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Sahih al-Bukhari

708

Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

مَنْ أَخَفَّ الصَّلاَةَ عِنْدَ بُكَاءِ الصَّبِيِّ

Whoever shortens the prayer on hearing a child cry

مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِمَامٍ قَطُّ أَخَفَّ صَلاَةً وَلاَ أَتَمَّ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَيُخَفِّفُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُفْتَنَ أُمُّهُ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ

Translation

Anas ibn Malik reported: I never prayed behind any imam whose prayer was lighter and more complete than that of the Prophet ﷺ. And if he heard a child crying, he would shorten (the prayer) for fear that his mother would be distressed.

Other translations

Deutsch

Anas ibn Malik berichtete: Ich habe nie hinter einem Imam gebetet, dessen Gebet leichter und vollständiger war als das des Propheten ﷺ. Und wenn er das Weinen eines Kindes hörte, verkürzte er (das Gebet) aus Sorge, dass seine Mutter in Bedrängnis geriete.

Türkçe

Enes b. Mâlik (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Hiçbir imamın arkasında Nebî'den ﷺ daha hafif ve daha tam namaz kılmadım. Bir çocuğun ağladığını işittiğinde, annesi sıkıntıya düşer korkusuyla (namazı) hafif tutardı.

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوجِزُ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُكْمِلُهَا.

    Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to keep the prayer brief and complete it.

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 6 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAnas bin Malik† 93 AH · BasraSharayk bin 'Abdullah bin Ab…† 140 AH · MedinaSulaiman bin Bilal al-Taymi† 177 AH · MedinaKhalid bin Mukhallad al-Qatw…† 213 AH · Kufaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Anas bin Malikأَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ

    d. 93 AH / 712 CE · Basrah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Sharayk bin 'Abdullah bin Abi Namrشَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  4. Sulaiman bin Bilal al-Taymiسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ

    d. 177 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  5. Khalid bin Mukhallad al-Qatwaniخَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ

    d. 213 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  6. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler