Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
Chapter: Regarding Supplication (Ad-Du'a)
Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik
حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلْمُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ نَبْهَانَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
يَدْعُو هَكَذَا بِبَاطِنِ كَفَّيْهِ وَظَاهِرِهِمَا .
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) supplicating Allah in this manner with the palms of his hands and also with their backs upwards.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1487).
Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud
( وَظَاهِرهمَا ) : أَيْ ظَاهِر الْكَفَّيْنِ وَهَذَا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاء. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : فِي إِسْنَاده عُمَر بْن نَبْهَان الْبَصْرِيّ وَلَا يُحْتَجّ بِحَدِيثِهِ.…
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH | AuthenticSahih | The hadith | No. 1487 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH | AuthenticSahih Lighairihi | The hadith | No. 1487 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH | WeakDaif | The hadith | No. 1487 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH | AuthenticSahih | The hadith | No. 1487 |
