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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1220

Chapter: Speaking During the prayer

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1220

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ، - وَاسْمُهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ - وَالْقَاسِمُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْجَرْمِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ كُلْثُومٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ الْقَاسِمِ - قَالَ كُنْتُ آتِي النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ أَشَارَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - يَعْنِي - أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمُوا إِلاَّ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ ‏"

It was narrated that Abdullah bin Mas'ud said:

"I used to come to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was praying, and I would greet him with Salam, he would return my greeting. Then I came to him when he was praying, and he did not return my greeting. When he said the Taslim, he pointed to the people and said: "Allah (SWT) has decreed that in the prayer you should not speak except to remember Allah (SWT), and it is not appropriate for you, and that you should stand before Allah (SWT) with obedience.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1220).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَيَرُدّ عَلَيَّ ) أَيْ بِالْقَوْلِ حِين كَانَ الْكَلَام مُبَاحًا فِي الصَّلَاة ( وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ ) أَيْ سَاكِتِينَ عَمَّا لَا يَنْبَغِي مِنْ الْكَلَام فَهَذَا الْحَدِيث تَفْسِيرٌ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى { وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ }.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1220
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1220
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1220

Other versions

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (188)اللَّهَ أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلاةِ أَلا تَكَلَّمُوا ، إِلا بِذكر اللَّهِ ، وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ ، وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا للَّهِ قَانِتِينَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (558)إِنَّ اللَّهَ ، يَعْنِي ، أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلاةِ إِلا تَكَلَّمُوا إِلا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ، وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ ، وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1129)اللَّهَ يَعْنِي أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلاةِ ، أَلا تَكَلَّمُوا إِلا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ، وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ
  • القراءة خلف الإمام للبيهقي (249)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُحْدِثُ مَا يَشَاءُ ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَدثَ فِي الصَّلاةِ أَنْ لا تَكَلَّمُوا إِلا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ، وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ ، وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ
  • القراءة خلف الإمام للبيهقي (250)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَحَدثَ فِي الصَّلاةِ أَنْ لا تَكَلَّمُوا إِلا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ، وَبِمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ ، وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا للَّهِ قَانِتِينَ

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