Jami' at-Tirmidhi

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 267
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِذَا قَالَ الإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ‏.‏ فَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ وَافَقَ قَوْلُهُ قَوْلَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ الإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‏.‏ وَيَقُولُ مَنْ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‏.‏ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ أَحْمَدُ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَغَيْرُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‏.‏ مِثْلَ مَا يَقُولُ الإِمَامُ ‏.‏ وَبِهِ يَقُولُ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَإِسْحَاقُ ‏.‏

Translation

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

Ishaq ibn Musa al-Ansari narrated to us: Ma‘n narrated to us: Malik narrated to us, from Sumayy, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah said: When the imam says Sami Allahu liman hamidah, Allah hears whoever praises Him, say Rabbana wa laka al-hamd, Our Lord, to You belongs all praise. Whoever’s words coincide with the angels’ words will have his past sins forgiven.

Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih. Some scholars among the Prophet’s Companions and those after them acted on this: the imam says Sami Allahu liman hamidah followed by Rabbana wa laka al-hamd, while those praying behind the imam say only Rabbana wa laka al-hamd. This was the view of Ahmad. Ibn Sirin and others said that those behind the imam say both formulas, just as the imam does. This was the view of al-Shafi‘i and Ishaq.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The compiler records two views on whether those praying behind the imam say only the praise response or repeat both formulas.

  • ‏ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ الإِمَامُ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‏.

    Ahmad's view has the congregation behind the imam say only Rabbana wa laka al-hamd; Ibn Sirin, al-Shafi'i, and Ishaq have them say both formulas.

    Is the difference in the follower response clearly attributed to each view?