2/51. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 542 — Talking After Iqamah
People Sitting After The Iqamah While Waiting For The Imam If He Has Not Come
Hadith About Talking After Iqamah and Delaying Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 542
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 542
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ثَابِتًا الْبُنَانِيَّ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ، يَتَكَلَّمُ بَعْدَ مَا تُقَامُ الصَّلاَةُ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَعَرَضَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ فَحَبَسَهُ بَعْدَ مَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ .
Humaid Narrated from:
I asked Thabit al-Bunani whether it was permissible for a man to talk after the qamah had been pronounced. He narrated a tradition on the authority of Anas: (once) the Iqamah was pronounced, and a person came to the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) and detained him after the Iqamah had been pronounced.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 542In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 152English translation : Book 2, Hadith 542
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 542
This Hadith about talking after Iqamah answers a real question asked by Humaid to Thabit al-Bunani. Thabit narrated from Anas that the Iqamah had been pronounced, then a person came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and detained him after the Iqamah. The text does not give a long ruling or explain the reason for the delay. So the safe way to understand it is to stay close to what it says: a conversation happened after Iqamah, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was detained before prayer began. For searches like can we talk after Iqamah or hadith about Iqamah delay, this narration shows that such a case occurred, without adding extra details beyond the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person spoke to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم after the Iqamah had been pronounced.
- The prayer did not begin instantly in this reported case.
- The Hadith should be understood as a narrated event without adding details not stated.
