65/1.2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4475 — Saying Ameen With the Imam
"...Not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger, nor of those who went astray." (V.1:7)
Hadith About Saying Ameen Behind the Imam
Sahih Bukhari : 4475
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4475
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا قَالَ الإِمَامُ {غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ} فَقُولُوا آمِينَ. فَمَنْ وَافَقَ قَوْلُهُ قَوْلَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When the Imam says: 'Ghair-il-Maghdubi `alaihim Walad-Dallin (i.e. not the path of those who earn Your Anger, nor the path of those who went astray (1.7)), then you must say, 'Ameen', for if one's utterance of 'Ameen' coincides with that of the angels, then his past sins will be forgiven."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4475In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 2USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 2
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4475
This hadith explains when to say Ameen in prayer behind the imam. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when the imam says “Ghair-il-Maghdubi alaihim Walad-Dallin,” the people should say Ameen. The narration then states that if a person’s saying of Ameen matches the saying of the angels, his past sins will be forgiven. A hadith about saying Ameen in prayer is often searched by people learning how to follow the imam. The text connects Ameen with the final verse of Al-Fatiha and with the angels. Since the hadith itself mentions forgiveness, we can state that promise as it appears, without adding extra conditions not found in the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith tells worshippers to say Ameen after the imam recites the final verse of Al-Fatiha.
- It mentions the angels saying Ameen.
- The narration states forgiveness of past sins when one’s Ameen coincides with the angels.
