5/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 543b — Leading Prayer While Carrying Umama
The permissibility of carrying children during prayer, and their garments are regarded as being pure until it is realized that they are impure. Few actions will not invalidate the prayer, and the same applies if several such actions are done but are done separately
Hadith About Leading Prayer While Carrying Umama
Sahih Muslim : 543b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 543b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، وَابْنِ، عَجْلاَنَ سَمِعَا عَامِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ وَأُمَامَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ وَهْىَ ابْنَةُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَضَعَهَا وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ السُّجُودِ أَعَادَهَا .
Abu Qatada al-Ansari Narrated from:
I saw the Apostle (ﷺ) leading the people in prayer with Umima, daughter of Abu'l-'As and Zainab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), on his shoulder. When he bowed, he put her down, and when he got up after prostration, he lifted her again.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 543bIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 53USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1108
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 543b
This narration is a clear hadith about leading prayer while carrying Umama. Abu Qatada al-Ansari reported that he saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم leading the people in prayer while Umama, the daughter of Abu’l-‘As and Zainab, was on his shoulder. When he bowed, he put her down. When he got up after prostration, he lifted her again. The text keeps the focus on the Prophet’s actual prayer movement and his care for the child. It does not make a long legal speech, but it gives a direct example. People searching for Umama on shoulder hadith, Prophet carrying child in salah, or Sahih Muslim 543b will find the core wording here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led people in prayer while Umama was on his shoulder.
- He put her down when bowing.
- He lifted her again after rising from prostration.
