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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 998

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
196

Chapter 51

Chapter context: The virtue of the front rows

باب فَضْلِ الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ثَوْرٍ، إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قَطَنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ خِلاَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

‏ لَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ لَكَانَتْ قُرْعَةٌ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If they knew what (goodness) there is in the first row, they would cast lots for it.’”

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 998 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 5, Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, as in-book entry 196 under the chapter “The virtue of the front rows.”

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Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 998 Arabic : Book 5, Hadith 1051

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih Muslim

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