| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2532 |
| In-book reference | : Book 23, Hadith 98 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2533 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3012 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 395 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 3015 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5239 |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 200 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5241 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5743 |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 205 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5746 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4166 |
| In-book reference | : Book 39, Hadith 18 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 4171 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1274 |
| In-book reference | : Book 13, Hadith 96 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1275 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1410 |
| In-book reference | : Book 14, Hadith 47 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 14, Hadith 1411 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2104 |
| In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 15 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2106 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3208 |
| In-book reference | : Book 26, Hadith 13 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3210 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5065 |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 26 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5068 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3228 |
| In-book reference | : Book 26, Hadith 33 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3230 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2665 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 47 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2666 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 525 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 32 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 526 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 530 |
| In-book reference | : Book 6, Hadith 37 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 531 |
Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 421a |
| In-book reference | : Book 4, Hadith 111 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 4, Hadith 845 |
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Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 988a |
| In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 33 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 5, Hadith 2166 |
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It has been narrated on the authority of Salama (b. al-Akwa') who said:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 1755 |
| In-book reference | : Book 32, Hadith 54 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 19, Hadith 4345 |
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A'isha reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2189a |
| In-book reference | : Book 39, Hadith 57 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 26, Hadith 5428 |
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Qais b. 'Ubada reported:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2484a |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 211 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 31, Hadith 6068 |
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'Urwa b. Zubair reported that 'A'isha said to him:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2673d |
| In-book reference | : Book 47, Hadith 25 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 34, Hadith 6465 |
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying Allah has mobile (squads) of angels, who have no other work (to attend to but) to follow the assemblies of Dhikr and when they find such assemblies in which there is Dhikr (of Allah) they sit in them and some of them surround the others with their wings till the space between them and the sky of the world is fully covered, and when they disperse (after the assembly of Dhikr is adjourned) they go upward to the heaven and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, asks them although He is best informed about them:
| Reference | : Sahih Muslim 2689 |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 35 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Book 35, Hadith 6505 |
| (deprecated numbering scheme) |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1576 |
| In-book reference | : Book 19, Hadith 21 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 19, Hadith 1577 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2609 |
| In-book reference | : Book 23, Hadith 175 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2610 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3318 |
| In-book reference | : Book 26, Hadith 123 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3320 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5391 |
| In-book reference | : Book 49, Hadith 13 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 49, Hadith 5393 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3864 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35b, Hadith 8 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3895 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1614 |
| In-book reference | : Book 20, Hadith 17 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1615 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2651 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 33 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2652 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2320 |
| In-book reference | : Book 22, Hadith 231 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2322 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1940 |
| In-book reference | : Book 21, Hadith 123 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1942 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3017 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 400 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 3020 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3492 |
| In-book reference | : Book 27, Hadith 104 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3522 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3980 |
| In-book reference | : Book 37, Hadith 15 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 3985 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4160 |
| In-book reference | : Book 39, Hadith 12 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 4165 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4616 |
| In-book reference | : Book 44, Hadith 168 |
| English translation | : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4620 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5643 |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 105 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5646 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711 |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 173 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5714 |
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3890 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35b, Hadith 34 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3921 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3917 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35b, Hadith 61 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3948 |
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The night Allah's Apostle was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Ka`ba: Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The middle (second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last (third) angle said, "Take the best of them." Only that much happened on that night and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e. after The Divine Inspiration was revealed to him. (Fath-ul-Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw them, his eyes were asleep but his heart was not----and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He then ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He said, "Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to the Prophet on earth unless Allah informed them. The Prophet met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates." Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you." Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel". They asked, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked, "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is welcomed.'' Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet to the third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said. Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On each Heaven there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don't remember, on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me." But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate Al-Bari Page 263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was: "Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night." Then the Prophet descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?" The Prophet replied," He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night." Moses said, "Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them." So the Prophet turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, "Yes, if you wish." So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, "O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five prayers. Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden." The Prophet turned towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet said, "O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden." On that the Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied, "Labbaik and Sa`daik." Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book." Allah added, "Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in practice)." The Prophet returned to Moses who asked, "What have you done?" He said, "He has lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward." Moses said, "By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden further." Allah's Apostle said, "O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord." On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name." The Prophet then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).
| Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7517 |
| In-book reference | : Book 97, Hadith 142 |
| USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 608 |
| (deprecated numbering scheme) |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5748 |
| In-book reference | : Book 51, Hadith 210 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 51, Hadith 5751 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 272 |
| In-book reference | : Book 1, Hadith 273 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 273 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 977 |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 102 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 978 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 990 |
| In-book reference | : Book 11, Hadith 115 |
| English translation | : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 991 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2860 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 243 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2863 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2655 |
| In-book reference | : Book 24, Hadith 37 |
| English translation | : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2656 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5110 |
| In-book reference | : Book 48, Hadith 71 |
| English translation | : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5113 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3532 |
| In-book reference | : Book 27, Hadith 144 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3562 |
| Grade: | Sahih (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3896 |
| In-book reference | : Book 35b, Hadith 40 |
| English translation | : Vol. 4, Book 35, Hadith 3927 |
| Grade: | Da'if (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3173 |
| In-book reference | : Book 25, Hadith 89 |
| English translation | : Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3175 |