5/3. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1260 — Different Reported Verse in Fajr Sunnah
Making Them Brief
Fajr Sunnah Recitation Hadith: Reported Verses and Narrator Doubt
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1260
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1260
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عُمَرَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُوسَى - عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي رَكْعَتَىِ الْفَجْرِ { قُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا } فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى وَفِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُخْرَى بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ { رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ } أَوْ { إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلاَ تُسْأَلُ عَنْ أَصْحَابِ الْجَحِيمِ } شَكَّ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Narrated Abu Hurairah: That he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) recite in both rak'ahs of the dawn:"Say: We believe in Allah, and in the revelation given to us" (3:84). This is in the first rak'ah. In the second rak'ah he recited this verse: "Our Lord, we have believed in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger, so write us down among those who bear witness." or he recited:"Surely, we have sent you with the truth as a bringer of glad tidings, and a warner. And you will not be asked about the inhabitants of the Blazing Fire" (2:119). Al-Darawardi doubted (which of the verse he recited).
[1] Some of them said that the meaning is: "Even if you are pursuing on horses."[2] Āl Imrān 3:84.[3] Āl Imrān 3:52.[1] Āl 'Imrān 3:84.[2] Āl 'Imrān 3:52.[3] That is, 'Abdul-'Azīz bin Muḥammad bin 'Uthmān, who is one of the narrators in the chain for this Ḥadīth .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1260In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 11English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1255
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1260
This Fajr Sunnah recitation hadith from Abu Hurairah reports that he heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recite in the two rak'ahs of dawn. In the first rak'ah, he recited the verse beginning, “Say: We believe in Allah, and in the revelation given to us.” In the second rak'ah, the report mentions either “Our Lord, we have believed in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger,” or “Surely, We have sent you with the truth as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner.” The narrator al-Darawardi was unsure which verse was recited. This detail matters because it shows honesty in narration: the doubt is preserved instead of being hidden.
What we learn from this hadith
- The first rak'ah included a verse about belief in Allah and revelation.
- The second rak'ah is reported with narrator doubt between two verses.
- The narration openly records al-Darawardi’s uncertainty.
- The hadith remains focused on recitation in the two dawn Sunnah rak'ahs.
