7/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 882a — Two Rak'ahs at Home After Jumu'a
Prayer after Jumu`ah
Hadith About Two Rak'ahs at Home After Jumu'a
Sahih Muslim : 882a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 882a
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْجُمُعَةَ انْصَرَفَ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ .
Nafi' reported that when 'Abdullah (b. 'Umar) observed the Friday prayer and came back he observed two rak'ahs in his house, and then said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be updn him) used to do this.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 882aIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 89USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1918
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 882a
This hadith about two rak'ahs after Jumu'a describes the practice reported from Abdullah ibn Umar. Nafi' said that when Abdullah prayed the Friday prayer and returned, he prayed two rak'ahs in his house. He then said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to do this. The report is focused on place and number: two rak'ahs in the house after returning from Jumu'a. It does not deny the other narration that mentions four rak'ahs after Jumu'a; it simply records this specific practice. For a reader searching for Sunnah after Jumu'a at home, this hadith is a direct and easy reference.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar prayed two rak'ahs at home after Jumu'a.
- He connected this action to the practice of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The narration highlights a post-Jumu'a prayer done after returning home.
