Mishkat al-Masabih 835

Chapter: What is Recited During the Prayer - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 835

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ ب (ق وَالْقُرْآن الْمجِيد) وَنَحْوِهَا وَكَانَتْ صَلَاتُهُ بَعْدُ تَخْفِيفًا. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Jabir b. Samura said that the. Prophet used to recite at the dawn prayer, "Qaf. By the glorious Qur'an"* and a passage of similar length, and his prayer afterwards was shortened. *Al-Qur’an; 50. Muslim transmitted it.

Reported by Muslim (No. 458a, 458b) and Ahmad (No. 19927, 20066, 20083, 20095). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 835).

Scholars’ grades

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Authenticصَحِيح	The hadith	تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 458a

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in the morning prayer" Qaf. By the Glorious Quran." and his prayer afterward shortened.

يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ بِـ ‏‏{‏ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ‏}‏ وَكَانَ صَلاَتُهُ بَعْدُ تَخْفِيفًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 458b

He (the Holy Prophet) shortened the prayer and he did not pray like these people then, and he informed me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite" Qaf. By the (Glorious) Qur'an," and a passage of similar length.

يُخَفِّفُ الصَّلاَةَ وَلاَ يُصَلِّي صَلاَةَ هَؤُلاَءِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَنْبَأَنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ بـ ‏‏{‏ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ‏}‏ وَنَحْوِهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19927

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرًا عَنْ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ كَانَ يُخَفِّفُ وَلَا يُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ هَؤُلَاءِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20066

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20083

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِ ق…

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20095

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ بِ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ وَكَانَتْ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Arabic only

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المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (884)قَرَأَ فِي الْفَجْرِ بِـ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ
المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (885)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ بِـ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ . .
المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1895)يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ بِ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ وَكَانَتْ صَلاتُهُ بَعْدَ تَخْفِيفٍ
المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1904)كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ بِ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ وَنَحْوِهَا
المعجم الكبير للطبراني (1966)يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ بِ ق
مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (7403)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ بِ : ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ وَكَانَتْ صَلاتُهُ بَعْدُ تَخْفِيفًا
مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (3453)يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ بِـ ق وَالْقُرْءَانِ الْمَجِيدِ وَنَحْوِهَا

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 816

“And tall date palms, with ranged clusters” [50:10] in the Subh.

يَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ ‏‏{وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ }‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Qutba ibn Mālik + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 457a

I said prayer and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led it and he recited" Qaf. (I.). By the Glorious Qur'an," till he recited" and the tall palm trees" (l. 10). I wanted to repeat it but I could not follow its significance.

وَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ‏}‏ حَتَّى قَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ‏}

Narrated by Qutba ibn Mālik

Authentic Sahih Muslim 457c

"And the tall palm trees having flower spikes piled one above another (l. 10) or perhaps Surah Qaf."

فَقَرَأَ فِي أَوَّلِ رَكْعَةٍ ‏‏{‏ وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ‏}‏ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ ‏{‏ ق‏}‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by Qutba ibn Mālik

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 950

"I heard my paternal uncle say: 'I prayed Subh with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and in one of the rak'ahs he recited: "And tall date palms, with ranged clusters."

فَقَرَأَ فِي إِحْدَى الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ‏‏{‏ وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ لَهَا طَلْعٌ نَضِيدٌ ‏}‏

Narrated by Qutba ibn Mālik

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 15801

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَمِعَهُ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ…

Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18145

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلَاقَةَ عَنْ عَمِّهِ قُطْبَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْفَجْرِ وَالنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَاتٍ

Narrated by Qutba ibn Mālik Arabic only

Mishkat al-Masabih 835

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The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in the morning prayer" Qaf. By the Glorious Quran." and his prayer afterward shortened.

He (the Holy Prophet) shortened the prayer and he did not pray like these people then, and he informed me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite" Qaf. By the (Glorious) Qur'an," and a passage of similar length.

On the same subject

“And tall date palms, with ranged clusters” [50:10] in the Subh.

I said prayer and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led it and he recited" Qaf. (I.). By the Glorious Qur'an," till he recited" and the tall palm trees" (l. 10). I wanted to repeat it but I could not follow its significance.

"And the tall palm trees having flower spikes piled one above another (l. 10) or perhaps Surah Qaf."

"I heard my paternal uncle say: 'I prayed Subh with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and in one of the rak'ahs he recited: "And tall date palms, with ranged clusters."

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