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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1273

Chapter: The prohibition of pointing with two fingers and with which finger one should point

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1273

Narrator:Sa‘d

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ الْمُخَرِّمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِأَصَابِعِي فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Sa`d who said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by me when I was supplicating with my fingers and he said: 'Make it one, make it one' and pointed with his forefinger."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1273) and Abu Dawud (No. 1499).

Classical commentary

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

( مَرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِأَصَابِعِي فَقَالَ : أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ ) قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : أَيْ أَشِرْ بِأُصْبُعٍ وَاحِدَة ; لِأَنَّ الَّذِي تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ وَاحِد , وَهُوَ اللَّه تَعَالَى…

Scholars’ grades

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

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1273
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 1273
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1273

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1499

The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by me while I was supplicating by pointing with two fingers of mine. He said: Point with one finger; point with one finger. He then himself pointed with the forefinger.

مَرَّ عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِأُصْبُعَىَّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ

Narrated by Sa‘d

Also reported by… (3)

الاستذكار (282)وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِأُصْبُعَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : أَحِّدْ أَحِّدْ ، وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1178)أَدْعُو بِأُصابُعَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : أَحَدٌ أَحَدٌ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ
مسند سعد بن أبي وقاص للدورقي (112)مَرَّ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَدْعُو بِأُصْبُعَيْنِ , فَقَالَ : أَحَدٌ أَحَدٌ , وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 10322

حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَدْعُو هَكَذَا بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 9070

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ عَبْد اللَّهِ بْن أَحْمَد وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْهُ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

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The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by me while I was supplicating by pointing with two fingers of mine. He said: Point with one finger; point with one finger. He then himself pointed with the forefinger.

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