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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of the Commencement of the Prayer

Sunan an-Nasa'i 883

Chapter: Raising the hands, extended

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 883

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سَمْعَانَ، قَالَ جَاءَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ فَقَالَ ثَلاَثٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ تَرَكَهُنَّ النَّاسُ

كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ مَدًّا وَيَسْكُتُ هُنَيْهَةً وَيُكَبِّرُ إِذَا سَجَدَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ ‏.‏

Sa'eed bin Sam'an said Abu Hurairah came to the Masjid of Banu Zuraiq and said:

"There are three things that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do and the people have abandoned; he used to raise his hands extended when praying, and he would fall silent briefly, and say takbir when he prostrated and when he sat up."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 883).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مَدًّا ) أَيْ رَفْعًا بَلِيغًا أَوْ رَفْعًا وَهُوَ مَصْدَر مِنْ غَيْر لَفْظ الْفِعْل كَقَعَدْت جُلُوسًا إِلَّا أَنَّهُ عَلَى الْأَوَّل لِلنَّوْعِ وَعَلَى الثَّانِي لِلتَّأْكِيدِ ( هُنَيْهَة ) بِضَمِّ هَاء وَفَتْح نُون وَسُكُون يَاء أَيْ زَمَانًا يَسِيرًا وَالْمُرَاد السُّكُوت قَبْل الْقِرَاءَة أَوْ بَعْد الْفَاتِحَة وَالْحَدِيث يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّ النَّاس تَرَكُوا بَعْض السُّنَن وَقْت الصَّحَابَة فَيَنْبَغِي الِاعْتِمَاد عَلَى الْأَحَادِيث وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 883
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 883
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 883

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (945)ثَلاثٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ تَرَكَهُنَّ النَّاسُ : كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الصَّلاةِ مَدًّا ، وَيَسْكُتُ هُنَيْئَةً ، وَيُكَبِّرُ إِذَا سَجَدَ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ

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