Sahih Ibn Hibban 2167
✧ The obligation of Imam's observance
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أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْجُمَحِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ حِطَّانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقَاشِيِّ
أَنَّ الْأَشْعَرِيَّ صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أُقِرَّتِ الصَّلَاةُ بِالْبِرِّ وَالزَّكَاةِ؟ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ صَلَاتَهُ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ الْقَائِلُ كَلِمَةَ كَذَا كَذَا؟ فَأَرَمَّ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ لَعَلَّكَ يَا حِطَّانُ قُلْتُهَا قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا قُلْتُهَا وَلَقَدْ خِفْتُ أَنْ تَبْكَعَنِي بِهَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَنَا قُلْتُهَا وَمَا أَرَدْتُ بِهَا إِلَّا الْخَيْرَ فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ؟ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَطَبَنَا فَعَلَّمَنَا سُنَّتَنَا وَبَيَّنَ لَنَا صَلَاتَنَا فَقَالَ «إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَقِيمُوا صُفُوفَكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ فَإِذَا كَبَّرَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَإِذَا قَالَ {وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ} فَقُولُوا آمِينَ يُجِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَارْكَعُوا فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَرْكَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ وَيَرْفَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ» قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَتِلْكَ بِتِلْكَ وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَقُولُوا اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَلَا قَالَ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ فَكَبِّرُوا وَاسْجُدُوا فَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَسْجُدُ قَبْلَكُمْ وَيَرْفَعُ قَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَتِلْكَ بِتِلْكَ فَإِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْقَعْدَةِ فَلْيَكُنْ مِنْ قَوْلِ أَحَدِكُمُ التَّحِيَّاتُ الصَّلَوَاتُ لِلَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ»
Translation
Chain of narrators
- al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb al-Jumaḥī
- Musaddad b. Musarhad
- Yaḥyá
- Hishām
- Qatādah
- Yūnus b. Jubayr
- Ḥiṭṭān b. ʿAbdullāh al-Raqāshī
✧ That al-Ash'ari prayed with his companions, and when he sat in his prayer, a man from the people said: Has the prayer been joined with righteousness and zakah? When al-Ash'ari finished his prayer, he turned to the people and said: Which of you said such and such a word? The people fell silent. He said: Perhaps you, O Hittan, said it? He said: By Allah, I did not say it, and I feared you would rebuke me for it. A man from the people said: I said it, and I intended nothing but good by it. Al-Ash'ari said: Do you not know what you say in your prayer? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us and taught us our Sunnah and explained to us our prayer, saying: «When the prayer is established, straighten your rows and let one of you lead you. When he says the takbir, say the takbir, and when he says {nor of those who go astray}, say Amin, and Allah will answer you. Then when he says the takbir and bows, say the takbir and bow, for the imam bows before you and rises before you.» The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: «That is for that. And when he says: Allah hears the one who praises Him, say: O Allah, our Lord, to You be praise, for Allah, majestic and exalted, said on the tongue of His Prophet ﷺ: Allah hears the one who praises Him. Then when he says the takbir and prostrates, say the takbir and prostrate, for the imam prostrates before you and rises before you.» The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: «That is for that. And when it is at the sitting, let one of you say: The greetings, the prayers belong to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.»
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Narrators
- a well-known Companiond. 42 AH, or 44 AH, or 50 AH, or 52 AH, or 53 AH, also said 49 AH, also said 51 AHأَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّصحابي مشهورأن
- trustworthy (thiqah)d. after 70 AHحِطَّانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الرَّقَاشِيِّثقةعن
- trustworthy (thiqah)d. died after 90 AH, before Anas b. Mālikيُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍثقةعن
- trustworthy, precise (thiqah thabt)d. 117 AH, or: 118 AHقَتَادَةَثقة ثبتعن
- Trustworthy and firmly reliable (thiqah thabt), though he was accused of belief in free will (qadar)d. 151 AH, or 152 AH, or 153 AH, or 154 AHهِشَامٌثقة ثبت ، وقد رمي بالقدرحدثنا
- trustworthy (thiqah), meticulous (mutqin), a memorizer (ḥāfiẓ), an imam and exemplar (qudwah)d. 198 AHيَحْيَىثقة متقن حافظ ، إمام قدوةحدثنا
- trustworthy, a memorizer (thiqah ḥāfiẓ)d. 228 AHمُسَدَّدُ بْنُ ج٥ / ص٥٤١مُسَرْهَدٍثقة حافظحدثنا
- d. 305 AHالْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْجُمَحِيُّأخبرنا
- d. 354 AHابن حبان
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Latin names and English verdicts with a dotted underline are machine translations, not reviewed.