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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1304

Chapter: What was narrated concerning carrying a spear on the day of ‘Eid

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1304

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

كَانَ يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فِي يَوْمِ الْعِيدِ وَالْعَنَزَةُ تُحْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْمُصَلَّى نُصِبَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to set out for the praying place in the morning of the day of ‘Eid, and a small spear would be carried before him. When he reached the praying place, it would be set up in front of him, then he would pray facing it, and that was because the praying place was an open space in which there was nothing that could serve as a Sutrah*.

*Sutrah (screen), meaning a barrier of some type.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1304) and Al-Bukhari (No. 973).

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

قَوْله ( وَالْعَنَزَة إِلَخْ ) الْعَنَزَة بِفَتَحَاتِ وَعَيْن مُهْمَلَة نِصْف الرُّمْح وَأَكْبَر شَيْئًا وَفِيهَا سِنَّانِ كَسِنَّانِ الرُّمْح وَهِيَ تُسَمَّى حَرْبَة بِفَتْحٍ فَسُكُون قَوْله ( يَسْتَتِر بِهِ ) أَيْ يَتَّخِذهُ سُتْرَة فِي حَالَة الصَّلَاة.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1304
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1304
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1304
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1304

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 772

Ibn ‘Umar said that the Prophet would go out in the morning* to the place of prayer with a staff in front of him which was carried and set up in front of him in the place of prayer, and he would pray in its direction. * i.e. on the day of the 'Id. Bukhari transmitted it.

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى وَالْعَنَزَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ تُحْمَلُ وَتُنْصَبُ بِالْمُصَلَّى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيصَلي إِلَيْهَا. رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (878)يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى وَالْعَنَزَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ تُحْمَلُ ، وَتُنْصَبُ بِالْمُصَلَّى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (5690)يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فِي يَوْمِ الْعِيدِ ، وَالْعَنَزَةُ تُحْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَإِذَا بَلَغَ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى نُصِبَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ الْعَنَزَةُ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا
  • تاريخ المدينة لابن شبة (376)يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ وَالْعَنَزَةُ تُحْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا
  • مسند السراج (351)يَغْدُو إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ وَالعَنْزَةُ تُحْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْمُصَلَّى نُصِبَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ الْعَنْزَةُ ، فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 688

The Prophet (ﷺ) led them in prayer at al-Batha', with a staff set up in front of him. (He prayed) two rak'ahs of the Zuhr prayer and two rak'ahs of the 'Asr prayer. The women and the donkeys would pass in front of the staff.

صَلَّى بِهِمْ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةٌ الظُّهْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَالْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَمُرُّ خَلْفَ الْعَنَزَةِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ ‏.‏

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 687

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would go out (for prayer) on the day of 'Id, he ordered to bring a lance, it was then setup in front of him and he would pray in its direction, and the people (stood) behind him. He used to do so during journey ; hence the rulers would take it (lance with them).

إِذَا خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ أَمَرَ بِالْحَرْبَةِ فَتُوضَعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الأُمَرَاءُ ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 499

that he had heard his father saying, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to us at midday and water was brought for his ablution. He performed ablution and led us in Zuhr and `Asr prayers with a short stpear (or stick) planted in front of him (as a Sutra), while women and donkeys were passing beyond it."

فَصَلَّى بِنَا الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَنَزَةٌ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ يَمُرُّونَ مِنْ وَرَائِهَا‏.‏

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