Zirr narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) does not write the Mu'awwidhatayn in the Mushaf. So Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: Jibreel said to me: «قل اعوذ برب الفلق» The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: I recited it, then he said to me: «قل اعوذ برب الناس» The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) says: So I recited it. (Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) says) We say what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has said.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would recite the Qur'an while resting his head in the lap of one of us (the noble wives), even though that woman was in the state of menstruation.

Sayyiduna Ali narrates that nothing would prevent the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from reciting the Qur'an except the state of major ritual impurity (janabah). (That is, he would not recite the Qur'an while in the state of janabah.)

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Nothing would prevent the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from reciting the Qur'an, except that if he was in a state of major ritual impurity (junub), then he would not recite the Qur'an.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to remember Allah Almighty at all times.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to remember Allah at all times.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) saying: "The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to remember Allah at all times," by this she means the remembrance other than the Qur'an, because it is possible that by the words she used, she meant the Qur'an. However, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not recite it in the state of major ritual impurity (janabah). In all other states, he would recite it.

Sayyiduna Muhajir bin Qunfudh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing ablution at that time. He greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply to his salam. When he completed his ablution, he (replied to the salam and) explained with an excuse, saying: "I did not like to mention Allah Almighty while I was in a state of impurity." (There is doubt about one word here according to the narrator.) Hasan al-Basri used to give fatwa according to this narration.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "I disliked mentioning Allah Almighty while I was in a state of impurity," mean (the intention of attaining) virtue, because remembering Allah in a state of ablution is more virtuous. It is not that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked it because it is unlawful.

Sayyiduna Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Whenever the people (i.e., the Companions) would ascend a hill, when a man would reach the top, «لا اله الا الله» and «الله اكبر» he would say. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding his mule at that time. When he reached the mountain with them, he said: O people! You are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent (deity). Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abu Musa! (The narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words:) O Abdullah bin Qais! Shall I not guide you to a treasure from the treasures of Paradise? He replied: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (It is this phrase) «لا حول ولا قوة الا بالله» .

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), "You are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent," is literally an information, but what is meant by it is the prohibition of raising the voice while supplicating.

Umair, who is the freed slave of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates: I, Abdullah bin Yasar, and Sayyiduna Abu Juhaim were present. So Sayyiduna Abu Juhaim informed: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was coming from the direction of Bi’r Jamal. A man came before him. He greeted (gave salam), but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply to his greeting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the wall, wiped his face and both arms (i.e., performed tayammum), then he replied to the greeting.

Sayyiduna Muhajir bin Qunfudh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was urinating at that time. He greeted (with salam), but the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply to his greeting. First, he performed ablution, then, explaining the reason, he said: "I did not like to mention Allah Almighty while I was not in a state of ablution." (Regarding one word here, the narrator is in doubt.)

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In this narration, there is a clear statement of this matter. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked mentioning Allah Almighty while not in a state of ablution because it is more virtuous to mention (Allah) while in a state of ablution. It is not that it is not permissible for a person to mention his Lord while not in a state of ablution, because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to mention Allah Almighty at all times.