2/130. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 780 — Two Pauses Remembered from the Prophet
Remaining Silent After The Beginning Of The Prayer
Two Pauses in Salah: At Entry into Prayer and After Recitation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 780
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 780
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، بِهَذَا قَالَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ سَكْتَتَانِ حَفِظْتُهُمَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ قُلْنَا لِقَتَادَةَ مَا هَاتَانِ السَّكْتَتَانِ قَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ وَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْدُ وَإِذَا قَالَ { غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ } .
Samura b. Jundub Narrated from:
I remember from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) two periods of silence. Sa'id said: We asked Qatadah: What are those two periods of silence? He said: (one) when he began his prayer, and (one) when he finished the recitation. Then he added: When he finished reciting (the closing verse of the Fatihah): "Not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of who go astray."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 780In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 390English translation : Book 3, Hadith 779
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 780
This hadith continues the reports about two pauses in prayer. Samurah said he remembered two silent pauses from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Sa’id then said they asked Qatadah what those two pauses were. Qatadah explained that one was when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered into his prayer, and the other was when he finished the recitation. He further linked it to the end of the verse, not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray. The hadith is useful for anyone searching for the pause after al-Fatihah or the silence after opening prayer. It keeps the subject narrow: two remembered pauses, their places, and the explanation passed on by Qatadah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Samurah remembered two pauses from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Qatadah explained one pause as being when he entered prayer.
- The second pause is explained as after finishing the recitation.
- The narration links the second pause with the end of al-Fatihah.
