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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 931

Chapter: Responding To The One Who Has Sneezed In The Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 931

Narrator:Mu‘āwiya ibn al-Hakam as-Sulamī

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ النَّسَائِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عُلِّمْتُ أُمُورًا مِنْ أُمُورِ الإِسْلاَمِ فَكَانَ فِيمَا عُلِّمْتُ أَنْ قَالَ لِي ‏"‏ إِذَا عَطَسْتَ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ وَإِذَا عَطَسَ الْعَاطِسُ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ فَقُلْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا قَائِمٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الصَّلاَةِ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ فَقُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ رَافِعًا بِهَا صَوْتِي فَرَمَانِي النَّاسُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ حَتَّى احْتَمَلَنِي ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ مَا لَكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَىَّ بِأَعْيُنٍ شُزْرٍ قَالَ فَسَبَّحُوا فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ هَذَا الأَعْرَابِيُّ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لِي ‏"‏

إِنَّمَا الصَّلاَةُ لِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ فَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا فَلْيَكُنْ ذَلِكَ شَأْنَكَ ‏"

Mu’awiyah b. al-Hakam al-Sulami said ; when I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I learnt many things about islam. One of the things that I was taught was that it was that it was pointed out me. When you sneeze, praise Allah (I,e, say “praise be to Allah”); and when someone sneezes and praises Allah, say “ May Allah have mercy on you. Meanwhile I was standing along with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) during prayer, all of a sudden a man sneezed, and he praised Allah. So I said, “may Allah have mercy on you”, in a loud voice. The people gave me disapproving looks so much so that I took ill of it. So I said :

what do you mean by looking at me with furtive glances. Then they glorified Allah. When the prophet (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he asked; who was the speaker? The Prophet told him; this Bedouin. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called me and said to me: Prayer is meant for the recitation of the Quran, and making mention of Allah. When you are in it (prayer), this should be your work therein. I never saw an instructor more lenient than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 931).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مَا لَكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ بِأَعْيُنٍ شُزْرٍ ) : بِضَمِّ الشِّين الْمُعْجَمَة وَسُكُون الزَّاي وَبَعْدهَا رَاء مُهْمَلَة جَمْع شَزْر وَهُوَ النَّظَر عَنْ الْيُمْنَى وَالشِّمَال وَقِيلَ هُوَ النَّظَر بِمُؤَخَّرِ الْعَيْن وَأَكْثَر مَا يَكُون فِي حَال الْغَضَب وَإِلَى الْأَعْدَاء ( فَإِذَا كُنْت فِيهَا ) : أَيْ فِي الصَّلَاة ( فَلْيَكُنْ ذَلِكَ ) : إِشَارَة إِلَى مَا ذُكِرَ مِنْ الْقِرَاءَة وَذِكْر اللَّه ( شَأْنك ) بِالنَّصْبِ خَبَر فَلْيَكُنْ أَيْ حَالك.…

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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 WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 931
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 931
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 931
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 931

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3075)الصَّلاةُ لِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ، فَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا ، فَلْيَكُنْ ذَلِكَ شَأْنَكَ

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