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(16). 3146. Sa'eed bin Jubair narrated from Ibn 'Abbās regarding Allāh's saying: "And offer your Ṣalāt neither aloud nor in a low voice but follow a way between." He said: "It was revealed when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was hiding himself in Makkah, and when he led his Companions in Ṣalāt, he would raise his voice with the
Qur'an. So when the idolaters heard it they would insult the Qur'an, the One Who revealed it, and the one who came with it. So Allāh, Most High, said to His Prophet: 'And offer your Ṣalāt neither aloud' that is: 'Your recitation, so that the idolaters would not hear it and insult the Qur'an.' 'Nor in a low voice (too low) for your Companions, 'but follow a way between.'" (Ṣaḥīh)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīh.
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[1] Al-Isrā' 17:110.
Commentary
As the Muslims are a middle and moderate nation, likewise their prayers and supplications neither should be very loud nor very low, instead they should follow the middle course, according to the needs and circumstances. In this context, prayer means the recitation in the prayer.
