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Sahih al-BukhariPrayers (Salat)

Sahih al-Bukhari 419

Chapter: Preaching of the Imam to the people regarding the proper offering of As-Salat (the prayers) and the mention of the Qiblah (Kabah at Makkah)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 419

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ صَلَّى بِنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَةً ثُمَّ رَقِيَ الْمِنْبَرَ، فَقَالَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَفِي الرُّكُوعِ ‏"‏

إِنِّي لأَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَائِي كَمَا أَرَاكُمْ ‏"

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Prophet (ﷺ) led us in a prayer and then got up on the pulpit and said, "In your prayer and bowing, I certainly see you from my back as I see you (while looking at you.)"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 419) and Ahmad (No. 12903).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله فِي حَدِيث أَنَس ( صَلَّى لَنَا ) أَيْ لِأَجْلِنَا. وَقَوْله : ( صَلَاة ) بِالتَّنْكِيرِ لِلْإِبْهَامِ. وَقَوْله : ( ثُمَّ رَقِيَ ) بِكَسْرِ الْقَاف. قَوْله : ( فَقَالَ فِي الصَّلَاة ) أَيْ فِي شَأْن الصَّلَاة , أَوْ هُوَ مُتَعَلِّق بِقَوْلِهِ بَعْدُ ( إِنِّي لَأَرَاكُمْ ) عِنْد مَنْ يُجِيز تَقَدُّمَ الظَّرْف. وَقَوْله : ( وَفِي الرُّكُوع ) فَرْدُهُ بِالذِّكْرِ وَإِنْ كَانَ دَاخِلًا فِي الصَّلَاة اِهْتِمَامًا بِهِ إِمَّا لِكَوْنِ التَّقْصِير فِيهِ كَانَ أَكْثَر , أَوْ لِأَنَّهُ أَعْظَم الْأَرْكَان بِدَلِيلِ أَنَّ الْمَسْبُوق يُدْرِك الرَّكْعَة بِتَمَامِهَا بِإِدْرَاكِ الرُّكُوع. قَوْله : ( كَمَا أَرَاكُمْ ) يَعْنِي مِنْ أَمَامِي. وَصَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى كَمَا سَيَأْتِي. و…

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  • تفسير يحيى بن سلام (404)اسْتَوُوا ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاكُمْ مِنْ وَرَائِي كَمَا أَرَاكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ

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