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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 908

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Correcting The Imam

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 908

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

يَا عَلِيُّ لاَ تَفْتَحْ عَلَى الإِمَامِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏"

Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Ali, do not instruct the imam during the prayer.

Abu Dawud said: The narrator Abu Ishaq heard only for traditions from al-Harith, this tradition is not one of them.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 908).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ) : هُوَ عَمْرو بْن عُبَيْد اللَّه السَّبَيْعِيّ أَحَد ثِقَات التَّابِعِينَ ( عَنْ الْحَارِث ) : هُوَ أَبُو زُهَيْر الْحَارِث بْن عَبْد اللَّه الْكُوفِيّ الْأَعْوَر. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : قَالَ غَيْر وَاحِد مِنْ الْأَئِمَّة إِنَّهُ كَذَبَ ( يَا عَلِيّ لَا تَفْتَح عَلَى الْإِمَام فِي الصَّلَاة ) : اِحْتَجَّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيث مَنْ قَالَ بِكَرَاهَةِ الْفَتْح عَلَى الْإِمَام فِي الصَّلَاة لَكِنَّهُ ضَعِيف لَا يَنْتِهَض لِمُعَارَضَةِ الْأَحَادِيث الْقَاضِيَة بِمَشْرُوعِيَّةِ الْفَتْح. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : إِسْنَاد حَدِيث أُبَيّ جَيِّد وَحَدِيث عَلَى هَذَا مِنْ رِوَايَة الْحَارِث وَفِيهِ مَقَال ( لَيْسَ هَذَا ) : أَيْ حَدِيث عَلِيّ ( مِنْهَا ) : أَيْ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْأَحَادِ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 908
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 908
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 908
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 908

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