6/50. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 823a — The Word Muddakir in Prophetic Recitation
Concerning various recitations
Hadith About Muddakir Recitation: The Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم Reading
Sahih Muslim : 823a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 823a
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً سَأَلَ الأَسْوَدَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ وَهُوَ يُعَلِّمُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ أَدَالاً أَمْ ذَالاً قَالَ بَلْ دَالاً سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مُدَّكِرٍ " . دَالاً .
Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
I saw a man asking Aswad b. Yazid who taught the Qur'an in the mosque: How do you recite the verse (fahal min muddakir) whether (the word muddakir) Is with (d) or (dh)? He (Aswad) said: It was with (d). I heard Abdullah b. Mas'ud saying that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting (muddakir) with (d).
[1] Al-Qamar 54:15.Reference : Sahih Muslim 823aIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 342USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1797
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 823a
This hadith about muddakir recitation shows care for the exact wording of Qur'an recitation. A man asked Aswad b. Yazid, who was teaching Qur'an in the mosque, whether the word in the verse was read with a dal or a dhal sound. Aswad answered that it was with dal. He did not give this as a personal guess. He traced it to 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud, who said he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم reciting it as “muddakir” with dal. The lesson is direct and focused: when learning Qur'an, the sound and wording matter. The report also shows asking teachers when unsure.
What we learn from this hadith
- Questions about Qur'an recitation should be taken seriously.
- Aswad answered by relying on what he heard through 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud.
- The hadith preserves the reading of “muddakir” with dal.
- Learning in the mosque is shown as a setting for careful Qur'an teaching.
