المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
بَابُ الْفَتْحِ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ
Prompting the imam
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قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُبَشِّرٍ أَبُو سَعْدٍ الصَّاغَانِيُّ ، ثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : ( مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُفْتَحَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا اسْتَطْعَمَكَ ) . قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ : مَا اسْتِطْعَامُ الْإِمَامِ ؟ قَالَ : إِذَا سَكَتَ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "It is the way of the Sunnah that the imam be prompted when he seeks prompting from you." I asked Abu Abd al-Rahman what is meant by the imam seeking prompting. He replied: "It means when the imam falls silent (because he has forgotten during the recitation)."
The chain of this hadith is hasan (good), and it establishes the juristic ruling that when the imam forgets or stumbles in the recitation during prayer, it is a Sunnah act for the follower to remind him, so that the recitation continues and the prayer is completed correctly.
The chain of this hadith is hasan (good), and it establishes the juristic ruling that when the imam forgets or stumbles in the recitation during prayer, it is a Sunnah act for the follower to remind him, so that the recitation continues and the prayer is completed correctly.
وَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، نَا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ ، عَنِ الْأَغَرِّ ، عَنْ خَلِيفَةَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي نَصْرٍ هُوَ الْأَسَدِيُّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا ، قَالَ : ( تَرَدَّدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي آيَةٍ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ : ( أَمَا صَلَّى مَعَكُمْ أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ؟ " ، قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : فَرَأَى الْقَوْمُ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا تَفَقَّدَهُ لِيَفْتَحَ عَلَيْهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) hesitated while reciting a verse in the Fajr prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he looked at the faces of those present and asked: "Did Ubayy bin Ka'b not pray with you?" The people said: No. The people then understood that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had asked about him only so that he could correct him (peace and blessings be upon him) (by prompting him in the recitation).
Imam al-Harith recorded this report in his Musnad (Bughyat al-Bahith: 424). Its chain contains Qays bin al-Rabi', who has been graded da'if (weak) because of his poor memory; however, the mention of Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) in connection with prompting in prayer is also found in other reliable hadith that support its meaning.
Imam al-Harith recorded this report in his Musnad (Bughyat al-Bahith: 424). Its chain contains Qays bin al-Rabi', who has been graded da'if (weak) because of his poor memory; however, the mention of Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) in connection with prompting in prayer is also found in other reliable hadith that support its meaning.
