6/57. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 583 — Mu'adh Leading Prayer
What Has Been Related About The One Who Prays The Obligatory Prayer, Then Leads The People In Prayer After That
Mu'adh Leading Maghrib Prayer
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 583
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 583
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، كَانَ يُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَيَؤُمُّهُمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِنَا الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ قَالُوا إِذَا أَمَّ الرَّجُلُ الْقَوْمَ فِي الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَقَدْ كَانَ صَلاَّهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ صَلاَةَ مَنِ ائْتَمَّ بِهِ جَائِزَةٌ . وَاحْتَجُّوا بِحَدِيثِ جَابِرٍ فِي قِصَّةِ مُعَاذٍ وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْقَوْمُ فِي صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ وَهُوَ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّهَا صَلاَةُ الظُّهْرِ فَائْتَمَّ بِهِمْ قَالَ صَلاَتُهُ جَائِزَةٌ . وَقَدْ قَالَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ إِذَا ائْتَمَّ قَوْمٌ بِإِمَامٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي الْعَصْرَ وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهَا الظُّهْرُ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ وَاقْتَدَوْا بِهِ فَإِنَّ صَلاَةَ الْمُقْتَدِي فَاسِدَةٌ إِذِ اخْتَلَفَ نِيَّةُ الإِمَامِ وَنِيَّةُ الْمَأْمُومِ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Mu'Adh Bin Jabal Would Pray Al-Maghrib With The Messenger Of Allah, Then He Would Return To His People To Lead Them (In Prayer)."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 583In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 40English translation : Vol. 2, Book 1, Hadith 583
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 583
This Hadith about Mu'adh leading prayer describes a clear event. Mu'adh bin Jabal would pray Maghrib with the Messenger of Allah, then return to his people and lead them in prayer. The report shows his strong attachment to praying with the Prophet and his service to his community afterward. The Arabic note also mentions that scholars used this narration when discussing the prayer of people led by someone who had already prayed that obligatory prayer. Without adding more than the text says, the main point is easy to see: Mu'adh combined personal worship with helping others pray together.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mu'adh prayed Maghrib with the Prophet, then led his people.
- The Hadith shows care for both personal prayer and community prayer.
- Leadership in prayer can be a form of service to others.
- The report became a point of discussion among scholars about imam and follower prayer.
