Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 111-115
Explaining
Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 111-115
Chapter 22: The Congregation Appointing Someone to Lead Them If the
Imam Is Delayed and If There Is No Fear of Negative Repercussions.
Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
went to the tribe of Bani Amr b. Auf in order to bring reconciliation amongst
(its members), and It was a time of prayer. The Mu'adhdhin came to Abu Bakr and
said: Would you lead the prayer in case I recite takbir (tahrima, with which
the prayer begins)? He (Abu Bakr) said: Yes. He (the narrator) said: He (Abu
Bakr) started (leading) the prayer. The people were engaged in observing prayer
when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to come there and made his way
(through the people) till he stood in a row. The people began to clap (their
hands), but Abu Bakr paid no heed (to it) in prayer. When the people clapped
more vigorously, he (Abu Bakr) then paid heed and saw the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) there. (He was about to withdraw when) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) signed to
him to keep standing at his place. Abu Bakr lifted his hands and praised Allah
for what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had commanded him and then Abu Bakr
withdrew himself till he stood in the midst of the row and the Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) stepped forward and led the prayer. When (the prayer) was over, he
(the Holy Prophet) said: O Abu Bakr, what prevented you from standing (at that
place) as I ordered you to do? Abu Bakr said: It does not become the son of Abu
Quhafa to lead prayer before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) said (to the people) around him: What is it that I saw you clapping so
vigorously? (Behold) when anything happens in prayer, say: Subhan Allah, for
when you would utter it, it would attract the attention, while clapping of
hands is meant for women. (Explaining
Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 111)
This hadith is transmitted
by Sahl b. Sa'd in the same way as narrated by Malik, with the exception of
these words:
" Abu Bakr lifted his
hands and praised Allah and retraced his (steps) till he stood in a row."
(Explaining
Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 112)
Sahl b. Sa'd al-Sa'idi reported:
The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ)
went to Bani Amr b. 'Auf in order to bring about reconciliation amongst them.
The rest of the hadith is the same but with (the addition of these
words):" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came and made his way through the rows
till he came to the first row and Abu Bakr retraced his steps." (Explaining
Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 113)
Mughira b. Shu'ba reported
that he participated in the expedition of Tabuk along with the Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to answer the call of nature
before the morning prayer, and I carried along with him a jar (full of water).
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came back to me (after relieving himself). I
began to pour water upon his hands out of the jar and he washed his hands three
times, then washed his face three times. He then tried to tuck up the sleeves of
his cloak upon his forearms but since the sleeves were tight he inserted his
hands in the cloak and then brought out his forearms up to the elbow below the
cloak, and then wiped over his shoes and then moved on. Mughira said:
I also moved along with him
till he came to the people and (he found) that they had been saying their
prayer under the Imamah of 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
could get one rak’ah out of two and said (this) last rak'ah along with the
people. When Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf pronounced the salutation, the Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) got up to complete the prayer. This made the Muslims terrified and
most of them began to recite the glory of the Lord. When the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) finished his prayer, he turned towards them and then said: You did well, or
said with a sense of joy: You did the right thing that you said prayer at the
appointed hour. (Explaining
Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 114)
This hadith is narrated by
Hamza b. Mughira by another chain of transmitters (but with the addition of
these words):
I made up my mind to hold
Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf back, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Leave
him." (Explaining
Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 115)
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