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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 738

Chapter: The Beginning Of The Prayer

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 738

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلصَّلاَةِ جَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ لِلسُّجُودِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) for prayer (in the beginning), he raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and when he bowed, he did like that; and when he raised his head to prostrate, he did like that; and when he got up at the end of two rak'ahs, he did like that.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 738).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَإِذَا رَفَعَ لِلسُّجُودِ ) : أَيْ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسه مِنْ الرُّكُوع لِكَيْ يَسْجُد بَعْدَمَا قَامَ مُعْتَدِلًا ( وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنْ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْل ذَلِكَ ) . فِيهِ دَلَالَة عَلَى مَشْرُوعِيَّة الرَّفْع فِي الْمَوْضِع الرَّابِع وَهُوَ حِين الْقِيَام مِنْ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ. قَالَ الْبُخَارِيّ فِي جُزْء رَفْع الْيَدَيْنِ. مَا زَادَهُ اِبْن عُمَر وَعَلِيّ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ فِي عَشَرَة مِنْ الصَّحَابَة مِنْ الرَّفْع عِنْد الْقِيَام مِنْ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ صَحِيح لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَحْكُوا صَلَاة وَاحِدة فَاخْتَلَفُوا فِيهَا وَإِنَّمَا زَادَ بَعْضهمْ عَلَى بَعْض وَالزِّيَادَة مَقْبُولَة مِنْ أَهْل الْعِلْم. قَالَ اِبْن بَطَّال : هَذِهِ زِيَادَة يَجِب قَبُولهَا لِمَنْ يَقُول بِالرَّفْعِ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 738
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 738
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 738
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 738

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Also reported by… (2)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (4190)إِذَا كَبَّرَ لَلصَّلاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ منْكَبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ لِلسُّجُودِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (5149)إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلصَّلاةِ جَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ لِلسُّجُودِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ

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