said, "(He) is in the true religion." After that the man said, "I bear witness that there is no God but Alláh." And the Apostle of God said, "Thou hast come out from the fire." And they looked at him and, behold! he was a goatherd.'—Muslim.
It is related from Jábir that he said, 'I heard the Apostle of God say, "Verily when Satan hears the call to prayer, he goes away to the place called Al Rauḥái: a place distant thirty-six miles from Madína."'—Muslim.
On Delaying the Call to Prayer
It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Verily Bilál calls to prayer in the night, therefore eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktúm makes the call." Ibn ʿOmar said, 'Ibn Makúm was a blind man and did not call to prayers until it was said to him, "The morning has come! the morning has come !"'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
On Mosques and Places of Prayer
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'When the Prophet entered the House (i.e., the temple at Mecca) he made his extempore prayers in every side of it; but he did not repeat the canonical prayers until he came out of it. And when he came out he prayed in two rakʿahs[1] in front of the mosque and said, "This is the direction to face in prayer."'—Muslim. Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "One prayer in this mosque of mine (i.e., the mosque of Madína) is better than a thousand prayers in any other, except the holy mosque (of Mecca)."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú saʿiduʾl-Khudri that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Let not men bind themselves to visit mosques other than these three: the holy mosque (of Mecca), the distant mosque (at Jerusalem) and this mosque of mine (at Madína)."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from ʿOthmán that, 'The Apostle of God said, "He who builds a mosque for God, God will build a house for him in paradise."—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
- ↑ The rakʿah is a term used to cover one complete performance of the Muslim liturgical prayers, and ending with the takbir, 'God is great' which is repeated standing. If the form of prayer be repeated a second time, it ends with the repetition of the Muslim confession of faith. The five obligatory prayers are generally said in either two or four rakʿahs.
