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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلاَ صَلاَةَ إِلاَّ الْمَكْتُوبَةُChapter: What was narrated concerning: Once the Iqamah has been called, there should be no Prayer except the obligatory one
Hadith 1152
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَرْجِسَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى ، قَالَ لَهُ : " بِأَيِّ صَلَاتَيْكَ اعْتَدَدْتَ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Sarjis that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a man performing the two Rak’ah before the morning prayer while he himself was performing prayer. When he had finished praying he said to him:` “Which of your two prayers did you intend to be counted (i.e., accepted)?”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, whether it is the prayer you performed alone or the one you performed with the imam, the meaning of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was that when the imam stands for the prayer, then apart from the obligatory (fard) prayer, no other prayer should be performed, even if it is the sunnah of Fajr.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
This statement can also mean: Which prayer have you made your objective?
That is, was your intention the prayer you performed alone,
or the one for which the congregation was being established?
Since, when leaving the house, the primary objective is to perform the obligatory (fard) prayer,
it is not correct to give preference to the other (i.e., the non-obligatory prayer).
The sunnah prayers can also be performed at home;
coming to the mosque is not primarily for them.
(2)
It is clearly established from this hadith that when the congregation is standing, it is not correct to perform the sunnah prayers of Fajr; rather, it is necessary to join the congregation.
(1)
This statement can also mean: Which prayer have you made your objective?
That is, was your intention the prayer you performed alone,
or the one for which the congregation was being established?
Since, when leaving the house, the primary objective is to perform the obligatory (fard) prayer,
it is not correct to give preference to the other (i.e., the non-obligatory prayer).
The sunnah prayers can also be performed at home;
coming to the mosque is not primarily for them.
(2)
It is clearly established from this hadith that when the congregation is standing, it is not correct to perform the sunnah prayers of Fajr; rather, it is necessary to join the congregation.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1152
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
869. Commentary: The purpose of this hadith is also the same: that during the Fajr prayer, the Sunnah (supererogatory) prayers cannot be performed. However, according to the Hanafis, they can be performed outside the mosque. This was the position of the earlier scholars; those who came later permitted performing them inside the mosque, standing in a row behind the main congregation, even though in the narration of Sahih Muslim it is explicitly stated that the mentioned person prayed on one side of the mosque. See: [صحیح مسلم ، صلاة المسافرین ، حدیث : 712]
Then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam stopped him. In the presence of such explicit narrations, permitting the performance of Sunnah prayers inside the mosque while the congregation is present is a great audacity. It is narrated from Imam Shafi‘i rahimahullah that he did not permit performing Sunnah prayers even outside the mosque after the iqamah had been called. The apparent wording supports this as well. And Allah knows best.
Then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam stopped him. In the presence of such explicit narrations, permitting the performance of Sunnah prayers inside the mosque while the congregation is present is a great audacity. It is narrated from Imam Shafi‘i rahimahullah that he did not permit performing Sunnah prayers even outside the mosque after the iqamah had been called. The apparent wording supports this as well. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 869
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1265. Commentary:
If the congregational prayer is being held, it is not permissible for anyone to perform Sunnah or Nafl (voluntary) prayers, even if he is certain that after completing the Sunnah he will catch the first rak‘ah. The same ruling applies to the Sunnahs of Fajr. During the congregational prayer, it is not permissible to perform the Sunnahs of Fajr in the outer courtyard or in any corner, as is commonly practiced in many mosques.
If the congregational prayer is being held, it is not permissible for anyone to perform Sunnah or Nafl (voluntary) prayers, even if he is certain that after completing the Sunnah he will catch the first rak‘ah. The same ruling applies to the Sunnahs of Fajr. During the congregational prayer, it is not permissible to perform the Sunnahs of Fajr in the outer courtyard or in any corner, as is commonly practiced in many mosques.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1265
