14/21. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1400 — Pray Two Rak'ahs
Prayer On Friday For One Who Comes While The Imam Is Delivering The Khutbah
Hadith About Two Rak'ahs While the Imam Is on the Minbar
Sunan an-Nasai : 1400
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1400
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ " أَرَكَعْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَارْكَعْ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
A man came when the Prophet (ﷺ) was on the minbar on a Friday. He said to him: 'Have you prayed two rak'ahs?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Pray.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1400In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 2, Book 14, Hadith 1401
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1400
This hadith about two rak'ahs during Jumu'ah describes a clear moment in the Masjid. A man came while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was on the Minbar on a Friday. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked him, "Have you prayed two rak'ahs?" The man said no. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said, "Pray." The hadith is direct and practical. It shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about the two rak'ahs even while he was on the Minbar. For people searching for the hadith about praying two rak'ahs during khutbah, this narration gives the exact action: if the person had not prayed them, he was told to pray.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked the man whether he had prayed two rak'ahs.
- The man was told to pray after saying he had not prayed them.
- The event happened on Friday while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was on the Minbar.
- The hadith gives a simple instruction for someone entering at that time.
