11/22. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 906 — Not Hearing Basmalah Aloud
Not saying "In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful" Aloud
Hadith About Not Hearing Bismillah Aloud in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 906
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 906
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ زَاذَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يُسْمِعْنَا قِرَاءَةَ { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } وَصَلَّى بِنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَلَمْ نَسْمَعْهَا مِنْهُمَا .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer, and we did not hear him recite: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And Abu Bakr and Umar led us in prayer and we did not hear it from them either.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 906In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 907
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 906
This hadith about not hearing Bismillah aloud in prayer is narrated by Anas bin Malik. He says that the Messenger of Allah led them in prayer, and they did not hear him recite In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He then adds that Abu Bakr and Umar also led them in prayer, and they did not hear it from them either. The wording is about what was heard by the narrator, so the explanation should stay close to that. The hadith is often searched under Basmalah in salah, quiet recitation, and Bismillah before Al-Fatihah, but this text itself simply reports Anas’s hearing during those prayers.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas reports what he did not hear during prayer.
- The Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar are mentioned in the same practice in this narration.
- The hadith focuses on Bismillah and whether it was heard aloud.
- The report teaches careful wording when describing prayer practice.
