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Sahih Muslim 397a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) entered the mosque and a person also entered therein and offered prayer, and then came and paid salutation to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu…

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حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ السَّلَامَ قَالَ: «ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ».

فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ فَصَلَّى كَمَا كَانَ صَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ».

ثُمَّ قَالَ: «ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ». حَتَّى فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَ هَذَا عَلِّمْنِي.

قَالَ: «إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا ثُمَّ افْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) entered the mosque and a person also entered therein and offered prayer, and then came and paid salutation to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). The Mes- senger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) returned his salutation and said: Go back and pray, for you have not offered the prayer.

He again prayed as he had prayed before, and came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) (may peace be upon. him) and saluted him. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) returned the salutation and said: Go back and say prayer, for you have not offered the prayer. This (act of repeating the prayer) was done three times.

Upon this the person said: By Him Who hast sent you with Truth, whatever better I can do than this, please teach me. He (the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)) said: When you get up to pray, recite takbir, and then recite whatever you conveniently can from the Qur’an, then bow down and remain quietly in that position, then raise your- self and stand erect; then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that attitude; then raise yourself and sit quietly; and do that throughout all your prayers.

ابو زرعہ ، عبدالرحمن اعرج اور ہمام بن منبہ سے بھی حضرت ابوہریرہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے اسی جیسی روایت مذکور ہے جو علاء نے اپنے والد کے واسطے سے حضرت ابوہریرہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے اور انہوں نے نبی ﷺ سے روایت کی ۔

Bize Ebu Bekr b. Ebi Şeybe, İbn Numeyr ve Ebu Kureyb tahdis edip dediler ki: Bize İbn Fudayl tahdis etti. (H) Bize Cerir de (İbn Fudayl ile) ikisi Umare b. el-Ka'ka'dan tahdis etti. O Ebu Zur'a'dan, o Ebu Hureyre'den, o Nebi (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem)'den (H). Yine bize Ebu Bekr b. Ebi Şeybe tahdis etti. Bize Huseyn b. Ali, Zaide'den tahdis etti.

O Abdullah b. Zekvan'dan, o Abdurrahman el-A'rec'den, o Ebu Hureyre'den, o Nebi (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem)'den (H). Bize Muhammed b. Rafi' de tahdis etti. Bize Abdurrezzak tahdis etti. Bize Ma'mer, Hemmam b. Münebbih'ten tahdis etti. O Ebu Hureyre'den, o Nebi (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem)'den el-Ala'nın babasından, onun Ebu Hureyre'den, o Nebi (Sallallahu aleyhi ve Sellem)'den diye naklettiği (bundan önceki) hadisi aynen rivayet etti.

Diğer tahric: Ebu Zur'a'nın rivayet ettiği hadisi Buhari, 4635; Ebu Davud, 4312; İbn Mace, 4068; Tuhfetu'l-Eşraf, 14897 Ebu Bekr b. Ebi Şeybe'nir. rivayetini yalnızca Müslim rivayet etmiş olup, Tuhfetu'l-Eşraf, 136S9 Muhammed b. Rafi'in rivayetini Buhari, 4636; Tuhfetu'l-Eşraf, 14716 AÇIKLAMA 159.sayfada

Sahih Muslim 397a, Book 4, The Book of Prayers, Hadith 47. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque, and a man entered after him and prayed two quick Rak‘ahs (units of prayer) without being calm in his standing, bowing, and prostration. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was observing him as he prayed. The man then went over to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who was sitting in a corner of the mosque, and greeted him.

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned his greeting and said to him: Go back and repeat your prayer for you have not prayed. He went back and prayed quickly as he did before, then he came and greeted the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who said to him: Go back and pray for you have not prayed.

He did this three times. The man then said: By the One Who sent you with the truth, I cannot do better than that. So teach me. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: When you stand for prayer, say the opening Takbīr, then recite the Opening of the Qur’an (Surat al-Fātihah) and whatever else Allah wills for you to recite.

Then bow down until you are at ease in your bowing, placing your palms on your knees and straightening your back, allowing your body to settle into the bowing position. After that, rise up and stand upright until your bones return to their joints and you stand straight. Then prostrate until you are at ease in your prostration, by ensuring that your forehead, nose, palms, knees, and the tips of your toes are on the ground.

After that, raise yourself until you are at ease sitting between the two prostrations. Do this in every Rak‘ah of your prayer.

What it teaches

  • These pillars of prayer cannot be waived, whether out of forgetfulness or ignorance, as evidenced by the command for the praying person to repeat his prayer. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not suffice only to teach him.
  • Maintaining composure is one of the pillars of prayer.
  • An-Nawawi said: It indicates that whoever fails to perform any of the obligatory acts of prayer, his prayer is invalid.
  • An-Nawawi said: It also indicates being gentle with the learner and the ignorant, treating them kindly, clarifying the issue for them, summarizing the main objectives, and focusing on what is essential for them rather than the supplementary aspects that they may not be able to memorize or implement.
  • An-Nawawi said: This indicates that if a Mufti is asked about something and there is another matter that the questioner needs but did not inquire about, it is recommended for the Mufti to mention it. This should be considered as advising rather than speaking about irrelevant matters.
  • The merit of admitting negligence is clear in his statement: "I cannot do better than that. So teach me."
  • Ibn Hajar said: It indicates enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, as well as the learner's requesting knowledge from the scholar and asking him to teach him.
  • It is recommended to greet with peace upon meeting someone, and it is obligatory to respond to the greeting. It is also recommended to repeat the greeting if the meeting occurs again, even if it is shortly after the previous one, and a response is required each time.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaTold me, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Yahya ibn Said al-QattanTold us, Third generation, died 198 AH
  4. 4Ubaydullah ibn Umar ibn HafsFrom, Successor, died 144 AH
  5. 5Said ibn Abi Said al-MaqburiTold me, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6KaysanFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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