Sahih al-BukhariVolume 2 • Book 21 • Hadith 264

Prayer at Night (Tahajjud): Hadith 264

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ، سَمِعَ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ بْنَ رِبْعِيٍّ الأَنْصَارِيّ َ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلاَ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏

English Translation

Narrated Abu Qatada bin Rabi Al-Ansari; The Prophet said, "If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a two-Rakat prayer."

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