CHAPTER: Remaining Silent After The Beginning Of The Prayer.
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: I remember two period of silence in prayer, one when the imam said the takbir; and one when he finished reciting the Fatihah and the surah when he was about to bow. But Imran ibn Husayn took it as something strange. So they wrote about it to Ubayy (ibn Kab) in Madina. He verified the statement of Samurah. Abu Dawud said: Humaid also narrated in this tradition the words and one period silence when he finished the recitation (of the Quran)
Samurah bin Jundub said: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم had two periods of silence; when he began his prayer and when he finished the recitation (of the Quran). He then narrated the tradition like the version of Yunus.
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub; Ubayy ibn Kab: Samurah ibn Jundub and Imran ibn Husayn had a discussion (about the periods of silence in prayer). Samurah then said that he remembered two periods of silence from the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم; one when he uttered the takbir and the other when he finished reciting: Not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray (i. 7). Samurah remembered that, but Imran ibn Husayn rejected it. Then they wrote about it to Ubayy ibn Kab. He wrote a letter to them and gave a reply to them that Samurah remembered correctly.
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: I remember from the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم two periods of silence. Saeed said: We asked Qatadah: What are those two periods of silence? He said: (one) when he began his prayer, and (one) when he finished the recitation. Then he added: When he finished reciting (the closing verse of the Fatihah): Not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of who go astray.
Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم kept silence between the takbir and the recitation of Quran. So I asked him, for whom I would give my father and mother as ransom: What do you say during you period of silence between the takbir and the recitation? He replied (that he said): O Allah, purify me from sins as a white garment is purified from filth. O Allah, wash away my sings with snow, water and hail.
Anas said: The Prophet (peace be upon hm), Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman used to begin the recitation with “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe. ”
Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم began prayer with the takbir (Allah is most great) and with reciting “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe”. And when he bowed, he neither raised up nor lowered down his head, but kept it between the two (conditions). And when he raised his head after bowing, he did not prostrate himself until he stood up straight; and when he raised his head after prostration, he did not prostrate (the second time) until he sat down properly; and he recited al-tahiyyat after every pair of rak’ahs; and when he sat, he spread out his left foot and raised his right. He forbade to sit like the sitting of the devil, and to spread out to hands (on the ground in prostration) like animals. He used to finish prayer with uttering the salutation.
Anas bin Malik said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: A surah has just been revealed to me. He then recited: ”In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Lo! We have given thee Abundance” until he finished it. Then he asked: Do you know what Abundance (al-Kawthar) is? They replied: Allah and His Messenger know it better. He said: It is a river of which my Lord, the Exalted, the Majestic has promised me to give in Paradise.
Urwah reported on the authority of Aishah mentioning the incident of slander. She said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sat and unveiled his face and said: “I take refuge in Allah, All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed devil. Lo! They who spread the slander are a gang among you. ” Abu Dawud said: This is a rejected (munkar) tradition. A group of narrators have reported this tradition from al-Zuhri; but did not mention this detail. I am afraid the phrase concerning “seeking refuge in Allah” is the statement of Humaid.