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Sunan an-Nasai 1599 (Book 20, Hadith 2) #16210
Praying at Home

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) advised people to pray in their homes, as the best prayer is offered in one's house, apart from obligatory prayers.

It was narrated from Zaid bin Thabit that : The Prophet used some palm fiber mats to section off a small area in the masjid. And the Messenger of Allah prayed in it for several nights until the people gathered around him. Then, one night they did not hear his voice, and they thought that he was sleeping, so they cleared their throats to make him come out to them. He said: 'You kept doing that until I feared that it would be made obligatory for you, and if it were made obligatory, you would not be able to do it. O people, pray in your houses, for the best prayer a person offers is in his house, apart from the prescribed (obligatory) prayers'."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُوسَى بْنَ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا النَّضْرِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ اتَّخَذَ حُجْرَةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مِنْ حَصِيرٍ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِيهَا لَيَالِيَ حَتَّى اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَهُ لَيْلَةً فَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ نَائِمٌ فَجَعَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ يَتَنَحْنَحُ لِيَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا زَالَ بِكُمُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ مِنْ صُنْعِكُمْ حَتَّى خَشِيتُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا قُمْتُمْ بِهِ فَصَلُّوا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ أَفْضَلَ صَلاَةِ الْمَرْءِ فِي بَيْتِهِ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةَ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  house  *  obligatory  *  best  *  salat  *  bayt  *  wajib  *  azam

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray regularly at home apart from obligatory prayers
EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Zaid bin Thabit speaks of the importance of praying in one's home. It was said that the Prophet Muhammad PBUH used some palm fiber mats to section off a small area in the masjid and prayed there for several nights until people gathered around him. One night they did not hear his voice and thought he was sleeping, so they cleared their throats to make him come out to them. He then warned them that if it were made obligatory for them to do this, they would not be able to do it and advised them instead to pray in their houses as this is where the best prayer is offered apart from obligatory prayers. This hadith teaches us about the importance of praying regularly at home and how we should be mindful of our actions when we are around others so as not to make something compulsory on them which may be difficult for them or beyond their capabilities.

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