What is Sunan Ibn Majah 888 about?

This hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah (Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them), narrated by It was narrated that Qais bin ‘Amr said:, states: "“The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man praying two Rak’ah after the Subh prayer and said, ‘Is the Subh prayer to be offered twice?’ The man said to him: ‘I did not pray the two Rak’ah before it, so I prayed them…"

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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 888 in the Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them.

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Sunan Ibn Majah #888

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 أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رَجُلاً يُصَلِّي بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ أَصَلاَةَ الصُّبْحِ مَرَّتَيْنِ؟ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ صَلَّيْتُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ قَبْلَهَا فَصَلَّيْتُهُمَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏.‏

“The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a man praying two Rak’ah after the Subh prayer and said, ‘Is the Subh prayer to be offered twice?’ The man said to him: ‘I did not pray the two Rak’ah before it, so I prayed them (now).’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remained silent.”

Narrated by It was narrated that Qais bin ‘Amr said:

Context

This hadith recounts an incident where the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) noticed a man praying two Rak’ah after the Subh prayer. The Prophet questioned the man about his actions, leading to a clarification of the man's intention. The silence of the Prophet thereafter indicates an acceptance of the man's reasoning, highlighting the importance of understanding individual circumstances in worship.

Modern Application

In daily salah, this illustrates the flexibility within prayer practices. Individuals may find themselves in situations where they need to make up missed prayers, and this hadith reassures them that their intentions are recognized.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Prophetic Conduct because it reflects the Prophet's approach to understanding individual practices in prayer and his respectful inquiry into the man's actions.

Prayer Prophetic Conduct