5/9. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 831 — Al-Mursalat in Maghrib
The recitation for the Maghrib Prayer
Al-Mursalat in Maghrib Prayer Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 831
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 831
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ هِيَ لُبَابَةُ - أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِالْمُرْسَلاَتِ عُرْفًا .
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said, narrating from his mother (one of the narrators) Abu Bakr bin Abu Shaibah said: “(She was) Lubabah” that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting ‘By the winds sent forth one after another...’[Al-Mursalat (77)] in the Maghrib.
[1] Al-Mursalât (77).Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 831In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 831
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 831
This Hadith about Al-Mursalat in Maghrib prayer reports that the mother of Ibn Abbas, identified in the narration as Lubabah, heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) reciting Wal-mursalati ‘urfa in Maghrib. The focus is very specific: a listener heard the Prophet recite Surah Al-Mursalat in the Maghrib prayer. The narration does not give a long explanation or a general list of all Maghrib recitations. It simply records what was heard in that prayer. For readers searching for hadith about Surah Al-Mursalat in Maghrib, this report is direct and easy to understand. It also shows that women among the early Muslims preserved prayer details they heard.
What we learn from this hadith
- Lubabah heard the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) recite Surah Al-Mursalat in Maghrib.
- The Hadith gives a named surah for Maghrib prayer.
- The report is based on what was heard, not on a later guess.
- It reminds readers that prayer recitation details were preserved by different Companions.
