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Sunan Ibn Majah 834 — Surah At-Tin in Isha
The recitation for the ‘Isha’ Prayer
Surah At-Tin in Isha Prayer Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 834
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 834
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ بِالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
It was narrated from Bara’ bin ‘Azib that he performed the ‘Isha’, the later, with the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: “I heard him reciting ‘By the fig, and the olive’.”[Al-Tin (95)]
[3] At-Tin (95).Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 834In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 834
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 834
This Hadith about Surah At-Tin in Isha prayer reports from Bara’ bin ‘Azib that he prayed the later Isha with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He said he heard him reciting Wat-tini waz-zaytun, which is Surah At-Tin. The narration is short and direct. It gives the prayer, the listener, and the surah that was heard. It does not mention the full length of the prayer, nor does it give a list of other Isha recitations. For readers searching for what the Prophet recited in Isha, this report gives one clear example. It also shows that companions remembered prayer recitation by the opening words of a surah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bara’ bin ‘Azib prayed Isha with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- He heard the Prophet recite Surah At-Tin.
- The Hadith gives one example of Isha prayer recitation.
- The report preserves the recitation through the opening words of the surah.
