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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1003

Chapter: A man’s prayer behind the row on his own

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1003

Narrator:Alī ibn Shaybān

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُلاَزِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَلِيِّ بْنِ شَيْبَانَ - وَكَانَ مِنَ الْوَفْدِ - قَالَ خَرَجْنَا حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ وَصَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْنَا وَرَاءَهُ صَلاَةً أُخْرَى فَقَضَى الصَّلاَةَ فَرَأَى رَجُلاً فَرْدًا يُصَلِّي خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حِينَ انْصَرَفَ قَالَ ‏

"‏ اسْتَقْبِلْ صَلاَتَكَ، لاَ صَلاَةَ لِلَّذِي خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ ‏"

‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Ali bin Shaiban narrated that his father, ‘Ali bin Shaiban, who was part of the delegation, said:

“We set out until we came to the Prophet (ﷺ). We gave him our oath of allegiance and performed prayer behind him. Then we offered another prayer behind him. He finished the prayer and saw a man on his own, praying behind the row.” He said: “The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) stood beside him and when he finished he said: ‘Repeat your prayer; there is no prayer for the one who is behind the row.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1003).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( اِسْتَقْبَلَ إِلَخْ ) ظَاهِر الْحَدِيث بُطْلَان صَلَاة مَنْ يَفْعَل كَذَلِكَ وَمَنْ لَا يَقُول بِهِ لَعَلَّهُ يَحْمِلهُ عَلَى الزَّجْر وَالتَّغْلِيظ وَالْمُرَاد بِقَوْلِهِ لَا صَلَاة أَيْ كَامِلَة وَقَدْ اِسْتَدَلَّ هَذَا الْقَائِل بِحَدِيثِ أَنَس وَالْعَجُوز خَلْفنَا وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَرِجَاله ثِقَات.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1003
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 1003
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1003

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (568)رَجُلًا فَرْدًا يُصَلِّي خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ، فَقال لَهُ : اسْتَقْبِلْ صَلَاتَكَ ، فَإِِنَّهُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِلَّذِي خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (5740)اسْتَقْبِلْ صَلَاتَكَ ، فَلَا صَلَاةَ لِلَّذِي خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (35395)فَلَا صَلَاةَ لِلَّذِي خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 420

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw a man praying alone behind the row so he ordered him to repeat the Salat (prayer). [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi. The latter graded it Hasan, and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ وَابِصَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ ]اَلْجُهَنِيِّ] ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي خَلْفَ اَلصَّفِّ وَحْدَهُ, فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ اَلصَّلَاةَ.‏ } رَوَاهُ…

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