SIFAT SALAAT AN NĀBI ﷺ* *(The Prophet's Prayer Described From The Beginning To The End As Though You See It) Episode 25 'Ishaa' prayer

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*SIFAT SALAAT AN NĀBI ﷺ*

*(The Prophet's Prayer Described From The Beginning To The End As Though You See It)*

*Episode 25*

*'Ishaa' prayer*

 

He (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam) would recite the medium mufassal

surahs in the first two rak'ahs318, hence "he used to recite "By the Sun

and his splendour" (Shams 91:15) and surahs like it."319

Or "he would recite "When the Sky is rent asunder" (Inshiqaaq 84:25)

and make sajdah during it."320 Also, "he once recited "By the Fig and the

Olive" (Teen 95:8) [in the first rak'ah] while on a journey."321

He forbade prolonging of recitation in 'Ishaa', and that was when:

Mu'aadh ibn Jabal led his people in 'Ishaa' prayer, and made it very long

for them, so one of the Ansaar left and prayed (alone). When Mu'aadh

was informed about this, he said: "He is surely a hypocrite". When the

man heard of this, he went to the Messenger of Allaah (Sallallaahu 'Alaihi

wa Sallam) and told him what Mu'aadh had said, so the Prophet

(Sallallaahu 'Alaihi wa Sallam) said to him: "Do you want to be on who

causes a lot of trouble, Mu'aadh?! When you lead the people,

recite "By the Sun and his splendour" (Shams 91:15) or "Glorify

the Name of your Lord Most High" (A'laa 77:19) or "Read in the Name of your Lord" ('Alaq 96:19) or "By the Night as it conceals"

(Layl 92:21) [because the old, the weak and those who have a

need to fulfil pray behind you]."322

18 Nasaa'i & Ahmad with a saheeh isnaad.

319 Ahmad & Tirmidhi, who declared it hasan.

320 Bukhaari, Muslim & Nasaai.

321 ibid.