2/136. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 799 — Al-Fatihah in Later Rak'ahs
Recitation In Zuhr
Al-Fatihah in the Last Two Rak'ahs: A Prayer Recitation Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud : 799
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 799
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، وَأَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْعَطَّارُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، بِبَعْضِ هَذَا وَزَادَ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ . وَزَادَ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ يُطَوِّلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى مَا لاَ يُطَوِّلُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَهَكَذَا فِي صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ وَهَكَذَا فِي صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
The above mentioned tradition as been reported by Abu Qatadah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He would recite Fatihat al-kitab in the last two surahs. Hammam added: He would prolong the first rak’ah but would not prolong the second so much; and he did so similarly in the afternoon prayer, and so in the morning prayer.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 799In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 409English translation : Book 2, Hadith 798
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 799
This narration reports the previous meaning from Abu Qatadah through another chain and adds details. It says that in the last two rak'ahs, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited Fatihat al-Kitab. It also adds that he prolonged the first rak'ah more than the second. The narration says this was the case in the afternoon prayer and the morning prayer as well. This hadith is useful for searches about Al-Fatihah in the last two rak'ahs and the first rak'ah being longer. The text is focused on prayer recitation and timing within rak'ahs. It should not be stretched beyond what it says. The direct lesson is that the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم recitation had an ordered pattern in the prayers described.
What we learn from this hadith
- The last two rak'ahs are mentioned with Fatihat al-Kitab in this report.
- The first rak'ah was longer than the second.
- The same pattern is mentioned for Asr and morning prayer.
- The narration adds detail to the previous report from Abu Qatadah.
