Sahih al-Bukhari Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Sahih al-Bukhari 788

Chapter: Saying the Takbir on raising from the prostration

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 788

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ شَيْخٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَكَبَّرَ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً، فَقُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّهُ أَحْمَقُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ، سُنَّةُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated `Ikrima:

I prayed behind a Sheikh at Mecca and he said twenty two Takbirs (during the prayer). I told Ibn `Abbas that he (i.e. that Sheikh) was foolish. Ibn `Abbas admonished me and said, "This is the tradition of Abul-Qasim."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 788), Muslim (No. 688a, 688b), An-Nasa’i (No. 1443, 1444) and Ahmad (No. 1892, 2500, 2505, 2953, 3314).

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْلُهُ : ( صَلَّيْت خَلْفَ شَيْخٍ ) زَادَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عِنْدَ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيِّ " الظُّهْرَ " وَبِذَلِكَ يَصِحُّ عَدَدُ التَّكْبِيرِ الَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ , لِأَنَّ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ خَمْسَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ فَيَقَعُ فِي الرُّبَاعِيَّةِ عِشْرُونَ تَكْبِيرَةً مَعَ تَكْبِيرَةِ الِافْتِتَاحِ وَتَكْبِيرَةِ الْقِيَامِ مِنْ التَّشَهُّدِ الْأَوَّلِ , وَلِأَحْمَدَ وَالطَّحَاوِيِّ وَالطَّبَرَانِيِّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدَّانَاجِ وَهُوَ بِالنُّونِ وَالْجِيمِ الْخَفِيفَتَيْنِ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ " صَلَّى بِنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ". قَوْلُهُ : ( وَقَالَ مُوسَى ) هُوَ اِبْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ رَاوِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ , وَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ مُتَّصِلٌ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ وَأَبَان ك…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Bukharid. 256 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح البخاري No. 788

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 688a

I asked Ibn 'Abbas: How should I say prayer when I am in Mecca, and when I do not pray along with the Imam? He said: Two rak'ahs (of prayer) is the Sunnah of Abu'l-Qasim (ﷺ).

رَكْعَتَيْنِ سُنَّةَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 688b

A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Qatada with the same chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي…

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1443

"I heard Muas- bin Salamah-say: 'I said to Ibn 'Abbas: How should I pray in Makkah if I do not pray in congregation? He said: Two rak'ahs, the sunnah of Abu Al-Qasim.'"

رَكْعَتَيْنِ سُنَّةَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1444

"I missed the prayer in congregation when I was in Al-Batha; how do you think I should pray?" He said: "Two rak'ahs, the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."

رَكْعَتَيْنِ سُنَّةَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 1892