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Sunan Abi Dawud 1329 (Book 5, Hadith 80) #21621
Adjusting Voices While Praying

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ advised AbuBakr and Umar to adjust their voices while praying, with AbuBakr being told to raise his voice a little and Umar being told to lower his voice a little.

Narrated AbuQatadah: The Prophet went out at night and found AbuBakr praying in a low voice, and he passed Umar ibn al-Khattab who was raising his voice while praying. When they both met the Prophet together, the Prophet said: I passed by you, AbuBakr, when you were praying in a low voice. He replied: I made Him hear with Whom I was holding intimate converse, Messenger of Allah. He (the Prophet) said to Umar: I passed by you when you were praying in a loud voice. He replied: Messenger of Allah, I was awakening the drowsy and driving away the Devil. Al-Hasan added in his version: The Prophet said: Raise your voice a little, AbuBakr, and he said to Umar: Lower your voice a little.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ خَرَجَ لَيْلَةً فَإِذَا هُوَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ - رضى الله عنه - يُصَلِّي يَخْفِضُ مِنْ صَوْتِهِ - قَالَ - وَمَرَّ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي رَافِعًا صَوْتَهُ - قَالَ - فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَرَرْتُ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي تَخْفِضُ صَوْتَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏:‏ قَدْ أَسْمَعْتُ مَنْ نَاجَيْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ مَرَرْتُ بِكَ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي رَافِعًا صَوْتَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُوقِظُ الْوَسْنَانَ وَأَطْرُدُ الشَّيْطَانَ ‏.‏ زَادَ الْحَسَنُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ‏:‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ارْفَعْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ شَيْئًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ اخْفِضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَ شَيْئًا

TOPICS
prayer  *  voice  *  intimacy  *  awakening  *  salat  *  sawt  *  uns  *  tahdheer

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of our voices when engaging in prayer; Find balance between extremes; Have an intimate relationship with Allah SWT during prayer time

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of adjusting one's voice when praying. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ passed by two of his companions, Abu Bakr and Umar, who were both praying but in different ways. He noticed that Abu Bakr was praying in a low voice and he advised him to raise it slightly. On the other hand, he noticed that Umar was raising his voice too much while praying so he asked him to lower it slightly. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful of our voices when we are engaging in prayer as there is an etiquette associated with it. We should not be too loud or too quiet; rather, we should find a balance between the two extremes so as not to disturb others or ourselves during prayer time. Additionally, this hadith also highlights the importance of having an intimate relationship with Allah SWT during prayer time which can be achieved through lowering one's voice while speaking directly with Him SWT.

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