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Sunan Abi Dawud 777 — Two Silent Pauses in Prayer
Remaining Silent After The Beginning Of The Prayer
Two Silent Pauses in Salah: Samurah’s Report Verified by Ubayy
Sunan Abi Dawud : 777
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 777
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ قَالَ سَمُرَةُ حَفِظْتُ سَكْتَتَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ سَكْتَةً إِذَا كَبَّرَ الإِمَامُ حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ وَسَكْتَةً إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ فَكَتَبُوا فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى أُبَىٍّ فَصَدَّقَ سَمُرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ كَذَا قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَسَكْتَةً إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ .
Samura b. Jundub Narrated from:
I remember two period of silence in prayer, one when the imam said the takbir; and one when he finished reciting the Fatihah and the surah when he was about to bow. But Imran ibn Husayn took it as something strange. So they wrote about it to Ubayy (ibn Ka'b) in Medina. He verified the statement of Samurah. Abu Dawud said: Humaid also narrated in this tradition the words "and one period silence when he finished the recitation (of the Qur'an)"
[1] His narration is recorded by Ahmad (5:15) and others.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 777In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 387English translation : Book 3, Hadith 776
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 777
This hadith about two silent pauses in salah reports that Samurah ibn Jundub remembered two periods of silence in prayer. One was when the imam said the takbir, and the other was after finishing the recitation of al-Fatihah and a surah, when he was about to bow. Imran ibn Husayn found this strange, so they wrote to Ubayy ibn Ka’b in Madina. Ubayy verified Samurah’s statement. Abu Dawud also notes another wording that mentions a period of silence when the recitation was finished. The report is useful for searches about silence after takbir and silence after recitation. It shows how companions discussed prayer details and sought confirmation rather than leaving the matter unclear.
What we learn from this hadith
- Samurah remembered two silent pauses in the prayer.
- One pause is linked to the imam’s takbir at the start.
- The other pause is linked to finishing the recitation before bowing.
- Ubayy ibn Ka’b verified Samurah’s memory when asked.
