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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 966

Chapter: What is disliked in the Prayer

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 966

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، سُفْيَانُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْمُؤَدِّبُ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يُغَطِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a man to cover his mouth during the prayer.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 966).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( أَنْ يُغَطِّي الرَّجُل فَاهُ ) أَيْ أَنْ يَرْبِط فَمه بِطَرَفِ الْعِمَامَة وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ دَأْب الْعَرَب فَنُهُوا عَنْ ذَلِكَ.…

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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 Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 966
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 966
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 966
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 966

On the same subject

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 764

Abu Huraira said that God’s Messenger forbade trailing garments during prayer and that a man should cover his mouth. Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَهَى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَأَنْ يُغَطِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

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