6/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 756b — The Most Excellent Prayer Has Longer Standing
The best prayer is that in which one stands for a long time (tuwlul-qunut)
Most Excellent Prayer Hadith: Longer Standing in Salah
Sahih Muslim : 756b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 756b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الصَّلاَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ " طُولُ الْقُنُوتِ " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the prayer which was most excellent. He said: That in which the standing is longer. (This hadith is narrated by another chain of transmitters too.)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 756bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 198USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1653
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 756b
This narration records a question asked to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم): which prayer is most excellent? He answered, "That in which the standing is longer." The Hadith is short, but its meaning is focused. For readers searching for most excellent prayer Hadith, long standing in Salah, or Sahih Muslim 756b, this report gives the answer as stated. It does not compare every type of prayer, and it does not give a detailed schedule. It points to one quality in prayer: longer standing. The narration also notes that it was reported through another chain of transmitters. This supports the same wording while keeping the main teaching simple and tied to the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was asked which prayer is most excellent.
- He answered by pointing to longer standing.
- The narration also notes that it came through another chain.
