64/28. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4096 — Before or After Ruku in Qunut
The Ghazwa of Ar-Raji’, Ri’l, Dhakwan and Bi’r Ma’una and the narration about Khubaib and his companions
وَحَدِيثِ عَضَلٍ وَالْقَارَةِ وَعَاصِمِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَخُبَيْبٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ. قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَنَّهَا بَعْدَ أُحُدٍ.
Hadith About Qunut Timing: Before Ruku or After Ruku
Sahih Bukhari : 4096
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4096
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ الأَحْوَلُ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ الْقُنُوتِ، فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ. فَقُلْتُ كَانَ قَبْلَ الرُّكُوعِ أَوْ بَعْدَهُ قَالَ قَبْلَهُ. قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ فُلاَنًا أَخْبَرَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ بَعْدَهُ، قَالَ كَذَبَ إِنَّمَا قَنَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ شَهْرًا، أَنَّهُ كَانَ بَعَثَ نَاسًا يُقَالُ لَهُمُ الْقُرَّاءُ، وَهُمْ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلاً إِلَى نَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَبَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَهْدٌ قِبَلَهُمْ، فَظَهَرَ هَؤُلاَءِ الَّذِينَ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَهْدٌ، فَقَنَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ شَهْرًا يَدْعُو عَلَيْهِمْ.
'Asim Al-Ahwal Narrated from:
I asked Anas bin Malik regarding Al-Qunut during the prayer. Anas replied, "Yes (Al-Qunut was said by the Prophet (ﷺ) in the prayer)." I said, "Is it before Bowing or after Bowing?" Anas replied, "(It was said) before (Bowing)." I said, "So-and-so informed me that you told him that it was said after Bowing."Anas replied, "He was mistaken, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said Al-Qunut after Bowing for one month. The Prophet (ﷺ) had sent some people called Al-Qurra who were seventy in number, to some pagan people who had concluded a peace treaty with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). But those who had concluded the treaty with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) violated the treaty (and martyred all the seventy men). So Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut after Bowing (in the prayer) for one month, invoking evil upon them.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4096In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 140USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 422
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4096
This hadith about Qunut timing records a question asked to Anas bin Malik. He confirmed that Qunut was said in prayer. When asked whether it was before bowing or after, he said before it. Then he corrected a report about him, explaining that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said Qunut after bowing for one month. The reason given in the hadith was that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had sent seventy people called Al-Qurra to people who had a treaty with him, but the treaty was violated and the men were martyred. So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said Qunut after ruku for one month, invoking against them. The narration keeps both the timing question and the special event together.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas confirmed Qunut in prayer.
- He clarified that the one-month Qunut after ruku was tied to a specific event.
- The hadith mentions treaty violation before the killing of the seventy Qurra.
