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Sunan Abi Dawud 779 — Silence After Fatihah
Remaining Silent After The Beginning Of The Prayer
Silence After Al-Fatihah: A Hadith on Two Pauses in Salah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 779
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 779
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدُبٍ، وَعِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ، تَذَاكَرَا فَحَدَّثَ سَمُرَةُ بْنُ جُنْدُبٍ، أَنَّهُ حَفِظَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَكْتَتَيْنِ سَكْتَةً إِذَا كَبَّرَ وَسَكْتَةً إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ { غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ } فَحَفِظَ ذَلِكَ سَمُرَةُ وَأَنْكَرَ عَلَيْهِ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ فَكَتَبَا فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَكَانَ فِي كِتَابِهِ إِلَيْهِمَا أَوْ فِي رَدِّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنَّ سَمُرَةَ قَدْ حَفِظَ .
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub; Ubayy ibn Ka'b: Samurah ibn Jundub and Imran ibn Husayn had a discussion (about the periods of silence in prayer). Samurah then said that he remembered two periods of silence from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); one when he uttered the takbir and the other when he finished reciting: "Not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray" (i.7). Samurah remembered that, but Imran ibn Husayn rejected it. Then they wrote about it to Ubayy ibn Ka'b. He wrote a letter to them and gave a reply to them that Samurah remembered correctly.
[1] Meaning the last of Al-Fātiḥah .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 779In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 389English translation : Book 3, Hadith 778
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 779
This hadith gives more detail about the two silent pauses in salah. Samurah ibn Jundub and Imran ibn Husayn discussed the matter. Samurah said he remembered two pauses from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم: one when he uttered the takbir and another when he finished reciting the final words of al-Fatihah, not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray. Imran rejected this at first, so they wrote to Ubayy ibn Ka’b. Ubayy replied that Samurah had remembered correctly. The report teaches a careful way of handling prayer details. The companions checked the matter with another knowledgeable companion, and the wording focuses on silence after takbir and after al-Fatihah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Samurah reported two pauses from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- One pause came after the opening takbir.
- The second pause is tied to the end of al-Fatihah in this narration.
- Ubayy’s reply confirmed that Samurah remembered correctly.
