5/15. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1300 — Voluntary Prayer at Home
Where Should The Two Rak'ahs Of Maghrib Be Prayed?
Voluntary Prayer at Home Hadith: The Prayer of the Houses
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1300
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1300
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُطَرِّفٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْوَزِيرِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْفِطْرِيُّ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَى مَسْجِدَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الأَشْهَلِ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ الْمَغْرِبَ فَلَمَّا قَضَوْا صَلاَتَهُمْ رَآهُمْ يُسَبِّحُونَ بَعْدَهَا فَقَالَ " هَذِهِ صَلاَةُ الْبُيُوتِ " .
Ka'b bin 'Ujrah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to the mosque of Banu AbdulAshhal. He prayed the sunset prayer there. When they finished the prayer, he saw them praying the supererogatory prayer after it. He said: This is the prayer to be offered in the houses.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1300In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 51English translation : Book 5, Hadith 1295
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1300
This voluntary prayer at home hadith reports an event in the mosque of Banu AbdulAshhal. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) came there and prayed the sunset prayer. After the people finished the prayer, he saw them praying the supererogatory prayer after it. He then said: This is the prayer to be offered in the houses. The hadith is focused on the prayer after Maghrib in this scene. It does not say that the obligatory Maghrib prayer is to be prayed at home. Rather, the wording points to the extra prayer after it. The main lesson is simple: some voluntary prayers have a place in the home, and worship should not be limited to the mosque only.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed Maghrib in the mosque of Banu AbdulAshhal.
- He saw people praying the supererogatory prayer after Maghrib.
- He described that extra prayer as a prayer for the houses.
- The narration shows that the home can be a place for voluntary worship.
