Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Chapter: The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُوحٍ، قُرَادٌ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِلاَ إِخْبَارٍ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ بِاللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ وَيَقُولُ .
The above mentioned tradition has been reported by ‘Ikramah with a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
When he stood up, he said the takbir (Allah is most great) and said. . . .
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 768).
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH | Good (hasan)Hasan حسن | The hadith | No. 768 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH | Good (hasan)Hasan | The hadith | No. 768 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH | AuthenticSahih | The hadith | No. 768 |
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH | Good (hasan)Hasan | The hadith | No. 768 |
