سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الصلاةThe Book on Salat (Prayer)
باب مَا جَاءَ أَنَّ الإِمَامَ ضَامِنٌ وَالْمُؤَذِّنَ مُؤْتَمَنٌChapter: What Has Been Related That The Imam Is Answerable and the Mu'adh-dhin Is Entrusted
Hadith 207
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ , وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ , عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْإِمَامُ ضَامِنٌ وَالْمُؤَذِّنُ مُؤْتَمَنٌ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَرْشِدِ الْأَئِمَّةَ وَاغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤَذِّنِينَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَائِشَةَ , وَسَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ , وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، رَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ , وَحَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ , وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . وَرَوَى أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، قَالَ : حُدِّثْتُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَرَوَى نَافِعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وسَمِعْت أَبَا زُرْعَةَ ، يَقُولُ : حَدِيثُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وسَمِعْت مُحَمَّدًا ، يَقُولُ : حَدِيثُ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَصَحُّ ، وَذَكَرَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمَدِينِيِّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُثْبِتْ حَدِيثَ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، وَلَا حَدِيثَ أَبِي صَالِحٍ , عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي هَذَا .
´Abu Hurairah narrated that :` Allah's Messenger said: "The Imam is answerable and the Mu'adh-dhin is entrusted. O Allah! Guide the Imams and pardon the Mu'adh-dhins."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
That is, the imam is the overseer and guardian of the prayer of the followers (muqtadis), because the validity of the followers’ prayer depends on the validity of the imam’s prayer. Therefore, it is necessary for him to observe the etiquettes of purification (taharah) and the etiquettes of prayer.
2:
That is, people rely on his call to prayer (adhan) to perform their prayers and to begin their fasts. Therefore, he should be mindful of the correct time, neither giving the adhan before its time nor delaying it.
3:
That is, may he be granted the awareness of the responsibility he has undertaken and the ability to fulfill it.
4:
That is, may Allah forgive them for any shortcomings they may have in fulfilling this trust.
1:
That is, the imam is the overseer and guardian of the prayer of the followers (muqtadis), because the validity of the followers’ prayer depends on the validity of the imam’s prayer. Therefore, it is necessary for him to observe the etiquettes of purification (taharah) and the etiquettes of prayer.
2:
That is, people rely on his call to prayer (adhan) to perform their prayers and to begin their fasts. Therefore, he should be mindful of the correct time, neither giving the adhan before its time nor delaying it.
3:
That is, may he be granted the awareness of the responsibility he has undertaken and the ability to fulfill it.
4:
That is, may Allah forgive them for any shortcomings they may have in fulfilling this trust.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 207
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the muezzin and the imam are strongly instructed that performing the prayer—one of the most important pillars of Islam—at its prescribed time is extremely necessary. If the muezzin and the imam show negligence, then there will be a deficiency in this most important pillar, namely “prayer.” In fact, beyond this, the imam and muezzin are connected to the entire village and neighborhood, which further increases the importance of the imam and muezzin, that they must always remain alert.
In this hadith, the muezzin and the imam are strongly instructed that performing the prayer—one of the most important pillars of Islam—at its prescribed time is extremely necessary. If the muezzin and the imam show negligence, then there will be a deficiency in this most important pillar, namely “prayer.” In fact, beyond this, the imam and muezzin are connected to the entire village and neighborhood, which further increases the importance of the imam and muezzin, that they must always remain alert.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1028
