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Sahih Muslim 763n (Book 6, Hadith 229) #8954
The Importance of Prayer and Posture

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught his cousin Ibn Abbas the importance of prayer and how to stand during it.

Ibn 'Abbas reported: (My father) Al-'Abbas sent me to the Messenger of Allah and he was in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna and I spent that night along with him. He (the Holy Prophet) got up and prayed at night, and I stood up on his left side. He caught hold of me from behind his back and made me stand on his right side.
وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ قَيْسَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَبِتُّ مَعَهُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَنِي مِنْ خَلْفِ ظَهْرِهِ فَجَعَلَنِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  posture  *  prayers  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respectfully pray at night with good posture; Be mindful & humble while praying; Perform Tahajjud regularly

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer and posture. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas, who was a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He spent a night with him in his aunt's house, Maimuna. During that night, the Prophet got up to pray and he made Ibn 'Abbas stand on his right side while he held him from behind. This shows us that it is important to have good posture when praying as well as being mindful of our actions during prayer. We should also be aware that we are in the presence of Allah when we pray so we should be respectful and humble in our prayers. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us about the importance of night prayers or Tahajjud which is an act highly praised by Allah SWT.

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