5/11. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 843 — Reciting Behind the Imam
Reciting behind the Imam
Reciting Behind the Imam in Zuhr and Asr
Sunan Ibn Majah : 843
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 843
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الْفَقِيرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا نَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ وَفِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
We used to recite the Opening of the Book and a Surah behind the Imam in the first two Rak’ah of the Zuhr and the ‘Asr, and in the last wo Rak’ah (we would recite) the Opening of the Book.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 843In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 41English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 843
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 843
Core Topic: Congregational Prayer. This Hadith reports the practice described by Jabir bin Abdullah. He says they used to recite the Opening of the Book and a Surah behind the Imam in the first two Rak’ah of Zuhr and Asr. In the last two Rak’ah, they recited the Opening of the Book. The Hadith is specific, so the explanation should stay specific too. It mentions Zuhr and Asr, the first two Rak’ah, the last two Rak’ah, Al-Fatiha, and a Surah. For searchers looking for hadith on reciting behind Imam in silent prayers, this narration gives a clear report of how recitation was done in those prayers.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir describes recitation behind the Imam in Zuhr and Asr.
- The first two Rak’ah included Al-Fatiha and a Surah.
- The last two Rak’ah included the Opening of the Book.
- The narration shows attention to prayer structure and recitation.
