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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 616

Chapter: On The Imam Praying Voluntary Prayers In His Place

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 616

Narrator:Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ الْقُرَشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَطَاءٌ الْخُرَاسَانِيُّ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ يُصَلِّي الإِمَامُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ حَتَّى يَتَحَوَّلَ ‏"

Narrated Mughirah ibn Shu'bah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Imam should not pray at the place where he led the prayer until he removes (from there).

Abu Dawud said: 'Ata' al-Khurasani did not see Mughirah b. Shu'bah (This tradition is, therefore munqati', i.e. a link is missing in the chain).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 616).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يُصَلِّي الْإِمَام فِي الْمَوْضِع الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ حَتَّى يَتَحَوَّل ) : أَيْ يَنْصَرِف وَيَنْتَقِل عَنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِع. وَالْحَدِيث يَدُلّ عَلَى مَشْرُوعِيَّة اِنْتِقَال الْمُصَلِّي عَنْ مُصَلَّاهُ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ لِكُلِّ صَلَاة يَفْتَتِحهَا مِنْ أَفْرَاد النَّوَافِل. أَمَّا الْإِمَام فَبِنَصِّ الْحَدِيث وَأَمَّا الْمُؤْتَمّ وَالْمُنْفَرِد فَبِعُمُومِ حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة عَنْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " أَيُعْجِزُ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّم أَوْ يَتَأَخَّر أَوْ عَنْ يَمِينه أَوْ عَنْ شِمَاله ". وَبِالْقِيَاسِ عَلَى الْإِمَام. وَالْعِلَّة فِي ذَلِكَ تَكْثِير مَوَاضِع الْعِبَادَة كَمَا قَالَ الْبُخَارِيّ وَالْبَغَوِيّ لِأَنَ…

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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. 616
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 616
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 616
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 616

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 953

‘Ata’al-Khurasani quoted al-Mughira as stating that God’s Messenger said, “The imam should not pray in the same place as he occupied previously in prayer, but should change his position.” Abu Dawud transmitted it, but said that ‘Ata’ al-Khurasani was not alive in al-Mughira’s lifetime.

وَعَن عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يُصَلِّي الْإِمَامُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ حَتَّى يتَحَوَّل» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد…

Narrated by Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (2795)لا يُصَلِّي الإِمَامُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ حَتَّى يَتَحَوَّلَ

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