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Sunan Abu Dawud 959

Chapter: How Should One Sit In The Tashah-hud

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 959

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ

مِنْ سُنَّةِ الصَّلاَةِ أَنْ تُضْجِعَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى وَتَنْصِبَ الْيُمْنَى ‏

(There is another chain) reported from Yahya who said:

"I heard Al-Qasim saying: "Abdullah bin 'Abdullah informed me that he heard 'Abdullah bin 'Umar saying: "From the Sunnah of the prayer is to lay your left foot on the ground, and raise your right foot."

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 959) and An-Nasa’i (No. 1157).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَالَ سَمِعْت يَحْيَى ) : بْن سَعِيد الْأَنْصَارِيّ وَرَوَى النَّسَائِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيق عَمْرو بْن الْحَارِث عَنْ يَحْيَى بْن سَعِيد أَنَّ الْقَاسِم حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن عُمَر عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ مِنْ سُنَّة الصَّلَاة أَنْ تَنْصِب الْيُمْنَى وَتَجْلِس عَلَى الْيُسْرَى اِنْتَهَى. ( أَنَّ الْقَاسِم بْن مُحَمَّد أَرَاهُمْ ) : وَلَفْظ الْمُوَطَّأ مَالِك عَنْ يَحْيَى بْن سَعِيد أَنَّ الْقَاسِم بْن مُحَمَّد أَرَاهُمْ الْجُلُوس فِي التَّشَهُّد فَنَصَبَ رِجْله الْيُمْنَى وَثَنَى رِجْله الْيُسْرَى وَجَلَسَ عَلَى وَرِكه الْأَيْسَر وَلَمْ يَجْلِس عَلَى قَدَمه ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَرَانِي هَذَا عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَمْرو حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ يَفْعَل ذَلِكَ. ف…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 959
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 959
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 959
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 959

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  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (1436)مِنْ سُنَّةِ الصَّلاةِ أَنْ تُضْجِعَ رِجْلِكَ الْيُسْرَى ، وَتَنْصِبَ الْيُمْنَى
  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (1445)مِنْ سُنَّةِ الصَّلاةِ أَنْ تُضْجِعَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى ، وَتَنْصِبَ الْيُمْنَى
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (2550)مِنَ السُّنَّةِ فِي الصَّلاةِ ، أَنْ تُضْجِعَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى ، وَتَنْصُبَ الْيُمْنَى
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (662)مِنَ السُّنَّةِ فِي الصَّلاةِ أَنْ تُضْجِعَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى ، وَتَنْصِبَ الْيُمْنَى إِذَا جَلَسْتَ فِي الصَّلاةِ

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