Sunan Abu Dawud General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4866

Chapter: Regarding a man placing one leg on top of the other

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4866

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

مُسْتَلْقِيًا - قَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ - فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى ‏.‏

‘Abbad b. Tamim quoted his paternal uncle as saying that he had seen the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) lying on his back in the mosque according to Qa’nabi’s version) placing one foot over the other.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4866), Al-Bukhari (No. 6287), Muslim (No. 2100a, 2100b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2765), An-Nasa’i (No. 721), Ahmad (No. 15835, 15849, 15852, 15854) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2541).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ عَمّه ) : وَهُوَ عَبْد اللَّه بْن زَيْد بْن عَاصِم الْأَنْصَارِيّ الْمَازِنِيّ ( قَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيّ فِي الْمَسْجِد ) : وَأَمَّا النُّفَيْلِيّ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ فِي رِوَايَته لَفْظ فِي الْمَسْجِد ( وَاضِعًا ) : حَال مُتَدَاخِلَة أَوْ مُتَرَادِفَة , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ وَجْه الْجَمْع بَيْن هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَالْحَدِيث السَّابِق , وَقَدْ قِيلَ إِنْ وَضَعَ إِحْدَى الرِّجْلَيْنِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى يَكُون عَلَى نَوْعَيْنِ , أَنْ تَكُون رِجْلَاهُ مَمْدُودَتَيْنِ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَوْق الْأُخْرَى وَلَا بَأْس بِهَذَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْكَشِف مِنْ الْعَوْرَة بِهَذِهِ الْهَيْئَة , وَأَنْ يَكُون نَاصِبًا سَاقَ إِحْدَى الرِّجْلَيْنِ وَيَضَع الرِّجْل الْأُخْرَى عَلَى الرُّكْبَة الْمَنْصُوبَة , وَعَلَى هَذَا فَإِ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 4866
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (475) Sahih Muslim (2100)	The hadith	No. 4866
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 4866

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6287

I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lying on his back in the mosque and putting one of his legs over the other.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَسْجِدِ مُسْتَلْقِيًا، وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2100a

'Abbad b. Tamim reported from his uncle that he saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lying in the mosque and placing his one foot upon the other.

مُسْتَلْقِيًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى ‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2100b

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitter.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2765

from his paternal uncle, that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reclining in the Masjid, and placing one of his feet atop another.

مُسْتَلْقِيًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 721

It was narrated from 'Abbad bin Tamim, from his paternal uncle, that he saw the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) lying on his back in the Masjid, placing one leg on top of the other.

مُسْتَلْقِيًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَاضِعًا إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Zayd

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 15835