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Sunan Abu DawudThe Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa')

Sunan Abu Dawud 1185

Chapter: Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rak'ahs

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1185

Narrator:Qabīsa ibn Mukhāriq al-Hilāalī

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ الْهِلاَلِيِّ، قَالَ كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَخَرَجَ فَزِعًا يَجُرُّ ثَوْبَهُ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَأَطَالَ فِيهِمَا الْقِيَامَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَانْجَلَتْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الآيَاتُ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهَا فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهَا فَصَلُّوا كَأَحْدَثِ صَلاَةٍ صَلَّيْتُمُوهَا مِنَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ ‏"

Narrated Qabisah al-Hilali:

There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He came out bewildered pulling his garment, and I was in his company at Medina. He prayed two rak'ahs and stood for a long time in them. He then departed and the sun became bright. He then said: There are the signs by means of which Allah, the Exalted, produces dread (in His servants). When you see anything of this nature, then pray as you are praying a fresh obligatory prayer.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1185).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ قَبِيصَة الْهِلَالِيّ قَالَ : كَسَفَتْ الشَّمْس ) إِلَخْ : قَالَ السِّنْدِيُّ فِي حَاشِيَة النَّسَائِيِّ : وَقَوْله : وَصَلُّوا كَأَحْدَث صَلَاة. فِيهِ أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُلَاحَظ وَقْت الْكُسُوف فَيُصَلِّي لِأَجْلِهِ صَلَاة هِيَ مِثْل مَا صَلَّاهَا مِنْ الْمَكْتُوبَة قُبَيْلهَا , وَيَلْزَم مِنْهُ أَنْ يَكُون عَدَد الرَّكَعَات عَلَى حَسَب تِلْكَ الصَّلَاة وَأَنْ يَكُون الرُّكُوع وَاحِدًا. وَمُقْتَضَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُ يَجِب عَلَى النَّاس الْعَمَل بِهَذَا وَإِنْ سَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى بِرُكُوعَيْنِ لِأَنَّ هَذَا أَمْر لِلنَّاسِ وَذَلِكَ فِعْل اِنْتَهَى كَلَامه. وَفِي النَّيْل : وَأَمَّا حَدِيث قَبِيصَة فَأَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُد , وَالنَّسَائِي…

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 1185
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1185
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1185
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1185

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  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1230)إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الآيَاتُ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهَا ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهَا فَصَلُّوا كَأَحْدَثِ صَلاةٍ صَلَّيْتُمُوهَا مِنَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ

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