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Saying 'Āmīn' Behind the Imām

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 938 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 247

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938. It was reported from Ṣubaiḥ bin Muḥriz Al-Ḥimṣī, (he said): "Abū Muṣabbih Al-Maqrā'ī narrated to me: 'We used to sit with Abū Zuhair An-Numairī, and he was of the Companions. He would narrate to us beautiful Aḥādīth. And when one of us made any supplication, he would say: "I will end it with 'Āmīn', for 'Āmīn' is like a stamp (that seals) a letter." And he said: "I shall inform you about it. We once went with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ at night, and passed by a person who was sincerely requesting (Allāh) in his supplication. So the Prophet ﷺ stood listening to him, and said: 'His (request) will of a surety be answered, if he seals it.' A person among us said: 'With what should he seal it?' He responded: 'With Āmīn, because if he seals it with Āmīn, it will of a surety be answered.' So the man went to the person (making the supplication) and said: 'Seal it off — O so-and-so — with Āmīn, and rejoice (that it has been accepted).'" (Ḍa'if) This is the wording of Maḥmūd (one of the narrators). Abū Dāwūd said: And Al-Maqrā'ī is a branch of (the tribe of) Ḥimyar.

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938 - حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ صُبَيْحِ بْنِ مُحْرِزٍ الْحِمْصِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُصَبِّحٍ الْمَقْرَائِيُّ، قَالَ: كُنَّا نَجْلِسُ إِلَى أَبِي زُهَيْرٍ النُّمَيْرِيِّ، وَكَانَ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ، فَيَتَحَدَّثُ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ، فَإِذَا دَعَا الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا بِدُعَاءٍ قَالَ: اخْتِمْهُ بِآمِينَ، فَإِنَّ آمِينَ مِثْلُ الطَّابَعِ عَلَى الصَّحِيفَةِ، قَالَ أَبُو زُهَيْرٍ: أُخْبِرُكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ، فَأَتَيْنَا عَلَى رَجُلٍ قَدْ أَلَحَّ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ، فَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَسْتَمِعُ مِنْهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَوْجَبَ إِنْ خَتَمَ»، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ يَخْتِمُ؟ قَالَ: «بِآمِينَ، فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ خَتَمَ بِآمِينَ فَقَدْ أَوْجَبَ»، فَانْصَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَتَى الرَّجُلَ، فَقَالَ: اخْتِمْ يَا فُلَانُ بِآمِينَ، وَأَبْشِرْ، وَهَذَا لَفْظٌ مَحْمُودٌ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «الْمَقْرَاءُ قَبِيلٌ مِنْ حِمْيَرَ»

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