سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الظُّهْرِChapter: Recitation In Zuhr.
Hadith 802
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ " يَقُومُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ حَتَّى لَا يُسْمَعَ وَقْعُ قَدَمٍ " .
Abdullah bin Abl Awfa said: The prophet ﷺ used to stand in the rak’ah of prayer so much so that no sound of steps heard.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
802. Commentary:
It is permissible in the last two units (rak‘ahs) of Dhuhr and ‘Asr to suffice with only Surah al-Fatihah, and it is also correct to recite more, as will be mentioned ahead. See: [سنن ابی داود حديث نمبر 804]
➋ In silent (sirrī) prayers, it is recommended (mustahabb) for the imam to occasionally recite a verse in a slightly raised voice from his recitation.
➌ It is recommended (mustahabb) to make the first unit (rak‘ah) somewhat longer than the second.
➍ If the imam lengthens the recitation with the intention that people may join the rak‘ah, this is permissible (mubah).
➎ In silent recitation (sirrī qirā’ah), it is necessary that the words be uttered with the tongue, not merely contemplated with closed lips, because the beard of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would move during recitation.
➏ It is understood that the beard of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was so long that it would move when he recited.
It is permissible in the last two units (rak‘ahs) of Dhuhr and ‘Asr to suffice with only Surah al-Fatihah, and it is also correct to recite more, as will be mentioned ahead. See: [سنن ابی داود حديث نمبر 804]
➋ In silent (sirrī) prayers, it is recommended (mustahabb) for the imam to occasionally recite a verse in a slightly raised voice from his recitation.
➌ It is recommended (mustahabb) to make the first unit (rak‘ah) somewhat longer than the second.
➍ If the imam lengthens the recitation with the intention that people may join the rak‘ah, this is permissible (mubah).
➎ In silent recitation (sirrī qirā’ah), it is necessary that the words be uttered with the tongue, not merely contemplated with closed lips, because the beard of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would move during recitation.
➏ It is understood that the beard of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was so long that it would move when he recited.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 802
