2/73. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 599 — Mu'adh Led After Praying
On Someone Having Prayed And Then Leading Others For That Prayer
Hadith About Mu'adh Praying with the Prophet Then Leading His People
Sunan Abi Dawud : 599
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 599
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْعِشَاءَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي قَوْمَهُ فَيُصَلِّي بِهِمْ تِلْكَ الصَّلاَةَ .
Jabir b. 'Abd Allah Narrated from:
Mu’adh b. Jabal would pray along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the night prayer, then go and lead his people and lead them in the same prayer.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 599In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 209English translation : Book 2, Hadith 599
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 599
This Hadith reports that Mu'adh b. Jabal would pray the night prayer with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), then go to his people and lead them in that same prayer. The report is brief and focused. It tells us what Mu'adh used to do: he joined the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) for Isha, then returned to lead his own people. This Hadith about praying then leading others is often searched because it mentions a person praying with one congregation and then serving another congregation afterward. From the text itself, the clear teaching is about Mu'adh’s practice of worship with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and then helping his people by leading them in prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mu'adh prayed with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- He then returned to lead his own people in prayer.
- The narration specifically mentions the night prayer.
- The report shows service to one’s community through leading prayer.
