سنن أبي داود

Hadith 618

Book 2: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

كِتَاب الصَّلَاةِ

Chapter 74

Chapter: About The Imam Breaking His Wudu’ After He Rises (From The Prostration) During The Last Rak’ah.

باب الإِمَامِ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ آخِرِ الرَّكْعَةِ

English narration

Narrated by علي بن أبي طالب الهاشمي

Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: The Prophet ﷺ said: The key of prayer is purification; takbir (saying "Allah is most great") makes (all acts which break prayer) unlawful and taslim (uttering the salutation) makes (all such acts) lawful.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَقِيلٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

مِفْتَاحُ الصَّلَاةِ الطُّهُورُ وَتَحْرِيمُهَا التَّكْبِيرُ وَتَحْلِيلُهَا التَّسْلِيمُ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 618In-book: Book 2, Hadith 618

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