35The virtue of saying Aminباب فَضْلِ التَّأْمِينِ36What a person should say if he sneezes behind the Imamباب قَوْلِ الْمَأْمُومِ إِذَا عَطَسَ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ37Collection of what was narrated concerning the Quranباب جَامِعِ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ38Recitation in the two rak'ahs of Fajrباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ39Reciting: "Say: O you disbelievers" and "Say: He is Allah, (the) One" in the two rak'ahsباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ بِـ { قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ } وَ { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ }40Making the two rak'ahs of Fajr briefباب تَخْفِيفِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ41Reciting (Surat) Ar-Rum in Subhباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالرُّومِ42Reciting between sixty and one hundred verses in Subhباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالسِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ43Reciting (Surah) Qaf in Subhباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِـ { ق }44Reciting: "When the sun is wound round" in Subhباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِـ { إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ }}45Reciting Al Mua'awwidhatain in Subhباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ46The virtue of reciting Al-Mu'awwidhatainباب الْفَضْلِ فِي قِرَاءَةِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ47Recitation in Subh on Fridayباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ48The prostration related to reading quran: the prostration in Sad (38)باب سُجُودِ الْقُرْآنِ السُّجُودِ فِي ص49The Prostration in An-Najm (53)باب السُّجُودِ فِي { وَالنَّجْمِ }50Not prostrating in An-Najmباب تَرْكِ السُّجُودِ فِي النَّجْمِ51The Prostration in: "When the heaven is split asunder"باب السُّجُودِ فِي { إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ }52Prostration during: "Read! In the Name of your Lord"باب السُّجُودِ فِي { اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ }53Prostration during obligatory prayersباب السُّجُودِ فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ54Recitation (in prayers) during the dayباب قِرَاءَةِ النَّهَارِ55Recitation in Zuhrباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الظُّهْرِ56Making the standing longer in the first rak'ah of Zuhr prayerباب تَطْوِيلِ الْقِيَامِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ57The Imam saying a verse audibly in Zuhrباب إِسْمَاعِ الإِمَامِ الآيَةَ فِي الظُّهْرِ58Making the standing shorter in the second rak'ah of Zuhrباب تَقْصِيرِ الْقِيَامِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ59Recitation in the first two rak'ahs on Zuhrباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ60Recitation in the first two rak'ahs of 'Asrباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ61Making the standing and recitation lighterباب تَخْفِيفِ الْقِيَامِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ62Reciting the short Mufassal surahs in Maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ63Reciting: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" in Maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِـ { سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى }64Reciting Al-Mursalat (77) in Maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالْمُرْسَلاَتِ65Reciting At-Tur (52) in Maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالطُّورِ66Reciting Ad-Duhkan (44) in Maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِـ { حم } الدُّخَانِ67Reciting "Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad" in Maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِـ { المص }68Recitation in the two rak'ahs after maghribباب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ69The virtue of reciting "Say: He is Allah, (the) One"باب الْفَضْلِ فِي قِرَاءَةِ { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ }70Reciting: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" in Isha'باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ بِـ { سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى }71Reciting: "By the sun and its brightness" in Isha'باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا72Reciting "By the fig and the olive" in Isha'باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ73Recitation in the first rak'ah of Isha'باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ74Taking one's time in the first two rak'ahsباب الرُّكُودِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ75Reciting two surahs in one rak'ahباب قِرَاءَةِ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ76Reciting part of a surahباب قِرَاءَةِ بَعْضِ السُّورَةِ77Reciter seeking refuge with Allah if he recites a verse that mentions punishmentباب تَعَوُّذِ الْقَارِئِ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ78Reciter asking Allah when he reaches a verse mentioning mercyباب مَسْأَلَةِ الْقَارِئِ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ79Repeating a verseباب تَرْدِيدِ الآيَةِ80The saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: "And offer your salah (prayer) neither alouباب قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلاَ تَجْهَرْ بِصَلاَتِكَ وَلاَ تُخَافِتْ بِهَا }81Reciting Quran in a loud voiceباب رَفْعِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ82Elongating the sounds when reciting Quranباب مَدِّ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ83Making one's voice beautiful when reciting Quranباب تَزْيِينِ الْقُرْآنِ بِالصَّوْتِ84Saying The Takbir before prostratingباب التَّكْبِيرِ لِلرُّكُوعِ85Raising the hands before bowing until they are parallel to the highest part of the earsباب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلرُّكُوعِ حِذَاءَ فُرُوعِ الأُذُنَيْنِ86Raising the hands parallel to the shoulders before bowingباب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلرُّكُوعِ حِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ87Not doing thatباب تَرْكِ ذَلِكَ88Bringing one's backbone to rest when bowingباب إِقَامَةِ الصُّلْبِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ89Being moderate in bowingباب الاِعْتِدَالِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ
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