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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1181

Chapter: Raising the hands in supplication and wiping the face with them

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1181

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَائِذُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِذَا دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ فَادْعُ بِبَاطِنِ كَفَّيْكَ وَلاَ تَدْعُ بِظُهُورِهِمَا فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَامْسَحْ بِهِمَا وَجْهَكَ ‏"

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When you call upon Allah, then do so with the palms of your hands (upwards). Do not do so with the back of your hands (upwards). And when you finish, then wipe your face with them.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1181, 3866).

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

قَوْله ( إِذَا دَعَوْت إِلَخْ ) فِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف لِاتِّفَاقِهِمْ عَلَى ضَعْف صَالِح بْنِ حَسَّان وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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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 WeakDaif The hadith No. 1181
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Very weakVery Daif The hadith No. 1181
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1181
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1181

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  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (2666)إِذَا دَعَوْتَ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ بِبُطُونِ كَفَّيْكَ ، وَلا تَدْعُ بِظُهُورِهِمَا ، فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَامْسَحْ بِهِمَا وَجْهَكَ

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وَعَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ فَاسْأَلُوهُ بِبُطُونِ أَكُفِّكُمْ وَلَا تَسْأَلُوهُ بِظُهُورِهَا» وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ…

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