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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 982

Chapter: Making the standing and recitation lighter

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 982

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَحَدٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلاَةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ فُلاَنٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ

كَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُخَفِّفُ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَيُخَفِّفُ الْعَصْرَ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِوَسَطِ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِطُوَلِ الْمُفَصَّلِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembled that of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than so-and-so." (The narrator) Sulaiman siad: "He used to make the first two rak'ahs of Zuhr lengthy and the last two shorter, and he would make 'Asr shorter; in Maghrib he would recite the short Mufassal surahs, in Isha' the medium-length Mufassal surahs and in Subh the long Mufassal surahs.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 982, 983) and Ahmad (No. 7650, 10462).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَيَقْرَأ فِي الْمَغْرِب بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّل إِلَخْ ) الْمُفَصَّل عِبَارَة عَنْ السُّبْع الْأَخِير مِنْ الْقُرْآن أَوَّله سُورَة الْحُجُرَات سُمِّيَ مُفَصَّلًا لِأَنَّ سُوَره قِصَار كُلّ سُورَة كَفَصْلٍ مِنْ الْكَلَام قُيَّل طِوَاله إِلَى سُورَة عَمّ وَأَوْسَاطه إِلَى الضُّحَى وَقِيلَ غَيْر ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يُؤْخَذ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَمِنْ حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة الْآتِي فِي الْبَاب الثَّانِي وَمِنْ حَدِيث رَافِع بْن خَدِيج كُنَّا نَنْصَرِف عَنْ الْمَغْرِب وَإِنَّ أَحَدنَا لَيُبْصِر مَوَاقِع نَبْله أَنَّ عَادَته صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَغْرِب قِرَاءَة السُّوَر الْقِصَار فَلَعَلَّ مَا سَيَجِيءُ مِنْ قِرَاءَة السُّوَر الطِّوَال فِي الْمَغْرِب كَانَ مِنْهُ أَح…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 982
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 982
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 982

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 983

I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) than so-and-so. We prayed behind him and he would lengthen the first two Rak‘ahs of the Zhuhr and shorten the last two

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I have never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) than so-and-so. We prayed behind him and he would lengthen the first two Rak‘ahs (units of…

يُطِيلُ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُخَفِّفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَيُخَفِّفُ فِي الْعَصْرِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَأَشْبَاهِهَا وَيَقْرَأُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 288

So-and-so used to prolong the first two Rak'a of the Zuhr prayer and shorten the 'Asr prayer, and recite the short Surah of Mufassal at Maghrib prayer, its medium Surah at the 'Isha' prayer, and its long ones at the Fajr prayer. Then Abu Hurairah (RA) said: "I never prayed behind anyone whose…

وَعَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- 1‏ قَالَ : { كَانَ فُلَانٍ يُطِيلُ اَلْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ اَلظُّهْرِ, وَيُخَفِّفُ اَلْعَصْرَ, وَيَقْرَأُ فِي اَلْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ اَلْمُفَصَّلِ وَفِي اَلْعِشَاءِ…

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 853

Sulaiman b. Yasar quoted Abu Huraira as saying, “I never prayed behind anyone whose prayer more closely resembled that of God’s Messenger than so and so’s.” Sulaiman said that he prayed behind him, and he was prolonging the first two rak'as of the noon prayer, shortening the last two, shortening…

وَعَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَحَدٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ فلَان. قَالَ سُلَيْمَان: صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَهُ فَكَانَ…

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3683)يُطِيلُ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ ، وَيُخَفِّفُ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ ، وَيُخَفِّفُ الْعَصْرَ ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعِشَاءِ بِوَسَطِ الْمُفَصَّلِ ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ بِطِوَالِ ا
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (626)مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ أَحَدٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ فُلَانٍ ، قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ : كَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ ، وَيُخَفِّفُ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ ، وَيُخَفِّفُ الْعَصْرَ ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ ، وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الْعِشَاءِ بِوَس

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 827

“I have never seen anyone whose prayer more closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than so-and-so. He used to lengthen the first two Rak’ah of the Zuhr and shorten the last two Rak’ah, and he used to shorten the ‘Asr.”

مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَشْبَهَ صَلاَةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِنْ فُلاَنٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَيُخَفِّفُ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَيُخَفِّفُ الْعَصْرَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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