سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي فَرْضِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَيْهَاChapter: What was narrated concerning the five obligatory Prayers and performing them regularly
Hadith 1399
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمِصْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً ، فَرَجَعْتُ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى آتِيَ عَلَى مُوسَى ، فَقَالَ مُوسَى : مَاذَا افْتَرَضَ رَبُّكَ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ ؟ ، قُلْتُ : فَرَضَ عَلَيَّ خَمْسِينَ صَلَاةً ، قَالَ : فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ، فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي ، فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي شَطْرَهَا ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ : فَقَالَ : ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ، فَرَاجَعْتُ رَبِّي ، فَقَالَ : " هِيَ خَمْسٌ ، وَهِيَ خَمْسُونَ ، لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ " ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى ، فَقَالَ : ارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ ، فَقُلْتُ : قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ مِنْ رَبِّي " .
´It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah enjoined fifty prayers upon my nation, and I came back with that until I came to Musa. Musa said: ‘What has your Lord enjoined upon your nation?’ I said: ‘He has enjoined fifty prayers on me.’ He said: ‘Go back to your Lord, for your nation will not be able to do that.’ So I went back to my Lord, and He reduced it by half. I went back to Musa and told him, and he said: ‘Go back to your Lord, for your nation will not be able to do that.’ So I went back to my Lord, and He said: ‘They are five and they are fifty; My Word does not change.’ So I went back to Musa and he said: ‘Go back to your Lord.’ I said: ‘I feel shy before my Lord.’”
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
This hadith narrates a part of the incident of Mi'raj (the Night Journey and Ascension).
For details, see: (Sahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: How the Prayer Was Made Obligatory During the Night Journey, Hadith: 349)
➋
When Musa (alayhis salam) said that your ummah will not be able to bear so many prayers,
the reason for this was that he had such an experience with Bani Isra'il.
Bani Isra'il had shown negligence in performing prayers as commanded by Allah. (Sahih Muslim, The Book of Faith, Chapter: The Night Journey of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to the Heavens and the Obligation of Prayers, Hadith: 162)
➌
The command being changed from fifty prayers to five is a special mercy from Allah Ta'ala and a tremendous favor upon the Muslims. The only way to show gratitude for this favor is to perform all five prayers regularly, with full observance of their etiquettes, and at their prescribed times.
➍
By declaring the five prayers to be equivalent to fifty, it was said:
“My word does not change.”
The reason for this is that it is His own law that a good deed performed correctly and with sincerity is recorded at least tenfold in reward.
It is stated:
﴿مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا﴾ (al-An'am: 160)
Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times as much (reward).
➎
On the last occasion, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam refrained from requesting further reduction,
because in the glad tidings of the reward of fifty for five, it was stated that now no further reduction would be made.
➊
This hadith narrates a part of the incident of Mi'raj (the Night Journey and Ascension).
For details, see: (Sahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: How the Prayer Was Made Obligatory During the Night Journey, Hadith: 349)
➋
When Musa (alayhis salam) said that your ummah will not be able to bear so many prayers,
the reason for this was that he had such an experience with Bani Isra'il.
Bani Isra'il had shown negligence in performing prayers as commanded by Allah. (Sahih Muslim, The Book of Faith, Chapter: The Night Journey of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam to the Heavens and the Obligation of Prayers, Hadith: 162)
➌
The command being changed from fifty prayers to five is a special mercy from Allah Ta'ala and a tremendous favor upon the Muslims. The only way to show gratitude for this favor is to perform all five prayers regularly, with full observance of their etiquettes, and at their prescribed times.
➍
By declaring the five prayers to be equivalent to fifty, it was said:
“My word does not change.”
The reason for this is that it is His own law that a good deed performed correctly and with sincerity is recorded at least tenfold in reward.
It is stated:
﴿مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا﴾ (al-An'am: 160)
Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times as much (reward).
➎
On the last occasion, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam refrained from requesting further reduction,
because in the glad tidings of the reward of fifty for five, it was stated that now no further reduction would be made.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1399
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
450. Commentary:
➊ "A portion of the prayer was forgiven": In Arabic, the word «شطر» is used, which means both "half" and "a portion," hence the latter meaning has been adopted. There is also brevity in this narration; otherwise, the prayers were reduced in sets of five.
➋ In «لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ», "statement" refers to the spoken word, i.e., the statement regarding fifty prayers—that despite the reduction, their reward remained intact.
➌ The Ibn Hazm mentioned in the chain refers to Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm. He is counted among the Tabi‘in (successors).
➊ "A portion of the prayer was forgiven": In Arabic, the word «شطر» is used, which means both "half" and "a portion," hence the latter meaning has been adopted. There is also brevity in this narration; otherwise, the prayers were reduced in sets of five.
➋ In «لَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ», "statement" refers to the spoken word, i.e., the statement regarding fifty prayers—that despite the reduction, their reward remained intact.
➌ The Ibn Hazm mentioned in the chain refers to Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm. He is counted among the Tabi‘in (successors).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 450
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
That is:
Initially, fifty daily prayers had been made obligatory, but although they were reduced to five daily prayers, the reward remains that of fifty prayers.
Moreover, with Allah, the reward for every good deed has, from the outset, been counted as tenfold.
That is:
Initially, fifty daily prayers had been made obligatory, but although they were reduced to five daily prayers, the reward remains that of fifty prayers.
Moreover, with Allah, the reward for every good deed has, from the outset, been counted as tenfold.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 213
