Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 1080 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Prayer) states: "‘Ali and Mu'adh b. Jabal reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When any of you comes to pray and the imam is at a certain point, he must do as the imam does.”

Tirmidhi transmitted it and said this is…"

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 1080 in the Book of Prayer.

Question 3

I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #1080

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