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Sunan Abi Dawud 1377 (Book 6, Hadith 7) #21669
Praying Behind Someone Who Knows the Quran

SUMMARY: People who had not learnt the Quran were praised for praying behind someone who had.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah came out and saw that the people were praying during (the night of) Ramadan in the corner of the mosque. He asked: Who are these people ? It was said to him that those were people who had not learnt Quran. But Ubayy b. Ka'b is praying and they would pray behind him. The Prophet said: They did right and it is good what they did. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong, the narrator Muslim b. Khalid is weak.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَؤُلاَءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ هَؤُلاَءِ نَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ وَأُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاَتِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ أَصَابُوا وَنِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَيْسَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ بِالْقَوِيِّ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ضَعِيفٌ

TOPICS
prayer  *  learning  *  tradition  *  ramadan

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek knowledge from those around you, Practice what you know even if it isn't much, Worship Allah SWT with sincerity & dedication
EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad saw a group of people praying during the night of Ramadan in a corner of the mosque. When asked who they were, it was said that they had not learnt the Quran yet but Ubayy b. Ka'b was leading them in prayer. The Prophet praised them for their actions and said that it was good what they did. This tradition is considered weak as Muslim b. Khalid is known to be a weak narrator according to Abu Dawud's opinion on this matter. This hadith teaches us that even if we do not know much about our religion or have not learnt all its teachings yet, we should still strive to practice what we can and seek knowledge from those around us who are more knowledgeable than us so that we can learn more about our faith and grow closer to Allah SWT through prayer and worshiping Him with sincerity and dedication during Ramadan or any other time of year for that matter.

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