Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب التَّأْمِينِ وَرَاءَ الإِمَامِ
Chapter: Saying ’Amin Behind The Imam.
7 hadith · references 932–938
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Abu Dawud · 932كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَرَأَ : وَلا الضَّالِّينَ سورة الفاتحة آية 7 ، قَالَ : آمِينَ وَرَفَعَ بِهَا صَوْتَهُNarrated Wail ibn Hujr: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the verse "Nor of those who go astray" (Surah al-Fatihah, verse 7), he would say Amin; and raised his voice (while uttering this word).5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 933فَجَهَرَ بِآمِينَ ، وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ خَدِّهِWail b, hujr said that he prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said Amin loudly and saluted at his right and left sides until I saw the whiteness of his cheek.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 934كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا تَلَا غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا الضَّالِّينَ سورة الفاتحة آية 7 ، قَالَ : آمِينَ ، حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ مَنْ يَلِيهِ مِنَ الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِNarrated Abu Hurairah: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the verse "Not of those with whom Thou art angry, nor of those who go astray, " he would say Amin so loudly that those near him in the first row would hear it.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 935إِذَا قَالَ الْإِمَامُ : غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا الضَّالِّينَ سورة الفاتحة آية 7 ، فَقُولُوا : آمِينَ ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ وَافَقَ قَوْلُهُ قَوْلَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِAbu Hurairah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying; when the imam recites “ not of those with whom thou art angry, nor of those who go astray” (surah al-fatihah, verse 7) say Amin, for if one’s words (utterance of amin) synch5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 936إِذَا أَمَّنَ الْإِمَامُ فَأَمِّنُوا ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ وَافَقَ تَأْمِينُهُ تَأْمِينَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; When the Imam says Amin, say Amin, for if anyone’s utterance of Amin synchronnises with that of the angles, he will be forgiven his past sins. Ibn shihab (al Zuhr5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 937حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَاهَوَيْهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ بِلَالٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، " لَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِBilal reported that he said: Messenger of Allah, do not say Amin before me.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 938بِآمِينَ ، فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ خَتَمَ بِآمِينَ فَقَدْ أَوْجَبَNarrated Abu Zuhayr an-Numayri: Abu Misbah al-Muqrai said: We used to sit in the company of Abu Zuhayr an-Numayri. He was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ, and he used to narrate good traditions. Once a man from among us mad6 narrators