2/110. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 303 — Do Not Rush Prayer
What Has Been Related About The Description Of The Salat
Hadith About Not Rushing Salah in Prayer
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 303
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 303
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ فَقَالَ " ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ " . فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ فَصَلَّى كَمَا كَانَ صَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ " . حَتَّى فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَ هَذَا فَعَلِّمْنِي . فَقَالَ " إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ بِمَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا وَافْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلاَتِكَ كُلِّهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ وَقَدْ رَوَى ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . وَرِوَايَةُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَصَحُّ . وَسَعِيدٌ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ قَدْ سَمِعَ مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَرَوَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ اسْمُهُ كَيْسَانُ وَسَعِيدٌ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ يُكْنَى أَبَا سَعْدٍ وَكَيْسَانُ عَبْدٌ كَانَ مُكَاتَبًا لِبَعْضِهِمْ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah'S Messenger Entered The Masjid, And A Man Entered And Offered Salat. Then He Came To Give Salam To The Prophet. He Returned The Salam To Him And Said: 'Go Back And Perform Salat, For Indeed You Have Not Prayed.' So The Man Returned To Pray As He Had Prayed. Then He Came To Give Salam To The Prophet. He Returned Salam To Him, Then [Allah'S Messenger] Said: 'Go Back And Perform Salat, For Indeed You Have Not Prayed' Until He Had Done That Three Times. So The Man Said To Him: 'By The One Who Sent You With The Truth, I Do Not Know Any Better Than This, So Teach Me.' So He Said [To Him]: 'When You Stand For Salat Then Say The Takbir, Then Recite What Is Easy For You Of The Quran. Then Bow Until You Are At Rest While Bowing, Then Rise Up Until You Are At Rest Sitting. Do That In All Of Your Salat.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 303In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 155English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 303
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 303
This narration is a well-known Hadith about not rushing salah. Abu Hurairah reports that a man prayed, then came to greet the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم returned his greeting and told him to go back and pray, because he had not prayed. After the man repeated this three times, he said he did not know a better way and asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to teach him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught him to begin with takbir, recite what is easy from the Qur'an, bow until calm, stand until upright, prostrate until calm, and sit until calm. The Hadith is direct and practical: salah needs measured actions, not only quick movement from one position to another.
What we learn from this hadith
- Salah should include calmness in bowing, standing, prostrating, and sitting.
- A person may ask for correction when he does not know how to improve his prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught with clear steps after the man asked for help.
- Reciting what is easy from the Qur'an is mentioned in the instruction for prayer.
