Sahih Muslim Hadith 870

What is Sahih Muslim Hadith 870?

Sahih Muslim Hadith 870 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 4: The Book of Prayers. 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
Sahih Muslim
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 870
Narrator in the source
Abu Salama bin 'Abd al-Rahman reported.. When Marwan appointed Abu Huraira ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ as his deputy in Medina, he recited takbir whenever he got up for obligatory prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Ibn Juraij (but with the addition of these words)
Compiler
Imam Muslim
Displayed grading
Sahih

وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ حِينَ يَسْتَخْلِفُهُ مَرْوَانُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ إِذَا قَامَ لِلصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِهِ فَإِذَا قَضَاهَا وَسَلَّمَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ: وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

On completing the prayer with salutation, and he turned to the people in the mosque and said.... 'By the one in whose hand in my soul! I am the among you whose prayer most closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

Abu Salama bin 'Abd al-Rahman reported.. When Marwan appointed Abu Huraira ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ as his deputy in Medina, he recited takbir whenever he got up for obligatory prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Ibn Juraij (but with the addition of these words)

Source information

Collection: Sahih Muslim. Compiler: Imam Muslim. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 870.

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

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