Hadith Narrated By Aisha

"Whoever tells you that the Messenger of Allah (saw) urinated while standing up, do not believe him, for he would not urinate except while squatting." (Hasan)

"They say that the Prophet (saw) made a will for Ali, but he called for a basin in which to urinate, then he went flaccid suddenly (and died), so how could he leave a will?!" (Sahih) The Shaikh said: Azhar (one of the narrators) is Ibn Sad As-Samman.

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "When any one of you goes to the Ghait (toilet to defecate), let him take with him three stones and clean himself with them, for that will suffice him." (Hasan)

"Tell your husbands to clean themselves with water, for I am too shy to tell them myself. The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to do that." (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) used to say: 'Allahummaghsil khatayaya bi-ma'ith-thalj wal-barad wa naqqi qalbi min al-khatay hama naqayta ath-thawb al-abyad min ad-danas (O Allah, wash away my sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart of sin as a white garment is cleansed of filth).'" (Sahih)

may Allah be pleased with her, said: "While I was menstruating, I would nibble meat from a bone, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) would put his mouth where mine had been. And while I was menstruating, I would drink from a vessel and he would put his mouth where mine had been." (Sahih)

that she used to perform Ghusl with the Messenger of Allah (saw) from a single vessel. (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to like to start with the right whenever he could, when purifying himself and when putting on shoes or combing his hair." (One of the narrators) Shubah said: "Then I heard Al-Ashath in Wasit, saying that he liked to start with the right, and he preferred that in all his affairs. Then I heard him in Al-Kufah saying that he liked to start with the right whenever he could." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'If a man feels drowsy when he is praying, let him stop, lest he supplicate himself without realizing.'" (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to pray when I was lying in front of him as the bier is placed (in front of the Imam), and when he wanted to pray Witr he would nudge me with his foot." (Sahih)

"I remember lying in front of the Messenger of Allah (saw), and the Messenger of Allah (saw) was praying. When he wanted to prostrate he would nudge my foot and I would draw it up (out of the way) until he had finished prostrating." (Sahih)

"I used to sleep in front of the Messenger of Allah (saw) and my feet were in the direction of his Qiblah. When he prostrated he nudged me and I drew up my feet, then when he stood up I stretched them out again. And there were no lamps in the houses at that time." (Sahih)

that the Prophet (saw) used to kiss one of his wives and then pray without performing Wudu. (Hasan) Abu Abdur-Rahman said: "There is nothing for this chapter which is better than this Hadith, even though it is Mursal. And Al-Amash reported this Hadith from Habib bin Abi Thabit, form Urwah, from Aisha. Yahya Al-Qattan said: "This is the Hadith of Habib from Urwah, from Aisha. And the Hadith of Habib from Urwah, from Aisha: "She prays even if blood drips on the mat" is nothing.

that the Prophet (saw) said: "When the time of menstruation comes, stop praying, and when it goes, perform Ghusl." (Sahih)

"Umm Habibah bint Jahsh suffered Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) for seven years. She complained about that to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'That is not menstruation; rather that is (bleeding from) a vein, so perform Ghusl then pray.'" (Sahih)

"Umm Habibah bint Jahsh -" the wife of Abdur-Rahman bin Awf and the sister of Zainab bint Jahsh - suffered Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding)." She said: "She consulted the Messenger of Allah (saw) and the Messenger of Allah (saw) said to her: 'That is not menstruation, rather that is a vein. When your period goes, perform Ghusl and pray, and when it comes, stop praying (for that period).'" Aisha said: "She used to perform Ghusl for every prayer and pray. Sometimes she would perform Ghusl in a wash tub in the room of her sister Zainab when she was with the Messenger of Allah (saw) and the water would turn red with blood, then she would go out and pray with the Messenger of Allah (saw). That did not stop her from praying." (Sahih)

that Umm Habibah, an in-law of the Messenger of Allah (saw), who was married to Abdur-Rahman bin Awf, suffered Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) for seven years. She consulted the Prophet (saw) about that and the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'That is not menstruation, rather it is a vein, so perform Ghusl and pray.'" (Sahih)

"Umm Habibah bint Jahsh consulted the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from Istihadah. (Check hadith number 205 for meaning)

that Umm Habibah asked the Messenger ofAllah (saw) about bleeding. Aisha said: "I saw her wash tub filled with blood. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to her: 'Stop (praying) for as long as your period prevents you, then perform Ghusl.'" (Sahih)

that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh who was married to Abdur-Rahman bin Awf suffered from Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) and did not become pure. Her situation was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and he said: 'That is not menstruation, rather it is a kick* in the womb, so let her work out the length of the menses that she used to have, and stop praying (for that period of time), then after that let her perform Ghusl for every prayer.'" (Sahih) *A kick in the womb: in other narrations means "A kick from Shaitan,", meaning that the Shaitan uses it to confuse her about her religious commitment.

that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh used to suffer from Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) for seven years. She asked the Prophet (saw) and he said: "That is not menstruation, rather it is a vein. Tell her not to pray for the amount of time that the period used to last, then let her perform Ghusl and pray." She used to perform Ghusl for every prayer. (Sahih)

Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: "I am a woman who suffers from Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding) and I never become pure. Should I stop praying?" He said: "No, that is a vein, it is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes, wash the blood from yourself and pray." (Sahih)

that a woman who suffered from Istihadah during the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) was told that it was a stubborn vein (i.e., one that would not stop bleeding). She was told to delay Zuhr and bring Asr forward, and to perform one Ghusl for both, and to delay Maghrib and bring Isha forward, and to perform one Ghusl for both, and to perform one Ghusl for Subh. (Sahih)

that Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish suffered from Istihadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding). The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to her: "Menstrual blood is blood that is black and recognizable, so if it is like that, then stop praying, and if it is otherwise, then perform Wudu and pray." (Sahih) Abu Abdur-Rahman said: Others reported this Hadith, and none of them mentioned what Ibn Abi Adi mentioned. And Allah Most High, knows best.

"Fatimah bint Abu Hubaish suffered from Istihadah and she asked the Prophet (saw): 'O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from Istihadah and I do not become pure; should I stop praying?' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'That is a vein and it is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes wash the traces of blood from yourself and perform Wudu. That is a vein and is not menstruation.'" It was said to him: "What about Ghusl?' He (saw) said: "No one doubts that." Abu Abdur-Rahman said: "I do not know anyone who mentioned 'and perform Wudu in this Hadith except Hammad bin Zaid, for some others have reported it from Hisham, and they did not mention 'and perform Wudu in it." (Sahih)

"Fatimah bint Abu Hubaish said to the Messenger of Allah (saw): 'O Messenger of Allah (saw), I do not become pure. Should I stop praying?' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'That is a vein and is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when the same amount of time as your regular period has passed, then wash the blood from yourself and pray.'" (Sahih)

that the daughter of Abu Hubaish said: "O Messenger of Allah, I do not become pure, so should I stop praying?" He said: "No, that is a vein." Khalid said, in what I read from him,* "And it is not menstruation, so when your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes, wash the blood from yourself and pray." (Sahih) *Meaning, before Hisham, from whom he narrates it.

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to perform Ghusl from a vessel which was the size of a Faraq* and he and I used to perform Ghusl using a single vessel." (Sahih) *The term used in the Hadith is Faraq. This equals three Sa according to the Sa of Arabia (one sa equals approximately 2.03 litres).

"I used to perform Ghusl with the Messenger of Allah (saw) from one vessel, which was the size of a Faraq." (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to perform Ghusl; he and I from a single vessel, both of us scooping water from it. (Sahih)

"I remember competing over the vessel with the Messenger of Allah (saw), when he and I were using it to perform Ghusl." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) and I used to perform Ghusl together using one vessel." (Sahih)

"I used to perform Ghusl - the Messenger of Allah (saw) and I - from one vessel. He would compete with me and I would with him until he would say: 'Leave me some' and I would say: 'Leave me some.'" (Sahih)

"We went out with the Messenger of Allah (saw) in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage. I (said the Talbiyah) for 'Umrah and I arrived in Makkah while I was menstruating, so I did not perform Tawaf around the House nor between As-Safa and Al-Marwah. I complained about that to the Messenger of Allah (saw), and he said: 'Undo your braids and comb your hair, and enter (begin the Talbiyah) for Hajj, and leave the 'Umrah.' So I did that, and then when we had completed Hajj, he sent me with Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr to At-Tan'im, and I performed Umrah. He said: 'This is in place of your 'Umrah.'" (Sahih) Abu Abdur-Rahman said: This Hadith is Gharib as a narration of Malik from Hisham, from Urwah. No one except Ashhab reported it.

that when the Messenger of Allah (saw) performed Ghusl from Janabah, the vessel (of water) would be placed before him, and he would pour water over his hands before putting them into the vessel. When he had washed his hands, he would put his right hand in the vessel then pour water with his right hand and wash his private parts with his left hand. Then he had finished, he would pour water with his right hand over his left hand and wash them both. Then he would rinse his mouth and nose three times, then he would pour water filling both of his hands over his head three times, then he would pour water over his body. (Hasan)

that when the Prophet (saw) performed Ghusl from Janabah he would start by washing his hands, then he would perform Wudu as for prayer, then he would dip his fingers in the water, then run them through his hair, then he would pour water over his head three times, then he would pour water over his entire body. (Sahih)

concerning the Ghusl of the Prophet (saw) from Janabah, that he used to wash his hands and perform Wudu, then he would run (his fingers) through his (hair on his) head so that it reaches all of his hair, then he would pour water over his entire body. (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to soak his head, then he would pour water over it three times. (Sahih)

that a woman asked the Prophet (saw) about performing Ghusl following menstruation and he told her how to perform Ghusl. Then he said: "Take a piece of cloth perfumed with musk and purify yourself with it." She said: "How should I purify myself with it?" He covered his face then said: "Subhan Allah! Purify yourself with it." Aisha said: "I took the woman aside and said: 'Wipe away the traces of blood with it.'" (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used not to perform Wudu after Ghusl." (Hasan)

"If the Prophet (saw)" - (one of the narrators) 'Amr said: "If the Messenger of Allah (saw)" - "wanted to eat or sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu." In his narration, 'Amr (one of the narrators) added: "Wudu was for prayer." (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) wanted to sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu, and if he wanted to eat he would wash his hands. (Sahih)

"If the Messenger of Allah (saw) wanted to sleep while he was Junub, he would perform Wudu as for prayer before sleeping." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'Give me the mat from the Masjid.'" She said: "I am menstruating." The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "Your menstruation is not in your hand." (Sahih)

"The head of the Messenger of Allah (saw) would rest in the lap of one of us when she was menstruating, and he would recite Quran." (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) would put his head out while he was in Itikaf and I would wash it, while I was menstruating." (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) would put his head out for me while he was performing Itikaf* and I would wash it, when I was menstruating." (Sahih) *Mujawir ("next door") here means while performing Itikaf.

"I used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah (saw) when I was menstruating." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to put his mouth on the place where I had drunk from, and he would drink from what was leftover by me, while I was menstruating." (Sahih)

"I would drink while I was menstruating, then I would hand it to the Prophet (saw) and he would put his mouth where mine had been and drink. And I would nibble at a bone on which some bits of meat were left while I was menstruating, then I would give it to the Prophet (saw) and he would put his mouth where my mouth had been." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) and I would sleep under a single blanket when I was menstruating. If anything got on him from me, he would wash that spot and no more, and pray in it, then come back. If anything got on it again from me, he would do likewise and no more, and he would pray in it." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) would tell one of us, if she was menstruating, to tie her Izar (waist wrap) tightly then he would fondle her." (Sahih)

"If one of us was menstruating, the Messenger of Allah (saw) would tell her to put on an Izar (waist-wrap) then he would fondle her." (Sahih)

"We went out with the Messenger of Allah (saw) with no intention other than Hajj. When he was in Sarif* I began menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (saw) entered upon me and I was weeping. He said: 'What is the matter with you? Has your Nifas begun?'** I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'This is something that Allah the Mighty and Sublime has decreed for the daughters of Adam. Do what the pilgrims do, but do not perform Tawaf around the House.' And the Messenger of Allah (saw) sacrificed a cow on behalf of his wives." (Sahih) *Sarif is a place between Al-Madinah and Makkah, near Makkah. **Here, it means menstruation. See the chapter clarifying that were it appears again, No. 349.

"I used to wash the Janabah from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (saw) and he would go out to pray, with traces of water on his garment." (Sahih)

"I used to scrape the Janabah." On another occasion she said: "The semen from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (saw)." (Sahih)

"I used to rub it off from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (saw)." (Sahih)

"I used to see it on the garment of the Messenger of Allah (saw) and scratch it off." (Sahih)

"I remember rubbing the Janabah from the garment of the Messenger of Allah (saw)" (Sahih)

"I remember finding it on the garment of the Messenger of Allah (saw) and scratching it off.' (Sahih)

"A small boy was brought to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and he urinated on him, so he called for water and poured it on the place where the urine was." (Sahih)

"We went out with the Messenger of Allah (saw) on one of his journeys, and when we were in Al-Baida' or Dhat Al-Jaish, a necklace of mine broke and fell. The Messenger of Allah (saw) stayed there looking for it and the people stayed with him. There was no water near them, and they did not have water with them. The people came to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and said: 'Do you see what Aisha has done? She has made the Messenger of Allah (saw) and the people stop and they are not near any water and they do not have water with them.' Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, came while the Messenger of Allah (saw) was resting his head on my thigh and had gone to sleep. He said: 'You have detained the Messenger of Allah (saw) and the people, and they are not near any water and they do not have any water with them.'" Aisha said: "Abu Bakr rebuked me and said whatever Allah willed he would say. He started poking me on my hip, and the only thing that prevented me from moving was the fact that the Messenger of Allah (saw) was resting on my thigh. The Messenger of Allah (saw) slept until morning when he woke up without any water. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime revealed the verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said: 'This is not the first time we have been blessed because of you, O family of Abu Bakr!'" She said: "Then we made the camel that I had been riding stand up, and we found the necklace beneath it." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) sent Usaid bin Hudair and some other people to look for a necklace that Aisha had left behind in a place where she had stopped (while traveling). The time for prayer came and they did not have Wudu, and they could not find any water, so they prayed without Wudu. They mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (saw), and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime revealed the verse of Tayammum. Usaid bin Hudair said: 'May Allah reward you with good, for by Allah, nothing ever happened to you that you dislike, but Allah makes it good for you and the Muslims.'" (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) used to say: 'Allahummaghsil khatayaya bi-ma'ith-thalj wal-barad wa naqqi qalbi min al-khataya kama naqayta ath-thawb al-abyad min ad-danas (O Allah, wash away my sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart of sin as a white garment is cleansed of filth).'" (Sahih)

"While I was menstruating, I would nibble meat from a bone and the Messenger of Allah (saw) would put his mouth where mine had been. And while I was menstruating, I would drink from a vessel and he would put his mouth where mine had been." (Sahih)

that she used to perform Ghusl with the Messenger of Allah (saw) from a single vessel. (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to perform Ghusl with a Mudd and Ghusl with approximately a Sa'. (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to perform Ghusl with a Mudd and Ghusl with a Sa'." (Sahih)

"We went out with the Messenger of Allah (saw) with no intention other than Hajj. When he was in Sarif I began menstruating. The Messenger of Allah (saw) entered upon me and I was weeping. He said, 'What is the matter with you? Has your Nifas begun?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'This is something that Allah the Mighty and Sublime has decreed for the daughters of Adam. Do what the pilgrims do but do not perform Tawaf around the House.'" (Sahih)

that the Prophet (saw) said: "When the time of menstruation comes, stop praying, and when it goes, perform Ghusl." (Sahih)

"Umm Habibah bint Jahsh asked the Messenger of Allah (saw): 'O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from Istihadah.' He said: 'That is a vein, so perform Ghusl, then pray.' And she used to perform Ghusl for each prayer." (Sahih)

that Umm Habibah asked the Messenger of Allah (saw) about bleeding. 'Aishah said: "I saw her wash tub filled with blood." The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to her: "Stop (praying) for as long as your period used to last, then perform Ghusl." (Sahih)

that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh who was married to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf suffered from Istihahdah and did not become pure. Her situation was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and he said: "That is not menstruation, rather it is a kick in the womb, so let her work out the length of the menses that she used to have, and stop praying (for that period of time), then after that let her perform Ghusl for every prayer." (Sahih)

that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh used to suffer from Istihadah for seven years. She asked the Prophet (saw) and he said: "That is not menstruation, rather it is a vein. Tell her not to pray for the period of time that her period used to last, then let her perform Ghusl and pray." She used to perform Ghusl for every prayer. (Sahih)

Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish came to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: "I am a woman who suffers from Istihadah and I never become pure. Should I stop praying?" He said: "No, that is a vein, it is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes, wash the blood from yourself and pray." (Sahih)

that a woman who suffered from Istihadah at the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) was told that it was a stubborn vein (o.e., one that would not stop bleeding). She was told to delay Zuhr and bring 'Asr forward, and to perform one Ghusl for both, and to delay Maghrib and bring 'Isha' forward, and to perform one Ghusl for both, and she would perform one Ghusl for Subh. (Sahih)

that Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish suffered from Istihadah. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to her: "Menstrual blood is blood that is black and recognizable, so if it is like that, then stop praying, and if it is otherwise, then perform Wudu' and pray." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said: Others reported this Hadith, and none of them mentioned what Ibn 'Adi mentioned, and Allah knows best.

"Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish suffered from Istihadah and she asked the Prophet (saw): 'O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from Istihadah and I do not become pure; should I stop praying?' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'That is a vein and is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes wash the traces of blood from yourself and do Wudu'. That is a vein and is not menstruation.'" It was said to him (one of the narrators): "What about Ghusl?" He said: "No one is in doubt about that." (Sahih)

"Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish said to the Messenger of Allah (saw): 'I do not become pure. Should I stop praying?' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'That is a vein and is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when it has passed, then wash the blood from yourself and pray.'" (Sahih)

Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish said to the Messenger of Allah (saw): "O Messenger of Allah (saw), I do not become pure. Should I stop praying?" The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "That is a vein and is not menstruation. When your period comes, stop praying, and when the same amount of time as your regular period has passed, then wash the blood from yourself and pray." (Sahih)

that the daughte of Abu Hubaish said: "O Messenger of Allah, I do not become pure, so should I stop praying?" He said: "No, that is a vein." - (One of the narrators) Khalid said, in what I read from him - "and it is not menstruation, so when your period comes, stop praying, and when it goes, wash the blood from yourself and pray." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) and I would sleep under a single blanket when I was menstruating. If anything got on him from me, he would wash that spot and no more, and pray in it, then come back. If anything got on it again from me, he would do likewise and no more, and he would pray in it." (Hasan)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) would tell one of us, if she was menstruating, to tie her Izar (waist wrap) tightly then he would fondle her." (Sahih)

"If one of us was menstruating, the Messenger of Allah (saw) would tell her to put on an Izar (waist wrap) then he would fondle her." (Sahih)

"I would drink when I was menstruating, then I would hand it to the Prophet (saw), and he would put his mouth where mine had been and drink. And I would nibble at a bone on which some bits of meat were left when I was menstruating, then I would give it to the Prophet (saw) and he would put his mouth where my mouth had been." (Sahih)

"The head of the Messenger of Allah (saw) would rest in the lap of one of us when she was menstruating, and he would recite the Quran." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'Give me the mat from the Masjid.' She said: 'I am not menstruating.' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'Your menstruation is not in your hand.'" (Sahih) (Another chain) with similarity.

that she used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah (saw) when she was menstruating and he was performing Itikaf. He would put his head out to her while she was in her room. (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) would put his head out while he was performing Itikaf and I would wash it, while I was menstruating." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to put his head out of the Masjid while he was performing Itikaf, and I would wash it, while I was menstruating." (Sahih)

"I used to comb the hair of the Messenger of Allah (saw) while I was menstruating." (Sahih)

that she said to the Messenger of Allah (saw): "Safiyyah bint Huyai began menstruating." The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "Perhaps she has detained us. Did she not circumambulate the House with you?" She said: "Yes." He said: "Then you can leave." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to perform Ghusl from a vessel which was the size of a Faraq* and he and I used to perform Ghusl from a single vessel." (Sahih) *See No. 230.

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to perform Ghusl, he and I from a single vessel, both of us scooping water from it. (Sahih)

"I remember competing over the vessel with the Messenger of Allah (saw), when he and I were performing Ghusl from it." (Sahih)

"I used to perform Ghusl - the Messenger of Allah (saw) and I - from one vessel. He would compete with me and I would with him (to take the water) until he would say: 'Leave me some,' and I would say, 'Leave me some.'" (Sahih)

"I remember performing Ghusl - myself and the Messenger of Allah (saw), from this" - a vessel like a Sa' or smaller. "We both started taking water from it and I poured water over my head with my head, three times, without undoing any of my hair." (Sahih)

"When the Messenger of Allah (saw) performed Ghusl from Janabah, he would wash his hands, then perform Wudu as for prayer, then he would perform Ghusl, then run his fingers through his hair to be sure that the water had reached his scalp, then he would pour water over his head three times, then wash the rest of his body." (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) used to like to start with the right as much as he could when purifying himself, putting on sandals and combing his hair" - and he (the narrator) said in Wasit (a place of Iraq): "And in all his affairs." (Sahih)

"When the Messenger of Allah (saw) performed Ghusl from Janabah, he would wash his hands, then perform Wudu as for prayer, then run his fingers through his hair until he was sure the water had reached the scalp, then he would pour water over his head three times, then wash the rest of his body." (Sahih)

"When the Messenger of Allah (saw) performed Ghusl from Janabah, he would call for something like a vessel used for milking a she-camel, then he would take (some water) in his hand and start with the right side of his head, then the left, then take (some water) in his hands and start pouring it on his head." (Sahih)

"A woman asked the Prophet (saw): 'O Messenger of Allah, how should I perform Ghusl when I become pure?' He said: 'Take a piece of cotton wool scented with musk and clean yourself with it.' She said: 'How should I clean myself with it?' He said: 'Clean yourself with it.' She said: 'How should I clean myself with it?' The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'Subhan Allah!' and turned away from her." Aishah understood what the Messenger of Allah (saw) meant, and said: "So I pulled her toward me and told her what the Messenger of Allah (saw) meant." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) would not perform Wudu after Ghusl." (Hasan)

"I used to put perfume on the Messenger of Allah (saw) and he would go round to all his wives, then enter Ihram in the morning with the smell of perfume coming from him." (Sahih)

"The first time the Salah was enjoined it was two Rakahs, and it remained as such when traveling, but the Salah while resident was made complete." (Sahih)

"The Salah was enjoined two rakah at a time, then the Salah when traveling remained like that, but the Salah while resident was increased."

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) delayed Isha until Umar called him and said: 'The women and children have gone to sleep.' Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) came out and said: 'There is no one who is offering this prayer but you.' And at that time no one used to pray except the people of Al-Madinah." (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) prayed Asr when the sun was in her room and the shadow had not appeared on her wall. (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) delayed Al-Atamah one night, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, called out to him: 'The women and children have gone to sleep.' The Messenger of Allah (saw) came out and said: 'No one is waiting for it except you.' At that time no prayer was offered except in Al-Madinah. Then he said: 'Pray it between the time when the twilight disappears and when one-third of the night has passed.'" (Sahih)

"The Prophet (saw) delayed the prayer one night until most of the night had passed and the people in the Masjid had gone home to sleep, then he went out and prayed, and said: 'This is indeed its (prayer) time, were it not that I would impose too much difficulty on my Ummah.'" (Sahih)

"When the Messenger of Allah (saw) had prayed Subh, the women would depart, wrapped in their wrappers, unrecognizable because of the darkness." (Sahih)

"The women used to pray Subh with the Messenger of Allah (saw), wrapped in their wrappers, then they would return, and no one would recognize them because of the darkness." (Sahih)

that the Prophet (saw) said: "Whoever catches up with a Rakah of Fajr before the sun rises, then he has caught up with it; and whoever catches up with a Rakah of Asr before the sun sets, then he has caught up with it." (Sahih)

"There are two prayers that the Messenger of Allah (saw) never neglected to pray them in my house secretly nor publicly: Two Rakahs before Fajr and two Rakahs after Asr." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: 'Bilal calls the Adhan during the night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the Adhan." She said: "And there was no more between them than the time it takes for one to come down and the other to go up." (Sahih)

"Between the time when he finished Isha prayer and Fajr, the Prophet (saw) used to pray eleven Rakahs, saying the Taslim after each two Rakahs, then praying Witr as one Rakah. He would prostrate for as long as it takes one to recite fifty verses, then he would raise his head. When the Muadhdhin finished the call to Fajr prayer and he could see the dawn, he would pray two brief Rakahs, then he would lie down on his right side until the Mu;adhdhin came to ask permission to say the Iqamah, then he would go out with him." Some of these narrators (Ibn Abi Dhib, Yunus and Amr bin Al-Harith) added some phrases not mentioned by the others in the Hadith. (Sahih)

that Umm Habibah and Umm Salamah mentioned a church that they had seen in Ethiopia, in which there were images. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "Those people, if there was a righteous man among them, when he died they built a place of worship over his grave and made those images. They will be the most evil of creation before Allah on the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih)

"When the Messenger of Allah (saw) wanted to observe Itikaf, he would pray Fajr then enter the place where he wanted to observe Itikaf. He wanted to observe Itikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan, so he commanded that a Khiba (tent) be pitched for him. Then Hafsah ordered that a Khiba be pitched for her, and when Zainab saw her tent she ordered that a Khiba be pitched for her too. When the Messenger of Allah (saw) saw that he said: 'Is it righteousness that you seek?' And he did not observe Itikaf in Ramadan, and observed Itikaf for ten days in Shawwal (instead)." (Sahih)

"Sad was wounded on the day of Al-Khandaq when a man of Quraish shot him in the medial arm vein. The Messenger of Allah (saw) pitched a tent (Khaimah) for him in the Masjid so that he could visit him close at hand." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) was asked during the campaign of Tabuk about the Sutrah of one who is praying. He said: 'Something as high as the back of a camel saddle.'"

"I was in front of the Messenger of Allah (saw) when he was praying, and when I wanted to leave I did not want to get up and pass in front of him, so I just slipped away slowly and quietly."* (Sahih) *See 508 and 511 of Al-Bukhari where he uses these narrations to prove what one may use for a Sutrah. As for passing in front of the praying person, it is said that her slipping away after staying in front of him is not the same as one who passes - from one side to the other - in front of the praying person.

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to pray at night while I was lying down sleeping between him and the Qiblah on his bed. When he wanted to pray Witr he would wake me up and I would pray Witr." (Sahih)

"In my house there was a cloth on which there were images, which I covered a closet which is in the house, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to pray toward it. Then he said: 'O Aishah, take it away from me.' So I removed it and made pillows out of it." (Sahih)

The Messenger of Allah (saw) had a mat which he would spread in the day and make into a small booth at night to pray in it. The people found out about that and they prayed when he prayed, with the mat in between him and them. He said: 'Do as much of good deeds as you can, for Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) until you get tired. And the most beloved of deeds to Allah are those that are continuous, even if they are few.' Then he stopped that prayer and did not return to it until Allah took him (in death), and if he started to do something he would persist in it." (Sahih)

"The Messenger of Allah (saw) used to pray at night when I was beside him and I was menstruating, and there was a garment over me, part of which was over the Messenger of Allah (saw)." (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) prayed in a Khamisah that had markings, then he said: "These markings distracted me. Take it to Abu Jahm and bring me his Anbijani (A woolen garment with no markings)."

that Abu Bakr led the people in prayer and the Messenger of Allah (saw) was in the row. (Sahih)

that the Messenger of Allah (saw) told Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. She said: "The Prophet (saw) was in front of Abu Bakr and he prayed sitting down, and Abu Bakr was leading the people in prayer, and the people were behind Abu Bakr." (Sahih)

"When the Messenger of Allah (saw) became seriously ill, Bilal came to tell him it was time to pray and he said: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.'" She said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a tender-hearted man, and when he stands in your place he will not be able to make the people hear his voice; why don't you tell Umar (to do it)?' He said: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' I said to Hafsah: 'Tell him.' So she told him. He said: 'You are (like) the female companions of Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.'" She said: "So they told Abu Bakr. When he started to pray, the Messenger of Allah (saw) began to feel better, so he got up and came with the help of two men, with his feet dragging along the ground. (When) he entered the Masjid, Abu Bakr heard him coming and he wanted to step back, but the Messenger of Allah (saw) gestured to him: 'Stay where you are.' Then the Messenger of Allah (saw) came and sat on Abu Bakr's left, so the Messenger of Allah (saw) was leading the people in prayer sitting, and Abu Bakr was standing and following the Messenger of Allah (saw), and the people were following the prayer of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him." (Sahih)

that the Prophet (saw) said: "Prayer in congregation is twenty-five levels better than a prayer offered on one's own." (Sahih)