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Sunan Abi Dawud 1122 — Surahs Recited on Eid and Friday
What Should Be Recited During The Friday Prayer
Surahs Recited in Eid and Friday Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1122
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1122
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَيَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ بِـ { سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى } وَ { هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ } قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا اجْتَمَعَا فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَرَأَ بِهِمَا .
An-Nu'man bin Bashir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite at the two 'Ids (festivals) and on Friday, "Glorify the name of your most high Lord." (87) and "Has the story of the overwhelming reached you?" (88) He said: When a festival ('Id) and a Friday coincided, he recited them both (at the two prayers).
[1] Al-A'lā' (87)[2] Al-Ghashiyah (88).Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1122In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 733English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1117
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1122
This hadith about Surahs recited in Eid prayer and Friday prayer shows a repeated practice of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Al-Nu'man b. Bashir said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to recite Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the two Eid prayers and on Friday. The report also says that when Eid and Friday came on the same day, he recited those same two Surahs in both prayers. For anyone searching “what surah to recite in Eid prayer” or “Friday prayer recitation hadith,” this narration gives a direct answer from the text. It shows steadiness in recitation and keeps both Eid salah and Jumu'ah linked to Qur'an recitation known from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah Al-A'la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah were recited in Eid prayers.
- The same two Surahs were also recited on Friday.
- When Eid and Friday coincided, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited them in both prayers.
- The hadith shows a known pattern of Qur'an recitation in these prayers.
