Hadith 6389

Chapter 31

باب 31

(31) باب التَّوَسُّطِ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ الْجَهْرِيَّةِ بَيْنَ الْجَهْرِ وَالإِسْرَارِ إِذَا خَافَ مِنَ الْجَهْرِ مَفْسَدَةً

(31) Chapter: Moderation When Reciting Qur'an In A Prayer When It Is To Be Recited Out Loud, And Making it Neither Too Loud Nor Too Soft, And When There Is The Fear Of Negative Consequences If It Is Recited Out Loud (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلاَ تَجْهَرْ بِصَلاَتِكَ وَلاَ تُخَافِتْ بِهَا} قَالَتْ أُنْزِلَ هَذَا فِي الدُّعَاءِ .

'A'isha reported that so far as these words of (Allah) Glorious and High are concerned:
" And utter not thy prayer loudly, not be low in it" (xvii. 110) relate to supplication (du'a'). (ID)

Reference (ID): Sahih Muslim 447 a (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 4, Hadith 164 (ID)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 898 (ID)