What is Sunan Ibn Majah 563 about?

This hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah (Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them), narrated by It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah that his father said:, states: "“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite when leading us in the first two Rak’ah of the Zuhr prayer, and sometimes he would recite such that we could hear the Verse.”"

Is this hadith authentic?

This hadith is graded Da'if. The grade indicates the level of authenticity based on the chain of narration and content analysis.

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This hadith is from Sunan Ibn Majah, which contains 4,345 hadiths across 38 books. It is hadith number 563 in the Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them.

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Sunan Ibn Majah #563

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Da'if

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

حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الصَّوَّافُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقْرَأُ بِنَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ وَيُسْمِعُنَا الآيَةَ أَحْيَانًا ‏.‏

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite when leading us in the first two Rak’ah of the Zuhr prayer, and sometimes he would recite such that we could hear the Verse.”

Narrated by It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Abu Qatadah that his father said:

Context

In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is described as reciting aloud during the first two Rak’ah of the Zuhr prayer. This practice indicates the importance of engaging the congregation and making the prayer experience more interactive and communal.

Modern Application

In daily salah, this encourages imams and individuals leading prayers to consider reciting aloud, fostering a sense of community and shared worship among attendees.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Prophetic Conduct because it demonstrates the Prophet's practice of recitation during prayer and the importance of leading the congregation effectively.

Prayer Prophetic Conduct