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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1353

Chapter: What was narrated concerning recitation in the (voluntary) night Prayers

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1353

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ النَّبِيِّ، ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ

كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Qatadah said; “I asked Anas bin Malik about the recitation of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said:

‘He used to elongate his voice.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1353) and An-Nasa’i (No. 1014).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( كَانَ يَمُدّ صَوْته ) الْمَدّ تَطْوِيل الصَّوْت وَهُوَ خِلَاف الْقَصْر وَيَكُون فِي السِّرّ وَالْجَهْر فَهَذَا الْحَدِيث لَا يَدُلّ عَلَى الْجَهْر نَعَمْ قَدْ يَتَبَادَر مِنْهُ رَفْع الصَّوْت فَإِنْ حُمِلَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ يَكُون دَلِيلًا عَلَى الْجَهْر فَيُحْمَل الْحَدِيث عَلَى قِرَاءَة صَلَاة اللَّيْل وَلَا يَصِحّ الْإِطْلَاق وَكَأَنَّ الْمُصَنِّف فَهِمَ هَذَا الْمَعْنَى.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1353
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1353
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1353
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1353

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  • أخلاق النبي لأبي الشيخ الأصبهاني (527)كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار 10-13 (2731)يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1073)يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7745)يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (56150)عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، قَالَ : كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا .
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (56151): كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا .
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6451)يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2877)قِرَاءَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ قَالَ : يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • مسند الروياني (1368)كَيْفَ كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ؟ ، قَالَ : كَانَ يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (8534)عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ فَقَالَ : كَانَ يَمُدُّ بِهَا صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا
  • معجم ابن الأعرابي (2338)يَمُدُّ صَوْتَهُ مَدًّا

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2205

Ibn Juraij quoted Ibn Abū Mulaika who reported Umm Salama as saying, ‘God’s messenger used to make pauses in his recitation. He would say, ‘Praise be to God, the Lord of the universe’, then stop. He would next say, ‘The Compassionate, the Merciful’, then stop.” Tirmidhī transmitted it, but he said…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقَطِّعُ قِرَاءَتَهُ يَقُولُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ثُمَّ يَقِفُ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5046

Anas was asked: How was the recitation of the Prophet (ﷺ)? He replied: "It was with Madd (elongation)

Anas was asked: How was the recitation of the Prophet (ﷺ)? He replied: "It was with Madd (elongation)." Then he recited: {In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful} [Surat al-Fātihah: 1] while extending the pronunciation of {In the Name of Allah,} and extending {the Most…

مَدًّا‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، يَمُدُّ بِبِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَيَمُدُّ بِالرَّحْمَنِ، وَيَمُدُّ بِالرَّحِيمِ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version Explained

Authentic Musnad Ahmad 25265

that she was asked about the recitation of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)

It was narrated from one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ)—He said: Abu ‘Āmir said: Nāfi‘ said: I think it was Hafsah— that she was asked about the recitation of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: You would not be able to do it. He said: It was said to her: Tell us about it. So she recited with a…

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو عَامِرٍ قَالَ نَافِعٌ أُرَاهَا…

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