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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an

Sunan Abu Dawud 1410

Chapter: The Prostration In Surah Sad

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1410

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ‏{‏ ص ‏}‏ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ السَّجْدَةَ نَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدَ النَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمٌ آخَرُ قَرَأَهَا فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ السَّجْدَةَ تَشَزَّنَ النَّاسُ لِلسُّجُودِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنَّمَا هِيَ تَوْبَةُ نَبِيٍّ وَلَكِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُمْ تَشَزَّنْتُمْ لِلسُّجُودِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَنَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدُوا ‏.‏

Narrated Sa'id al-Khudri:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited surah Sad on the pulpit. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated with him. When the next day came, he recited it. When he reached the place of prostration (in the surah), the people became ready for prostration. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is the repentance of a Prophet ; but I saw you being ready for prostration. So he descended and prostrated himself and the people prostrated along with him.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1410).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( تَشَزَّنَ النَّاس ) : بِفَتْحِ الشِّينِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ وَالزَّاي الْمُشَدَّدَةِ وَالنُّونِ. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : مَعْنَاهُ اِسْتَوْفَرُوا وَتَأَهَّبُوا لَهُ وَتَهَيَّئُوا وَأَصْلُهُ مِنْ الشَّزَنِ وَهُوَ الْقَلَقُ يُقَالُ : بَاتَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى شَزَنٍ إِذَا بَاتَ قَلِقًا يَنْقَلِبُ مِنْ جَنْبٍ إِلَى جَنْبٍ اِنْتَهَى وَتَقَدَّمَ الْكَلَامُ فِي مَذَاهِبِ الْعُلَمَاءِ ( إِنَّمَا هِي تَوْبَة نَبِيّ ) : أَيْ دَاوُدُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ كَمَا فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : { فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ } ( تَشَزَّنْتُمْ ) : أَيْ تَأَهَّبْتُمْ وَتَهَيَّأْتُمْ. وَالْحَدِيثُ سَكَتَ عَنْهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1410
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1410
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1410
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1410

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  • صحيح ابن حبان (2833)هِيَ تَوْبَةُ نَبِيٍّ ، وَلَكِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُمْ تَنَشَّزْتُمْ لِلسُّجُودِ ، فَنَزَلَ فَسَجَدَ وَسَجَدُوا

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