Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray eleven rak`at at night and that was his night prayer and each of his
prostrations lasted for a period enough for one of you to recite fifty verses before Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
raised his head. He also used to pray two rak`at (Sunnah) before the (compulsory) Fajr prayer and then
lie down on his right side till the Mu’adh-dhin came to him for the prayer.

‘O Prophet! When the believing women come to you to take the oath of fealty to you . . . (to the end of the verse) (60.12).’ After finishing the recitation he said, “O ladies! Are you fulfilling your covenant?” None except one woman said, “Yes.” Hasan did not know who was that woman. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Then give alms.” Bilal spread his garment and said, “Keep on giving alms. Let my father and mother sacrifice their lives for you (ladies).” So the ladies kept on putting their Fatkhs (big rings) and other kinds of rings in Bilal’s garment.” `Abdur-Razaq said, ” ‘Fatkhs’ is a big ring which used to be worn in the (Pre-Islamic) period of ignorance.

I asked Ibn `Umar, “What is your opinion about the two rak`at before the Fajr (compulsory) prayer, as
to prolonging the recitation in them?” He said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray at night two rak`at
followed by two and so on, and end the prayer by one rak`ah witr. He used to offer two rak`at before
the Fajr prayer immediately after the Adhan.” (Hammad, the sub-narrator said, “That meant (that he
prayed) quickly.)”

Hafsa bint Seereen said, “On Id we used to forbid our girls to go out for `Id prayer. A lady came and
stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and I went to her. She said, ‘The husband of my sister took part in
twelve holy battles along with the Prophet (ﷺ) and my sister was with her husband in six of them. My
sister said that they used to nurse the sick and treat the wounded. Once she asked, ‘O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!
If a woman has no veil, is there any harm if she does not come out (on `Id day)?’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
‘Her companion should let her share her veil with her, and the women should participate in the good
deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.’ ” Hafsa added, “When Um-`Atiya came, I went
to her and asked her, ‘Did you hear anything about so-and-so?’ Um-`Atiya said, ‘Yes, let my father be
sacrificed for the Prophet (p.b.u.h). (And whenever she mentioned the name of the Prophet (ﷺ) she always
used to say, ‘Let my father be’ sacrificed for him). He said, ‘Virgin mature girls staying often screened
(or said, ‘Mature girls and virgins staying often screened–Aiyub is not sure as which was right) and
menstruating women should come out (on the `Id day). But the menstruating women should keep
away from the Musalla. And all the women should participate in the good deeds and in the religious
gatherings of the believers’.” Hafsa said, “On that I said to Um-`Atiya, ‘Also those who are
menstruating?’ ” Um-`Atiya replied, “Yes. Do they not present themselves at `Arafat and elsewhere?”.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) offered witr prayer at different nights at various hours extending (from the `Isha’
prayer) up to the last hour of the night.

We were ordered to go out (for `Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating women, mature
girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn `Aun said, “Or mature virgins staying in seclusion).” The
menstruating women could present themselves at the religious gathering and invocation of Muslims
but should keep away from their Musalla.

The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to Nahr or slaughter sacrifices at the Musalla (on `Id-ul-Adha).

On the day of Nahr Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) delivered the Khutba after the `Id prayer and said, “Anyone who
prayed like us and slaughtered the sacrifice like we did then he acted according to our (Nusuk)
tradition of sacrificing, and whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, then that was just
mutton (i.e. not sacrifice).” Abu Burda bin Naiyar stood up and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, I
slaughtered my sacrifice before I offered the (Id) prayer and thought that today was the day of eating
and drinking (nonalcoholic drinks) and so I made haste (in slaughtering) and ate and also fed my
family and neighbors.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “That was just mutton (not a sacrifice).” Then Abu Burda
said, “I have a young she-goat and no doubt, it is better than two sheep. Will that be sufficient as a
sacrifice for me?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Yes. But it will not be sufficient for anyone else (as a
sacrifice), after you.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) offered the prayer on the day of Nahr and then delivered the Khutba and ordered that
whoever had slaughtered his sacrifice before the prayer should repeat it, that is, should slaughter
another sacrifice. Then a person from the Ansar stood up and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! because of my
neighbors (he described them as being very needy or poor) I slaughtered before the prayer. I have a
young she-goat which, in my opinion, is better than two sheep.” The Prophet (ﷺ) gave him the permission
for slaughtering it as a sacrifice.

On the day of Nahr the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the prayer and delivered the Khutba and then slaughtered the
sacrifice and said, “Anybody who slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer should slaughter
another animal in lieu of it, and the one who has not yet slaughtered should slaughter the sacrifice
mentioning Allah’s name on it.”