What is Sunan Ibn Majah 901 about?

This hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah (Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them), narrated by It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:, states: "“Whoever prays six Rak’ah after the Maghrib and does not say anything bad in between them, will have a reward equal to the worship of twelve years.”"

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.

Which collection is this hadith from?

This hadith is from Sunan Ibn Majah, which contains 4,345 hadiths across 38 books. It is hadith number 901 in the Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them.

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Sunan Ibn Majah #901

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 عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ الْعُكْلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي خَثْعَمٍ الْيَمَامِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ صَلَّى بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ بَيْنَهُنَّ بِسُوءٍ عُدِلْنَ لَهُ بِعِبَادَةِ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏

“Whoever prays six Rak’ah after the Maghrib and does not say anything bad in between them, will have a reward equal to the worship of twelve years.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

Context

In this narration, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ mentions that whoever prays six Rak’ah after Maghrib without speaking ill in between will receive a reward equivalent to twelve years of worship. This highlights the immense reward associated with additional prayers and the importance of maintaining good conduct during worship.

Modern Application

This hadith encourages Muslims to engage in additional acts of worship, such as the six Rak’ah after Maghrib, as a means of earning greater rewards. It emphasizes the value of maintaining a positive attitude and avoiding negative speech during prayer.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Prophetic Conduct because it emphasizes the significance of additional prayers and maintaining good conduct during worship.

Prayer Prophetic Conduct