❖ Status of the Ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) on the Imam’s Pauses in Salah ❖
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Page 310
❖ Question:
There is a narration attributed to Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) which says:
“The Imam has two pauses. In both of them, recite Sūrah al-Fātiḥah.”
What is the status of this narration’s chain of transmission?
(Question by: ʿAbd al-Sattār Somro – Karachi)
❖ Answer:
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
❖ The Ruling on the Chain (Isnād):
✔ This narration has been classified as ḥasan (sound).
✔ This evaluation has been clarified in the verification of ḥadīth number 274 in Juzʾ al-Qirāʾah by Imām al-Bukhārī.
📌 This conclusion is documented in the March 2000 testimony accompanying the scholarly assessment.
❖ Conclusion:
✅ The narration of Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) regarding the two pauses of the Imam, and the instruction to recite Sūrah al-Fātiḥah during them, is based on a ḥasan chain and may be relied upon for practice.
هذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
