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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 809

Chapter: Placing the right hand on the left during Prayer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 809

Narrator:An Abīh

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ هُلْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَؤُمُّنَا فَيَأْخُذُ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Qabisah bin Hulb that his father said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to lead us in prayer, and he would take hold of his left hand with his right.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 809).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَيَأْخُذ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ) وَقَدْ جَاءَ حَدِيث قَبِيصَة بْن هُلْبٍ فِي مُسْنَد أَحْمَد قَالَ رَأَيْت رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَضَع يَده عَلَى صَدْره وَيَأْخُذ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ وَقَدْ جَاءَ فِي صَحِيح اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ عَنْ وَائِل اِبْن حَجَر قَالَ صَلَّيْت مَعَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَوَضَعَ يَده الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَده الْيُسْرَى عَلَى صَدْره وَقَدْ رَوَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَضَع يَده الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَده الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ يَشُدّ بِهِمَا عَلَى صَدْره وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاة وَهَذَا الْحَدِيث وَإِنْ كَانَ مُرْسَلًا لَكِنَّ الْمُرْسَل حُجَّة عِنْد الْكُلّ وَبِالْجُ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 809
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 809
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 809
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 809

Other versions

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 803

Qabisa b. Hulb quoted his father as saying that God’s Messenger would lead them in prayer and hold his left hand in his right. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ هُلْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَؤُمُّنَا فَيَأْخُذُ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَه

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