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Sunan Ibn Majah 848 — Avoid Competing in Recitation
When the Imam is reciting, then listen attentively
Avoid Competing with the Imam’s Qur’an Recitation
Sunan Ibn Majah : 848
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 848
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أُكَيْمَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِأَصْحَابِهِ صَلاَةً نَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا الصُّبْحُ فَقَالَ " هَلْ قَرَأَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ " . قَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا . قَالَ " إِنِّي أَقُولُ مَا لِي أُنَازَعُ الْقُرْآنَ " .
Ibn Ukaimah Narrated from:
I heard Abu Hurairah say: ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) led his Companions in a prayer; we think it was the Subh. He said: “Did anyone among you recite?” A man said: “I did.” He said: “I was saying to myself, what is wrong with me that someone is fighting to wrest the Qur’an from me?”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 848In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 848
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 848
Core Topic: Imam Recitation. This Hadith describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم leading the Companions in a prayer, which the narrator thought was Subh. After the prayer, he asked whether anyone had recited. A man said that he had. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that he wondered why someone was contending with him over the Qur’an. The message is tied to the moment of Imam recitation and the need not to disturb it. The Hadith does not list all prayer types, but it clearly shows that recitation behind the Imam in that situation caused concern. Searchers looking for hadith about reciting behind Imam will find this narration important for understanding attentive prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Imam’s recitation should not be disturbed.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed when someone recited behind him.
- Prayer behind the Imam requires awareness and restraint.
- The narration teaches respect for Qur’an recitation in Salah.
