Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 17
from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi from Abu Salama ibn
Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf that Abu Hurayra said, “I went out to at-Tur
(Mount Sinai) and met Kab al Ahbar and sat with him. He related to me
things from the Tawrah and I related to him things from the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Among the things I
related to him was that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, ‘The best of days on which the sun rises is
the day of jumua. In it Adam was created, and in it he fell from the
Garden. In it he was forgiven, and in it he died. In it the Hour
occurs, and every moving thing listens from morning till sunset in
apprehension of the Hour except jinn and men. In it is a time when
Allah gives toa muslim slave standing in prayer whatever he asks for.’
Kab said, ‘That is one day in every year.’ I said, ‘No, in every
jumua.’ Then Kab recited the Tawrah and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah
has spoken the truth.’ ”
Abu Hurayra continued, “I met Basra
ibn Abi Basra al-Ghiffari and he said, ‘Where have you come from?’ I
said, ‘From at-Tur.’ He said, ‘If I had seen you before you left, you
would not have gone. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, say, “Only make a special journey to three
mosques: the mosque of the Haram (Makka), this mosque (Madina), and the mosque of Ilya or the Bait al-Maqdis (two names of Jerusalem).” ‘ ” (He was not sure which expression was used.)
Abu Hurayra continued, “Then I met Abdullah ibn Salam and I told him that I had sat with Kabal-Ahbar, and I mentioned what I had related to him about the day of jumua, and told him that Kab had said, ‘That is one day in every year.’ Abdullah ibn Salam said, ‘Kab lied,’ and I added, ‘Kab then recited the Tawrah and said, “No, it is in every jumua.” ‘ Abdullah ibn Salam said, ‘Kab spoke the truth. ‘Then Abdullah ibn Salam said, ‘I know what time that is.’ ”
Abu Hurayra continued, “I said to him, ‘Let me know it – don’t keep it from me.’ Abdullah ibn Salam said, ‘It is the last period of time in the dayof jumua.’ ”
Abu Hurayra continued, “I said, ‘How can it be the last period of time in the day of jumua, when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “a muslim slave standing in prayer”, and that is a time when there is no prayer?’ Abdullah ibn Salam replied, ‘Didn’t the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “Whoever sits waiting for the prayer is in prayer until he prays?” “‘
Abu Hurayra added, “I said, ‘Of course.’ He said, ‘Then it is that.’ “
Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 17
The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. Compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century, the Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest surviving books of hadith. This foundational Islamic text was written over four decades and contains nearly 2,000 narrations systematically organized into 61 books.
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