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ahmad:22746 – Muḥammad b. Salamah > Ibn Isḥāq / Muḥammad > Makḥūl > Maḥmūd b. al-Rabīʿ > ʿUbādah b. al-Ṣāmit

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us, and recitation became difficult for him. When he finished, he asked, "Did you recite?" We replied, "Yes, Messenger of Allah." He said, "It is not necessary for you to recite except for the Opening Chapter of the Book (Al-Fatiha), as there is no prayer without it."  

أحمد:٢٢٧٤٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْنِي مُحَمَّدًا عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ تَقْرَءُونَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَلَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا بِهَا  

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abudawud:823 – ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Nufaylī > Muḥammad b. Salamah > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Makḥūl > Maḥmūd b. al-Rabīʿ > ʿUbādah b. al-Ṣāmit

We were behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the dawn prayer, and he recited (the passage), but the recitation became difficult for him. Then when he finished, he said: Perhaps you recite behind your imam? We replied: Yes, it is so, Messenger of Allah. He said: Do not do so except when it is Fatihat al-Kitab, for he who does not recite it is not credited with having prayed.  

أبو داود:٨٢٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

كُنَّا خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ فَقَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ خَلْفَ إِمَامِكُمْ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا إِلاَّ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ صَلاَةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا  

ahmad:22671 – Muḥammad b. Salamah > Ibn Isḥāq > Makḥūl > Maḥmūd b. al-Rabīʿ > ʿUbādah b. al-Ṣāmit

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed with us and recited, and the recitation became difficult for him. When he finished, he said, "Do you recite?" We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Do not recite except with the Opening of the Book (Surah Al-Fatiha), for there is no prayer without it."  

أحمد:٢٢٦٧١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ تَقْرَءُونَ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ لَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا بِهَا  

ahmad:22694 – Yazīd > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Makḥūl > Maḥmūd b. al-Rabīʿ > ʿUbādah b. al-Ṣāmit

"Messenger of Allah prayed the Subh prayer, and he had difficulty with the recitation. When turned (after finishing) he said: 'I think that you are reciting behind your Imam?'" He said: "We said: 'Yes, Messenger of Allah, by Allah!' He said: 'Do not do that, except for Umm Al-Kitab, for there is no Salat for one who does not recite it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 311)   

أحمد:٢٢٦٩٤ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَرَاكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ وَرَاءَ إِمَامِكُمْ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا لَنَفْعَلُ هَذَا قَالَ فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُصَرِّحِ بِأَنَّ الْفَرْضَ عَلَى الْمَأْمُومِينَ قِرَاءَةُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ كَهُوَ عَلَى الْمُنْفَرِدِ سَوَاءٌ

ibnhibban:1785 – Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > Muʾammal b. Hishām al-Yashkurī > Ismāʿīl Ibn ʿUlayyah > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Makḥūl

"Messenger of Allah prayed the Subh prayer, and he had difficulty with the recitation. When turned (after finishing) he said: 'I think that you are reciting behind your Imam?'" He said: "We said: 'Yes, Messenger of Allah, by Allah!' He said: 'Do not do that, except for Umm Al-Kitab, for there is no Salat for one who does not recite it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 311)   

ابن حبّان:١٧٨٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي مَكْحُولٌ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ وَكَانَ يَسْكُنُ إِيلِيَاءَ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرَاكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ وَرَاءَ إِمَامِكُمْ» قَالَ قُلْنَا أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا»  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْأَخْبَارَ كَانَتْ لِلْمُصَلِّي وَحْدَهُ

ibnhibban:1792 – Abū Yaʿlá > Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > Abū Wyazīd b. Hārūn > Ibn Isḥāq > Makḥūl > Maḥmūd b. al-Rabīʿ > ʿUbādah b. al-Ṣāmit

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed Fajr with us, and the recitation became difficult for him. After finishing the prayer, he asked, "Did you recite behind me?" We replied, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so, except with the mother of the Book (meaning Al-Fatiha) because there is no prayer for the one who does not recite it."  

ابن حبّان:١٧٩٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ويَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْفَجْرَ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَالَ «تَقْرَءُونَ خَلْفِي؟ » قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ قَوْلِهِ ﷺ «قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ بَعْضَكُمْ خَالَجَنِيهَا» أَرَادَ بِهِ رَفْعَ الصَّوْتِ لَا الْقِرَاءَةَ خَلْفَهُ

ibnhibban:1848 – Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah > al-Faḍl b. Yaʿqūb al-Jazarī > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Makḥūl

"Messenger of Allah prayed the Subh prayer, and he had difficulty with the recitation. When turned (after finishing) he said: 'I think that you are reciting behind your Imam?'" He said: "We said: 'Yes, Messenger of Allah, by Allah!' He said: 'Do not do that, except for Umm Al-Kitab, for there is no Salat for one who does not recite it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 311)   

ابن حبّان:١٨٤٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْجَزَرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَكْحُولٌ عَنْ مَحْمُودِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ وَكَانَ يَسْكُنُ إِيلِيَاءَ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ

صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الصُّبْحِ فَثَقُلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْقِرَاءَةُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ «إِنِّي لَأَرَاكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ وَرَاءَ إِمَامِكُمْ» قَالَ قُلْنَا أَجَلْ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذًّا قَالَ «فَلَا تَفْعَلُوا إِلَّا بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَقْرَأْ بِهَا»  

suyuti:390-28b – ʿBādh b. al-Ṣāmt > Ṣallá b.ā Rasūl Allāh
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السيوطي:٣٩٠-٢٨b –

"عَنْ عبادة بن الصَّامت قال: صَلَّى بنا رَسُول الله ﷺ الفجر، فثقلت عليه القراءة، فلما انصرف قال: إنى أراكم تقرءون وراء إمامكم، قلنا: أجل! والله يا رسول الله هذا، قال: فلا تفعلوا إلَّا فاتحة الكتاب، فإنَّه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بها".  

[ق] البيهقى في السنن في القراءة