Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1303

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Mishkat al-Masabih 1303
Arabic hadith text

وَعَن الْأَعْرَج قَالَ: مَا أَدْرَكْنَا النَّاسَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ يَلْعَنُونَ الْكَفَرَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ قَالَ: وَكَانَ الْقَارِئُ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي ثَمَانِ رَكَعَاتٍ وَإِذَا قَامَ بِهَا فِي ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً رَأَى النَّاسُ أَنه قد خفف. رَوَاهُ مَالك

Translation

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

Al-Araj said: I only ever found the people cursing the disbelievers during Ramadan. The reciter would recite Surat al-Baqara over eight units. If he recited it over twelve units, the people thought he had made the prayer lighter. Malik transmitted it.