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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Hajj

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2922

Chapter: Is it permissible to speak during Tawaf?

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2922

أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، ح وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، أَدْرَكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ الطَّوَافُ بِالْبَيْتِ صَلاَةٌ فَأَقِلُّوا مِنَ الْكَلاَمِ ‏"

It was narrated from Tawus from a man who met the Prophet, that he said:

"Tawaf of the House is a form of Salah, so speak little." (Sahih Mawquf) This is the wording of Yu8saf, which was contradicted by Hanzalah bin Abi sufyan:

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2922).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( صَلَاة ) أَيْ كَالصَّلَاةِ فِي كَثِير مِنْ الْأَحْكَام أَوْ مِثْلهَا فِي الثَّوَاب أَوْ فِي التَّعْلِيق بِالْبَيْتِ ( فَأَقِلُّوا ) أَيْ فَلَا تُكْثِرُوا فِيهِ الْكَلَام وَإِنْ كَانَ جَائِزًا لِأَنَّ مُمَاثَلَته بِالصَّلَاةِ يَقْتَضِي أَنْ لَا يَتَكَلَّم فِيهِ أَصْلًا كَمَا لَا يَتَكَلَّم فِيهَا فَحِين أَبَاحَ اللَّه تَعَالَى فِيهِ الْكَلَام رَحِمَهُ مِنْهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى الْعَبْد فَلَا أَقَلّ مِنْ أَنْ يُكْثِر فِيهِ ذَلِكَ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2922
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2922
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2922

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2576

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet as saying, “The circumambulation of the House is like prayer, except that you speak while performing it; but he who speaks must speak only what is good." Tirmidhi, Nasa’i and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi mentioning a number who traced it no farther back than Ibn…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الطَّوَافُ حَوْلَ الْبَيْتِ مِثْلُ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَّا أَنَّكُمْ تَتَكَلَّمُونَ فِيهِ فَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ فِيهِ فَلَا يَتَكَلَّمَنَّ إِلَّا…

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