Hadith 924

Saying "Ammā ba'du"(1) in the Khutba (religious talk) after glorifying and praising Allāh.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 2

11 - THE BOOK OF AL-JUMU'AH(FRIDAY)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 924 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 11

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English translation

924. Narrated 'Aishah رضي الله عنها: Once in the middle of the night Allāh's Messenger ﷺ went out and offered Ṣalāt (prayer) in the mosque and some men also offered Ṣalāt (prayer) with him. The next morning the people spoke about it and so more people gathered and offered Ṣalāt (prayer) with him (in the second night). They circulated the news in the morning, and so, on the third night the number of people increased greatly. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ came out and they offered Ṣalāt (prayer) behind him. On the fourth night the mosque was overwhelmed by the people till it could not accommodate them. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ came out only for the early morning Ṣalāt (prayer) and when he finished the Ṣalāt (Fajr prayer), he faced the people and recited Tashah-hud (I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Muḥammad is His Messenger), and then said, "Ammā ba'du. Verily your presence (in the mosque at night) was not hidden from me, but I was afraid that this Ṣalāt (prayer) might be made compulsory and you might not be able to carry it out."

Arabic text

924 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ، فَصَلَّى فِي المَسْجِدِ، فَصَلَّى رِجَالٌ بِصَلاَتِهِ، فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ، فَتَحَدَّثُوا، فَاجْتَمَعَ أَكْثَرُ مِنْهُمْ، فَصَلَّوْا مَعَهُ، فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ، فَتَحَدَّثُوا، فَكَثُرَ أَهْلُ المَسْجِدِ مِنَ اللَّيْلَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَصَلَّوْا بِصَلاَتِهِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ عَجَزَ المَسْجِدُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ لِصَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى الفَجْرَ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ، فَتَشَهَّدَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيَّ مَكَانُكُمْ، لَكِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُفْرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَتَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: تَابَعَهُ يُونُسُ

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