2/221. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1066 — Jumuah Prayer in Rain and Mud
Not Attending The Congregational Prayer On A Cold Night Or A Rainy Day
Jumuah Prayer in Rain Hadith and Ease from Hardship
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1066
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1066
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ، صَاحِبُ الزِّيَادِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ابْنُ عَمِّ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لِمُؤَذِّنِهِ فِي يَوْمٍ مَطِيرٍ إِذَا قُلْتَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ . فَلاَ تَقُلْ حَىَّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ . قُلْ صَلُّوا فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ . فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ اسْتَنْكَرُوا ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ فَعَلَ ذَا مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي إِنَّ الْجُمُعَةَ عَزْمَةٌ وَإِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُحْرِجَكُمْ فَتَمْشُونَ فِي الطِّينِ وَالْمَطَرِ .
Ibn Sirin Narrated from:
Ibn ‘Abbas said to his mu’adhdhin on a rainy day: “when you utter the words ‘ I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,” do not say,” Come to prayer” but say “Pray at your homes,” By this (announcement) the people were surprised. He said: One who was better than me has done it. The Friday prayer is an obligatory duty. But I disliked to put you to hardship so that you might walk in mud and rain.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1066In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 677English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1061
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1066
This Hadith gives a strong example of care for people on a rainy day. Ibn Abbas told his mu’adhdhin not to say “Come to prayer” after the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Instead, he told him to say, “Pray at your homes.” Some people were surprised, so Ibn Abbas explained that someone better than him had done it. He also said that Friday prayer is an obligatory duty, but he disliked putting people into hardship so they would have to walk through mud and rain. This Hadith about Jumuah in rain keeps two points together: Friday prayer has weight, and hardship is not ignored.
What we learn from this hadith
- Friday prayer is described as an obligatory duty in the Hadith.
- Rain and mud were treated as real hardship for people walking to prayer.
- Ibn Abbas wanted to avoid causing people difficulty.
- People may be surprised by ease, so clear explanation is helpful.
