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Sahih Muslim 878c — Surah Al-Ghashiyah on Friday
What is to be recited in Jumu`ah prayer
Surah Al-Ghashiyah in Friday Prayer Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 878c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 878c
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ، اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ كَتَبَ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ إِلَى النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ يَسْأَلُهُ أَىَّ شَىْءٍ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ سِوَى سُورَةِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ { هَلْ أَتَاكَ}
Dahhak b. Qais Narrated from:
Dahhak b. Qais wrote to Nu'man b. Bashir asking him what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited on Friday besides Surah Jumu'a He said that he recited: " Has there reached..." (Surah lxxxviii, ).
[1] Al-Ghâshiyah 88.Reference : Sahih Muslim 878cIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 80USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1909
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 878c
This hadith about Surah Al-Ghashiyah in Friday prayer records a question and answer. Dahhak ibn Qais wrote to Nu'man ibn Bashir asking what the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم recited on Friday besides Surah Jumu'ah. Nu'man replied that he recited 'Has there reached...', referring to Surah Al-Ghashiyah. The narration is brief, but it is useful because it answers a specific question about Friday prayer recitation. It does not list every surah recited in Jumu'ah prayer. It simply reports that, besides Surah Jumu'ah, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited Surah Al-Ghashiyah in this report. This makes the main point easy to find without adding extra claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- A question was asked about what was recited besides Surah Jumu'ah.
- Nu'man ibn Bashir answered with Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
- The report preserves a specific detail about Friday prayer recitation.
