مسند أحمد بن حنبل
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Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Chapter: Musnad of Abū Ḥamzah Anas ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī, the Servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
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مُسْنَدُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ خَادِمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ
Three-Narrator Ahadith 77
Ismāʻīl narrated to us:
ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz ibn Ṣuhayb narrated to us, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said, “Muʻādh used to lead his people in prayer. [A man by the name of] Ḥarām came, intending to water his palm trees, and entered the mosque to pray with the people; but when he saw that Muʻādh had prolonged [the prayer, by reciting Al-Baqarah], he shortened his own prayer, finished, and went off to water his palms. When Muʻādh finished his prayer, he was told, ‘Ḥarām entered the mosque [and prayed on his own].’”
Reference:
Musnad Aḥmad 77
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: كَانَ مُعَاذٌ يَؤُمُّ قَوْمَهُ، فَدَخَلَ حَرَامٌ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَسْقِيَ نَخْلَهُ، فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ لِيُصَلِّيَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى مُعَاذًا طَوَّلَ تَجَوَّزَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ، وَلَحِقَ بِنَخْلِهِ يَسْقِيهِ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى مُعَاذٌ صَلَاتَهُ، قِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّ حَرَامًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ
| Grade: | Ṣaḥīḥ |
Musnad Aḥmad 3/101, no. 11982. Its isnād is ṣaḥīḥ according to the conditions of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.
Some narrations mention that after al-Fātiḥah, Muʻādh began reciting Sūrat al-Baqarah, the longest sūrah of the Qur’ān. The fuller account continues that Muʿādh accused Ḥarām of hypocrisy, whereupon Ḥarām complained to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ turned to Muʿādh and said twice, “Are you a tempter, Muʿādh? Do not prolong the prayer for them; recite Sabbih isma rabbika al-aʿlā, wa-l-shamsi wa-ḍuḥāhā, and the like” (Musnad Aḥmad). The incident is corroborated in the well-known report of Jābir concerning the same practice of Muʿādh, recorded by al-Bukhārī and Muslim (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, nos. 701, 711; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 465). Ḥarām did not abandon the prayer altogether; rather, he separated from the congregation, completed his prayer briefly on his own, and attended to an urgent need. The report is a central proof that an imam must consider the circumstances of those praying behind him and that a follower with a legitimate excuse may complete the prayer independently if the imam’s unnecessary prolongation causes hardship.
Some narrations mention that after al-Fātiḥah, Muʻādh began reciting Sūrat al-Baqarah, the longest sūrah of the Qur’ān. The fuller account continues that Muʿādh accused Ḥarām of hypocrisy, whereupon Ḥarām complained to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ turned to Muʿādh and said twice, “Are you a tempter, Muʿādh? Do not prolong the prayer for them; recite Sabbih isma rabbika al-aʿlā, wa-l-shamsi wa-ḍuḥāhā, and the like” (Musnad Aḥmad). The incident is corroborated in the well-known report of Jābir concerning the same practice of Muʿādh, recorded by al-Bukhārī and Muslim (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, nos. 701, 711; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 465). Ḥarām did not abandon the prayer altogether; rather, he separated from the congregation, completed his prayer briefly on his own, and attended to an urgent need. The report is a central proof that an imam must consider the circumstances of those praying behind him and that a follower with a legitimate excuse may complete the prayer independently if the imam’s unnecessary prolongation causes hardship.
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