Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 983

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 983?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 983 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 983
Narrator in the source
It was narrated from Abu ‘Ali Al-Hamdani that
Displayed grading
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا مُحْرِزُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْعَدَنِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ فِي سَفِينَةٍ فِيهَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَحَانَتْ صَلَاةٌ مِنَ الصَّلَوَاتِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَمَرْنَاهُ أَنْ يَؤُمَّنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقُلْنَا لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّكَ أَحَقُّنَا بِذَلِكَ أَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَبَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ أَمَّ النَّاسَ فَأَصَابَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَالصَّلَاةُ لَهُ وَلَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَعَلَيْهِ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ .

He went out in a ship in which ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani رضی اللہ عنہ was present. The time for prayer came, and we told him to lead us in prayer and said to him: “You are the most deserving of that, you were the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).” But he refused and said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever leads the people and gets it right, the prayer will be for him and for them, but if he falls short, then that will be counted against him but not against them.”

It was narrated from Abu ‘Ali Al-Hamdani that

Source information

Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 983.

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

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