81
Baihaqi and Haakim, who declared it saheeh
and it is as he said. It also has a strengthening
hadeeth reported by ten of his Companions:
transmitted by Ibn `Asaakir (17/202/2).
See
Irwaa' (354).
*NB:
These two ahaadeeth show that the sunnah
is to fix one's sight on the place of
prostration on the ground, so the action
of some worshippers of closing their
eyes during Prayer is misdirected piety,
for the best guidance is the guidance
of Muhammad (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam).
82
ibid.
83
Abu Daawood & Ahmad with a saheeh
isnaad (Irwaa',
1771); what is meant here by `the House'
is the Ka'bah, as the context of this
hadeeth shows.
84
Bukhaari & Abu Daawood.
85
Bukhaari, Muslim & Siraaj.
86
Tirmidhi & Haakim, who declared it
saheeh, cf. Saheeh
at-Targheeb (no.
353)
87
Bukhaari and Abu Daawood.
88
Transmitted by Abu Daawood and others.
Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibbaan declared
it saheeh. See Saheeh
at-Targheeb (no.555)
89
Ahmad and Abu Ya`laa. See Saheeh
at-Targheeb (no.
556).
90
Mukhlis in Ahaadeeth
Muntaqaah, Tabaraani,
Rooyaani, Diyaa' in al-Mukhtaarah,
Ibn Maajah, Ahmad and Ibn `Asaakir. Haitami
declared it saheeh in Asnaa
al-Mataalib.
91
Muslim.
92
A woollen garment having marks.
93
A coarse garment without marks.
94
Bukhaari , Muslim & Maalik. It is
given in
Irwaa' (376).
95
"A small room embedded in the ground
slightly, like a small chamber or cupboard"
(Nihaayah).
96
Bukhaari , Muslim & Abu `Awaanah.
The Messenger (sallallaahu `alaihi wa
sallam) did not order the wiping out
or tearing of the pictures but only removed
them because - and Allaah knows best
- they were not pictures of things having
souls. The evidence for this is that
he (sallallaahu `alaihi wa sallam) tore
other pictures as proved by many narrations
in Bukhaari and Muslim, and whoever wishes
to explore this further should consult
Fath
al-Baari
(10/321) and Ghaayah
al-Maraam fi Takhreej Ahaadeeth al-Halaal
wal-Haraam (nos.
131-145).
97
Bukhaari and Muslim.