Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 31.0

The Imam should not supplicate for himself only

باب وَلاَ يَخُصُّ الإِمَامُ نَفْسَهُ بِالدُّعَاءِ ‏

1 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 923hasan

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Baqiyya bin al-Walid bin Sa'aidfromHabib bin SalahfromYazid bin Sharih al-HadramifromShdad bin Hy AbufromThawban bin Bujdud

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَؤُمُّ عَبْدٌ فَيَخُصَّ نَفْسَهُ بِدَعْوَةٍ دُونَهُمْ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَقَدْ خَانَهُمْ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Thawban said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘No person should lead others in prayer, then supplicate only for himself and not for them. If he does that, he has betrayed them.’”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَىٍّ الْمُؤَذِّنِ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏