Hadith 649

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، وَأَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، يَقُولُ :أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ الْعَابِدِيُّ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، قَالَ : " صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّبْحَ بِمَكَّةَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ سُورَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ ذِكْرُ مُوسَى ، وَهَارُونَ ، أَوْ ذِكْرُ مُوسَى ، وَعِيسَى ، ابْنُ عَبَّادٍ يَشُكُّ أَوِ اخْتَلَفُوا ، أَخَذَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَعْلَةٌ فَحَذَفَ فَرَكَعَ " ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ السَّائِبِ حَاضِرٌ لِذَلِكَ .
Abdullah bin al-Saib said; the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led us in the morning prayer at Makkah. He began to recite Surah al-Mu;minin and while he came to description of Moses and Aaron or the description of Moses and Jesus the narrator Ibn Abbad doubts or other narrators differed amongst themselves on this word the prophet ﷺ coughed and gave up (recitation) and then bowed Abdullah bin al-Saib was present seeing all this incident.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الصلاة / 649
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم (455)
Hadith Takhrij « صحیح البخاری/الأذان 106(774تعلیقاً)، صحیح مسلم/الصلاة 35 (455)، سنن النسائی/الافتتاح 76 (1008)، سنن ابن ماجہ/إقامة الصلاة 5 (820)، (تحفة الأشراف: 5313)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (3/411) (صحیح) »
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
649. Commentary:
This hadith is a completion of the subject matter of the very first hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 649
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
This hadith establishes that, in case of necessity, it is permissible to interrupt the recitation (qira’ah) in the middle, and it is not obligatory to complete the surah.
According to Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, without necessity, not completing the surah is permissible according to the majority (jumhur), but it is contrary to what is preferable (khilaf awla), meaning it is better to complete the surah. The well-known opinion of Imam Malik rahimahullah is that interrupting the recitation in the middle is disliked (makruh).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1022
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mention of Isa (alayhis salam) occurs in Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse (50), where three rukus are completed. It appears that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) wished to continue reciting, but due to coughing, he ended the recitation. This also supports Hadith 818, in which the recitation of sixty to one hundred verses is mentioned.

➋ This narration also proves that it is not obligatory to recite an entire surah in prayer.

➌ If, during the recitation, the imam faces such an impediment that continuing the recitation becomes difficult, he should end the recitation and proceed to bowing (ruku’).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 820