5/203. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1428 — Imam Moving After Fard
Offering a voluntary Prayer in the same place as one has offered an obligatory Prayer
Imam Moving After Obligatory Prayer: A Prayer Manner
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1428
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1428
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، . أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " لاَ يُصَلِّي الإِمَامُ فِي مُقَامِهِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ حَتَّى يَتَنَحَّى عَنْهُ " . حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ التَّمِيمِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ نَحْوَهُ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Imam should not pray in the place where he offered the obligatory prayer, until he moves aside.” Another chain from Mughirah, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1428In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 626English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1428
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1428
This Hadith gives guidance for the Imam after the obligatory prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the Imam should not pray in the same place where he offered the obligatory prayer until he moves aside. The text is short, but the meaning is practical. It deals with prayer place and order after the fard prayer. People often search for imam moving after fard prayer or sunnah prayer after obligatory prayer because they want to know the correct manner. This narration focuses only on the Imam and the act of moving aside before praying again in the same place.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Imam should not remain in the same prayer spot for the next prayer.
- Moving aside separates the obligatory prayer from another prayer.
- The Hadith teaches a clear prayer manner for the Imam.
