Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 836

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 836?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 836 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 7: Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them. 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 Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 836
Narrator in the source
It was narrated from Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ that
Displayed grading
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ الْعِشَاءَ فَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ اقْرَأْ ب:‏‏‏‏ الشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَ سَبِّحْ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى و اللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَ اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ .

Mu’adh bin Jabal رضی اللہ عنہ led his companions for the ‘Isha’ and he made the prayer too long for them. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Recite ‘By the sun and its brightness,’[Al-Shams (91)] ‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,’ [Al-A’la (87)] ‘By the night as it envelops,’ [Al-Lail (92)] or, ‘Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created.’” [Al-‘Alaq (96)]

It was narrated from Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ that

Source information

Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 836.

This record is supplied by HadithAPI. Numbering and translations may differ between editions.

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

Data sources, translations, grades and AI limitations