English translation
1599. It was narrated from Nâfi' that 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Pray in your houses and do not make them like graves.'" (Saḥīḥ)
Hadith 1599
Encouragement To Pray In Houses And The Virtue Of Doing So
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Darussalam · Volume 2
20. Book Of Qiyâm Al-Lail (The Night Prayer) And Voluntary Prayers During The DaySunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1598 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 197
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1598 · Volume 4 · Page 242
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٩١٠) ، صحيح أبي داود (٩٥٨) // صحيح الجامع (٣٧٨٤) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1507 · Volume 1 · Page 351
Sahih
(صحيح) - الصحيحة ١٩١٠، صحيح أيي داود ٩٥٨: ق [صحيح الجامع ٣٧٨٤].
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Arabic text
1598 - أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ بْنُ أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِشَامٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «صَلُّوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوهَا قُبُورًا»
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Commentary
1. The obligatory ritual prayers keep the mosque alive and populated. Homes can be animated only with the optional prayers. Hence, performing optional prayers at home is better and superior. 2. Implicit in this narration is the suggestion that a ritual prayer cannot be performed in the graveyard, except for the funeral prayer, which contains neither bowing nor prostration.