Hadith 849

حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ ، قَالَ : " لَا يَقُولُ الْقَوْمُ خَلْفَ الْإِمَامِ : سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ، وَلَكِنْ يَقُولُونَ : رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ " .
Amir said: The people behind the imam should not say: “Allah listens to him who praises Him. ” But they should say: “ Our Lord, to Thee be the praise. ”
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 849
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن مقطوع  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
849. Commentary:
➊ Saying «تسميع», saying the tahmid «ربنا لك الحمد», and other supplications—both the individual imam and the followers should all participate in them; this is what the generality of the hadiths necessitates. Imam Shafi’i, Malik, Ata, Abu Dawud, Abu Burdah, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Ishaq, and Dawud are inclined towards this view. For details, see: [نيل الاوطار باب مايقول فى رفعه من الركوع، بعد انتصابه 279/2]
Whereas some have taken the other position, as the statement of Imam Sha’bi has been mentioned. Insha’Allah, the first view is more correct.
➋ It is appropriate that young children and students of knowledge be habituated to reciting these supplications.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 849