Sunan Ibn Majah Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1026

Chapter: Smoothing the pebbles during Prayer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1026

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَيْقِيبٌ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي مَسْحِ الْحَصَى فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏

"‏ إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلاً فَمَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً ‏"

It was narrated that Mu’aiqib said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, concerning smoothing the pebbles during prayer: ‘If you must do that, then do it only once.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1026).

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

قَوْله ( وَإِنْ كُنْت فَاعِلًا ) أَيْ لِتَسْوِيَةِ مَحَلّ السُّجُود فَمَرَّة وَاحِدَة بِالنَّصْبِ أَيْ فَافْعَلْ مَرَّة وَالْأَمْر لِلْإِذْنِ وَالرُّخْصَة أَوْ بِالرَّفْعِ أَيْ فَيَكْفِيك مَرَّة وَاحِدَة.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1026
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1026
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim	The hadith	No. 1026
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1026

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الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (1572)إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلا فَمَرَّةً يَعْنِي مَسْحَ الْحَصَى ، وَتَرْكُهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ أَفْضَلُ
المعجم الكبير للطبراني (17241)إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلا فَمَرَّةً ، يَعْنِي مَسْحَ الْحَصَى
مستخرج أبي عوانة (1490)الرَّجُلِ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ حَيْثُ يَسْجُدُ ، قَالَ : إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلا فَمَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً
مستخرج أبي عوانة (1491)الرَّجُلِ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ حَيْثُ يَسْجُدُ ، قَالَ : إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلا فَمَرَّةً

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 241

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you is praying he must not remove pebbles (from his face) for the mercy is facing him." [Reported by al-Khamsah with a Sahih (authentic) chain].

وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- 1‏ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي اَلصَّلَاةِ فَلَا يَمْسَحِ اَلْحَصَى , فَإِنَّ اَلرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ } رَوَاهُ اَلْخَمْسَةُ…

Narrated by Abu Dharr + 9 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 946

Mu’aiqib reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying ; Do not remove pebbles while you are praying; if you do it out of sheer necessity, do it only once to smooth the pebbles.

لاَ تَمْسَحْ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي فَإِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ بُدَّ فَاعِلاً فَوَاحِدَةً تَسْوِيَةَ الْحَصَى ‏"

Narrated by Mu‘ayqīb + 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1207

The Prophet (ﷺ) talked about a man leveling the earth on prostrating, and said, "If you have to do so, then do it once."

فِي الرَّجُلِ يُسَوِّي التُّرَابَ حَيْثُ يَسْجُدُ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلاً فَوَاحِدَةً ‏"

Narrated by Mu‘ayqīb + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 546b-d

They asked the Apostle (ﷺ) about the removal of (pebbles) in prayer, whereupon he said: If you do it, do it only once.

أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمَسْحِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ وَاحِدَةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Mu‘ayqīb

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 13990

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ وَابْنِ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ أَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَأَنْ يُمْسِكَ أَحَدُكُمْ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 2 other versions Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 22188

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ شَيْخٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ هِلَالٌ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى عَنْ مَسْحِ الْحَصَى فَقَالَ…

Narrated by Hudhayfah + 1 other version Arabic only

Sunan Ibn Majah 1026

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you is praying he must not remove pebbles (from his face) for the mercy is facing him." [Reported by al-Khamsah with a Sahih (authentic) chain].

Mu’aiqib reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying ; Do not remove pebbles while you are praying; if you do it out of sheer necessity, do it only once to smooth the pebbles.

The Prophet (ﷺ) talked about a man leveling the earth on prostrating, and said, "If you have to do so, then do it once."

They asked the Apostle (ﷺ) about the removal of (pebbles) in prayer, whereupon he said: If you do it, do it only once.

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you is praying he must not remove pebbles (from his face) for the mercy is facing him." [Reported by al-Khamsah with a Sahih (authentic) chain].

Mu’aiqib reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying ; Do not remove pebbles while you are praying; if you do it out of sheer necessity, do it only once to smooth the pebbles.

The Prophet (ﷺ) talked about a man leveling the earth on prostrating, and said, "If you have to do so, then do it once."

They asked the Apostle (ﷺ) about the removal of (pebbles) in prayer, whereupon he said: If you do it, do it only once.

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