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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 923

Chapter: The Imam should not supplicate for himself only

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 923

Narrator:Thawbān

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَىٍّ الْمُؤَذِّنِ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لاَ يَؤُمُّ عَبْدٌ فَيَخُصَّ نَفْسَهُ بِدَعْوَةٍ دُونَهُمْ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ خَانَهُمْ ‏"

It was narrated that Thawban said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘No person should lead others in prayer, then supplicate only for himself and not for them. If he does that, he has betrayed them.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 923) and Abu Dawud (No. 90).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( لَا يَؤُمُّ عَبْد ) بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم أَوْ ضَمّهَا نَهْي وَعَلَى الثَّانِي يُحْتَمَل أَنَّهُ نَفْي بِمَعْنَى النَّهْي وَقَوْله فَيَخُصّ عَطْف وَهُوَ الظَّاهِر فَيُحْتَمَل فَتْح الصَّاد وَضَمّهَا وَالْمَشْهُور أَنَّهُ مَنْصُوب عَلَى أَنَّهُ جَوَاب النَّهْي لَكِنَّ السَّبَبِيَّة شَرْط فِي الْجَوَاب وَهِيَ خَفِيَّة فِي هَذَا الْمَقَام فَالْعَطْف أَقْرَب قَوْله ( فَقَدْ خَانَهُمْ ) فَإِنَّهُمْ يَعْتَمِدُونَ عَلَى دُعَائِهِ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ جَمِيعًا إِذَا دَعَا اِعْتِمَادًا عَلَى عُمُومه فَكَيْف يَخُصّ بِذَلِكَ الدُّعَاء نَفْسه.…

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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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 923
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 923
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 923
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 923

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 90

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Three things one is not allowed to do: supplicating Allah specifically for himself and ignoring others while leading people in prayer; if he did so, he deceived them; looking inside a house before taking permission: if he did so, it is as if he entered the house…

ثَلاَثٌ لاَ يَحِلُّ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُنَّ لاَ يَؤُمُّ رَجُلٌ قَوْمًا فَيَخُصُّ نَفْسَهُ بِالدُّعَاءِ دُونَهُمْ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ خَانَهُمْ وَلاَ يَنْظُرُ فِي قَعْرِ بَيْتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَأْذِنَ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ…

Narrated by Thawbān

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 1070

Thauban reported God’s Messenger as saying, “There are three things which are unlawful for anyone to do. A man must not act as imam for others in prayer and make a supplication for himself excluding them, for if he does that he has acted treacherously towards them. No one must look inside a house…

" ثَلَاثٌ لَا يَحِلُّ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَفْعَلَهُنَّ: لَا يَؤُمَّنَّ رَجُلٌ قَوْمًا فَيَخُصَّ نَفْسَهُ بِالدُّعَاءِ دُونَهُمْ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ خَانَهُمْ. وَلَا يَنْظُرْ فِي قَعْرِ بَيْتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَأْذِنَ…

Narrated by Thawbān

Also reported by… (1)
  • غريب الحديث للخطابي (558)لا يَؤُمُّ رَجُلٌ قَوْمًا ، فَيَخُصُّ نَفْسَهُ بِدَعْوَةٍ دُونَهُمْ ، فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ خَانَ

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 91

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is not permissible for a man who believes in Allah and in the Last Day that he should say the prayer while he is feeling the call of nature until he becomes light (by relieving himself). Then the narrator Thawr b. Yazid transmitted a similar tradition with the following…

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ السُّلَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَوْرٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حَىٍّ الْمُؤَذِّنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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