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Sahih Muslim 392d — Takbir in Obligatory Prayer
Affirming The Takbir For Every Movement Up Or Down In The Prayer, Except When Rising From Ruku' When One Should Say: Sami'aAllahu Liman Hamidah (Allah Hears Those Who Praise Him)
Takbir in Obligatory Prayer: Abu Huraira’s Prophetic Example
Sahih Muslim : 392d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 392d
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، كَانَ - حِينَ يَسْتَخْلِفُهُ مَرْوَانُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ - إِذَا قَامَ لِلصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ . فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِهِ فَإِذَا قَضَاهَا وَسَلَّمَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلاَةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman Narrated from:
When Marwan appointed Abu Huraira as his deputy in Medina, he recited takbir whenever he got up for obligatory prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Ibn Juraij (but with the addition of these words): On completing the prayer with salutation, and he turned to the people in the mosque and said....
Reference : Sahih Muslim 392dIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 767
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 392d
This Hadith shows Abu Huraira applying the Prophet’s prayer while leading people in an obligatory prayer in Medina. When Marwan appointed him as deputy, Abu Huraira would say takbir when he stood for the prescribed prayer. The narration then follows the same pattern as the detailed report: takbir was said through the movements of the prayer. After completing the prayer with salutation, Abu Huraira turned to the people in the mosque and said that, by the One in Whose Hand was his soul, his prayer resembled the prayer of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. For anyone searching for the Prophet’s salah with takbir, this Hadith teaches through a real prayer setting. It also shows that public prayer can remind people of the Prophetic way when it is performed carefully.
What we learn from this hadith
- Takbir is connected here to the obligatory prayer.
- Abu Huraira turned to the mosque after salutation to explain his practice.
- The narration links his prayer pattern to the prayer of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- People can learn prayer details by watching a careful imam.
