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«إذا قال الإمام: سمع الله لمن حمده، فقولوا: اللهم ربنا لك الحمد، فإنه من وافق قوله قول الملائكة غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه»
A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources
Chain of transmission
- Malik ibn Anas
- Sumayy mawla Abi Bakr
- Abu Salih al-Sammam
- Abu Hurayra
- Muhammad
Summary
A report that Malik transmits from Sumayy, client of Abu Bakr, from Abu Salih al-Samman from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him), in the chapter on saying amen behind the imam: the Prophet ﷺ ordered the followers to say "O God, our Lord, to You is praise" when the imam says "God hears whoever praises Him", and whoever's words coincide with the angels' words is forgiven his past sin. The editor cites al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Hibban and Ahmad, and refers to al-Tamhid. 1 2
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Prayer. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Muhammad, Abu Hurayra, Sumayy, client of Abu Bakr and Abu Salih al-Samman. Built on in the chapters on prayer and forgiveness.
Connections
People and things also explored
Muwatta 232· Muwatta 346· Muwatta 67· Muwatta 174· Muwatta 231· Muwatta 233· Muwatta 266· Muwatta 300
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.141
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.142
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 234”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-1-234/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.