7/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 881b — Four Rak'ahs With Flexibility
Prayer after Jumu`ah
Hadith About Sunnah After Jumu'a Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 881b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 881b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَصَلُّوا أَرْبَعًا " . - زَادَ عَمْرٌو فِي رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ سُهَيْلٌ فَإِنْ عَجِلَ بِكَ شَىْءٌ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا رَجَعْتَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Suhail reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When you observe prayer after (the two obligatory rak'ahs) of Jumu'ah, you should observe four rak'ahs (and 'Amr in his narration has made this addition that Ibn Idris said this on the authority of Suhail): And if you are in a hurry on account of something, you should observe two rak'ahs in the mosque and two when you return (to your house).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 881bIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 87USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1916
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 881b
This hadith about Sunnah after Jumu'a prayer gives the same main instruction as the nearby reports: when you pray after Jumu'a, pray four rak'ahs. It also includes an added note in one narration from Suhail: if something makes a person hurry, he may pray two rak'ahs in the mosque and two when he returns home. The explanation must stay with the text. The hadith does not discuss every possible case, but it does show a practical arrangement mentioned in the narration. For people searching for two or four rak'ahs after Jumu'a, this report is helpful because it mentions both the four-rak'ah instruction and the split mentioned when someone is in a hurry.
What we learn from this hadith
- The main instruction is to pray four rak'ahs after Jumu'a.
- The narration mentions a split of two in the mosque and two at home when hurried.
- The report connects post-Jumu'a prayer with practical ease in the stated situation.
