Hadith of Malik ibn al-Huwayrith (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ (١)، ١٥٥٩٨ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ: أَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ (٢) عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، قَالَ: وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَحِيمًا رَفِيقًا، فَظَنَّ أَنَّا قَدِ اشْتَقْنَا أَهْلَنَا، فَسَأَلَنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا فِي أَهْلِنَا، فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ: " ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ، فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ، وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ، وَمُرُوهُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Malik bin Huwairith that we, a group of young men who were almost of the same age, came to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and stayed with him for twenty nights. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was very kind and soft-hearted. He sensed that we were longing to meet our families, so he asked us whom we had left behind at home. We informed him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Now return to your families, stay with them, teach them, and inform them. When the time for prayer comes, one person should give the call to prayer (adhan), and the eldest among you should lead the prayer.

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، قَالَ: جَاءَ أَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِنَا، فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُصَلِّي، وَمَا أُرِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ، وَلَكِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُرِيَكُمْ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ: " فَقَعَدَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حِينَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ، ثُمَّ قَامَ " (١)، ،

Abu Qilabah says that once Abu Sulayman Malik bin Huwayrith came to our mosque and said, "I will show you how to pray; the purpose is not to pray, but to show you how the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray." So, in the first rak'ah, after raising his head from the second prostration, he sat for a while and then stood up.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، أَنَّهُ " رَأَى نَبِيَّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي صَلَاتِهِ، إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ (١) وَإِذَا سَجَدَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ سُجُودِهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Malik bin Huwairith that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) raising his hands while lifting his head from bowing, while going into prostration, and while lifting his head from prostration, until he would bring his hands up to the level of his earlobes.

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ،، ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ، وَلِصَاحِبٍ لَهُ: " إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذِّنَا، وَأَقِيمَا " وَقَالَ مَرَّةً: " فَأَقِيمَا ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا " قَالَ خَالِدٌ: فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي قِلَابَةَ: فَأَيْنَ الْقِرَاءَةُ؟ قَالَ: " إِنَّهُمَا كَانَا مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Malik bin Huwairith that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him and one of his companions: When the time for prayer comes, give the adhan and say the iqamah, and the one who is the eldest among you should lead the prayer.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ يَعْنِي الْحَدَّادَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، قَالَ الْعَطَّارُ: عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ: زَارَنَا فِي مَسْجِدِنَا، قَالَ: فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، فَقَالُوا: أُمَّنَا رَحِمَكَ اللهُ، فَقَالَ: لَا، يُصَلِّي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ، قَالَ: " إِذَا زَارَ رَجُلٌ قَوْمًا، فَلَا يَؤُمَّهُمْ، يَؤُمُّهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ " (١)،

Abu Atiyyah says that once Malik bin Huwairith came to our mosque. The prayer was established, so the people requested him to lead the prayer, but he refused and said, "Let someone from among you lead the prayer. Afterwards, I will narrate a hadith to you." After the prayer was finished, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When a person goes to meet someone, he should not lead the prayer; rather, someone from among them should lead the prayer."

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْعَطَّارُ، عَنْ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَطِيَّةَ، مَوْلًى مِنَّا، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ: كَانَ يَأْتِينَا فِي مُصَلَّانَا، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: تَقَدَّمْ فَصَلِّ، فَقَالَ: لِيُصَلِّ بَعْضُكُمْ حَتَّى أُحَدِّثَكُمْ لِمَ لَمْ أُصَلِّ بِكُمْ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى الْقَوْمُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا زَارَ أَحَدُكُمْ قَوْمًا، فَلَا يُصَلِّ بِهِمْ لِيُصَلِّ بِهِمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ " (٢)، ،

Abu Atiyyah says that once Malik bin Huwairith came to our mosque. The prayer was established, so the people requested him to lead the prayer, but he refused and said, "Let someone from among you lead the prayer. Afterwards, I will narrate a hadith to you." After the prayer was finished, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When a person goes to meet someone, he should not lead the prayer; rather, someone from among them should lead the prayer."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، (١) عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، أَنَّهُ " رَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Malik bin Huwairith that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) raising his hands while lifting his head from bowing, while going into prostration, and while lifting his head from prostration, until he would bring his hands up to the level of his earlobes.