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Hikmah Noor
Hadees 3 of 40Sahih Selections 1 — Worship & PrayerSahih

Waiting for Prayer Is Itself Prayer (Sahih 3)

تم میں سے ہر شخص نماز میں ہی ہے جب تک نماز اسے روکے رکھے۔

One of you remains in prayer as long as the prayer keeps him waiting.

Also searched as: namaz ka intezar sawab • waiting for prayer hadees • masjid me intezar hadith

Arabic

لَا يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا دَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ


Transliteration

La yazalu ahadukum fi salatin ma damatis-salatu tahbisuh.


Meaning

One of you remains in prayer as long as the prayer keeps him waiting. | Urdu: تم میں سے ہر شخص نماز میں ہی ہے جب تک نماز اسے روکے رکھے۔


Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim


Lesson

Sit waiting for salah with wudu and dhikr — the angels bless you and you earn prayer-reward while waiting.

Source & grade

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

Narrated by Abu Hurairah

SahihSahih Selections

From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 3 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

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What does "لَا يَزَالُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا دَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ تَحْبِسُهُ" mean?

One of you remains in prayer as long as the prayer keeps him waiting. Urdu: تم میں سے ہر شخص نماز میں ہی ہے جب تک نماز اسے روکے رکھے۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

Sit waiting for salah with wudu and dhikr — the angels bless you and you earn prayer-reward while waiting.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim (narrated by Abu Hurairah). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

Part 1

Sahih Selections 1 — Worship & Prayer

All hadees
1. Adhan and First Row — Hidden Virtue (Sahih 1)لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ2. Mosque Steps — Sins Fall and Degrees Rise (Sahih 2)إِحْدَاهُمَا تَحُطُّ خَطِيئَةً وَالْأُخْرَى تَرْفَعُ دَرَجَةً4. Fajr Protection — Under Allah’s Dhimma (Sahih 4)مَنْ صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ فَهُوَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ5. Fajr and Isha — Heaviest on the Hypocrites (Sahih 5)إِنَّ أَثْقَلَ صَلَاةٍ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ صَلَاةُ الْعِشَاءِ وَصَلَاةُ الْفَجْرِ6. Fajr Sunnah — Better Than the World (Sahih 6)رَكْعَتَا الْفَجْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا7. Bardayn — The Two Cool Prayers Lead to Paradise (Sahih 7)مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ8. Wudu — Sins Fall With the Water (Sahih 8)خَرَجَتْ خَطَايَاهُ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ9. Five Prayers — Like a River Washing Dirt (Sahih 9)مَثَلُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ كَمَثَلِ نَهَرٍ جَارٍ10. Ramadan Siyam — Past Sins Forgiven (Sahih 10)مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ11. Qadr Qiyam — Standing Laylatul Qadr Forgiven (Sahih 11)مَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ12. Arafah Fast — Expiates Two Years (Sahih 12)صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ يُكَفِّرُ السَّنَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَهُ وَالسَّنَةَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهُ13. Umrah in Ramadan — Equals Hajj (Sahih 13)عُمْرَةٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً14. Sacrifice on the Day of Nahr — Dearest Deed (Hasan 14)مَا عَمِلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ هِرَاقَةِ الدَّمِ

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