Sunan Abu Dawud 989

Chapter: Pointing (With The Finger) During The Tashah-hud

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 989

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يُشِيرُ بِأُصْبُعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا وَلاَ يُحَرِّكُهَا ‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to point with his finger (at the end of the tashahhud) and he would not move it.

Ibn Juraij said: "And 'Amr bin Dinar added: 'He (Ziyad) said: "'Amir informed me from his father that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicating like that. And the Prophet (ﷺ) would brace himself with his left hand on his left knee.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 989) and An-Nasa’i (No. 1270).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( كَانَ يُشِير بِأُصْبُعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا ) : أَيْ إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ. قَالَ فِي الْمِرْقَاة : وَالْمُرَاد إِذَا تَشَهَّدَ وَالتَّشَهُّد حَقِيقَة النُّطْق بِالشَّهَادَةِ وَإِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ التَّشَهُّد دُعَاء لِاشْتِمَالِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَمِنْهُ قَوْله فِي الرِّوَايَة الثَّانِيَة يَدْعُو بِهَا أَيْ يَتَشَهَّد بِهَا وَأَنْ يَسْتَمِرّ عَلَى الرَّفْع إِلَى آخِر التَّشَهُّد. اِنْتَهَى. وَفِي الْمُحَلَّى شَرْح الْمُوَطَّأ : وَنُقِلَ عَنْ بَعْض أَئِمَّة الشَّافِعِيَّة وَالْمَالِكِيَّة أَنَّهُ يُدِيم رَفْعهَا إِلَى آخِر التَّشَهُّد , وَاسْتَدَلَّ لَهُ بِمَا فِي أَبِي دَاوُدَ أَنَّهُ رَفَعَ إِصْبَعه فَرَأَيْنَاهُ يُحَرِّكُهَا وَيَدْعُو , وَفِيهِ تَحْرِيكهَا دَائِمًا إِذْ الدُّعَاء بَعْد التَّشَهُّد. قَالَ اِب…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 989
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 989
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 989
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	WeakShadh	The hadith	No. 989

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Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 1270

That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to point with his finger when he supplicated, but he did not move it. Ibn Jurayj said: "And 'Amr added: 'Amir bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair told me that his father saw the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicating like that, putting his weight on his left arm, leaning on his left leg.'"

يُشِيرُ بِأُصْبُعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا وَلاَ يُحَرِّكُهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Az-Zubayr

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 912

‘Abdallah b. az-Zubair said that the Prophet used to point with his [fore] finger when he made supplication, but did not move it. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it, Abu Dawud adding that he kept his look fixed on the finger he was pointing.

وَعَن عبد الله بن الزبير قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُشِيرُ بِأُصْبُعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا وَلَا يُحَرِّكُهَا. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَزَاد أَبُو دَاوُد وَلَا يُجَاوز بَصَره…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Az-Zubayr

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السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1175)يُشِيرُ بِأُصْبُعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا وَلا يُحَرِّكُهَا
شرح السنة (672)كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِأُصْبُعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا وَلا يُحَرِّكُهَا
مستخرج أبي عوانة (1578)يُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ إِذَا دَعَا وَلا يُحَرِّكُهَا

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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

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Sunan Abu Dawud 989

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That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to point with his finger when he supplicated, but he did not move it. Ibn Jurayj said: "And 'Amr added: 'Amir bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair told me that his father saw the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicating like that, putting his weight on his left arm, leaning on his left leg.'"

‘Abdallah b. az-Zubair said that the Prophet used to point with his [fore] finger when he made supplication, but did not move it. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it, Abu Dawud adding that he kept his look fixed on the finger he was pointing.

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That the Prophet (ﷺ) used to point with his finger when he supplicated, but he did not move it. Ibn Jurayj said: "And 'Amr added: 'Amir bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair told me that his father saw the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicating like that, putting his weight on his left arm, leaning on his left leg.'"

‘Abdallah b. az-Zubair said that the Prophet used to point with his [fore] finger when he made supplication, but did not move it. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it, Abu Dawud adding that he kept his look fixed on the finger he was pointing.

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