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Sunan Abi Dawud 592 — Umm Waraqah Leading Her Household
On Women Action As Imam
Umm Waraqah Leading the People of Her House in Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 592
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 592
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ جُمَيْعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ خَلاَّدٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ وَرَقَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَالأَوَّلُ أَتَمُّ قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَزُورُهَا فِي بَيْتِهَا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا مُؤَذِّنًا يُؤَذِّنُ لَهَا وَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَؤُمَّ أَهْلَ دَارِهَا . قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُ مُؤَذِّنَهَا شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا .
Umm Waraqah daughter of ‘Abd Allah b. al-Harith Narrated from:
This tradition has also been narrated through a different chain of transmitters by Umm Waraqah daughter of ‘Abd Allah b. al-Harith. The first version is complete. This version goes: The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) used to visit her at her house. He appointed a mu’adhdhin to call adhan for her; and he commanded her to lead the inmates of her house in prayer. ‘Abd al-Rahman said: I saw her mu’adhdhin who was an old man.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 592In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 202English translation : Book 2, Hadith 592
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 592
This narration gives another version of the Hadith of Umm Waraqah. It says that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to visit her in her house. He appointed a mu'adhdhin to call adhan for her, and he commanded her to lead the inmates of her house in prayer. Abd al-Rahman also said that he saw her mu'adhdhin, who was an old man. The text is focused on a specific household setting. This Hadith about Umm Waraqah leading prayer should be explained carefully without adding more than the narration says. It shows that, in this report, she had a mu'adhdhin and was told to lead the people of her house.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to visit Umm Waraqah in her house.
- A mu'adhdhin was appointed to call adhan for her.
- She was commanded to lead the inmates of her house in prayer.
- The narration is specific to the people of her house.
