Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 775

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلاَ تَأْتُوهَا وَأَنْتُمْ تَسْعَوْنَ وَأْتُوهَا تَمْشُونَ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّكِينَةُ فَمَا أَدْرَكْتُمْ فَصَلُّوا وَمَا فَاتَكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Abu Marwan al-'Uthmani, Muhammad ibn 'Uthman, narrated to us: Ibrahim ibn Sa'd narrated to us, from Ibn Shihab, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab and Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When the prayer is begun, do not come to it running. Come walking, and maintain calmness. Whatever part you catch, pray it; and whatever you miss, complete it.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The source contrasts running with walking and commands calmness, then distinguishes what was caught from what was missed.