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MANIFESTATIONS OF TRUTH
Translation And Detailed Explanation of
MISHKAAT
AL-MASAABIH
مَطارقٍ مَع مِشْكِوَة المصاب
ARABIC ENGLISH
Shaykh Waliuddin Abu Abdullah Al-Khateeb Al-Tabrezi
Translation and Commentary
Shaykh Nawab Qutbuddin Khan Dehlavi
DARUL-ISHAAT
Karachi-Pakistan.

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MANIFESTATIONS OF TRUTH
Translation And Detail Explanation of
MISHKAAT
AL-MASAABIH
مَطَاعِالْ حَوَخَدِِّ شَح مُشْكِوَة المَصَادِع
Sheikh Waliuddin Abu Abdullah Al-Khateeb Al-Tabrezi
Vol. 1
Hadith No. 1 to 1522
Urdu Translation & Commentary
Sheikh Nawab Qutbuddin Khan Dehlavi
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Rafiq Abdur Rahman
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Foreword
21
2.
Preface By The First Author
24
: 3. The Religion And Legislative Aspect
24
Of Hadith
4.
Mishkat: Singularity And Significance
36
5. The Author Of Mazahir Haq And His
38
Teachers
6. (Shah Waliullah Dehlavi 1114Ah 1176Ah)
38
7. Shah Abdul Aziz
40
8.
Mawlana Shah Muhammad Ishaq
41
9. Allamah Nawab Muhammad
41
Qutubuddin Khan Dehlavi,The
Compiler Of Mazahir Haq
10. Imam Muhy Us-Sunnah
42
Qami-Ul-Bid'ah Abu Muhammad
Husayn Ibn Mas'ood Al Fara Al
Baghawi
11. Allamah Waliuddin Abu Abdullah
43
Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Al-Khateeb
Al Umri Al Tabrayzee
12. Scholars Of Hadith
44
13. Imam Bukhari
44
14. Imam Muslim
47
15. Imam Maalik
47
16. Imam Shafa'ee
48
17. Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
50
18. Imam Tirmidhi
51
19. Imam Abu Dawood Sijistani
51
20. Imam Nasa'i
52
21. Imam Ibn Majah
53
22. Imam Darami
53
23. Imam Daraqutni
53
24. Imam Ahmad Ibn Husayn Bayhaqi
54
25. Imam Razeen Ibn Mu'awiyyah
54
26. Imam Nawawi
54
27. Imam Ibn Al Jawzi
54
28. Imam Az'am Abu Hanifah
55
29. Terminology& Hadith Defined
58
30. Preface Of Mishkat
61
31. The First Hadith Of Mishkat Of
69
Masabih
32. Miscellaneous Rulings
70
33. Book I
77
34. Book Of Faith
'77
35. Gates To Faith
77
36. Section I
78
37. Hadith Jibril
78
38. Five Basic Things
81
39. Branches Of Faith
82
40. Meaning Of Mumin & Muslim
83
41. Degree Of Love
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42.
Sweetness Of Faith
85
72. Key Of Paradise With Notches
105
43.
The Flavour Of Faith
86
73. Reward For Piety
106
44.
Recipients Of Dual Reward
87
74. The Greatness Of Faith
106
45. Battle Against Disbelievers
87
75. Islam, Faith And The Duties
107
46. Muslim Defined
88
76. Preceding
108
47. Deeds That Lead To Paradise
89
77. Chapter I
108
48. Perfect Faith
89
78. Major Sins&Signs Of Hypocrisy
108
49. The Obligations Imposed By Islam
90
79. Chapter I
111
50. The Preacher's Duty
90
80. Major Sins&Signs Of Hypocrisy
.
111
51. Islam's Commands
92
81. Section I
111
52.
Prophet's Words For The Women
93
53. Misconduct Of Mankind
94
83. Major Sins
111
54. Do Not Revile Time
94
84. Seven Sinister Things
112
85. The Worst Kind Of Sin
114
86.
The Signs Of A Hypocrite
114
87. For Trails Of A Hypocrite
115
96
88. The Hypocrite's Example
116
58. Death While Believing
-
59.
Yardstick For Deliverance
97
89. Section II
116
90. Three Rots Of Faith
117
91. When Adultery Is Perpetrated
117
92. Section III
118
93. Ten Counsels To Mu'adh (RA)
118
94. Infidelity Or Faith
119
95. Prelude To
119
96.
Chapter II
119
97. Evil Promptings
119
98. Chapter-II
120
68. Assurance Of Perpetual Deliverance
101
69. Paradise For Monotheists
102
70. The Keys To Paradise
104
71. The Kalimah Tawheed Will Spread
Worldwide
105
99. Section I
120
100. Temptations Forgiven
120
101. Sign Of Faith
120
102. When The Devil Prompts
120
60. Past Sins Are Erased On Embracing Islam
98
61. Section II
98
62.
Pillars Of Religion
98
63. Perfect Faith Defined
100
64. Most Excellent Deed
100
65. The Real Believer
100
66. Trustworthiness
101
67. Section III
.
101
82. The Gravest Of Sins
111
55. Allah's Patience
95
56. Monotheism
95
57.
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103. A Devil And An Angel With Everyone
121
131. Section III
182
104. Devil In Veins
121
132. Book II
191
105. The Crying Of The New Born
121
133. Book Of Knowledge
191
106. The Devil's Pursuit With The
122
134. Knowledge Of Its Virtue
191
Husband And Wife
135. Section I
192
107. Devil Despaired
122
136. Section II
200
108. Section II
123
137. Section III
215
109. Gratitude To Allah
123
138. Book III
228
110. Gratitude And Allah's Protection
123
139. Book Of Purification
228
228
112. Section III
124
141. Section II
236
142. Section III
236
114. Interference During The Salah
124
115. Carry On With The Salah
125
144. When Is It Wajib To Make Ablution
240
116. Prelude To:
125
145. Section I
241
117. Chapter III
125
146. Section II
244
118. Belief In Divine Decree
125
147. Section III
249
119. SECTION I
126
148. Chapter II
253
120. Section II
133
149. General Rules Of The Privy
253
121. Section II
142
150. Section II
258
151. Section III
266
152. Chapter III
271
Grave
153. As-Siwak (The Tooth Stick)
271
154. Section I
272
155. Section II
275
156. Section III
277
127. Chapter V
159
157. Chapter IV
279
158. The Sunnahs Of Ablution
279
Sunnah
129. Section I
159
130. Section II
171
159. Section I
279
160. Section II
285
161. Section III
293
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122. Chapter IV
149
123. Confirmation Of Punishment In The .
149
124. Section I
'150
125. Section I
153
126. Section III
156
128. Dependence On The Book And The
159
143. Chapter I
240
113. Be Vigilant Of The Devil
124
140. Section I
111. Spit & Seek Refuge From The Devil
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162. Chapter V
163. Ghusl(Bath)
296
164. Section I
296
165. In Bath Wajib(Expedient)
297
166. Section II
301
167. Section III
304
168. Chapter VI
307
169. Mingling Of The Sexually Defiled
307
With Others And What Is Allowed To
Such A One
170. Section I
307
171. Section II
309
172. Section III
314
173. Chapter VII
317
201. Menstruation
355
202. Section I
356
203. Section II
359
176. Section II
319
177. Section III
325
178. Chapter VIII
326
179. The Cleansing Of Impurities
326
180. SECTION I
326
.
208. The Woman With Excessive Bleeding
362
209. Section II
363
210. Section III
366
211. Book Of Salah
367
212. Chapter I
367
185. Section I
336
186. Section II
338
187. About Masah Over Regular Socks
340
188. Section III
340
189. Chapter X
341
190. Tayammum(Dry Ablution)
341
191. The Masnun And Mustahab
343
Desirable( Method Of Making
Tayammum(Dry Ablution)
192. Section I
344
193. Section II
347
194. Section III
349
195. Chapter XI
351
196. Bath As Approved By Sunnah
351
(Practice Of Holy Prophet)
197. SECTION I
351
198. Section II
352
199. Section III
353
200. Chapter XII
355
174. Laws About Water (Of Different Kinds)
317
317
175. Section I
204. Section III
361
205. Chapter XIII
362
206. Al-Mustahadah
362
207. Section I
362
181. Section II
330
182. Section III
334
183. Chapter IX
335
184. Wiping Over The Socks
335
213. Section I
368
214. Section II
371
215. Section III
373
216. Chapter II
376
217. The Appointed Times (Of Salah)
376
218. SECTION I
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219. Section II
220. Section III
250. Section I
465
221. Chapter IIli
381
251. Section II
467
381
252. Section III
471
222. Offering Salah Early
223. Section I
381
253. Chapter X
473
224. Section II
391
254. The Sutrah
473
225. Section III
395
255. Section I
473
256. The Prophet's Practice
473
257. Passing Beyond The Sutrah
473
258, Riding Beast Of Saddle
474
259. Grave Sin To Pass Before Worshipper
474
260. Compel Him To Stay Put
475
261. Sutrah Preserves Salah
476
262. Woman Does Not Invalidate Salah
476
263. She-Ass Does Not Make Salah Void
476
264. Section II
477
265. Placing The Staff
477
266. Sutrah Should Be Near
478
267. Not In Line With Forehead
. 478
268. Dog And Donkey Do Not Invalidate
478
Salah
269. Nothing Passing Ahead Defects Salah. 479
270. Section III
479
271. Passing In Front Of Worshipper
479
272. Distance At Which He May Pass
480
243. Chapter VIII
434
273. Chapter XI
480
244. Mosque & Places Of Worship
434
245. Section I
435
246. Section II
446
247. Section III
459
248. Chapter IX
465
274. The Nature Of Salah
480
275. Section I
480
276. The Prophet's Salah
482
277. Raising Hands
483
278. Rafa Yadayn
484
226. Chapter IV
399
227. The Merits Of Salah
399
. 228. Section II
404
229. Section III
404
230. Chapter V
406
231. The Adhan
232. Section I
406
407
233. Section II
409
413
234. Section III
235. Chapter VI
415
236. The Virtue Of The Adhan & Of The
415
Response To The Mu'adhdhin
237. Section I
416
238. Section II
421
239. Section III
426
240. Chapter VII
428
241. Some Rules For The Adhan
428
242. Section III
432
379
379
249. Covering The Body
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279. The Hanafi's Evidence
485
280. Jalsah Istirahat
488
281. Placement Of Hands
489
282. The Best Salah
491
283. Section II
491
284. The Prophet's Salah
491
285. Making Supplication After The Salah
495
286. Section III
496
287. Takbirs In Loud Voice
496
288. Rafa'yadayn Only Once
497
289. Chapter XII
499
290. What Is Recited After The Takbir
499
Tahrimah
291. Section I
499
292. The Prophet's Prayer After The Takbir
499
And Before Recital
293. Section II
503
294. Supplication After Takbir Tahrimah
503
295. Silent At Two Places
504
296. Section III
505
297. Supplication After Takbir Tahrimah
505
298. Chapter XIII
506
299. Recitation During The Salah
50
300. Section I
50
301. Defective Without Al-Fatihah
507
302. Recital Of Basmallah
510
303. About Aameen
511
304. The Muqtadi's Salah
511
305. How To Recite
512
306. Prophet Standing Posture
513
307. Recital In The Zuhr Salah
515
308. Recital In The Maghrib Salah
515
309. Specifying Recital For Salahs
515
310. Imam Who Recites The
516
Supererogatory
311. Recital In Isha
517
312. Recital In Fajr
518
313. Recital In Fajr On Friday
518
314. Recital In Salah Of Friday
519
315. Recital In Salah Of The Two Eeds And
519
Of Friday
316. Recital In The Sunnah (Practice Of
520
Holy Prophet Of Fajr)
317. Section II
521
318. To Recite Bismillah
521
319. Aameen Loudly Or Softly
521
320. Blessing Of Aameen
522
321. Recital In Maghrib Sometimes
522
Prolonged
322. The Mu'awwidhatan
523
323. Recital In Maghrib On Friday
523
324. Al Fatihah Behind The Imam
525
325. Imam Must Be Followed
526
326. If Unable To Recite
527
327. The Prophet's Obedience
528
328. Oral Response To Certain Verses
528
329. Section III
529
330. One Surah In Two Raka'at
529
331. Uthman Recited Surah Yusuf Often
530
332. Chapter XIV
531
333. Ar-Ruku(Bowing Posture)
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335. Correct Performance
531
336. The Qawmah And Sajdah
532
337. Recital Disallowed In Ruku' And
533
Sajdah
338. Supplication In Qawmah
534
339. Section II
535
340. Correctly Observing The Postures
535
341. The Tasbih Of Ruku And Sajdah
536
342. Section III
537
343. Chapter XV
539
344. Prostrations & Their Merit
539
345. Section I
539
346. The Limbs Of Prostration
539
347. Calmness
540
348. Palms And Elbows
540
349. Prayer In Prostration
541
350. Nearest Approach To Allah
543
351. Plight Of The Devil When A Reciter
543
Prostrates Himself
352. Prophet's Company In Paradise
543
353. Section II
545
354. Method Of Making Prostration
545
355. Supplication Between Two
546
Prostrations
356. Section III
546
357. Do Not Make A Hurried Prostration
546
358. Forbidden Manner Of Sitting Between
547
Two Prostrations
359. Correct Ruku' Sajdah
547
360. Hands Also Prostrate
548
361. Chapter XVI
548
362. The Tashahhud
548
363. Section I
548
364. Where To Place The Hands
548
365. Section II
553
366. Moving The(Fore Finger Of Shahadah)
553
367. Forefinger Should Be Motionless:
554
368. Pointing With One Finger
554
369. Do Not Rest On Hands
554
370. Duration Of The Qa'dah
555
371. Section III
555
372. Devil Is Troubled By Pointing
555
373. Tashahhud Silently
556
374. Chapter XVII
556
375. Salah Or Invocation Of Blessing On
556
The Prophet And Its Excellence
376. Section I
557
377. How To Invoke Blessing
557
378. Excellence Of Invoking Blessings
560
379. Section II
560
380. Salutation Conveyed To Prophet
560
381. The Prophet Responds
561
382. Do Not Turn Homes Into Graves
562
383. Warning To Those Who Neglect It
563
384. Merit Of Blessing And Salutation
563
385. No Limit To It
564
386. Prayer Is Answered After Invoking
565
Blessings
387. Section III
566
388. About Ummi
566
389. The Stingy
566
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391. Merit Of Invoking Blessings
567
392. Invocation Of Blessing Has A Say In
569
Prayers Being Granted
393. Chapter XVIII
570
394. The Supplication Made In The
570
Tashahhud
395. Section I
570
396. The Prophet's Supplication
570
397. From What Protection Is Sought
572
398. Turning In Salutation
573
399. Imam Turns After Salah
573
400. Supplication After Salah
575
401. Getting Up After The Salah
575
402. Section II
576
403. Supplication After Salah
576
404. Turning In Salutation
576
405. Prophet's Sitting To The Left Side
577
406 .. Change Place For The Sunnah
577
407. Section III
578
408. Prayer After Tashahhud
578
409. Resolve To Respond To Salaam
579
410. Chapter XIX
580
411. Dhikr After The Salah
580
412. Section I
581
413. Saying Allahuakber After The Salah
581
414. Length Of Sitting After Fard
582
(Obligatory)
415. Prayer After The Fard(Obligatory)
583
416. Seeking Refuge From What
584
417. The Tasbih After Salah
585
418. Section II
587
419. Opportune Time For Prayer
587
420. Mu'awwidhat After Every Salah
587
421. Merit Of Dhikr Up To Sunrise To
588
Sunset
422. Section III
589
423. Pause Between Two Salahs
589
424. Tasbih After Salah:
590
425. Merit Of Aayal Ul-Kursi
590
426. Excellence Of Dhikr After Fajr And
591
Maghrib
427. Dhikr After Salah Of Fajr
592
428. Chapter XX
593
429. What Activity Is Disallowed During
593
Salah And What Is Allowed
430. Section I
593
431. Response To Sneezer
593
432. Response To Salaam Forbidden In
595
Salah
433. Making Ground Smooth
596
434. Khasr Disallowed
596
435. Looking Side Ways
596
436. Eyes Towards Heaven Disallowed
597
437. Prophet's Grand Daughter On His
597
Shoulders
438. Suppress Yawning
598
439. With The Jinn
598
440. Permission To Give Indication While
599
In Salah
441. Section II
600
442. Response To Salaam
600
443. Responding By Sings
600
444. Hamd After Sneezing
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446. Locking Fingers Together
602
447. Looking Hither And Thither
602
448. Glance At Place Prostration
603
449. Warning On Letting Sight Wonder
603
450. Looking Sideways Without Turning
Neck
604
451. Devil Influence
604
452. Weeping During Salah
604
453. Shifting Pebbles
605
454. Do Not Blow Off Dust
605
455. Hands On Hips
605
456. Snakes & Scorpions
605
457. Opening The Door While Engaged In
606
Salah
458. When Ablution Nullifies
606
459. Section III
608
460. Forgetting To Bathe
608
461. Coding The Spot Of Prostration
608
462. Prophet's Encounter With Devil
608
463. Response To Salaam By Gesture
609
464. Chapter XXI
610
465. As-Shaw Forgetfulness (The Remedial 610
Prostration)
466. Section I
610
467. Lose Count Of Raka'at
610
468. Sajdah Sahw Before Or After Salution
615
469. Section II
616
470. Sajdah Sahw Before Or After Blessings
616
471. Section III
617
472. When In Doubt About Deficiency In
618
Salah
473. Chapter XXII
619
474. Prostrations Of The Quran On
619
Reciting Certain Verses
475. Section I
619
476. Surah An Najm
619
477. Al-Inshiqaq And Al-Alaq
620
478. Sajdah Tilawat Is Wajib(Expedient)
621
479. Did No Make Prostration In An-Najm
621
480. (Surah Saad # 30)
621
481. Section II
622
482. How Many Prostrations
622
483. Merit Of Surah Al-Hajj
625
484. Surah Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel As
626
Sajdah
485. Wajib(Expedient) On Reciter And
627
Listener
486. The Prophet Did Not Observe
628
Prostration In The Mufassal
487. Tasbih In Prostration Of Recital
628
488. Section. III
629
489. Surah An Najm
629
490. Surah Saad
630
491. Chapter XXIII
630
492. Times When Salah Is Disallowed
630
493. Section I
631
494. No Salah At Sunrise & Sunset
631
495. Three Prohibited Times
632
496. No Salah After Fajr And Asr
632
497. Times Of Salah
632
498. Two Raka'at After Asr
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500. Sunnah(Practice Of Holy Prophet Of
635
Fajr)
501. Tawaf At All Times
636
502. Salah On Friday At Zawal
636
503. Section III
637
504. The Disliked Hour's
637
505. No Salah After Asr
637
506. Two Raka'at After Asr Disallowed
638
507. Chapter XXIV
639
639
508. The Congregational Salah And Its
Merits
509. When Is One Excused From The
640
Congregational Salah
510. Section I
641
511. Reward For Joining The Congregation
641
512. Warning On Neglect Of Congregation
642
513. Blind Not Excused
642
514. When It Is Very Cold Or Raining
643
515. When Food Is Ready
643
516. Salah Must Be Delayed To Answer
643
Call Of Nature
517. No Other Salah With Iqamah Of Fard
644
(Obligatory)
518. Women Allowed To Go To Mosques
644
519. Not Perfumed
645
520. Section II
645
521. Women Should Offer Salah At Home
645
522. The Best Place For A Woman's Salah
646
523. Perfumed Woman In Mosque
646
524. Perfumed Woman Should Not Go
646
Outdoors.
525. Excellence Of Fajr & Isha
647
526. Devil Does Not Subdue One Who
647
Joins Congregation
527. Staying Away From The
648
Congregation Without Excuse
528. Answer Nature's Call First
648
529. Three Things Forbidden
648
530. Delaying Salah For Meal Not Allowed
649
531. Section III
649
532. Join The Congregation
649
533. Neglecting It Is Grave Sin
650
534. After The Adhan
651
535. Response To Adhan
652
536. Blind Is Also Bound
652
537. Fajr In Congregation
652
538. Two Men In Congregation
653
539. Some Ruling For The Congregation
654
540. Chapter XXV
655
541. Arranging Rows Straight
655
542. Section I
655
543. Straighten Rows
655
544. Complete One Row Before Beginning
656
The Next
545. Arrangement Of Rows
657
546. Noise In Mosques
657
547. The Best Rows
658
548. Section II
659
.
549. No Space In Between
659
550. Merit Of The First Row
659
551. Right Side
659
552. Soft Shoulders
660
553. Section III
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554. Imam In Centre
555. First Row
556. Solitary Man In Last Row
662
557. Chapter XXVI
662
558. Where May The Muqtadi Stand
662
559. Section I
560. Three Men
663
561. Men & Women Muqtadis
663
562. Section II
664
563. One Of Three Is Imam
664
564. Makruh(Unbecoming) If Imam Is At
664
A Distance
565. If The Imam Is Lower.
665
566. Lower & Alone To Teach
665
567. It'ikaf And Imamah
-
666
568. Section III
667
569. Chaper XXVII
668
570. Imamah(The Office Of The Imam)
668
571. Section I
669
572. The Deserving
669
573. Section II
670
574. Blind Imam
671
575. Dislikeu Imam
671
576. Three More People
672
577. Refraining From Imamah
673
578. Sinner As Imam
673
579. Section III
673
580. Minor As Imam
673
581. Freedman As Imam
675
582. Whose Salah Is Not Accepted
675
583. Chapter XXVIII
676
661
584. The Imam's Duties
676
661
585. Section I
676
586. Let Salah Be Light
676
587. Imam Who Is Careless
678
588. Section III
678
662
589. Be Accommodating To The Old
678
590. Chapter XXIX
679
591. The Duties Of The Muqtadi & The
679
Rules About The Masbooq
592. Section I
680
593. Follow The Imam
680
594. Do Not Precede Imam
680
595. When Imam Offers Salah Sitting
681
Down
596. Prophet's Illness
682
597. Raising Head Before Imam
683
598. A Didactic Example
684
599. Section II
684
600. Do As Imam Does
684
601. The Complete Raka'ah At Ruku
685
602. Forty Days With The First Takbir
685
603. Reward To Late-Comer
686
604. Merit Of The Congregation
686
605. Section III
686
606. Imamah Of Abu Bakr (RA)
686
607. Not Reciting Al-Fatihah
688
608. Overtaking The Imam
688
688
609. Chapter XXX
610. He Who Offers A Salah Twice
688
611. Section I
688
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613. Repeating Salah With Congregation
690
614. Section III
690
615. Do Not Repeat A Salah
692
616. Salahs That May Not Repeated
693
617. Chaper XXXI
618. The Sunan Salah & Their Merits
693
619. Section I
694
620. Raka'at Of Sunnah
694
621. The Sunnah Of Jumuah
695
696
622. The Superercgatory Salah Of The
Prophet
623. The Sunnah Of Fajr
697
624. Two Rakaat Before Maghrib
697
625. Four Sunnah After Jummah
697
626. Section II
698
627. Sunnah Of Zuhr
698
628. Salah Fi Az-Zawal
698
629. Sunnah Of Asr
699
630. Salatulawwabin
699
631. The Sunnah Of Isha
700
632. Idbaran Nujum & Idbaras Sujud
701
633. Section II
701
634. Four Rakaat Before Zuhr
701
635. Two Rakaat After Asr
702
636. Supererogatory Between Sunset And
Salah Of Maghrib
702
637. Optional Salah At Home
703
638. Lengthy Recital
704
639. Supererogatory After Maghrib
705
640. Distinguish Between Fard(Obligatory)
705
And Optional
641. Chapter XXXII
708
642. Salah During The Night
708
643. Section I
708
644. Eleven Raka'at Between Isha & Fajr
708
645. Conversing Between Sunnah & Fard
709
Of Fajr
646. Rest After Sunnah
710
647. The Initial Two Raka'at Of Tahajjud
711
648. Witr Comprise Three Raka'at
713
649. The Prophet's Tahajjud
714
650. The Prophet Prayed Sitting
714
651. Recitation In Tahajud
715
652. Section II
716
653. The Prophet's Tahajjud(Super
716
Erogatory Prayer)
654. Prolonged Standing
717
655. The Prophet's Recital
718
656. Recitation Of Abu Bakr (RA) And
718
Umar In Tahajjud (Supererogatory
Prayer)
657. All Night With One Verse
719
658. After Sunnah Of Fajr
719
659. Section III
720
660. Worship In The Night
720
661. Chapter XXXIII
722
662. What Did The Prophet Say When He
722
Woke Up During The Night
663. Section I
722
664. The Prophet's Prayer
722
665. Section II
724
666. Another Prayer Of The Prophet
724
667. Section III
725
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668. Chapter XXXIV
726
726
669. Encouragement To Get Up During
The Night(Qiyam Ul-LayI)
670. Section I
726
671. The Devil's Deceit
726
672. Worship To Express Gratitude
727
673. Failure To Get Up During The Night
Is Wicked
727
674. Women's Tahajjud (Supererogatory
728
Prayer)
675. Descent Of Allah's Mercy
728
676. Propitious Hour Every Night
729
677. Salah & Fasting Of Prophet Dawud
730
678. The Prophet Methad
730
679. Section II
731
680. Exhortation To Offer The Tahajjud
(Supererogatory Prayer)
731
+
681. The Good Fortune
731
. 682. Dhikr In The Last Part Of The Night
731
683. Encourage One Another To Worship
732
684. Opportune Time To Make Supplication
733
685. Righteous Deeds
733
686. Section III
733
687. Disalloweu T: Neglect Tahajjud
733
(Supererogatory Prayer)
688. Prophet Dawud's Worship In The
734
Night And The Opportune Moment
689. Merit Of Tahajud(Supererogatory
734
Prayer)
690. Prevents Evil
735
691. Tahajud(Supererogatory Prayer) With 736
Wife
692. The High-Ranking Among The
736
Ummah
693. Sayyiduna Umar's(RA) Practice
737
694. Chapter XXXV
738
695. Deeds With A Judicious Approach
738
696. Perseverance
738
697. Not Beyond Capability
739
698. Stop When Weary
739
699. Stop When You Doze
739
700. Do Not Make Religion Difficult
740
701. Redeeming The Missed
740
702. When Incapacitated
741
703. Optional, Sitting Down Without
741
Excuse
704. Dhikr While Ablution Is Intact
742
705. Peace In Salah
743
706. Chapter XXXVI
744
707. The Witr Salah
744
708. The Raka'at Of Witr
745
709. Five Raka'at But One Tashahhud
746
710. The Prophet's Witr And Tahajjud
747
(Supererogatory Prayer)
711. Witr During Last Portion Of The
Night
749
712. Times For Witr
749
713. Three Advices
750
714. Leniency In Affairs!
750
Z15. How Many Raka'at
751
716. Witr Is Wajib(Expedient)
751
717. Excellence Of Witr
752
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719. Recital In Witr
753
720. The Supplication In Witr
754
721. Tasbih After Witr
755
748. The Final Hour Of The Salah Of
772
722. Mu'awiyah & One Raka'ah Witr
756
723. Emphasis On Witr
757
724. Must Be Redeemed
757
725. Or Sunnah
.
757
726. Recitation In Witr
758
727. Ibn Umar's (RA) Case
758
728. Another Method Of Sitting For Salah
758
729. Two Raka'at After Witr
759
730. Merit Of Two Raka'at After Witr
759
731. Recitation In Two Raka'at After Witr
759
732. Chapter XXXVII
760
733. Al-Qunoot
760
734. Disallowed To Curse
760
735. When To Make Dua Qunoot
762
736. More On When To Make The
763
Supplication (Dua Qunoot)
737. Qunoot In Second Half Of Ramadan
764
& After Ruku
738. Chapter XXXVIII®
765
739. Salah During The Nights Of Ramadan
765
740. Tarawih With Congregation Is
766
Sunnah
741. Merit Of Worship During Ramadan
767
742. Sunnah & Optional At Home
768
743. Prophet's Worship During Last Ten
768
Days Of Ramadan
744. Fifteenth Of The Month Of Sha'ban
769
745. Optional Salah At Home
770
746. Congregation For Tarawih By Umar
770
747. How Many Rakrat Of Tarawih
771
Tarawih
749. Birth & Death Recorded On Fifteen
773
Sha'ban
750. Malice Bearer And Poly Theist Will Be 774
Deprived Of Mercy
751. The Worship 15th Sha'ban
774
752. Chapter XXXIX
776
753. Salatud Duha(The Optional In The
776
Forenoon)
754. Eight Raka'at Of Chaast
777
755. Number Of Raka'at Varied
778
756. Merit Of Ad-Duha Salah
778
757. The Best Time For Chaast
778
758. Excellence Of Ishraq
779
759. The Prophet's Practice
781
760. Chapter XL
782
761. Optional Salah
782
762. Tahiyat Ul-Wadu
782
763. Salah Of Istikharah & Supplication
783
764. Salah Of Repentance
784
765. In Distress
785
766. Tahiyat Ul-Wadu
786
767. Salah Of Need
786
768. Chapter XLI
788
769. Salat Ul-Tasbih
788
770. Merit Of Salat Ul-Tasbih
788
771. Salah And Worshipper Of High Merit
791
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773. Salah While Travelling
792
774. The Prophet's Qasr Salah
793
802. Glad Tidings To Believer Who Dies
816
On Friday
803. Friday Is Day Of Eed
816
804. Chapter XLIV
817
805. The Friday Salah Is Wajib (Expedient)
817
806. Section I
817
807. Warning To Those Who Neglect Salah 817
Of Friday
780. When The Prophet Did Not Observe Qasr
798
781. Qasr On Staying Beyond Fifteen Days
799
808. Section II
818
Without Resolve And Design
782. Qasr Is Only Of Four Raka'at
799
783. Combining Two Salahs
800
784. Salah On Riding Beast
801
811. Those On Whom Friday Is Not Wajib
(Expedient)
819
785. Uthman's Observance Of Qasr In Mina
801
786. Initially Only Two Raka'at
802
787. Qasr Is Allah's Command
803
788. Qasr Established In Quran & Sunnah
803
789. Distance That Calls For Qasr
803
790. Salah During The Journey
804
791. Chapter XLIII
805
792. Al-Jumuah Firday
805
793. Reluctance Of Jews & Christians To
806
Accept Friday
794. Excellence Of Friday
808
795. The Opportune Moment
808
796. When Is The Opportune Time
809
797. Merit Of Friday & The Opportune
Moment
810
.
798. Merit Of Friday
812
799. Merit Of Friday
814
800. Why The Name Jummah
814
For The Friday Salah
815. Section I
821
816. Manners To Be Observed
821
817. Merit Of Early Comers
822
818. Even Preaching Is Disallowed During
822
The Germon
819. Do Not Remove Anyone From His
823
Place
820. Section II
824
821. Don Elegant Garments
824
822. Walking To The Mosque
824
823. New Clothes For Friday
825
824. Sit Near Imam
825
825. Do Not Push Over People
825
801. Invoke Blessings Frequently
815
775. Quranic Verse About Qasr Explained
794
776. Period Of Stay
795
777. A Traveller May Not Offer The
796
Optional Salah
778. Combining Two Salahs
797
.
779. Salah On Riding Beast
797
809. Neglect Calls For Sadaqah
818
810. Friday Becomes Wajib(Expedient) On
818
Hearing The Adhan
812. Section III
819
813. Cahpater XIV
820
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826. Sitting Style
827. Shift When Sleepy
828. Section III
826
829. Ask None To Vaccate
826
830. He Who Observes Etiquette Of Friday
826
831. Friday Is Eed Of Muslims
827
832. Chapter XLVI
828
833. The Khutbah And The Friday Salah
828
834. Section I
829
835. Time For The Friday Salah
829
836. One Adhan On Friday
829
837. Two Sermons
830
838. Brief Sermon Sign Of Wisdom
830
839. The Prophet's Condition While
831
Delivering The Sermon
840. Verses Of The Quran
831
841. Turban
832
842. Tahiyat Ul-Masjid During The Sermon
832
843. Even One Raka'ah With The Imam
833
844. Section II
834
845. Style Of The Khutbah
834
846. Worshippers Should Be Attentive To
835
The Khatib Delivering The Sermon
847. Section III
835
848. Deliver Sermon While Standing
835
849. Hands Should Not Be Raised
836
850. Summons During The Sermon
837
851. Missing The Salah Of Friday
837
852. Chapter XLVII
838
853. Salat Ul-Khawf (Salah When In Fear)
838
854. Section I
838
826
826
856. Another Method
840
857. The Prophet's Clemency
841
858. Another Method
842
859. Section II
843
860. Method Peculiar To Prophet
843
861. Section III
843
862. Another Method
843
863. Chapter-XLVIII
844
864. Salah Of The Two Eeds
844
865. Section I
844
866. Salah Of The Two Eeds
844
867. Sermon After Eed Salah
846
868. Adhan And Iqamah Not Legal For
846
Eed Salah
869. About Optional Salah
846
870. Women's Participation
847
871. Festivity And Singing
847
872. Date Piece Before Eed Salah
853
873. Departure & Arrival From Different
853
Paths
874. The Time Of Sacrifice
853
875. Sacrifice At Place Of Salah
854
876. Section II
855
877. Two Festivals
855
878. Meals On Eed Days
856
879. The Takbirs
856
880. Imam May Lean The Stick Etc.
857
881. Going To Place Of Salah
858
882. Eed Salah In Mosque
858
883. Timings
858
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884. Delayed Sighting Of Moon
858
914. Section I
870
885. Section III
859
915. Fara And Atirah
870
886. Neither Adhan Nor Takbir
859
916. Section II
870
887. Sermon After Salah
860
917. Section III
871
888. Chapter XLIX
861
918. Hard-Pressed Is Relieved
871
889. The Sacrifices
861
919. Chapter LI
871
890. Section I
861
920. Salat Ul Khusuf
871
891. Should Make Own Sacrifice
861
921. Section I
872
892. Description Of Ram
862
922. The Prophet's Salah Of Solar Eclipse
872
893. Age Of Animal
862
923. Recitation:
872
894. A Year Old Goat
863
924. Prophet's Condition At Eclipse
874
925. How Many Ruku & Sajdah
874
896. Shares In Sacrifice
863
926. The Prophet Method
875
927. Emancipate Slave
876
928. Section II
876
929. Recitation
876
930. Prostration On Seeing A Sing
876
901. On Behalf Of The Deed
865
931. Section II
877
902. Not A Defective Animal
866
932. Salat Ul- Kusuf, How Many
877
Prostration, Etc.
933. Hannafi Stand Upheld
877
934. Chapter LII
878
935. The Prostrations In Gratitude
878
936. Section il
879
937. Prophet's Prostration Of Gratitude
879
938. On Seeing Someone In Distress
879
939. Prophet's Compassion For His
880
911. Sunnah Of Prophet Ibrahim
870
912. Chapter L
870
913. Al-Atiras
870
868
907. Excellence Of Worship During The
Days
908. Section III
869
909. Sacrifice Before Salah Not Correct
869
910. Days Of Sacrifice
869
Ummah
940. Chapter LIII
881
941. Salat Ul-Istisqa (Salah For Rain)
881
942. Section I
881
903. Plump Animal
867
904. The Jadhah
867
905. Sharing In Sacrifice
868
906. Merit Of Sacrifice
868
899. Section II
864
900. Supplication
864
895. Sacrifice At Al- Musalla
863
897. Guidance
863
898. Pious Deeds In Ten Days
864