2/136. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 798 — Recitation in Noon Prayer
Recitation In Zuhr
Dhuhr Prayer Recitation: Al-Fatihah, Surahs, and a Longer First Rak'ah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 798
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 798
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ، - وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ - عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، - قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا - عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي بِنَا فَيَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا وَكَانَ يُطَوِّلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الأُولَى مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُقَصِّرُ الثَّانِيَةَ وَكَذَلِكَ فِي الصُّبْحِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ مُسَدَّدٌ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةً .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
The apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to lead us in prayer and recite in the first two rak’ahs of the noon prayers Fatihat al-kitab and two surahs, and he would sometimes recite loud enough for us to hear the verse. He would prolong the first rak’ah of the noon prayer and shorten the second; and he did so in the morning prayer. Abu Dawud said: Musaddad did not mention the words fatihat al-kitab and surah.
[1] Abū Dāwūd narrated this from Musad-dad and also with another chain from Ibn Al-Muthanna.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 798In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 408English translation : Book 2, Hadith 797
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 798
This hadith describes how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led prayer and recited in certain prayers. Abu Qatadah reports that in the first two rak'ahs of the noon and afternoon prayers, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited Fatihat al-Kitab and two surahs. Sometimes he recited loudly enough for them to hear a verse. He also prolonged the first rak'ah of the noon prayer and made the second shorter, and he did similarly in the morning prayer. The report includes Abu Dawud's note that one narrator did not mention the words Fatihat al-Kitab and surah. The main lesson is about recitation in salah and the pattern of making the first rak'ah longer than the second in the described prayers.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited Fatihat al-Kitab and surahs in the first two rak'ahs in this report.
- Sometimes a verse was heard by the people behind him.
- The first rak'ah of Dhuhr was longer than the second.
- Abu Dawud notes a wording difference in one narration.
