سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي اسْتِقْبَالِ الإِمَامِ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُChapter: What was narrated concerning facing the Imam when he is delivering the sermon
Hadith 1136
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " إِذَا قَامَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ بِوُجُوهِهِمْ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Adi bin Thabit that his father said:` “When the Prophet (ﷺ) stood on the pulpit, his Companions would turn to face him.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, but he has mentioned its mawquf and marfu‘ corroborating reports.
From this, it is understood that, based on these supporting narrations, this hadith is actionable and a valid proof.
Therefore, it is recommended (mustahabb) to face the imam during the sermon (khutbah).
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has also stated this ruling in his Sahih.
And he has established this chapter:
“Chapter: The people facing the imam when he delivers the sermon,” meaning that during the sermon, the imam faces the people and the people face the imam.
And in the heading of the chapter, he has also transmitted the practice of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhu and Anas radi Allahu anhu as being the same. (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jumu‘ah, before hadith: 921)
In addition, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has also declared the aforementioned narration to be authentic; see (al-Sahihah, hadith no. 2080).
The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, but he has mentioned its mawquf and marfu‘ corroborating reports.
From this, it is understood that, based on these supporting narrations, this hadith is actionable and a valid proof.
Therefore, it is recommended (mustahabb) to face the imam during the sermon (khutbah).
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has also stated this ruling in his Sahih.
And he has established this chapter:
“Chapter: The people facing the imam when he delivers the sermon,” meaning that during the sermon, the imam faces the people and the people face the imam.
And in the heading of the chapter, he has also transmitted the practice of Abdullah ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhu and Anas radi Allahu anhu as being the same. (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jumu‘ah, before hadith: 921)
In addition, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has also declared the aforementioned narration to be authentic; see (al-Sahihah, hadith no. 2080).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1136
