Islam Hadiths
Discover what the Prophet ﷺ taught about Islam — the five pillars, the best deeds, and the qualities of a true Muslim.
Overview
Islam as a topic in hadith literature focuses on the five pillars — Shahada, Salah, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj — which form the structural foundation of Muslim practice. The famous Hadith of Jibreel defines Islam as the outward acts of worship and submission to Allah. The Prophet ﷺ described the best Islam as the act that benefits others — feeding the poor and giving salaam.
Key Lessons
Islam teaches that worship must be consistent and sincere, not merely performative. Each pillar has a distinct wisdom — Salah maintains connection with Allah five times daily, Zakat purifies wealth, Sawm disciplines the self, and Hajj demonstrates global Muslim unity.
Practical Guidance
Learn the proper way to perform each pillar from qualified teachers. Prioritize Salah above all — it is the first deed questioned on the Day of Judgment. Pay Zakat on savings held for a lunar year. Fast Ramadan with intention and avoid all that breaks it.
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Narrated Anas bin Sirin: I heard Anas bin Malik al-Ansari saying, "An Ansari man, who was very fat, said to the Prophet, 'I am unable to present myself for the prayer with you.' He prepared a meal for the Prophet (ﷺ) and invited him to his house. He washed one side of a mat with water and the Prophet (ﷺ) offered two Rakat on it." So and so, the son of so and so, the son of Al-Jarud asked Anas, "Did the Prophet (ﷺ) use to offer the Duha prayer?" Anas replied, "I never saw him praying (the Duha prayer) except on that day
ہم سے علی بن جعد نے بیان کیا کہ ہم کو شعبہ نے خبر دی، ان سے انس بن سیرین نے بیان کیا کہ میں نے انس بن مالک انصاری رضی اللہ عنہ سے سنا کہ انصار میں سے ایک شخص ( عتبان بن مالک ) نے جو بہت موٹے آدمی تھے، رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے عرض کیا کہ میں آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ساتھ نماز پڑھنے کی طاقت نہیں رکھتا ( مجھ کو گھر پر نماز پڑھنے کی اجازت دیجئیے تو ) انہوں نے اپنے گھر نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے لیے کھانا پکوایا اور آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو اپنے گھر بلایا اور ایک چٹائی کے کنارے کو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے لیے پانی سے صاف کیا، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اس پر دو رکعت نماز پڑھی۔ اور فلاں بن فلاں بن جارود نے انس رضی اللہ عنہ سے پوچھا کہ کیا نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم چاشت کی نماز پڑھا کرتے تھے؟ تو آپ نے فرمایا کہ میں نے اس روز کے سوا آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو کبھی یہ نماز پڑھتے نہیں دیکھا۔
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I remember ten Rakat of Nawafil from the Prophet, two Rakat before the Zuhr prayer and two after it; two Rakat after Maghrib prayer in his house, and two Rakat after 'Isha' prayer in his house, and two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and at that time nobody would enter the house of the Prophet. Hafsa told me that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer two Rakat after the call maker had made the Adhan and the day had dawned
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: I remember ten Rakat of Nawafil from the Prophet, two Rakat before the Zuhr prayer and two after it; two Rakat after Maghrib prayer in his house, and two Rakat after 'Isha' prayer in his house, and two Rakat before the Fajr prayer and at that time nobody would enter the house of the Prophet. Hafsa told me that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer two Rakat after the call maker had made the Adhan and the day had dawned
Narrated Aisha:The Prophet (ﷺ) never missed four rak`at before the Zuhr prayer and two rak`at before the Fajr prayer
ہم سے مسدد بن مسرہد نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے یحییٰ بن سعید قطان نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے شعبہ نے، ان سے ابراہیم بن محمد بن منتشر نے، ان سے ان کے باپ محمد بن منتشر نے اور ان سے عائشہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ظہر سے پہلے چار رکعت سنت اور صبح کی نماز سے پہلے دو رکعت سنت نماز پڑھنی نہیں چھوڑتے تھے۔ یحییٰ کے ساتھ اس حدیث کو ابن ابی عدی اور عمرو بن مرزوق نے بھی شعبہ سے روایت کیا۔
Narrated `Abdullah Al-Muzani:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Pray before the Maghrib (compulsory) prayer." He (said it thrice) and in the third time, he said, "Whoever wants to offer it can do so." He said so because he did not like the people to take it as a tradition
ہم سے ابومعمر نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے عبدالوارث نے بیان کیا، ان سے حسین معلم نے، ان سے عبداللہ بن بریدہ نے، انہوں نے کہا کہ مجھ سے عبداللہ بن مغفل مزنی رضی اللہ عنہ نے بیان کیا ان سے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ارشاد فرمایا کہ مغرب کے فرض سے پہلے ( سنت کی دو رکعتیں ) پڑھا کرو۔ تیسری مرتبہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے یوں فرمایا کہ جس کا جی چاہے کیونکہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو یہ بات پسند نہ تھی کہ لوگ اسے لازمی سمجھ بیٹھیں۔
Narrated Marthad bin `Abdullah Al-Yazani:I went to `Uqba bin 'Amir Al-Juhani and said, "Is it not surprising that Abi Tamim offers two rak`at before the Maghrib prayer?" `Uqba said, "We used to do so in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." I asked him, "What prevents you from offering it now?" He replied, "Business
ہم سے عبداللہ بن یزید نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے سعید بن ابی ایوب نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ مجھ سے یزید بن ابی حبیب نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ میں نے مرثد بن عبداللہ یزنی سے سنا کہ میں عقبہ بن عامر جہنی صحابی رضی اللہ عنہ کے پاس آیا اور عرض کیا آپ کو ابوتمیم عبداللہ بن مالک پر تعجب نہیں آیا کہ وہ مغرب کی نماز فرض سے پہلے دو رکعت نفل پڑھتے ہیں۔ اس پر عقبہ نے فرمایا کہ ہم بھی رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے زمانہ میں اسے پڑھتے تھے۔ میں نے کہا پھر اب اس کے چھوڑنے کی کیا وجہ ہے؟ انہوں نے فرمایا کہ دنیا کے کاروبار مانع ہیں۔
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-rabi' Al-Ansari:that he remembered Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he also remembered a mouthful of water which he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house. Mahmud said that he had heard `Itban bin Malik, who was present with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to lead my people at Bani Salim in the prayer and there was a valley between me and those people. Whenever it rained it used to be difficult for me to cross it to go to their mosque. So I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, 'I have weak eyesight and the valley between me and my people flows during the rainy season and it becomes difficult for me to cross it; I wish you would come to my house and pray at a place so that I could take that place as a praying place.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'I will do so.' So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came to my house in the (next) morning after the sun had risen high. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked my permission to let him in and I admitted him. He did not sit before saying, 'Where do you want us to offer the prayer in your house?' I pointed to the place where I wanted him to pray. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up for the prayer and started the prayer with Takbir and we aligned in rows behind him; and he offered two rak`at, and finished them with Taslim, and we also performed Taslim with him. I detained him for a meal called "Khazir" which I had prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish prepared from barley flour and meat soup)-- When the neighbors got the news that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was in my house, they poured in till there were a great number of men in the house. One of them said, 'What is wrong with Malik, for I do not see him?' One of them replied, 'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah for Allah's sake only.' The man replied, 'Allah and His Apostle know better; but by Allah, we never saw him but helping and talking with the hypocrites.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'No doubt, whoever says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and by that he wants the pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save him from Hell." Mahmud added, "I told the above narration to some people, one of whom was Abu Aiyub, the companion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the battle in which he (Abu Aiyub) died and Yazid bin Mu'awiya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu Aiyub denounced the narration and said, 'I doubt that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ever said what you have said.' I felt that too much, and I vowed to Allah that if I remained alive in that holy battle, I would (go to Medina and) ask `Itban bin Malik if he was still living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I assumed Ihram for Hajj or `Umra and then I proceeded on till I reached Medina. I went to Bani Salim and `Itban bin Malik, who was by then an old blind man, was leading his people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and introduced myself to him and then asked him about that narration. He told that narration again in the same manner as he had narrated it the first time
ہم سے اسحاق بن راہویہ نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے یعقوب بن ابراہیم نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے ہمارے باپ ابراہیم بن سعد نے بیان کیا، ان سے ابن شہاب نے کہا کہ مجھے محمود بن ربیع انصاری رضی اللہ عنہ نے خبر دی کہ انہیں نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم یاد ہیں اور آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی وہ کلی بھی یاد ہے جو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ان کے گھر کے کنویں سے پانی لے کر ان کے منہ میں کی تھی۔
Narrated Mahmud bin Ar-rabi' Al-Ansari:that he remembered Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he also remembered a mouthful of water which he had thrown on his face, after taking it from a well that was in their house. Mahmud said that he had heard `Itban bin Malik, who was present with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the battle of Badr saying, "I used to lead my people at Bani Salim in the prayer and there was a valley between me and those people. Whenever it rained it used to be difficult for me to cross it to go to their mosque. So I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, 'I have weak eyesight and the valley between me and my people flows during the rainy season and it becomes difficult for me to cross it; I wish you would come to my house and pray at a place so that I could take that place as a praying place.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'I will do so.' So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came to my house in the (next) morning after the sun had risen high. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked my permission to let him in and I admitted him. He did not sit before saying, 'Where do you want us to offer the prayer in your house?' I pointed to the place where I wanted him to pray. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up for the prayer and started the prayer with Takbir and we aligned in rows behind him; and he offered two rak`at, and finished them with Taslim, and we also performed Taslim with him. I detained him for a meal called "Khazir" which I had prepared for him.--("Khazir" is a special type of dish prepared from barley flour and meat soup)-- When the neighbors got the news that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was in my house, they poured in till there were a great number of men in the house. One of them said, 'What is wrong with Malik, for I do not see him?' One of them replied, 'He is a hypocrite and does not love Allah and His Apostle.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Don't say this. Haven't you seen that he said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah for Allah's sake only.' The man replied, 'Allah and His Apostle know better; but by Allah, we never saw him but helping and talking with the hypocrites.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'No doubt, whoever says. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and by that he wants the pleasures of Allah, then Allah will save him from Hell." Mahmud added, "I told the above narration to some people, one of whom was Abu Aiyub, the companion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the battle in which he (Abu Aiyub) died and Yazid bin Mu'awiya was their leader in Roman Territory. Abu Aiyub denounced the narration and said, 'I doubt that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ever said what you have said.' I felt that too much, and I vowed to Allah that if I remained alive in that holy battle, I would (go to Medina and) ask `Itban bin Malik if he was still living in the mosque of his people. So when he returned, I assumed Ihram for Hajj or `Umra and then I proceeded on till I reached Medina. I went to Bani Salim and `Itban bin Malik, who was by then an old blind man, was leading his people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, I greeted him and introduced myself to him and then asked him about that narration. He told that narration again in the same manner as he had narrated it the first time
ہم سے اسحاق بن راہویہ نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے یعقوب بن ابراہیم نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے ہمارے باپ ابراہیم بن سعد نے بیان کیا، ان سے ابن شہاب نے کہا کہ مجھے محمود بن ربیع انصاری رضی اللہ عنہ نے خبر دی کہ انہیں نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم یاد ہیں اور آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی وہ کلی بھی یاد ہے جو آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ان کے گھر کے کنویں سے پانی لے کر ان کے منہ میں کی تھی۔
Narrated Ibn `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Offer some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves
ہم سے عبدالاعلی بن حماد نے بیان کیا، کہا کہ ہم سے وہیب بن خالد نے بیان کیا، ان سے ایوب سختیانی اور عبیداللہ بن عمر نے، ان سے نافع نے اور ان سے ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما نے بیان کیا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ اپنے گھروں میں بھی کچھ نمازیں پڑھا کرو اور انہیں بالکل قبریں نہ بنا لو ( کہ جہاں نماز ہی نہ پڑھی جاتی ہو ) وہیب کے ساتھ اس حدیث کو عبدالوہاب ثقفی نے بھی ایوب سے روایت کیا ہے۔
Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "One prayer in my Mosque is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque excepting Al-Masjid-Al-Haram
ہم سے عبداللہ بن یوسف تنیسی نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا کہ ہمیں امام مالک نے زید بن رباح اور عبیداللہ بن ابی عبداللہ اغر سے خبر دی، انہیں ابوعبدللہ اغر نے اور انہیں ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ میری اس مسجد میں نماز مسجد الحرام کے سوا تمام مسجدوں میں نماز سے ایک ہزار درجہ زیادہ افضل ہے۔