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من افرد الاقامة فليس منا

Whoever gives only the iqamah (without the adhan) is not one of us.

ان بلالا اخذ فى الاقامة فلما بلغ قد قامت الصلاة قال النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم اقامها الله وادامها

Bilal began giving the iqamah, and when he reached "qad qaamat is-salah" (the prayer has been established), the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "May Allah est...

بين كل اذانين صلاة الا المغرب

Between every two calls (adhan and iqamah) there is a (voluntary) prayer, except for Maghrib.

اجعل بين اذانك و اقامتك قدر ما يفرغ الاكل من اكله و الشارب من شربه

Make between your adhan and iqamah an interval sufficient for the one eating to finish his meal and the one drinking to finish his drink.

من ولد له مولود فاذن فى اذنه اليمني واقام فى اذنه اليسري لم تضره ام الصبيان

Whoever has a newborn child and gives the adhan in his right ear and the iqamah in his left ear, the child will not be harmed by Umm al-Sibyan (a childhood ailm...

لا سهم فى الاسلام لمن لا صلاة له

There is no share in Islam for the one who does not pray.

ان اول ما افترض الله على الناس من دينهم الصلاة

Indeed, the first thing Allah made obligatory upon the people regarding their religion was the prayer.

ثلاث من حفظهن فهو ولي حقا و من ضيعهن فهو عدو حقا الصلاة والصيام والجنابة

Three things — prayer, fasting, and (purification from) janabah — whoever safeguards them is truly a friend (of Allah), and whoever neglects them is truly an en...

اني نهيت عن قتل المصلين

I have been forbidden from killing those who pray.

من صلى العشاء فى جماعة فقد اخذ بحظه من ليلة القدر

Whoever prays the Isha prayer in congregation has taken his share of Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree).

لا توخر الصلاة لطعام ولا لغيره

Do not delay the prayer for food or anything else.

الوقت الاول من الصلاة رضوان الله والآخر عفو الله

The early time of prayer earns the pleasure of Allah, and the last time earns the forgiveness of Allah.

من نور بالفجر نور الله له قلبه و قبره و قبلت صلاته

Whoever brings light to the Fajr prayer, Allah will illuminate his heart and his grave, and his prayer will be accepted.

اسفرو بالفجر يغفر لكم

Pray the Fajr at dawn's light, and you will be forgiven.

يصلي الفجر حين يتغشى النور السماء

He (the Prophet, peace be upon him) used to pray the Fajr when the light had spread across the sky.

فكان يؤخر العصر ما دامت الشمس بيضاء نقية

He (the Prophet, peace be upon him) would delay the Asr prayer as long as the sun remained white and clear.

من تكلم بكلام الدنيا فى المسجد احبط الله اعماله

Whoever speaks worldly talk in the mosque, Allah will destroy his deeds.

ما من ليلة الا ينادى مناد يا اهل القبور من تغبطون؟ فيقولون: اهل المساجد

Every night a caller proclaims: "O people of the graves, whom do you envy?" They reply: "The people of the mosques."

جنبوا مساجد كم صبيانكم

Keep your children away from your mosques.

رهبانية امتي القعود فى المساجد

The monasticism of my Ummah is sitting in the mosques.