Hadith 825

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جَابِرٍ ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ ، نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالُوا : فَكَانَ مَكْحُولٌ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ وَالصُّبْحِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ سِرًّا . قَالَ مَكْحُولٌ : اقْرَأْ بِهَا فِيمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ الْإِمَامُ إِذَا قَرَأَ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسَكَتَ سِرًّا ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْكُتِ اقْرَأْ بِهَا قَبْلَهُ وَمَعَهُ وَبَعْدَهُ لَا تَتْرُكْهَا عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ .
The above mentioned tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Ubadah bin al-Samit like the version of al-Rabib Sulaiman. This version adds: Makhul used to recite Surah al Fatihah al-kitab quietly in the prayer in which the imam recites the Quran loudly when he observes the period of silence. If he does not observe the period of silence, recite it before him (i. e before his recitation), or along with him or after him; do not give it up in any case.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 825
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, الوليد بن مسلم مدلس وعنعن, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 42
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبوداود، (تحفة الأشراف: 5114) (ضعیف) » (مکحول نے عبادہ رضی اللہ عنہ کو نہیں پایا ہے)
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
825. Commentary:
Makhul did not meet ‘Ubadah radi Allahu anhu, therefore the narration is disconnected (munqati‘). [منذري]
And the practice of the Tabi‘i is clear: he would recite Surah al-Fatihah behind the imam in every case and would emphasize its importance.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 825