7/2. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1405 — Zaid bin Thabit and Surah an-Najm
A View That There Is No Prostration In Mufassal Surahs
Zaid bin Thabit Hadith on Surah an-Najm and Sujud Tilawah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1405
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1405
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَخْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ قُسَيْطٍ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَعْنَاهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ كَانَ زَيْدٌ الإِمَامَ فَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ فِيهَا .
Zaid bin Thabit Narrated from:
This tradition has also been transmitted by Zaid b. Thabit through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: Zaid was imam (in a prayer) and he did not make prostration.
[1] Meaning, Zaid recited, and the Prophet ﷺ did not prostrate because Zaid did not prostrate.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1405In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 5English translation : Book 7, Hadith 1400
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1405
This narration supports the previous report about Surah an-Najm and sujud tilawah. It says the same meaning has been transmitted from Zaid bin Thabit through another chain. Abu Dawud then adds a note: Zaid was the imam in a prayer and did not make prostration in it. The hadith is useful for readers searching for Zaid bin Thabit Surah Najm hadith, imam did not make sajdah, or sujud tilawah in prayer. The key point is not to turn the note into a wider claim than the text gives. It tells us what happened in this report and how Abu Dawud explained the setting. The narration teaches us to read hadith details with care, including narrator notes.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report gives another chain for the same meaning from Zaid bin Thabit.
- Abu Dawud notes that Zaid was the imam and did not prostrate.
- The hadith highlights the value of narrator notes in understanding a report.
- It stays focused on this specific event connected to Surah an-Najm.
