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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Salat (Prayer)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 271

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Where A Man Placed His Face When He Prostrates

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 271

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَيْنَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَضَعُ وَجْهَهُ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَقَالَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ ‏

Abu Ishaq narrated:

"I said to Al-Bara bin Azib: 'Where would the Prophet place his face when he prostrated?' He said: 'Between his hands.'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 271).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ الْحَجَّاجِ ) بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ الْكُوفِيِّ أَحَدُ الْفُقَهَاءِ صَدُوقٌ كَثِيرُ الْخَطَأِ وَالتَّدْلِيسِ ( عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ) السَّبِيعِيِّ اِسْمُهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ثِقَةٌ عَابِدٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ اِخْتَلَطَ بِآخِرِهِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( فَقَالَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ ) أَيْ كَانَ يَضَعُ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ. وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ الَّذِي تَقَدَّمَ فِي الْبَابِ الْمُتَقَدِّمِ : وَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ. وَلِهَذَيْنِ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ الْمُخْتَلِفَيْنِ وَمَا فِي مَعْنَاهُمَا اِخْتَلَفَ عَمَلُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ , فَبَعْضُهُمْ عَمِلُوا عَلَى حَدِيثِ الْبَرَاءِ هَذَا وَمَا فِي مَعْنَاهُ وَبَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى حَدِيثِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ وَمَا فِي مَعْنَاهُ , وَالْك…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 271
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 271
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 271
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 271

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