What is Sunan an-Nasa'i 5445 about?

This hadith from Sunan an-Nasa'i (Book of The Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah), narrated by It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said:, states: ""I was leading the Messenger of Allah finished praying, he turned to me and said: 'O 'Uqbah, what do you think?'""

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This hadith is graded Hasan. Hasan hadiths are considered good and acceptable in hadith classification.

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This hadith is from Sunan an-Nasa'i, which contains 5,768 hadiths across 52 books. It is hadith number 5445 in the Book of The Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah.

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Sunan an-Nasa'i #5445

The Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah

Hasan

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْحَارِثِ، - وَهُوَ الْعَلاَءُ - عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، مَوْلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقُودُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ يَا عُقْبَةُ أَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ خَيْرَ سُورَتَيْنِ قُرِئَتَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَعَلَّمَنِي ‏{‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ‏}‏ وَ ‏{‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ‏}‏ فَلَمْ يَرَنِي سُرِرْتُ بِهِمَا جِدًّا فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ صَلَّى بِهِمَا صَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ لِلنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ الْتَفَتَ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا عُقْبَةُ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

"I was leading the Messenger of Allah finished praying, he turned to me and said: 'O 'Uqbah, what do you think?'"

Narrated by It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said:

Context

In this hadith, 'Uqbah bin 'Amir narrates an experience while traveling with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ took the opportunity to teach him two important surahs from the Qur'an, emphasizing their significance. The Prophet ﷺ later asked 'Uqbah how he felt about these surahs after leading the Fajr prayer with them, highlighting the importance of learning and sharing knowledge.

Modern Application

This hadith encourages the practice of sharing beneficial knowledge with others. In today's world, we can apply this by teaching and discussing important lessons from religious texts with family and friends, fostering a deeper understanding of faith.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prophetic Etiquette because it illustrates the Prophet's ﷺ method of teaching and engaging with his companions.

Prophetic Etiquette