Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 986

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ بِأَصْحَابِهِ صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ فَطَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَانْصَرَفَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَصَلَّى فَأُخْبِرَ مُعَاذٌ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مُنَافِقٌ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَأَخْبَرَهُ مَا قَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ أَتُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكُونَ فَتَّانًا يَا مُعَاذُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ بِالنَّاسِ فَاقْرَأْ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَاقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Rumh informed us: Al-Layth ibn Sad informed us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, who said: Muadh ibn Jabal al-Ansari led his companions in the night prayer and made it long for them. A man among us left, prayed on his own, and departed. Muadh was told about him and said, He is a hypocrite. When the man heard that, he went to the Messenger of Allah and told him what Muadh had said. The Prophet said, Do you want to cause discord, Muadh? When you lead the people in prayer, recite By the sun and its morning brightness, Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, By the night when it covers, and Read in the name of your Lord.