Book 8
The Book of Virtues
كتاب الفضائل
This is a large section on acts of worship and their merit, beginning with reciting the Qur'an and caring for it. Its chapters move through ablution, the call to prayer, and the prayer itself: praying in congregation, the value of voluntary prayers, standing at night, and the special nights and times of devotion. It then covers fasting in Ramadan and beyond, along with charity and zakat. Together these chapters show the believer the many doors of nearness to Allah and encourage walking through them with eagerness.
180The Excellence of Reciting the Qur'an11 hadith181Warning against forgetting the Qur'an2 hadith182The Merit of Recitation of the Noble Qur'an in a Pleasant Voice5 hadith183Inducement towards the Recitation of some Special verses and Surah of the Noble Qur'an14 hadith184Desirability of Assembling for the Recitation of the Noble Qur'an1 hadith185The Merits of Ablutions (Wudu')9 hadith186The Excellence of Adhan9 hadith187The Excellence of As-Salat (The Prayer)5 hadith188Excellence of the Morning (Fajr) and 'Asr Prayers6 hadith189The Excellence of Proceeding towards the Mosque Walking8 hadith190The Excellence of waiting for As-Salat (The Prayer)3 hadith191The Excellence of Performing Salat (Prayers) in Congregation7 hadith192Urging to Observe 'Isha' and Fajr Prayers in Congregation3 hadith193Strict Orders for Observance of Obligatory Salat8 hadith194The Excellence of Standing in the First Row (In Salat)15 hadith195The Excellence of Optional Prayers (Sunnah Mu'akkadah) along with the Obligatory Prayers3 hadith196Emphasis on Performing two Rak'ah Sunnah before Dawn (Fajr) Prayer4 hadith197Briefness to be Adopted in Performing the two Rak'ah Sunnah before Fajr Prayer, their time and the Surah to recite in them6 hadith198Desirability of Lying down on one's right side after the Sunnah of Fajr Prayer3 hadith199Sunnah of Zuhr Prayer6 hadith200Sunnah of the 'Asr Prayer3 hadith2014 hadith203Sunnah of Friday Prayer2 hadith204Desirability of offering Nawfil (Voluntary or Optional) Prayers at Home4 hadith205Witr Prayer, its Time and Ruling7 hadith206Merit of the (Optional) Duha (Forenoon) Prayer4 hadith207Time for the Duha (Forenoon Optional) Prayer1 hadith208Inducement to Perform Tahiyyat-ul-Masjid (Upon Entering the Mosque)2 hadith209The Excellence of Performing two Rak'ah of Voluntary Prayer after Ablution1 hadith210The Excellence of Friday Prayer12 hadith211The Desirability of Prostrating out of Gratitude1 hadith212Excellence of Standing in Prayer at Night27 hadith213The Excellence of Optional (Tawawih) Prayer during Ramadan2 hadith214The Superiority of Lailat-ul-Qadr (the Night of Decree)7 hadith215The Excellence of using Miswak (Tooth-Stick)10 hadith216The Excellence and Obligation of the Payment of Zakat9 hadith217The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasts) during Ramadan7 hadith218The Excellence of Spending out Charity during Ramadan2 hadith219The Prohibition of Observing Saum (Fasting) after the Middle of Sha'ban4 hadith220Supplication at the Sight of the Crescent (At the outset of Every Lunar Month)1 hadith221Merit of Suhur (Predawn meal in Ramadan) and the Excellence of Delaying having it till before Dawn4 hadith222The Superiority of Hastening to Break the Fast, and the supplication to say upon Breaking it7 hadith223Safeguarding As-Saum (The Fast)2 hadith224Matters relating to As-Saum (Fasting)4 hadith225The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasting) in the months of Muharram and Sha'ban and the Secred Months3 hadith226The Excellence of As-Saum (The Fast) during the first ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah1 hadith227The Excellence of Observing Saum on the Day of 'Arafah, 'Ashura' and Tasu'a (i.e., 9th of Muharram)4 hadith228The Desirability of Fasting six Days in the Month of Shawwal1 hadith229The Desirability of Observing Saum (Fasting) on Monday and Thursday3 hadith230The Desirability of Observing Three Days of Fasting in Every Month7 hadith231The Merit of Providing something to the Person Observing Saum (Fasting) for breaking the Fast3 hadith