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Muwatta Malik 252

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 252

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الأَعْرَجَ، يَقُولُ مَا أَدْرَكْتُ النَّاسَ إِلاَّ وَهُمْ يَلْعَنُونَ الْكَفَرَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْقَارِئُ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَإِذَا قَامَ بِهَا فِي اثْنَتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً رَأَى النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَفَّفَ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Da'ud ibn al-Husayn that he heard al-Araj say, "I never saw the people in Ramadan, but that they were cursing the disbelievers." He added, "The reciter of Qur'an used to recite surat al-Baqara in eight rakas and if he did it in twelve rakas the people would think that he had made it easy."

Reported by Malik (No. 252).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ مَا أَدْرَكْت النَّاسَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَلْعَنُونَ الْكَفَرَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُرِيدُ بِالنَّاسِ الصَّحَابَةَ وَمَعْنَى ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقْنُتُونَ فِي رَمَضَانَ بِلَعْنِ الْكَفَرَةِ وَمَحَلُّ قُنُوتِهِمْ الْوِتْرُ وَعَنْ مَالِكٍ فِي ذَلِكَ رِوَايَتَانِ إحْدَاهُمَا نَفْيُ الْقُنُوتِ فِي الْوِتْرِ جُمْلَةً وَهِيَ رِوَايَةُ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ وَعَلِيٍّ وَالثَّانِيَةُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مُسْتَحَبٌّ فِي النِّصْفِ الْآخَرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَهِيَ رِوَايَةُ ابْنِ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ وَبِهِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مُسْتَحَبٌّ فِي جَمِيعِ رَمَضَانَ وَجْهُ الْقَوْلِ الْأَوَّلِ أَنَّ هَذِهِ صَلَاةُ وِتْرٍ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ الْقُنُوتُ مَشْرُوعًا فِيهَا كَالْمَ…

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Salim al-Hilali AuthenticMauquf Sahih The hadith No. 252

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1303

I never came upon the people without hearing them cursing the infidels during Ramadan. The reader recited sura al-Baqara (Al-Qur’an; 2) in the course of eight rak'as, and when he made it serve for twelve rak'as the people thought he had shortened the prayer. Malik transmitted it.

وَعَن الْأَعْرَج قَالَ: مَا أَدْرَكْنَا النَّاسَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَلْعَنُونَ الْكَفَرَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ قَالَ: وَكَانَ الْقَارِئُ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَإِذَا قَامَ بِهَا فِي ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ…

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