سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الافتتاحThe Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
بَابُ : تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ }Chapter: The Interpretation of the saying of Allah, The Mighty and Sublime: And Indeed, "We have
Hadith 916
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قال : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قال : " أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبْعًا مِنَ الْمَثَانِي السَّبْعَ الطُّوَلَ " .
´It was narrated that Ibn Abbas said:` "The Prophet (ﷺ) was given seven oft-recited; the seven long ones."
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
916. Commentary:
➊ One interpretation of "Sab‘ al-Mathani" is that it refers to the first seven long surahs of the Qur’an, namely: 1. Al-Baqarah, 2. Aal ‘Imran, 3. An-Nisa’, 4. Al-Ma’idah, 5. Al-An‘am, 6. Al-A‘raf, 7. Yunus. And according to one narration, Surah Al-Kahf is included.
➋ The researcher of the book has declared its chain of narration weak, but ‘Allamah Al-Albani rahimahullah has graded it authentic, and Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has considered its chain strong. For details, see: [صحیح سنن أبي داود (مفصل) للألباني : 5؍200 ، وفتح الباري : 8؍485 ، تحت حدیث : 4703]
➊ One interpretation of "Sab‘ al-Mathani" is that it refers to the first seven long surahs of the Qur’an, namely: 1. Al-Baqarah, 2. Aal ‘Imran, 3. An-Nisa’, 4. Al-Ma’idah, 5. Al-An‘am, 6. Al-A‘raf, 7. Yunus. And according to one narration, Surah Al-Kahf is included.
➋ The researcher of the book has declared its chain of narration weak, but ‘Allamah Al-Albani rahimahullah has graded it authentic, and Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has considered its chain strong. For details, see: [صحیح سنن أبي داود (مفصل) للألباني : 5؍200 ، وفتح الباري : 8؍485 ، تحت حدیث : 4703]
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 916
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1459. Commentary: The seven oft-repeated verses are those of Al-Fatihah. Although they are brief in terms of wording, in terms of meaning they are very extensive.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1459
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
When the imam recites aloud (jahrī recitation), the followers (muqtadis) should not recite anything except Surah al-Fatihah.
When the imam recites aloud (jahrī recitation), the followers (muqtadis) should not recite anything except Surah al-Fatihah.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 856
