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The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
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كتاب الافتتاح



1
Chapter: What is done at the beginning of the prayer
باب الْعَمَلِ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ
2
Chapter: Raising the hands before saying the takbir
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ قَبْلَ التَّكْبِيرِ
3
Chapter: Raising the hands in level with the shoulders
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ حَذْوَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ
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Chapter: Raising the hands parallel to the ears
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ حِيَالَ الأُذُنَيْنِ
5
Chapter: Location of the thumbs when raising the hands
باب مَوْضِعِ الإِبْهَامَيْنِ عِنْدَ الرَّفْعِ
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Chapter: Raising the hands, extended
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ مَدًّا
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Chapter: Obligation of the first takbir
باب فَرْضِ التَّكْبِيرَةِ الأُولَى
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Chapter: The saying with which the prayer is begun
باب الْقَوْلِ الَّذِي يُفْتَتَحُ بِهِ الصَّلاَةُ
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Chapter: Placing the right hand on the left hand during the prayer
باب وَضْعِ الْيَمِينِ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Chapter: If the Imam sees a man placing his left hand on his right
باب فِي الإِمَامِ إِذَا رَأَى الرَّجُلَ قَدْ وَضَعَ شِمَالَهُ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ
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Chapter: The location of the right hand on the left in prayer
باب مَوْضِعِ الْيَمِينِ مِنَ الشِّمَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Chapter: The prohibition of putting one's hand on one's waist when praying
باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّخَصُّرِ، فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Chapter: Standing with the feet together when praying
باب الصَّفِّ بَيْنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Chapter: The Imam pausing after starting the prayer
باب سُكُوتِ الإِمَامِ بَعْدَ افْتِتَاحِهِ الصَّلاَةَ
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Chapter: The supplication between the takbir and the recitation
باب الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرَةِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ
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Chapter: Another supplication between the takbir and recitation
باب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ
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Chapter: Another type of remembrance and supplication between the takbir and recitation
باب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ وَالدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ
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Chapter: Another kind of remembrance between the start of the prayer and the recitation
باب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ بَيْنَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ وَبَيْنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ
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Chapter: Another kind of remembrance after the takbir
باب نَوْعٌ آخَرُ مِنَ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ
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Chapter: Starting with Fatihatil-Kitab (The Opening of The Book) before another Surah
باب الْبَدَاءَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَ السُّورَةِ
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Chapter: Reciting: "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"
باب قِرَاءَةِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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Chapter: Not saying "In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful" Aloud
باب تَرْكِ الْجَهْرِ بِـ ‏{‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏}‏
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Chapter: Not reciting "In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" in Al Fatihah
باب تَرْكِ قِرَاءَةِ ‏{‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏}‏ فِي فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ
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Chapter: The Obligation to recite Fatihatil-Kitab in the prayer
باب إِيجَابِ قِرَاءَةِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Chapter: The virtue of Fatihatil-Kitab
باب فَضْلِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ
26
Chapter: The Interpretation of the saying of Allah, The Mighty and Sublime: And Indeed, "We have
باب تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ ‏}‏
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Chapter: Not reciting behind the imam in prayers where he does not recite loudly
باب تَرْكِ الْقِرَاءَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا لَمْ يَجْهَرْ فِيهِ
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Chapter: Not reciting behind the imam in a rak'ah where he recites out loud
باب تَرْكِ الْقِرَاءَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ
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Chapter: Reciting Umm Al-Quran (Al Fatihah) behind the imam in rak'ahs where the imam recites out
باب قِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ الإِمَامُ
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Chapter: The interpretation of the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: So, when the Quran is
باب تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ‏}‏
31
Chapter: The Imam's recitation is sufficient for the one who is following him
باب اكْتِفَاءِ الْمَأْمُومِ بِقِرَاءَةِ الإِمَامِ
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Chapter: What recitation is sufficient for one who cannot recite Quran well
باب مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ لِمَنْ لاَ يُحْسِنُ الْقُرْآنَ
33
Chapter: Imam saying Amin out loud
باب جَهْرِ الإِمَامِ بِآمِينَ
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Chapter: The command to say Amin behind the Imam
باب الأَمْرِ بِالتَّأْمِينِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ
35
Chapter: The virtue of saying Amin
باب فَضْلِ التَّأْمِينِ
36
Chapter: What a person should say if he sneezes behind the Imam
باب قَوْلِ الْمَأْمُومِ إِذَا عَطَسَ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ
37
Chapter: Collection of what was narrated concerning the Quran
باب جَامِعِ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ
38
Chapter: Recitation in the two rak'ahs of Fajr
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ
39
Chapter: Reciting: "Say: O you disbelievers" and "Say: He is Allah, (the) One" in the two rak'ahs
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ بِـ ‏{‏ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏}‏ وَ ‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏‏
40
Chapter: Making the two rak'ahs of Fajr brief
باب تَخْفِيفِ رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ
41
Chapter: Reciting (Surat) Ar-Rum in Subh
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالرُّومِ
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Chapter: Reciting between sixty and one hundred verses in Subh
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالسِّتِّينَ إِلَى الْمِائَةِ
43
Chapter: Reciting (Surah) Qaf in Subh
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِـ ‏{‏ ق ‏}‏
44
Chapter: Reciting: "When the sun is wound round" in Subh
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِـ ‏{‏ إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ ‏}‏‏}‏
45
Chapter: Reciting Al Mua'awwidhatain in Subh
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ
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Chapter: The virtue of reciting Al-Mu'awwidhatain
باب الْفَضْلِ فِي قِرَاءَةِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ
47
Chapter: Recitation in Subh on Friday
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ
48
Chapter: The prostration related to reading quran: the prostration in Sad (38)
باب سُجُودِ الْقُرْآنِ السُّجُودِ فِي ص
49
Chapter: The Prostration in An-Najm (53)
باب السُّجُودِ فِي ‏{‏ وَالنَّجْمِ ‏}‏
50
Chapter: Not prostrating in An-Najm
باب تَرْكِ السُّجُودِ فِي النَّجْمِ
51
Chapter: The Prostration in: "When the heaven is split asunder"
باب السُّجُودِ فِي ‏{‏ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ ‏}‏
52
Chapter: Prostration during: "Read! In the Name of your Lord"
باب السُّجُودِ فِي ‏{‏ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ ‏}‏
53
Chapter: Prostration during obligatory prayers
باب السُّجُودِ فِي الْفَرِيضَةِ
54
Chapter: Recitation (in prayers) during the day
باب قِرَاءَةِ النَّهَارِ
55
Chapter: Recitation in Zuhr
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الظُّهْرِ
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Chapter: Making the standing longer in the first rak'ah of Zuhr prayer
باب تَطْوِيلِ الْقِيَامِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مِنْ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ
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Chapter: The Imam saying a verse audibly in Zuhr
باب إِسْمَاعِ الإِمَامِ الآيَةَ فِي الظُّهْرِ
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Chapter: Making the standing shorter in the second rak'ah of Zuhr
باب تَقْصِيرِ الْقِيَامِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ
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Chapter: Recitation in the first two rak'ahs on Zuhr
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ
60
Chapter: Recitation in the first two rak'ahs of 'Asr
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ
61
Chapter: Making the standing and recitation lighter
باب تَخْفِيفِ الْقِيَامِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ
62
Chapter: Reciting the short Mufassal surahs in Maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ
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Chapter: Reciting: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" in Maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِـ ‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏
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Chapter: Reciting Al-Mursalat (77) in Maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالْمُرْسَلاَتِ
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Chapter: Reciting At-Tur (52) in Maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالطُّورِ
66
Chapter: Reciting Ad-Duhkan (44) in Maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِـ ‏{‏ حم ‏}‏ الدُّخَانِ
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Chapter: Reciting "Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad" in Maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِـ ‏{‏ المص ‏}‏
68
Chapter: Recitation in the two rak'ahs after maghrib
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ
69
Chapter: The virtue of reciting "Say: He is Allah, (the) One"
باب الْفَضْلِ فِي قِرَاءَةِ ‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏
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Chapter: Reciting: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" in Isha'
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ بِـ ‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏
71
Chapter: Reciting: "By the sun and its brightness" in Isha'
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
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Chapter: Reciting "By the fig and the olive" in Isha'
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ
73
Chapter: Recitation in the first rak'ah of Isha'
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ الآخِرَةِ
74
Chapter: Taking one's time in the first two rak'ahs
باب الرُّكُودِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ
75
Chapter: Reciting two surahs in one rak'ah
باب قِرَاءَةِ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ
76
Chapter: Reciting part of a surah
باب قِرَاءَةِ بَعْضِ السُّورَةِ
77
Chapter: Reciter seeking refuge with Allah if he recites a verse that mentions punishment
باب تَعَوُّذِ الْقَارِئِ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ
78
Chapter: Reciter asking Allah when he reaches a verse mentioning mercy
باب مَسْأَلَةِ الْقَارِئِ إِذَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ
79
Chapter: Repeating a verse
باب تَرْدِيدِ الآيَةِ
80
Chapter: The saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: "And offer your salah (prayer) neither alou
باب قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ وَلاَ تَجْهَرْ بِصَلاَتِكَ وَلاَ تُخَافِتْ بِهَا ‏}‏
81
Chapter: Reciting Quran in a loud voice
باب رَفْعِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقُرْآنِ
82
Chapter: Elongating the sounds when reciting Quran
باب مَدِّ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ
83
Chapter: Making one's voice beautiful when reciting Quran
باب تَزْيِينِ الْقُرْآنِ بِالصَّوْتِ
84
Chapter: Saying The Takbir before prostrating
باب التَّكْبِيرِ لِلرُّكُوعِ
85
Chapter: Raising the hands before bowing until they are parallel to the highest part of the ears
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلرُّكُوعِ حِذَاءَ فُرُوعِ الأُذُنَيْنِ
86
Chapter: Raising the hands parallel to the shoulders before bowing
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلرُّكُوعِ حِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ
87
Chapter: Leaving That (Practice)
باب تَرْكِ ذَلِكَ
88
Chapter: Bringing one's backbone to rest when bowing
باب إِقَامَةِ الصُّلْبِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ
89
Chapter: Being moderate in bowing
باب الاِعْتِدَالِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ