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Musnad Ahmad 198 (Book 2, Hadith 115) #33890
Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how Ibn as-Simt saw 'Umar bin al-Khattab praying two rak'ahs in Dhul-Hulaifah and was inspired to do the same.

It was narrated from Ibn as-Simt that he came to some land called Doomeen, eighteen miles from Homs, and prayed two rak'ahs. I the narrator said to him. Are you praying two rak'ahs? He said: I saw 'Umar bin al-Khattab in Dhul­-Hulaifah praying two rak'ahs and I asked him (about that). He said: I am only doing what I saw the Messenger of Allah do.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ خُمَيْرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ السِّمْطِ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى أَرْضًا يُقَالُ لَهَا دَوْمِينُ مِنْ حِمْصَ عَلَى رَأْسِ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ مِيلًا فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَتُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ يُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أَفْعَلُ كَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْ قَالَ فَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  sunnah  *  muhammad  *  dhulhulaifah  *  rakahs

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ?, Take inspiration from those close to him

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about following the example of Prophet Muhammad ?. It was narrated by Ibn as-Simt that he came to a place called Doomeen and prayed two rak'ahs. When asked why he was doing this, he said that he saw 'Umar bin al Khattab in Dhul Hulaifah praying two rak’ahs and decided to follow his example. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to follow the sunnah of our beloved prophet ? in all aspects of our lives. We should take inspiration from those who are closer to him and try our best to emulate their actions so that we can be closer to Allah SWT.

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