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Sunan Abi Dawud 887 — Responding to Quran Verses
The Length Of The Ruku' And The Prostration
Hadith About Responding to Quran Verses With Faith
Sunan Abi Dawud : 887
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 887
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، سَمِعْتُ أَعْرَابِيًّا، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قَرَأَ مِنْكُمْ { وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ } فَانْتَهَى إِلَى آخِرِهَا { أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ الْحَاكِمِينَ } فَلْيَقُلْ بَلَى وَأَنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ وَمَنْ قَرَأَ { لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ } فَانْتَهَى إِلَى { أَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَى } فَلْيَقُلْ بَلَى وَمَنْ قَرَأَ { وَالْمُرْسَلاَتِ } فَبَلَغَ { فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ } فَلْيَقُلْ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ " . قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ ذَهَبْتُ أُعِيدُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الأَعْرَابِيِّ وَأَنْظُرُ لَعَلَّهُ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَتَظُنُّ أَنِّي لَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ لَقَدْ حَجَجْتُ سِتِّينَ حَجَّةً مَا مِنْهَا حَجَّةٌ إِلاَّ وَأَنَا أَعْرِفُ الْبَعِيرَ الَّذِي حَجَجْتُ عَلَيْهِ .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you recites "By the fig and the olive" (Surah 95) and comes to its end "Is not Allah the best judge?" (verse 8), he should say: "Certainly, and I am one of those who testify to that." When one recites "I swear by the Day of Resurrection" (Surah 75) and comes to "Is not that one able to raise the dead to life? (verse 40), he should say: "Certainly." And when one recites "By those that are sent" (Surah 77), and comes to "Then in what message after that will they believe? " (Surah 50), he should say: "We believe in Allah."The narrator Isma'il (ibn Umayyah) said: I beg to repeat (this tradition) before the Bedouin (who reported this tradition) so that I might see whether he (was mistaken). He said: My nephew, do you think that I did not remember it? I performed sixty hajj (pilgrimages); there is no hajj but I recognize the came on which I performed it.
[1] Sūrat At-Tīn (95).[2] Sūrat Al-Qiyāmah 75:40.[3] Sūrat Al-Mursalāt 77:50.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 887In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 497English translation : Book 3, Hadith 886
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 887
This Hadith is about responding to certain Quran verses with clear words of belief. It mentions three examples. After the end of Surah At-Tin, the reciter says that he testifies to Allah being the best judge. After the verse in Surah Al-Qiyamah about raising the dead to life, the reciter says Certainly. After the verse in Surah Al-Mursalat asking what message people will believe in after that, the reciter says We believe in Allah. The Hadith about responding to Quran verses shows that some recitation invites the tongue to affirm what the verse states. The narration also includes the Bedouin narrator's strong answer about his memory, saying he had performed sixty pilgrimages and remembered each camel he used.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some Quranic questions can be answered with words of faith.
- The responses mentioned affirm Allah's judgment, power, and message.
- The narrator's memory is defended in the report through his own statement.
