❖ Status of the Ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) on the Imam’s Pauses in Salah ❖
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Page 310
There is a narration attributed to Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) which says:
“The Imam has two pauses. In both of them, recite Sūrah al-Fātiḥah.”
What is the status of this narration’s chain of transmission?
(Question by: ʿAbd al-Sattār Somro – Karachi)
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
✔ This narration has been classified as ḥasan (sound).
✔ This evaluation has been clarified in the verification of ḥadīth number 274 in Juzʾ al-Qirāʾah by Imām al-Bukhārī.
This conclusion is documented in the March 2000 testimony accompanying the scholarly assessment.
The narration of Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) regarding the two pauses of the Imam, and the instruction to recite Sūrah al-Fātiḥah during them, is based on a ḥasan chain and may be relied upon for practice.
هذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Page 310
❖ Question:
There is a narration attributed to Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) which says:
“The Imam has two pauses. In both of them, recite Sūrah al-Fātiḥah.”
What is the status of this narration’s chain of transmission?
(Question by: ʿAbd al-Sattār Somro – Karachi)
❖ Answer:
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
❖ The Ruling on the Chain (Isnād):
✔ This narration has been classified as ḥasan (sound).
✔ This evaluation has been clarified in the verification of ḥadīth number 274 in Juzʾ al-Qirāʾah by Imām al-Bukhārī.
This conclusion is documented in the March 2000 testimony accompanying the scholarly assessment.❖ Conclusion:
The narration of Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) regarding the two pauses of the Imam, and the instruction to recite Sūrah al-Fātiḥah during them, is based on a ḥasan chain and may be relied upon for practice.هذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
