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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 968

Chapter: Prostration during obligatory prayers

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 968

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَخْضَرَ - عَنِ التَّيْمِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَكْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ - يَعْنِي الْعَتَمَةَ - فَقَرَأَ سُورَةَ ‏‏{‏ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ ‏}‏ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ هَذِهِ - يَعْنِي سَجْدَةً - مَا كُنَّا نَسْجُدُهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ

سَجَدَ بِهَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا خَلْفَهُ فَلاَ أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Rafi' said:

"I prayed Isha' prayer- meaning Al-'Atamah behind Abu Hurairah and he recited: 'When the heaven is split asunder' and prostrated during it. When he had finished praying, I said: 'O Abu Hurairah, (this is) a prostration that we are not used to.' He said: 'Abu Al-Qasim (ﷺ) did this prostration and I was (praying) behind him, and I will continue to do this prostration until I meet Abu Al-Qasim.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 968).

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

قَوْله ( يَعْنِي الْعَتَمَة ) فَسَّرَ بِذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ الْعِشَاء قَدْ يُطْلَق عَلَى صَلَاة الْمَغْرِب.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 968
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 968
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 968

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1027)فَقَرَأَ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ ، قُلْتُ : يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، لَهَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ مَا كُنَّا نَسْجُدُهَا ، قَالَ : سَجَدَهَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ وَأَنَا خَلْفَهُ ، فَلا أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 340

We prostrated with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (as he recited these Surah) "When the heaven split asunder" (Surah 84) and "Read in the Name of your Lord" (Surah 96). [Reported by Muslim).

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : { سَجَدْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-فِي : ( إِذَا اَلسَّمَاءُ اِنْشَقَّتْ )‏ , و : ( اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ )‏ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ .‏ 1‏ ‏1 ‏-…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 20 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 1408

I offered the night prayer behind Abu Hurairah. He recited Surah Inshiqaq ("When the sky is rent asunder") and prostrated himself. I asked him: What is this prostration ? He replied: I prostrated myself on account of this (surah) behind Abu al-Qasim (i.e. the Prophet). I shall continue prostrating…

سَجَدْتُ بِهَا خَلْفَ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلاَ أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 14 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 578a

Abu Hurayrah recited Sūrat al-Inshiqāq and then prostrated. After he finished the prostration, he told them that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) had prostrated when he recited it

Abu Rāfi‘ reported that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Sūrat al-Inshiqāq and then prostrated. After he finished the prostration, he told them that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) had prostrated when he recited it.

قَرَأَ لَهُمْ ‏‏{‏ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ‏}‏ فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَجَدَ فِيهَا ‏

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