Hadith 2541
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، عَنِ الْعَلاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَإِذَا النَّاسُ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا هَؤُلاءِ ؟ " فَقِيلَ : نَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ ، وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ ، وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاتِهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَصَابُوا ، أَوْ نِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا " .
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came and saw that people were performing prayer in a corner of the mosque during the month of Ramadan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired: Who are these people? It was submitted: These are some people who do not know the Qur'an. Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) is leading them in prayer and they are following his prayer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They have done well (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) what they have done is excellent.
Hadith 2542
أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَصَلَّى بِصَلاتِهِ نَاسٌ ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى مِنَ الْقَابِلَةِ فَكَثُرَ النَّاسُ ، ثُمَّ اجْتَمَعُوا مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ ، فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ : " قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الَّذِي صَنَعْتُمْ ، فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَيْكُمْ إِلا أَنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ " ، وَذَلِكَ فِي رَمَضَانَ .
Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: One night, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performed prayer in the mosque. Some people performed prayer following his example. The next night, when he performed prayer, the number of people increased. On the third or fourth night, many people gathered, but the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not come to them. In the morning, he said: I saw what you did (that is, that you came to perform prayer), but I did not come to you because I feared that it would be made obligatory upon you. (The narrator says) This happened in the month of Ramadan.
