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Sunan Abu Dawud 434

Chapter: (What Should Be Done) If the Imam Delays The Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 434

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَاشِمٍ، - يَعْنِي الزَّعْفَرَانِيَّ - حَدَّثَنِي صَالِحُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

يَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءُ مِنْ بَعْدِي يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاَةَ فَهِيَ لَكُمْ وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ مَا صَلَّوُا الْقِبْلَةَ ‏"

Narrated Qabisah ibn Waqqas:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: After me you will be ruled by rulers who will delay the prayer and it will be to your credit but to their discredit. So pray with them so long as they pray facing the qiblah.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 434).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَبِيصَة بْن وَقَّاص ) : قَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي الْإِصَابَة : قَبِيصَة بْن وَقَّاص السُّلَمِيُّ وَيُقَال اللَّيْثِيُّ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيّ لَهُ صُحْبَة يُعَدّ فِي الْبَصْرِيِّينَ. وَنَقَلَ ابْن أَبِي حَاتِم عَنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيد الطَّيَالِسِيِّ يُقَال إِنَّ لَهُ صُحْبَة. وَقَالَ الْأَزْدِيُّ تَفَرَّدَ بِالرِّوَايَةِ عَنْهُ صَالِح بْن عُبَيْد. وَقَالَ الذَّهَبِيّ لَا يُعْرَف إِلَّا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيث وَلَمْ يَقُلْ فِيهِ سَمِعْت فَمَا ثَبَتَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَة لِجَوَازِ الْإِرْسَال اِنْتَهَى. وَهَذَا لَا يَخْتَصّ بِقَبِيصَةَ بَلْ فِي الْكِتَاب جَمْع جَمّ بِهَذَا الْوَصْف وَيَكْفِينَا فِي هَذَا جَزْم الْبُخَارِيّ بِأَنَّ لَهُ صُحْبَة اِنْتَهَى. ( يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاة ) : أَيْ عَنْ أَوْقَاتهَا الْمُخْت…

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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. 434
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 434
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 434
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 434

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Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 622

Qabisa b. Waqqas reported God’s Messenger as saying, “After my death you will have over you rulers who will delay the prayer, and it will be to your credit but to their discredit. So pray with them so long as they pray facing the qibla.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءُ مِنْ بَعْدِي يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فَهِيَ لَكُمْ وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ مَا…

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  • الاستذكار (17)عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءٌ مِنْ بَعْدِي يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاةَ ، فَهِيَ لَكُمْ وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَصَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ مَا صَلَّوْا إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ
  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (8427)يَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءُ مِنْ بَعْدِي يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاةَ ، فَهِيَ لَكُمْ ، وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَصَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ مَا صَلُّوا بِكُمُ الْقِبْلَةَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (15362)يَكُونُ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءٌ مِنْ بَعْدِي يُأَخِّرُونَ الصَّلَوَاتِ ، فَهِيَ لَكُمْ وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ ، فَصَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ مَا صَلُّوا بِكُمُ الْقِبْلَةَ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (1388)عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَرَاءُ يُؤَخِّرُونَ الصَّلاةَ , فَهِيَ لَكُمْ , وَهِيَ عَلَيْهِمْ , فَصَلُّوا مَعَهُمْ مَا صَلُّوا بِكُمْ

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