Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of Leading the Prayer (Al-Imamah)

Sunan an-Nasa'i 871

Chapter: Bowing outside the row

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 871

أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ زِيَادٍ الأَعْلَمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَاكِعٌ فَرَكَعَ دُونَ الصَّفِّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلاَ تَعُدْ ‏"

Abu Bakrah narrated that he entered the Masjid when the when the Prophet (ﷺ) was bowing, so he bowed outside the row. The Prophet said:

"May Allah increase you in keenness, but do not do this again."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 871), Al-Bukhari (No. 783), Abu Dawud (No. 683, 684) and Ahmad (No. 19510, 19540, 19558, 19559, 19570, 19604).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 684

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( زَادَك اللَّه حِرْصًا ) أَيْ أَنَّ مَنْشَأ هَذَا الْفِعْل هُوَ الْحِرْص عَلَى الْعِبَادَة وَإِدْرَاك فَضْل الْإِمْسَاك وَالْحِرْص عَلَى الْخَيْر مَطْلُوب مَحْبُوب لَكِنْ لَا تَعُدْ إِلَى مِثْل هَذَا الْفِعْل لِأَجْلِهِ لِأَنَّ الْحِرْص لَا يُسْتَعْمَل عَلَى وَجْه يُخَالِف الشَّرْع وَإِنَّمَا الْمَحْمُود أَنْ يَأْتِي بِهِ عَلَى وَفْق الشَّرْع وَقَوْله لَا تَعُدْ فَهِيَ مِنْ الْعَوْد وَالظَّاهِر أَنَّ الْمُرَاد لَا تَعُدْ إِلَى أَنْ تَرْكَع دُون الصَّفّ ثُمَّ تَلْحَقهُ لِكَوْنِ الْخُطْوَة وَالْخُطْوَتَيْنِ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْسُد الصَّلَاة لَكِنَّ التَّحَرُّز عَنْهَا أَوْلَى وَقِيلَ لَا تَعُدْ إِلَى أَنْ تَسْعَى إِلَى الصَّلَاة سَعْيًا بِحَيْثُ يُضَيِّق عَلَيْك النَّفَس وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 871
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari	The hadith	No. 871
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 871

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 783

I reached the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque while he was bowing in prayer and I too bowed before joining the row mentioned it to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said to me, "May Allah increase your love for the good. But do not repeat it again (bowing in that way).

زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلاَ تَعُدْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Bakrah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 683

Abu Bakrah said that he came to the mosque when the prophet (ﷺ) was bowing. So I bowed outside the row (before joining it). The prophet (ﷺ) said; May Allah increase your eagerness! But do not do it again.

زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلاَ تَعُدْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Bakrah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 684

May Allah increase your keenness, but do not do that again

Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Bakrah came while the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) was bowing, so he bowed before reaching the row and then walked to it. When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he…

زَادَكَ اللَّهُ حِرْصًا وَلاَ تَعُدْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Bakrah Explained

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19510