5/12. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 845 — Two Pauses in Salah
The two pauses of the Imam
Two Pauses in Salah Before Reciting and Ruku
Sunan Ibn Majah : 845
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 845
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ خِدَاشٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِشْكَابَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ قَالَ سَمُرَةُ حَفِظْتُ سَكْتَتَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ سَكْتَةً قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَسَكْتَةً عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ . فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ عِمْرَانُ بْنُ الْحُصَيْنِ فَكَتَبُوا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَصَدَّقَ سَمُرَةَ .
Samurah Narrated from:
I memorized two pauses in the prayer, a pause before reciting and a pause when bowing. ‘Imran bin Husain denied that, so they wrote to Al-Madinah, to Ubayy bin Ka’b, and he said that Samurah was speaking the truth.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 845In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 845
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 845
Core Topic: Prayer Pauses. This Hadith gives another report from Samurah about two pauses in prayer. He says he memorized a pause before reciting and a pause when bowing. Imran bin Husain denied it, so they wrote to Ubayy bin Ka’b in Madinah. Ubayy confirmed that Samurah was speaking the truth. The Hadith is mainly about preserving a detail of the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم prayer. It also shows how companions checked a disputed report by asking another knowledgeable companion. For users searching for hadith about two pauses in Salah, this narration keeps the focus on prayer timing, recitation, and the move toward Ruku.
What we learn from this hadith
- Samurah reports two pauses within the prayer.
- One pause is before recitation and another is connected to bowing.
- The companions checked disputed knowledge carefully.
- Small details of Salah were preserved and discussed.
