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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 728

Chapter: Raising The Hands In The Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 728

Narrator:Wā’il

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ إِلَى صُدُورِهُمْ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ بَرَانِسُ وَأَكْسِيَةٌ ‏.‏

Narrated Wa'il ibn Hujr:

I witnessed the Prophet (ﷺ) raise his hands in front of his ears when he began to pray. I then came back and saw them (the people) raising their hands up to their chest when they began to pray. They wore long caps and blankets.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 728).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَعَلَيْهِمْ بَرَانِس وَأَكْسِيَة ) : بَرَانِس جَمْع بُرْنُس هُوَ كُلّ ثَوْب رَأْسه مِنْهُ مُلْتَزِق بِهِ مِنْ دُرَّاعَة أَوْ جُبَّة أَوْ غَيْره وَقَالَ الْجَوْهَرِيّ : هُوَ قَلَنْسُوَة طَوِيلَة كَانَ النُّسَّاك يَلْبَسُونَهَا فِي صَدْر الْإِسْلَام , مِنْ الْبِرْس بِكَسْرِ بَاءٍ الْقُطْن وَأَكْسِيَة جَمْع كِسَاء.…

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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. 728
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 728
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 728
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 728

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  • الجرح والتعديل (6)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (2309)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • الفصل للوصل المدرج في النقل (292)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • الفصل للوصل المدرج في النقل (354)افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (17592)حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ
  • المعرفة والتاريخ ليعقوب بن سفيان (1229)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • المعرفة والتاريخ ليعقوب بن سفيان (1428)حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • شرح السنة (561)افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ ، رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاةِ ، وَعَلَيْهِمْ بَرَانِسُ وَأَكْسِيَةٌ
  • مسند الإمام الشافعي ( ترتيب سنجر) (167)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • مسند الحميدي (698)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ
  • مسند الشافعي (795)إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ

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