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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 997

Chapter: Reciting: "Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High" in Isha'

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 997

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَامَ مُعَاذٌ فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ فَطَوَّلَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ ‏‏{‏ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ‏}‏ وَالضُّحَى وَ ‏‏{‏ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ ‏}‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"Muadh stood up and prayed Isha', and made it lengthy. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Do you want to cause hardship to the people, O Mu'adh; do you want to cause hardship to the people O Mu'adh? Why didn't you recite 'Glorify the Name of your Lord Most High' or Ad-Duha or; 'When the heaven is cleft asunder?"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 997).

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

قَوْله ( فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاء الْآخِرَة إِلَخْ ) ظَاهِر صَنِيع الْمُصَنِّف يَمِيل إِلَى أَنَّهُ جَمَعَ بَيْن رِوَايَة صَلَاة الْمَغْرِب وَرِوَايَة صَلَاة الْعِشَاء بِالْحَمْلِ عَلَى تَعَدُّد الْقَضِيَّة فَلِذَلِكَ اِسْتَدَلَّ بِكِلْتَا الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ لَكِنَّ وُقُوع مِثْل هَذِهِ الْقَضِيَّة مَرَّتَيْنِ بَعِيدٌ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقَال يَحْتَمِل أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ مِنْ مُعَاذ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الْوَاقِعَتَانِ إِلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّة وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 997
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 997
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 997

Other versions

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1056)فَصَلَّى الْعِشَاءَ الآخِرَةَ ، فَطَوَّلَ ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ ؟ أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ ؟ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى وَ وَالضُّحَى وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (11134)أَفَتَّانٌ يَا مُعَاذُ ، أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ : سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى ، : وَالضُّحَى ، : وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ ؟

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