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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
. بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي بَدْءِ شَأْنِ الْمِنْبَرِChapter: What was narrated concerning the beginning of the construction of the pulpit
Hadith 1416
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، قَالَ : اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ فِي مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ ؟ فَأَتَوْا سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ فَسَأَلُوهُ : فَقَالَ : مَا بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي ، " هُوَ مِنْ أَثْلِ الغَابَةِ ، عَمِلَهُ فُلَانٌ مَوْلَى فُلَانَةَ نَجَّارٌ ، فَجَاءَ بِهِ ، فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ حِينَمَا وُضِعَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ ، وَقَامَ النَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ ، فَقَرَأَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، فَرَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى سَجَدَ بِالْأَرْضِ ، ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ، فَقَرَأَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَقَامَ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى سَجَدَ بِالْأَرْضِ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Hazim said:` “The people differed concerning the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and what it was made of. So they came to Sahl bin Sa’d and asked him. He said: ‘There is no one left who knows more about that than I. It is made of tamarisk (a type of tree) from Ghabah. It was made by so-and-so, the freed slave of so- and-so (a woman), (who was) a carpenter. He brought it and he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) stood on it when it was put in position. He faced the Qiblah and the people stood behind him. He recited Qur’an, then bowed and raised his head, then he moved backwards until he prostrated on the ground, then he went back to the pulpit and recited Qur’an, then bowed and raised his head, then he moved backwards until he prostrated on the ground.”
Brief Explanation
1؎: Ghabah: The name of a place, which is located at a distance of nine miles from Madinah.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
➊
"There is no one more knowledgeable than me left."
That is, those who knew more have passed away.
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If the imam is on a higher place than the followers (muqtadis) during congregational prayer, there is no harm in it.
➌
Moving backward or forward within the prayer due to some necessity does not invalidate the prayer.
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The purpose of leading the congregation while standing on the pulpit (minbar) was so that people could properly see and understand the method of prayer.
Benefits and Issues:
➊
"There is no one more knowledgeable than me left."
That is, those who knew more have passed away.
➋
If the imam is on a higher place than the followers (muqtadis) during congregational prayer, there is no harm in it.
➌
Moving backward or forward within the prayer due to some necessity does not invalidate the prayer.
➍
The purpose of leading the congregation while standing on the pulpit (minbar) was so that people could properly see and understand the method of prayer.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1416
