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Jami at-Tirmidhi 219 — Repeating Prayer With Congregation
What Has Been Related About The Man Who Performs Salat Alone, Then He Comes Upon A Congregation
Repeating Prayer With Congregation: Join the Jama'ah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 219
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 219
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ الْعَامِرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَجَّتَهُ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ . قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ وَانْحَرَفَ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ فِي أُخْرَى الْقَوْمِ لَمْ يُصَلِّيَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ " عَلَىَّ بِهِمَا " . فَجِيءَ بِهِمَا تُرْعَدُ فَرَائِصُهُمَا فَقَالَ " مَا مَنَعَكُمَا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَا مَعَنَا " . فَقَالاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِي رِحَالِنَا . قَالَ فَلاَ تَفْعَلاَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمَا فِي رِحَالِكُمَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُمَا مَسْجِدَ جَمَاعَةٍ فَصَلِّيَا مَعَهُمْ فَإِنَّهَا لَكُمَا نَافِلَةٌ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ مِحْجَنٍ الدِّيلِيِّ وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ قَالُوا إِذَا صَلَّى الرَّجُلُ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الْجَمَاعَةَ فَإِنَّهُ يُعِيدُ الصَّلَوَاتِ كُلَّهَا فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ وَإِذَا صَلَّى الرَّجُلُ الْمَغْرِبَ وَحْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكَ الْجَمَاعَةَ قَالُوا فَإِنَّهُ يُصَلِّيهَا مَعَهُمْ وَيَشْفَعُ بِرَكْعَةٍ . وَالَّتِي صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ هِيَ الْمَكْتُوبَةُ عِنْدَهُمْ .
Jabir hin Yazid hin Al-Aswad Narrated from:
Jabir hin Yazid hin Al-Aswad [Al-Amir] narrated that his father said: "I Attended Hajj With The Prophet. I Prayed The Subh (Fajr) Prayer With Him In Masjid Ai-Khaif." He Said: "When The Prophet Finished, He Turned (From The Qiblah) And Saw Two Men At The Back Of The People Who Had Not Prayed With Him.He Said, 'Bring Them To Me.' So I Brought Then While They Were Shuddering With Fear. He Said: 'What Prevented You From Praying With Us?" They Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah!' We Prayed At Our Camp.' So He Said: 'Do Not Do That; When You Pray In Your Camp Then You Come To A Masjid With A Congregation, Then Pray With Them. That Will Be A Voluntary Prayer For You.'"
[1] That is, any of the five prayers, not just Fajr , see ( Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi ).Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 219In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 71English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 219
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 219
This Hadith explains repeating prayer with congregation after already praying. Yazid bin Al-Aswad's father says he prayed Fajr with the Prophet in Masjid Al-Khaif. After finishing, the Prophet saw two men who had not prayed with him. They said they had prayed in their camp. The Prophet told them not to do that. If they prayed in their camp and then came to a masjid with a congregation, they should pray with them, and it would be a voluntary prayer for them. The teaching is clear: do not sit apart from the congregation when it is being prayed, even if you already prayed.
What we learn from this hadith
- If someone already prayed and then finds a congregation, he may pray with them.
- The second prayer is described as voluntary for them.
- The Prophet corrected the two men with direct guidance.
- The Hadith encourages joining the jama'ah instead of standing apart.
