4/35. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 457a — Surah Qaf in Morning Prayer
Recitation in As-Subh
Surah Qaf in Fajr Prayer: The Tall Palm Trees Verse
Sahih Muslim : 457a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 457a
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلاَقَةَ، عَنْ قُطْبَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ وَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ { ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ} حَتَّى قَرَأَ { وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ} قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرَدِّدُهَا وَلاَ أَدْرِي مَا قَالَ .
Qutba b. Malik Narrated from:
I said prayer and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led it and he recited" Qaf. (I.). By the Glorious Qur'an," till he recited" and the tall palm trees" (l. 10). I wanted to repeat it but I could not follow its significance.
[2] Qāf 50:1. [3] Qāf 50:10.Reference : Sahih Muslim 457aIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 186USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 920
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 457a
This hadith reports a recitation from the prayer led by the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Qutba b. Malik says he prayed while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led them and recited, “Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an,” until he reached the phrase about “the tall palm trees.” Qutba then says he wanted to repeat it, but he could not follow its meaning. For readers searching Surah Qaf in Fajr prayer, Qaf wal Quranil majeed hadith, or Sahih Muslim 457a, this narration gives a direct example of Quran recitation in prayer. The report also preserves the listener’s experience: he noticed the words and wanted to repeat them, yet he did not grasp what was said clearly enough to follow the significance.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited from Surah Qaf in the prayer described.
- The recitation reached the verse about tall palm trees.
- Qutba b. Malik paid attention to the wording he heard.
- The narration honestly records that he could not follow the meaning fully.
