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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1428

Chapter: Offering a voluntary Prayer in the same place as one has offered an obligatory Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1428

Narrator:Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، ‏.‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ يُصَلِّي الإِمَامُ فِي مُقَامِهِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ الْمَكْتُوبَةَ حَتَّى يَتَنَحَّى عَنْهُ ‏"

It was narrated from Al-Mughirah bin Shu’bah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The Imam should not pray in the place where he offered the obligatory prayer, until he moves aside.” Another chain from Mughirah, from the Prophet (ﷺ) with similar wording.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1428).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( لَا يُصَلِّي الْإِمَام ) نَفَى بِمَعْنَى النَّهْي ( حَتَّى يَتَنَحَّى ) يَتَبَعَّد وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1428
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1428
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1428
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1428

On the same subject

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 953

‘Ata’al-Khurasani quoted al-Mughira as stating that God’s Messenger said, “The imam should not pray in the same place as he occupied previously in prayer, but should change his position.” Abu Dawud transmitted it, but said that ‘Ata’ al-Khurasani was not alive in al-Mughira’s lifetime.

وَعَن عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يُصَلِّي الْإِمَامُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ حَتَّى يتَحَوَّل» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد…

Narrated by Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah + 1 other version

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