Muwatta 18

الموطأ 18 — بلاغ عن أبي هريرة: من فاته أم القرآن فاته خير كثير

A report that reached Malik: whoever catches the rak'a has caught the prostration, and whoever misses the rak'a has missed the prayer.

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«من أدرك الركعة فقد أدرك السجدة، ومن فاته قراءة أم القرآن فقد فاته خير كثير»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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A report from Malik through Yahya that he was told Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) used to say that whoever catches the rak'a has caught the prostration, and whoever misses the recitation of the Opening chapter in prayer has missed much good. The editor notes that Abu Mus'ab, Suwayd and Yahya ibn Bukayr transmitted it, in al-Bayhaqi. 1

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Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Prayer. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Abu Hurayra. Built on in the chapters on prayer.

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Muwatta, Book of Prayer
Mentions
Abu Hurayra
Basis for
Salah (the prescribed prayer)

People and things also explored

Muwatta 5· Muwatta 9· Muwatta 15· Muwatta 28· Muwatta 29· Muwatta 69· Muwatta 174· Muwatta 175

Sources

  1. Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.42
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Whoever catches one rak'a of the dawn or the afternoon prayer has caught the prayer in its time.