صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الصلاةThe Book of Prayers
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصُّبْحِ:Chapter: Recitation in As-Subh
وحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : ح وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَتَقَارَبَا فِي اللَّفْظِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، يَقُولُ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ المسيب العابدي ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، قَالَ : " صَلَّى لَنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، الصُّبْحَ بِمَكَّةَ ، فَاسْتَفْتَحَ سُورَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، حَتَّى جَاءَ ذِكْرُ مُوسَى ، وَهَارُونَ ، أَوْ ذِكْرُ عِيسَى ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ، يَشُكُّ أَوِ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْهِ ، أَخَذَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَعْلَةٌ ، فَرَكَعَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ السَّائِبِ حَاضِرٌ ذَلِكَ ، وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاق : فَحَذَفَ ، فَرَكَعَ ، وَفِي حَدِيثِهِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ : ابْنِ الْعَاصِ .
'Abdullah bin Sa'id reported: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) led us in the morning prayer in Makkah and began Sarat al-Mu'minin (xxiii) but when he came to the mention of Moses (ؑ) and Aaron (verse. 45) or to the mention of Jesus (verse 50), a cough got the better of him, and he bowed. 'Abdullah bin Sa'ib was present there, and in the hadith narrated by Abdul Razzaq (the words are): He cut short (the recitation) and bowed.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
This hadith establishes that, in case of necessity, it is permissible to interrupt the recitation (qira’ah) in the middle, and it is not obligatory to complete the surah.
According to Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, without necessity, not completing the surah is permissible according to the majority (jumhur), but it is contrary to what is preferable (khilaf awla), meaning it is better to complete the surah. The well-known opinion of Imam Malik rahimahullah is that interrupting the recitation in the middle is disliked (makruh).
This hadith establishes that, in case of necessity, it is permissible to interrupt the recitation (qira’ah) in the middle, and it is not obligatory to complete the surah.
According to Imam Nawawi rahimahullah, without necessity, not completing the surah is permissible according to the majority (jumhur), but it is contrary to what is preferable (khilaf awla), meaning it is better to complete the surah. The well-known opinion of Imam Malik rahimahullah is that interrupting the recitation in the middle is disliked (makruh).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1022
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
649. Commentary:
This hadith is a completion of the subject matter of the very first hadith.
This hadith is a completion of the subject matter of the very first hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 649
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mention of Isa (alayhis salam) occurs in Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse (50), where three rukus are completed. It appears that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) wished to continue reciting, but due to coughing, he ended the recitation. This also supports Hadith 818, in which the recitation of sixty to one hundred verses is mentioned.
➋ This narration also proves that it is not obligatory to recite an entire surah in prayer.
➌ If, during the recitation, the imam faces such an impediment that continuing the recitation becomes difficult, he should end the recitation and proceed to bowing (ruku’).
➊ The mention of Isa (alayhis salam) occurs in Surah Al-Mu’minun, verse (50), where three rukus are completed. It appears that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) wished to continue reciting, but due to coughing, he ended the recitation. This also supports Hadith 818, in which the recitation of sixty to one hundred verses is mentioned.
➋ This narration also proves that it is not obligatory to recite an entire surah in prayer.
➌ If, during the recitation, the imam faces such an impediment that continuing the recitation becomes difficult, he should end the recitation and proceed to bowing (ruku’).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 820
