السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: الاختيار للإمام والمأموم في أن يخفيا الذكر
The preference for the imam and follower to do remembrance quietly
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قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ يَقُولُ: {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] يَعْنِي الدُّعَاءَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ، وَلَا تَجْهَرْ: تَرْفَعْ، وَلَا تُخَافِتْ: حَتَّى لَا تُسْمِعْ نَفْسَكَ ".
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Indeed Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 'And do not recite your prayer too loudly, nor too quietly.' [Surah al-Isra: 110]
What is meant by it (the prayer) is supplication, and Allah knows best.
And the meaning of 'Do not be loud' is that you should not raise your voice very high, and the meaning of 'nor too quiet' is that it should not be so quiet that you yourself cannot hear it."
What is meant by it (the prayer) is supplication, and Allah knows best.
And the meaning of 'Do not be loud' is that you should not raise your voice very high, and the meaning of 'nor too quiet' is that it should not be so quiet that you yourself cannot hear it."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، ثنا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا فِي قَوْلِهِ: " {لَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] قَالَتْ: " هُوَ الدُّعَاءُ ".
Concerning the saying of Allah Almighty, 'And do not recite your prayer too loudly, nor too quietly' [Surah al-Isra: 110], it is reported from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that what is meant by it is supplication.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحِيرِيُّ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، ثنا عُبَيْدٌ الْهَبَّارِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: " نَزَلَتْ يَعْنِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] " فِي الدُّعَاءِ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَالْمَسْأَلَةِ.
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that this verse, 'And do not recite your prayer too loudly, nor too quietly' [Surah al-Isra: 110], was revealed concerning supplication.
(b) Likewise, Mujahid said that it was revealed concerning asking in supplication.
(b) Likewise, Mujahid said that it was revealed concerning asking in supplication.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ثنا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي قَوْلِهِ: {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] قَالَ: " كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا دَعَا فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ " كَذَا فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ وَلَيْسَتْ بِقَوِيَّةٍ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, 'And do not recite your prayer too loudly, nor too quietly' [Surah al-Isra: 110], says: When a man made supplication in prayer, he would raise his voice.
So it is in this narration, and it is not strong.
So it is in this narration, and it is not strong.
وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أَنْبَأَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي، ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ، ثنا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] قَالَ: " نَزَلَتْ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَوَارٍ بِمَكَّةَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ سَمِعَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ ذَلِكَ فَيَسُبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ " قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ} [الإسراء: ١١٠] حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ {وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] " عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ فَلَا تُسْمِعُهُمْ " {وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا} [الإسراء: ١١٠] " أَسْمِعْهُمْ، وَلَا تَجْهَرْ حَتَّى يَأْخُذُوا عَنْكَ الْقُرْآنَ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ مُسَدَّدٍ وَغَيْرِهِ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ هُشَيْمٍ وَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْجَمِيعُ مُرَادًا بِالْآيَةِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
It is reported from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the verse 'And do not recite your prayer too loudly, nor too quietly' [Surah al-Isra: 110] came down when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in hiding in Makkah. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his voice in prayer, the idolaters would hear it and would revile the Qur'an, the One who revealed it and the one who brought it. So Allah Almighty said: 'And do not recite your prayer too loudly' [Surah al-Isra: 110], "Do not raise your voice in your prayer so much that the idolaters hear," 'nor too quietly' [Surah al-Isra: 110], "and do not recite it so softly that even your companions cannot hear," 'but seek a way between that' [Surah al-Isra: 110], "rather, adopt a moderate way: let them hear you, but do not raise your voice too loud, so that they may take the Qur'an from you."
(b) It is also possible that all of these matters are meant by this verse.
(b) It is also possible that all of these matters are meant by this verse.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدُوسٍ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، ثنا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ، ⦗٢٦٢⦘ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ: لَمَّا غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حُنَيْنًا أَوْ قَالَ: لَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ أَشْرَفَ النَّاسُ عَلَى وَادٍ فَرَفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ: اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ارْبَعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْعُونَ أَصَمًّا، وَلَا غَائِبًا إِنَّمَا تَدْعُونَ سَمِيعًا قَرِيبًا وَهُوَ مَعَكُمْ " قَالَ وَأَنَا خَلْفُ رَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَمِعَنِي وَأَنَا أَقُولُ: " لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ " فَقَالَ: " يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ " فَقُلْتُ: لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ: " أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ مِنْ كَنْزِ الْجَنَّةِ " قُلْتُ: بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي قَالَ: " لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ.
Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for the Battle of Hunayn, the people climbed onto the mounds and began saying the takbir in very loud voices. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people, recite your glorifications and takbirs softly; you are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent, rather you are calling upon One who is All-Hearing and Near, and He is with you." The narrator says: I was behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and was saying: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power and no strength except with Allah). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abdullah bin Qays!" I said: Here I am, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you of a word that is from the treasures of Paradise?" I said: Of course, please do tell me! May my father and mother be ransomed for you. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' is from the treasures of Paradise."
