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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1041

Chapter: Tucking up the hair and garments during Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1041

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ

أُمِرْنَا أَلاَّ نَكُفَّ شَعَرًا وَلاَ ثَوْبًا وَلاَ نَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْ مَوْطَإٍ ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said:

“We were ordered to not (tuck up our) hair (nor garment) and not to repeat ablution for what we stepped on.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1041).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَلَا نَتَوَضَّأ مِنْ مَوْطَإِ ) أَيْ مَا يُوطَأ مِنْ الْأَذَى فِي الطَّرِيق أَرَادَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُعِيد الْوُضُوء مِنْهُ لَا أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَغْسِلُونَهُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1041
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1041
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1041
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1041

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (602)نُصَلِّي وَلا نَكُفُّ شَعْرًا وَلا ثَوْبًا وَلا نَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ مَوْطِئٍ

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones; on the forehead - and he pointed at his nose, the hands (the palms), the knees and the tips (toes) of the feet." [Agreed upon].

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1098

"The Prophet (ﷺ) was commanded to prostrate on seven-and he was forbidden to tuck up his hair and garment-on his hands, his knees, the edges of his feet." Sufyan said: "Ibn Tawus said to us: 'He put his hand on his forehead and moved it down to his nose and said: This one thing.'"

أَنْ يَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعٍ - وَنُهِيَ أَنْ يَكْفِتَ الشَّعْرَ وَالثِّيَابَ - عَلَى يَدَيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 490a

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) had been commanded that he should prostrate on the seven (bones) and he was forbidden to fold back the hair and clothing. And in the narration transmitted by Abu Rabi' (the words are):" on the seven bones and I was forbidden to fold back the hair and clothing". According to…

يَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةٍ وَنُهِيَ أَنْ يَكُفَّ شَعْرَهُ وَثِيَابَهُ

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