What is Sunan Ibn Majah 751 about?

This hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah (Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them), narrated by It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:, states: "“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to the mosque at Quba’ and performed prayer there. Some men of the Ansar came and greeted him. I asked Suhaib, who was with him: ‘How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) re…"

Is this hadith authentic?

This hadith is graded Sahih. Sahih hadiths are considered the most authentic grade in hadith classification.

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This hadith is from Sunan Ibn Majah, which contains 4,345 hadiths across 38 books. It is hadith number 751 in the Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them.

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Sunan Ibn Majah #751

Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sahih

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

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ، فَجَاءَتْ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ، فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا، وَكَانَ مَعَهُ: كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ ‏.‏

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to the mosque at Quba’ and performed prayer there. Some men of the Ansar came and greeted him. I asked Suhaib, who was with him: ‘How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) respond to them?’ He said: ‘He gestured with his hand.’”

Narrated by It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:

Context

This hadith narrated by Abdullah bin Umar describes an incident where the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was greeted by the Ansar while praying in the mosque at Quba. His gesture of responding with a hand signal demonstrates the importance of respectful greetings even during prayer, reflecting the Prophet's kindness and approachability.

Modern Application

In daily salah, acknowledging others respectfully while maintaining focus on prayer is essential. This balance of social interaction and spiritual devotion enhances our community bonds while keeping our worship sincere.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Respectful Greetings because it shows the Prophet's (ﷺ) manner of responding to greetings while engaged in prayer.

Prayer Respectful Greetings