2/227. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1079 — Mosque Manners Before Friday Prayer
Gathering Before The Prayer On Friday
Mosque Manners Hadith Before Friday Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1079
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1079
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الشِّرَاءِ وَالْبَيْعِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَنْ تُنْشَدَ فِيهِ ضَالَّةٌ وَأَنْ يُنْشَدَ فِيهِ شِعْرٌ وَنَهَى عَنِ التَّحَلُّقِ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ .
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited buying and selling in the mosque, announcing aloud about a lost thing, the recitation of a poem in it, and prohibited sitting in a circle (in the mosque) on Friday before the prayer.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1079In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 690English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1074
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1079
This Hadith teaches several manners connected to the mosque and Friday prayer. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prohibited buying and selling in the mosque. He also prohibited announcing aloud about a lost thing and reciting a poem in it. The Hadith also mentions that he prohibited sitting in a circle in the mosque on Friday before the prayer. The Hadith about mosque manners before Friday prayer keeps the mosque focused on worship and order. It lists specific actions, so the explanation should stay close to those actions. The main message is not about rejecting all speech, but about avoiding the stated activities in the mosque, especially before Jumuah as mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- Buying and selling in the mosque are prohibited in this Hadith.
- Calling out about a lost item in the mosque is also prohibited.
- The text mentions poetry recitation in the mosque as prohibited.
- Sitting in circles before Friday prayer is specifically mentioned.
