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

Sunan Abu Dawud 1187

Chapter: The Recitation In The Eclipse Prayer

Good (hasan) 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1187

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَقَامَ فَحَزَرْتُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ - وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ - ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَأَطَالَ الْقِرَاءَةَ فَحَزَرْتُ قِرَاءَتَهُ فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ ‏.‏

Narrated Aishah:

There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and led the people in prayer. he stood up and I guessed that he recited Surah al-Baqarah. The narrator then further transmitted the tradition. He (the Prophet) then prostrated himself twice, and then stood up and prolonged the recitation. then I guessed his recitation and knew that he recited Surah Al-i-Imran.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1187).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَقَامَ فَحَزَرْت ) : بِحَاءٍ مُهْمَلَة وَزَاءٍ مُعْجَمَة ثُمَّ رَاءٍ مُهْمَلَة أَيْ قَدَّرْت. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : هَذَا يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَجْهَر بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا وَلَوْ جَهَرَ لَمْ تَحْتَجْ فِيهَا إِلَى الْحَزْر. وَالتَّخْمِين. وَمِمَّنْ قَالَ لَا يَجْهَر بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا مَالِك وَأَصْحَاب الرَّأْي , وَكَذَلِكَ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيّ قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : فِي إِسْنَاده مُحَمَّد بْن إِسْحَاق وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ الْكَلَام عَلَيْهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 1187
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1187
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1187
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1187

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  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (1767)كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَقَامَ ، فَحَزَرْتُ قِرَاءَتَهُ قَرِيبٌ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ قَالَ : وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَأَطَالَ الْقِرَاءَةَ فَحَزَرْتُ قِرَاءَتَهُ قَرِيبٌ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ آ

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