2/52. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 553 — Come to Prayer
The Severity Of Not Attending The Congregational Prayer
Hadith About Come to Prayer and Come to Success
Sunan Abi Dawud : 553
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 553
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْمَدِينَةَ كَثِيرَةُ الْهَوَامِّ وَالسِّبَاعِ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتَسْمَعُ حَىَّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ حَىَّ عَلَى الْفَلاَحِ فَحَىَّ هَلاَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَكَذَا رَوَاهُ الْقَاسِمُ الْجَرْمِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ لَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ " حَىَّ هَلاَ " .
Ibn Umm Maktum Narrated from:
Messenger of Allah, there are many venomous creatures and wild beasts in Medina (so allow me to pray in my house because I am blind). The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do you hear the call, "Come to prayer," "Come to salvation"? (He said: Yes.) Then you must come. Abu Dawud said: Al-Qasim al-Jarmi has narrated this tradition from Sufyan in a similar manner. But his version does not contain the words "Then you must come."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 553In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 163English translation : Book 2, Hadith 553
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 553
This Hadith about the call to prayer again mentions Ibn Umm Maktum. He told the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم that Medina had many venomous creatures and wild beasts, asking to pray at home because he was blind. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked whether he heard the words come to prayer and come to success. The report then says that he must come, while Abu Dawud notes that another version does not contain those final words. This Hadith should be explained with care because the narration itself mentions a wording difference. The main lesson is tied to hearing the Adhan and responding to the prayer call.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umm Maktum mentioned danger from creatures and beasts in Medina.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked whether he heard the call to prayer and success.
- Abu Dawud records a wording note about the phrase then you must come.
