Skip to content

Sahih al-Bukhari

729

Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَ الإِمَامِ وَبَيْنَ الْقَوْمِ حَائِطٌ أَوْ سُتْرَةٌ

If there is a wall or a screen (sutrah) between the imam and the people

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فِي حُجْرَتِهِ، وَجِدَارُ الْحُجْرَةِ قَصِيرٌ، فَرَأَى النَّاسُ شَخْصَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَامَ أُنَاسٌ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاَتِهِ، فَأَصْبَحُوا فَتَحَدَّثُوا بِذَلِكَ، فَقَامَ لَيْلَةَ الثَّانِيَةِ، فَقَامَ مَعَهُ أُنَاسٌ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاَتِهِ، صَنَعُوا ذَلِكَ لَيْلَتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَخْرُجْ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ " إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تُكْتَبَ عَلَيْكُمْ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

Translation

Aishah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray at night in his room, and the wall of the room was low. The people saw the figure of the Prophet ﷺ, and some people stood up praying, following his prayer. In the morning they talked about it. Then he stood (in prayer) on the second night, and some people stood with him, praying, following his prayer. They did that for two or three nights. Then, after that, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained sitting and did not come out. When morning came, the people mentioned that, and he said, “I feared that the night prayer would be prescribed for you.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Aischa berichtete: Der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ pflegte in der Nacht in seiner Kammer zu beten, und die Wand der Kammer war niedrig. Da sahen die Leute die Gestalt des Propheten ﷺ, und einige Leute standen auf und beteten seinem Gebet folgend. Am Morgen sprachen sie darüber. Da stand er in der zweiten Nacht (zum Gebet) auf, und einige Leute standen mit ihm auf und beteten seinem Gebet folgend. Das taten sie zwei oder drei Nächte lang. Als es danach war, blieb der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ sitzen und kam nicht heraus. Als es Morgen wurde, erwähnten die Leute dies. Da sagte er: „Ich fürchtete, dass euch das Gebet in der Nacht vorgeschrieben wird.“

Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Resûlullah ﷺ geceleyin odasında namaz kılardı; odanın duvarı da alçaktı. İnsanlar Nebî'nin ﷺ karaltısını gördüler; bazı kimseler kalkıp ona uyarak namaz kıldılar. Sabah olunca bunu konuştular. İkinci gece (yine namaza) kalktı; bazı kimseler de onunla birlikte kalkıp ona uyarak namaz kıldılar. Bunu iki ya da üç gece yaptılar. Nihayet bundan sonra Resûlullah ﷺ oturdu ve dışarı çıkmadı. Sabah olunca insanlar bunu dile getirdiler. Bunun üzerine şöyle buyurdu: “Gece namazının size farz kılınmasından korktum.”

Other versions of this report

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

  • أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ لَهُ حَصِيرٌ يَبْسُطُهُ بِالنَّهَارِ، وَيَحْتَجِرُهُ بِاللَّيْلِ، فَثَابَ إِلَيْهِ نَاسٌ، فَصَلَّوْا وَرَاءَهُ.

    Aishah reported that the Prophet ﷺ had a mat which he spread out during the day and with which he screened off a compartment for himself at night. People flocked to him and prayed behind him.

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 · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · Medina'Umarh bint 'Abdur Rahman† 98 AH · MedinaYahya bin Sa'id al-Ansari† 144 AH · Medina'Abdah bin Sulaiman al-Klabi† 187 AH · KufaMuhammad bin Salam al-Baykandi† 227 AH · Bukharaal-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. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. d. 98 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. Yahya bin Sa'id al-Ansariيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ

    d. 144 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. d. 187 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. d. 227 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler