Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Abwab Qiyam ul Lail)
باب فِي رَفْعِ الصَّوْتِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي صَلاَةِ اللَّيْلِ
Chapter: Raising One’s Voice With The Recitation During The Night Prayer.
7 hadith · references 1327–1333
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Abu Dawud · 1327كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا يَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ فِي الْحُجْرَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet's ﷺ recitation was loud enough for one who was in the inner chamber to hear it when he was in the house.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1328كَانَتْ قِرَاءَةُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِاللَّيْلِ يَرْفَعُ طَوْرًا وَيَخْفِضُ طَوْرًاNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet's ﷺ recitation at night was partly in a loud voice and partly in a low voice. Abu Dawud said: The name of Abu Khalid al-Walibi is Hurmuz.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1329يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَرَرْتُ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي تَخْفِضُ صَوْتَكَNarrated Abu Qatadah: The Prophet ﷺ went out at night and found Abu Bakr praying in a low voice, and he passed Umar ibn al-Khattab who was raising his voice while praying. When they both met the Prophet ﷺ together, the P9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1330وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُكَ يَا بِلَالُ وَأَنْتَ تَقْرَأُ مِنْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ ، وَمِنْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِThis tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators. This version dies not mention that the Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Bakr: Raise your voice a litte ; or he said to Umar: Lower you5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1331يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ فُلَانًا ، كَأَيِّنْ مِنْ آيَةٍ أَذْكَرَنِيهَا اللَّيْلَةَ كُنْتُ قَدْ أَسْقَطْتُهَاNarrated Aishah: A man got up at night and recited the Quran in a loud voice. When the dawn came, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah have mercy on so-and-so who reminded me many verses that I had nearly forgotten. 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1332أَلَا إِنَّ كُلَّكُمْ مُنَاجٍ رَبَّهُ فَلَا يُؤْذِيَنَّ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا ، وَلَا يَرْفَعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ ، أَوْ قَالَ : فِي الصَّلَاةِNarrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ retired to the mosque. He heard them (the people) reciting the Quran in a loud voice. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! every one of you is calling his Lord quiet6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1333الْجَاهِرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْجَاهِرِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ ، وَالْمُسِرُّ بِالْقُرْآنِ كَالْمُسِرِّ بِالصَّدَقَةِNarrated Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani: The Prophet ﷺ said: One who recites the Quran in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Quran quietly is one who gives alms secretly.6 narrators