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tabarani:6709 – Bishr b. Mūsá > al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] He heard Jabir ibn Abdullah saying Sulayk ibn Amr al-Ghatafani entered the mosque and the Prophet ﷺ was delivering the sermon from the pulpit while standing on Friday. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Did you pray?" He replied, "No." He said, "Then pray two rak'ahs."  

الطبراني:٦٧٠٩ – حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ دَخَلَ سُلَيْكُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْغَطَفَانِيُّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَائِمًا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَصَلَّيْتَ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»  

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muslim:875c – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd And ʾIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Qutaybah > Isḥāq > Sufyān > ʿAmr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Have you observed prayer? He said: No. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Stand and offer the two rak'ahs. According to Qutaiba, the words are:" He said: Offer two rak'ahs."  

مسلم:٨٧٥c – وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو

سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّيْتَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ قُمْ فَصَلِّ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

muslim:875d – Muḥammad b. Rāfiʿ And ʿAbd b. Ḥumayd > Ibn Rāfiʿ > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Have you offered two rak'ahs? He said: No. Upon this he said: Then observe (them).  

مسلم:٨٧٥d – وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَرَكَعْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ لاَ فَقَالَ «ارْكَعْ»  

nasai:1400 – Ibrāhīm b. al-Ḥasan And Yūsuf b. Saʿīd > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

He heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah say: "A man came when the Prophet ﷺ was on the minbar on a Friday. He said to him: 'Have you prayed two rak'ahs?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Pray.'"  

النسائي:١٤٠٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَرَكَعْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَارْكَعْ  

ibnmajah:1112 – Hishām b. ʿAmmār > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir And ʾAbū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

“Sulaik Ghatafani entered the mosque when the Prophet ﷺ was delivering the sermon. He said: ‘Have you prayed?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Then perform two Rak’ah.’”  

ابن ماجة:١١١٢ – حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

دَخَلَ سُلَيْكٌ الْغَطَفَانِيُّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّيْتَ؟ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَمَّا عَمْرٌو فَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ سُلَيْكًا  

ahmad:14966 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

Have you offered two rak'ahs? He said: No. Upon this he said: Then observe (them). (Using translation from Muslim 875d)  

أحمد:١٤٩٦٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَرَكَعْتَرَكْعَتَيْنِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ ارْكَعْ  

ahmad:15067 – Muḥammad b. Bakr > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

He heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah say: "A man came when the Prophet ﷺ was on the minbar on a Friday. He said to him: 'Have you prayed two rak'ahs?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Pray.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1400)  

أحمد:١٥٠٦٧ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَرَكَعْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَارْكَعْ  

darimi:1596 – Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > Ibn ʿUyaynah > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] I heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say, "A man entered the mosque on Friday, while the Prophet ﷺ was giving a sermon. The man was asked, 'Did you pray?' He replied, 'No.' The Prophet then said, 'Pray two units of prayer (Rak'ah).' Abu Muhammad said, 'I also say the same.'"  

الدارمي:١٥٩٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّيْتَ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد «أَقُولُ بِهِ»  

tabarani:6700 – Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Ibn Jurayj > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

He heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah say: "A man came when the Prophet ﷺ was on the minbar on a Friday. He said to him: 'Have you prayed two rak'ahs?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Pray.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1400)  

الطبراني:٦٧٠٠ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ لَهُ «أَرَكَعْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَارْكَعْ»  

tabarani:6704 – Bishr b. Mūsá > al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > ʿAmr b. Dīnār > Jābir

[Machine] A man entered the mosque and the Prophet ﷺ stood on the pulpit to deliver the sermon on Friday. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Did you pray?" The man replied, "No." The Prophet ﷺ then said to him, "Then pray two units (rak'ahs)."  

الطبراني:٦٧٠٤ – حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَائِمًا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَصَلَّيْتَ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ»