Guidance and Devotion in Islamic Practices: Selections from the Hadith, Part 2 of 2

On today’s show, we continue with excerpts from the Hadith on devotional Islamic practices, including fasting, pilgrimage, and prayer to Allah.

“Anas said, The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allāh be on Him, said: ‘Have the meal before dawn, for there is blessing in the meal before dawn.’

AbūHāzim said that he heard Sahl ibn Sa’d saying, I used to have my meal before dawn in my family, then I used to hasten to overtake the morning prayer with the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on Him.

Anas said, We used to be on journey with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allāh be on Him, and he who kept the fast did not find fault with him who broke it, nor did he who broke the fast find fault with him who kept it. […]”

“Ibn ‘Abbās said, Fadzl was riding behind the Messenger of Allāh, peace and blessings of Allāh be on Him, when a woman of the tribe of Khath’am came and she said, O Messenger of Allāh! The ordinance regarding pilgrimage made obligatory by Allāh for His servants found my father a very old man unable to sit firmly on a ride, shall I perform a pilgrimage on his behalf? He said, ‘Yes.’ And this happened in the Farewell Pilgrimage.

Ibn ‘Abbās said, The people of Yeman used to go to pilgrimage while they had no provisions with them and they said, ‘We are those who trust in Allāh.’ But when they came to Makkah they begged of people, so Allāh revealed: ‘And make provision, for the benefit of provision is the guarding oneself.’ […]”

“Ibn ‘Abbās reported, The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allāh be on Him, said: ‘The making of circumambulations round the House is like prayer except that you talk in it; and whoever talks in it, let him not talk anything but good.’ […].”