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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 685

Chapter: What May Be Used As A Sutrah By The Praying Person

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 685

Narrator:Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِذَا جَعَلْتَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مِثْلَ مُؤَخَّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلاَ يَضُرُّكَ مَنْ مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ‏"

Talhah b. 'Ubaid Allah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

When you place in front of you something such as the back of a saddle, then there is no harm if someone passes in front of you (i.e. the other side of it).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 685).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِذَا جَعَلْت بَيْن يَدَيْك ) : أَيْ قُدَّامك , وَهَذَا مُطْلَق وَالْأَحَادِيث الَّتِي فِيهَا التَّقْدِير بِمَرِّ الشَّاة وَبِثَلَاثَةِ أَذْرُع مُقَيِّدَة لِذَلِكَ ( مِثْل مُؤَخِّرَة الرَّحْل ) : قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ الْمُؤَخِّرَة بِضَمِّ الْمِيم وَكَسْر الْخَاء وَهَمْزَة سَاكِنَة , وَيُقَال بِفَتْحِ الْخَاء مَعَ فَتْح الْهَمْزَة وَتَشْدِيد الْخَاء وَمَعَ إِسْكَان الْهَمْزَة وَتَخْفِيف الْخَاء , وَيُقَال آخِرَة الرَّحْل بِهَمْزَةِ مَمْدُودَة وَكَسْر الْخَاء فَهَذِهِ أَرْبَع لُغَات وَهِيَ الْعُود الَّذِي فِي آخِر الرَّحْل الَّذِي يَسْتَنِد إِلَيْهِ الرَّاكِب مِنْ كُور الْبَعِير وَهِيَ قَدْر عَظْم الذِّرَاع وَهُوَ نَحْو ثُلُثَيْ ذِرَاع ( فَلَا يَضُرّك مَنْ مَرَّ بَيْن يَدَيْك ) : لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 685
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 685
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (499) The hadith No. 685
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 685

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Also reported by… (3)
  • إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة (1280)إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الطَّرِيقِ مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلَا يَضُرُّكَ مَنْ مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (864)إِذَا جَعَلْتَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلا يَضُرُّكَ مَنْ مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ
  • المسند للشاشي (4)إِذَا جَعَلْتَ بَيْنَ يَدِكِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلا يَضُرُّكَ مَنْ مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 229

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked in the expedition of Tabuk about the Sutra of the person who is offering the prayer; he said , "It is (something) like the back of a saddle." [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ ‏- رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا‏- قَالَتْ : { سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-‏- فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ‏- عَنْ سُتْرَةِ اَلْمُصَلِّي .‏ فَقَالَ : "مِثْلُ مُؤْخِرَةِ اَلرَّحْلِ } أَخْرَجَهُ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 750

The messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: "When anyone of you stands to pray, then he is screened if he has in front of him something as high as the back of a camel saddle. If he does not have something as high as the back of a camel saddle in front of him, then his prayer is nullified by a woman, a donkey…

"‏ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي فَإِنَّهُ يَسْتُرُهُ إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ آخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ آخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ صَلاَتَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ…

Narrated by Abu Dharr + 11 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 499b

We used to pray and animals would pass in front of us. We mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he said: If anything, like the back of the saddle, is placed in front of anyone of you, then nothing that passes in front of him (but behind that thing) can harm him

Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We used to pray and animals would pass in front of us. We mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he said: "If anything, like the back of the saddle, is placed in front of anyone of…

‏"‏ مِثْلُ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ تَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ أَحَدِكُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ‏"

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