سنن أبي داود

Hadith 544

Book 2: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

كِتَاب الصَّلَاةِ

Chapter 46

Chapter: People Sitting After The Iqamah While Waiting For The Imam If He Has Not Come.

باب فِي الصَّلاَةِ تُقَامُ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ الإِمَامُ يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ قُعُودًا

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

Anas reported: the Iqamah was pronounced (for the night prayer) and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained engaged in talking (to a person) in the corner of the mosque. He did not begin prayer until the people slept.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : "

أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَجِيٌّ فِي جَانِبِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَمَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى نَامَ الْقَوْمُ

" .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 544In-book: Book 2, Hadith 544

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