Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 421

What is Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 421?

Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 421 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 2: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 421
Chapter
2: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Narrator in the source
Muadh Ibn Jabal رضی اللہ عنہ
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 421
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْحِمْصِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ السَّكُونِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ ارْتَقَبْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعَتَمَةِ فَأَخَّرَ حَتَّى ظَنَّ الظَّانُّ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْقَائِلُ مِنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ صَلَّى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّا لَكَذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَتَّى خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالُوا لَهُ كَمَا قَالُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ أَعْتِمُوا بِهَذِهِ الصَّلَاةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّكُمْ قَدْ فُضِّلْتُمْ بِهَا عَلَى سَائِرِ الْأُمَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ تُصَلِّهَا أُمَّةٌ قَبْلَكُمْ .

We waited for the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم to offer the night prayer. He delayed until people thought that he would not come out and some of us said that he had offered the prayer. At the moment when we were in this condition the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came out. People said to him as they were already saying. He said: Observe this prayer when it is dark, for by it you have been made superior to all the peoples, no people having observed it before you.

— Narrated Muadh Ibn Jabal رضی اللہ عنہ

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 421.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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