Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2234
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُسْتَمِرِّ الْعُرُوقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْسُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنٌ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ غَدَا بِرَايَةِ الإِيمَانِ وَمَنْ غَدَا إِلَى السُّوقِ غَدَا بِرَايَةِ إِبْلِيسَ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibrahim ibn al-Mustamir al-Urqi narrated to us; my father narrated to us; Ubayas ibn Maymun narrated to us; Awn al-Uqayli narrated to us, from Abu Uthman al-Nahdi, from Salman, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Whoever sets out early for the dawn prayer sets out under the banner of faith, and whoever sets out early for the marketplace sets out under the banner of Iblis.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ " مَنْ غَدَا إِلَى صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ غَدَا بِرَايَةِ الإِيمَانِ وَمَنْ غَدَا إِلَى السُّوقِ غَدَا بِرَايَةِ إِبْلِيسَ " .
The repeated banner image is a rhetorical contrast between those heading to dawn prayer and those going to the marketplace.
Does “under the banner” preserve the image and parallel structure naturally?