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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Fasting

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2170

Chapter: What is dawn

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2170

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ لِيُنَبِّهَ نَائِمَكُمْ وَيُرْجِعَ قَائِمَكُمْ وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ ‏"‏ وَلَكِنِ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet said:

"Bilal calls the Adhan at night to awaken those of you who are asleep, and so that those who are praying Qiyam cam return. Dawn is not when the light appears like this" - and he gestured with his hand - "rather dawn is when it appears like this: - and he gestured with his two forefingers. '

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2170).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَيُرْجِع قَائِمَكُمْ ) الْمَشْهُورُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ الرَّجْعِ الْمُتَعَدِّي وَقَائِمَكُمْ بِالنَّصْبِ أَيْ يَرُدّ قَائِمَكُمْ إِلَى حَاجَتِهِ قَبْل الْفَجْر ( وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْر أَنْ يَقُول هَكَذَا ) أَيْ لَيْسَ ظُهُور الْفَجْر أَنْ يَظْهَر هَكَذَا.…

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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. 2170
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2170
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2170

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2461)يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ ، لِيَتَنَبَّهَ نَائِمُكُمْ ، وَيَرْجِعَ قَائِمُكُمْ ، وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ تَقُولَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ وَلَكِنِ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَتَيْنِ
  • تاريخ الإسلام الذهبي (258)إِنَّ بِلَالًا يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ الْحَدِيثَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (3554)بِلالاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ لِيُنَبِّهَ نَائِمَكُمْ ، وَيَرْجِعَ قَائِمُكُمْ ، وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ، وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَتَيْنِ ، وَلَكِنَّ الْفَجْرَ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ

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