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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 830

Chapter: Occasionally reciting a verse aloud for Zuhr and ‘Asr Prayers

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 830

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ، عَنْ هَاشِمِ بْنِ الْبَرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ يُصَلِّي بِنَا الظُّهْرَ فَنَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ الآيَةَ بَعْدَ الآيَاتِ مِنْ سُورَةِ لُقْمَانَ وَالذَّارِيَاتِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Bara’ bin ‘Azib said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to lead us for the Zuhr, and we would hear him reciting a Verse after the Verses from Surat Luqman (31) and Adh-Dhariyat (51).”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 830) and An-Nasa’i (No. 971).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 830
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 830
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 830

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