عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu, 'ani-n-Nabiyyi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said:
مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةً لَمْ يَقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ، فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ ثَلَاثًا، غَيْرَ تَمَامٍ.
Man salla salatan lam yaqra' fiha bi-ummi-l-Quran, fahiya khidajun thalathan, ghayra tamam.
A prayer performed by someone who has not recited the Essence of the Quran during it is deficient (and he repeated the word three times) — incomplete.
فَقِيلَ لِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: إِنَّا نَكُونُ وَرَاءَ الْإِمَامِ،
Faqila li-Abi Hurayrata: inna nakunu wara'a-l-imam,
Someone said to Abu Hurayrah: [Even though] we are behind the imam?
فَقَالَ: اقْرَأْ بِهَا فِي نَفْسِكَ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:
Faqala: iqra' biha fi nafsik, fa-inni sami'tu-n-Nabiyya sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama yaqul:
He said: Recite it to yourself, for I have heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say:
قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ.
Qalallahu 'azza wa jall: Qasamtu-s-salata bayni wa bayna 'abdi nisfayn, wa li'abdi ma sa'al.
Allah (mighty and sublime be He) had said: I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.
فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي.
Fa-idha qala-l-'abdu: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi-l-'alamin, qalallahu 'azza wa jall: hamidani 'abdi.
When the servant says: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi l-alamin — Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds — Allah says: My servant has praised Me.
وَإِذَا قَالَ: الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي.
Wa idha qala: Ar-rahmani-r-rahim, qalallahu 'azza wa jall: athna 'alayya 'abdi.
And when he says: Ar-rahmani r-rahim — The Merciful, the Compassionate — Allah says: My servant has extolled Me.
وَإِذَا قَالَ: مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ: مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي.
Wa idha qala: Maliki yawmi-d-din, qalallahu: majjadani 'abdi.
And when he says: Maliki yawmi d-din — Master of the Day of Judgement — Allah says: My servant has glorified Me.
فَإِذَا قَالَ: إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ، قَالَ: هَذَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ.
Fa-idha qala: Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in, qala: hadha bayni wa bayna 'abdi wa li'abdi ma sa'al.
And when he says: Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in — It is You we worship and it is You we ask for help — He says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.
فَإِذَا قَالَ: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ، صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ،
Fa-idha qala: Ihdina-s-sirata-l-mustaqim, sirata-l-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayri-l-maghdubi 'alayhim wa la-d-dallin,
And when he says: Ihdina-s-sirata-l-mustaqim, sirata-l-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayri-l-maghdubi 'alayhim wa la-d-dallin — Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favours, not of those against whom You are angry, nor of those who are astray —
قَالَ: هَذَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ.
Qala: hadha li'abdi wa li'abdi ma sa'al.
He says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.
رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ مَالِكٌ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ).
Rawahu Muslimun (wa kadhalika Malikun wa-t-Tirmidhi wa Abu Dawuda wa-n-Nasa'i wa-bnu Majah).
It was related by Muslim (also by Malik, at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).
Arabic
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ صَلَّى صَلَاةً لَمْ يَقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ، فَهِيَ خِدَاجٌ ثَلَاثًا، غَيْرَ تَمَامٍ. فَقِيلَ لِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: إِنَّا نَكُونُ وَرَاءَ الْإِمَامِ، فَقَالَ: اقْرَأْ بِهَا فِي نَفْسِكَ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ. فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي. وَإِذَا قَالَ: الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: أَثْنَى عَلَيَّ عَبْدِي. وَإِذَا قَالَ: مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، قَالَ اللَّهُ: مَجَّدَنِي عَبْدِي. فَإِذَا قَالَ: إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ، قَالَ: هَذَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ. فَإِذَا قَالَ: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ، صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ، قَالَ: هَذَا لِعَبْدِي وَلِعَبْدِي مَا سَأَلَ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ مَالِكٌ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ).
Pronunciation
'An Abi Hurayrata radiyallahu 'anhu, 'ani-n-Nabiyyi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam qala: Man salla salatan lam yaqra' fiha bi-ummi-l-Quran, fahiya khidajun thalathan, ghayra tamam. Faqila li-Abi Hurayrata: inna nakunu wara'a-l-imam, Faqala: iqra' biha fi nafsik, fa-inni sami'tu-n-Nabiyya sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama yaqul: Qalallahu 'azza wa jall: Qasamtu-s-salata bayni wa bayna 'abdi nisfayn, wa li'abdi ma sa'al. Fa-idha qala-l-'abdu: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi-l-'alamin, qalallahu 'azza wa jall: hamidani 'abdi. Wa idha qala: Ar-rahmani-r-rahim, qalallahu 'azza wa jall: athna 'alayya 'abdi. Wa idha qala: Maliki yawmi-d-din, qalallahu: majjadani 'abdi. Fa-idha qala: Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in, qala: hadha bayni wa bayna 'abdi wa li'abdi ma sa'al. Fa-idha qala: Ihdina-s-sirata-l-mustaqim, sirata-l-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayri-l-maghdubi 'alayhim wa la-d-dallin, Qala: hadha li'abdi wa li'abdi ma sa'al. Rawahu Muslimun (wa kadhalika Malikun wa-t-Tirmidhi wa Abu Dawuda wa-n-Nasa'i wa-bnu Majah).
English
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: A prayer performed by someone who has not recited the Essence of the Quran during it is deficient (and he repeated the word three times) — incomplete. Someone said to Abu Hurayrah: [Even though] we are behind the imam? He said: Recite it to yourself, for I have heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) had said: I have divided prayer between Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. When the servant says: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi l-alamin — Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds — Allah says: My servant has praised Me. And when he says: Ar-rahmani r-rahim — The Merciful, the Compassionate — Allah says: My servant has extolled Me. And when he says: Maliki yawmi d-din — Master of the Day of Judgement — Allah says: My servant has glorified Me. And when he says: Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in — It is You we worship and it is You we ask for help — He says: This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. And when he says: Ihdina-s-sirata-l-mustaqim, sirata-l-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayri-l-maghdubi 'alayhim wa la-d-dallin — Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favours, not of those against whom You are angry, nor of those who are astray — He says: This is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. It was related by Muslim (also by Malik, at-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).