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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-405: KISAH ABU BAKAR RA TERLEWAT KETIKA SOLAT BERJEMAAH
What is the status of the story of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq RA arriving late to congregational prayer with the Prophet SAW and a revelation about his praise?
Short answer
This story is not found in the reliable hadith collections. It is only cited in later fiqh works such as Hasyiah 'Ianah al-Tholibin and Hasyiah al-Jamal, without a chain of narration.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This story is not found in the reliable hadith collections. It is only cited in later fiqh works such as Hasyiah 'Ianah al-Tholibin and Hasyiah al-Jamal, without a chain of narration. The ruling mentions another, similar report in Sunan al-Nasa'ie, the hadith of Rifa'ah bin Rafi' about a companion who recited words of praise after rising from bowing, but that incident did not happen to Abu Bakr. The conclusion is that the origin of the story is unknown in reliable sources.
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Kesimpulannya, kisah di atas tidak diketahui akan asalnya di dalam kitab yang muktabar walaupun ia ada dinukilkan di dalam kitab-kitab yang terkemudian.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-405: KISAH ABU BAKAR RA TERLEWAT KETIKA SOLAT BERJEMAAH”, 15 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3633-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-405-kisah-abu-bakar-ra-terlewat-ketika-solat-berjemaah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/status-story-abu-bakr-late-congregational-prayer/