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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 8 · Prayers (Salat)
Sahih

إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ

When one enters the mosque, let him pray two rak'ahs

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ السَّلَمِيِّ،

Translation

Abu Qatadah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When one of you enters the mosque, let him pray two rak'ahs before he sits down.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Abu Qatada berichtete, dass der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ sagte: „Wenn einer von euch die Moschee betritt, soll er zwei Rak'at beten, bevor er sich setzt.“

Türkçe

Ebû Katâde (r.a.), Resûlullah'ın ﷺ şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etti: “Biriniz mescide girdiğinde oturmadan önce iki rekât namaz kılsın.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAbu Qatada ibn Rab'i† 54 AH · Medinaعَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّر…~ 88 AH · not yet identified'Amir bin 'Abdullah† 121 AH · MedinaImam Maalik† 179 AH · Medina'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysi† 218 AH · Egyptal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
  • Not yet identified
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Abu Qatada ibn Rab'iأَبِي قَتَادَةَ السَّلَمِيِّ

    d. 54 AH / 674 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ

    not yet identified

  4. 'Amir bin 'Abdullahعَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ

    d. 121 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

  5. Imam Maalikمَالِكٌ

    d. 179 AH / 795 CE · Medina · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation Maliki

  6. 'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysiعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ

    d. 218 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler