Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 6

أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة

Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)

323 hadith · 90 chapters

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Chapters in this book

1باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Raising The Hands In The Prayer.2باب افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Beginning Of The Prayer.3باب مَنْ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ الثِّنْتَيْنِChapter:..4باب مَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ الرَّفْعَ عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِChapter: Those Who Did Not Mentiong Raisin The Hands After Ruku’.5باب وَضْعِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Placing The Right Hand On The Left In THe Prayer.6باب مَا يُسْتَفْتَحُ بِهِ الصَّلاَةُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِChapter: The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started.7باب مَنْ رَأَى الاِسْتِفْتَاحَ بِسُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَChapter: Those Who Believed That The Opening Should Be "Subhanak Allahumman Wa Bihamdik".8باب السَّكْتَةِ عِنْدَ الاِفْتِتَاحِChapter: Remaining Silent After The Beginning Of The Prayer.9باب مَنْ لَمْ يَرَ الْجَهْرَ بِـ ‏{‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏}‏Chapter: Those Who Do Not Say That "Bismilaahir-Rahmanir-Rahim" Should Be Said Aloud.10باب مَنْ جَهَرَ بِهَاChapter: Those Who Recited It Out Loud.11باب تَخْفِيفِ الصَّلاَةِ لِلأَمْرِ يَحْدُثُChapter: Making The Prayer Shorter Due To An Unexpected Occurrence.12باب فِي تَخْفِيفِ الصَّلاَةِChapter: What Has Been Narrated Concerning The Deficiency Of The Prayer.13باب مَا جَاءَ فِي نُقْصَانِ الصَّلاَةِChapter: What Has Been Narrated Concering Shortening The Prayer.14باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الظُّهْرِChapter: Recitation In Zuhr.15باب تَخْفِيفِ الأُخْرَيَيْنِChapter: Shorting The Last Two Rak’ah.16باب قَدْرِ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي صَلاَةِ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِChapter: The Amount Of Recitation In Zuhr and ’Asr.17باب قَدْرِ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِChapter: The Amount Of Recitation In Maghrib.18باب مَنْ رَأَى التَّخْفِيفَ فِيهَاChapter: Those Who Claimed A Lesser Amount (Should Be Recited).19باب الرَّجُلِ يُعِيدُ سُورَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِChapter: A Person Repeating The Same Surah In Both the Rak’ah.20باب الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الْفَجْرِChapter: The Recitation Of Al-Fajr.21باب مَنْ تَرَكَ الْقِرَاءَةَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِChapter: The One Who Did Not Recite The Faithah In His Prayer.22باب مَنْ رَأَى الْقِرَاءَةَ إِذَا لَمْ يَجْهَرْChapter: Those Who Held That One Should Recite (Al-Fatihah) In Other Than The Aloud Prayers.23باب مَا يُجْزِئُ الأُمِّيَّ وَالأَعْجَمِيَّ مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِChapter: The Minimum Recitation That Suffices An Illiterate Person Or A Non ’Arab.24باب تَمَامِ التَّكْبِيرِChapter: The Completion Of The Takbir.25باب كَيْفَ يَضَعُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِChapter: How Should One Place His Knees Before His Hands (While Going Into Prostration).26باب النُّهُوضِ فِي الْفَرْدِChapter: Standing Up In The Single (Odd Numbered Rak’ah).27باب الإِقْعَاءِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِChapter: Sitting In The Iq’a Position Between The Two Prostrations.28باب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِChapter: What Should Be Said When One Raises His Head From The Ruku’.29باب الدُّعَاءِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِChapter: The Supplication Between The Two Prostration.30باب رَفْعِ النِّسَاءِ إِذَا كُنَّ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ رُءُوسَهُنَّ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِChapter: Women Raising Their Heads From Prostration When They Are (Praying) With Men.31باب طُولِ الْقِيَامِ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِChapter: The Prolonged Standing After The Ruku’ And (The Sitting) Betwen The Two Prostration.32باب صَلاَةِ مَنْ لاَ يُقِيمُ صُلْبَهُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِChapter: The Prayer Of One Whose Back Does Not Come To A Complete Rest During Ruku’ And Prostration.33باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ كُلُّ صَلاَةٍ لاَ يُتِمُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا تَتِمُّ مِنْ تَطَوُّعِهِ ‏"‏Chapter: Regarding The Statement Of The Prophet (saws) "Every Prayer That One Does Not Perfect It Will Be Made Complete By The Voluntary Ones".34بَابُ وَضْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ عَلَى الرُّكْبَتَيْنِChapter: Placing The Hands On The Knees (During Ruku’).35باب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِChapter: What A Person Should Say In His Ruku’ And Prostration.36باب فِي الدُّعَاءِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِChapter: The Supplication During The Ruku’ And Prostration.37باب الدُّعَاءِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Supplication During The Prayer.38باب مِقْدَارِ الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِChapter: The Length Of The Ruku’ And The Prostration.39باب أَعْضَاءِ السُّجُودِChapter: The Limbs Upon Which One Should Prostrate.40باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يُدْرِكُ الإِمَامَ سَاجِدًا كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُChapter: What Should One Who Finds The Imam In Prostration Do?41باب السُّجُودِ عَلَى الأَنْفِ وَالْجَبْهَةِChapter: Prostrating On The Nose And Forehead.42باب صِفَةِ السُّجُودِChapter: The Manner Of Prostration.43باب الرُّخْصَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ لِلضَّرُورَةِChapter: Concession In This Regard When There Is A Need.44باب فِي التَّخَصُّرِ وَالإِقْعَاءِChapter: Placing The Hands On The Kasirah, And (Sitting) In The Iq’a’ Position.45باب الْبُكَاءِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Crying During The Prayer.46باب كَرَاهِيَةِ الْوَسْوَسَةِ وَحَدِيثِ النَّفْسِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Whispering Of The Soul Or The Wandering Of One’s Thoughts Are Disliked During Prayer.47باب الْفَتْحِ عَلَى الإِمَامِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Correcting The Imam In The Prayer.48باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ التَّلْقِينِChapter: The Prohibition Of Correcting The Imam.49باب الاِلْتِفَاتِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Turning Around In The Prayer.50باب السُّجُودِ عَلَى الأَنْفِChapter: Prostating On The Nose.51باب النَّظَرِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Looking (Up) In The Prayer.52باب الرُّخْصَةِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: A Concession In This Regard.53باب الْعَمَلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Actions During The Prayer.54باب رَدِّ السَّلاَمِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Returning The Salam During The Prayer.55باب تَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Responding To The One Who Has Sneezed In The Prayer.56باب التَّأْمِينِ وَرَاءَ الإِمَامِChapter: Saying ’Amin Behind The Imam.57باب التَّصْفِيقِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Clapping During The Prayer.58باب الإِشَارَةِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Motioning During The Prayer.59باب فِي مَسْحِ الْحَصَى فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Touching The Pebbles During The Prayer.60باب الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي مُخْتَصِرًاChapter: A Person Prays In The State Of Ikhitsar.61باب الرَّجُلِ يَعْتَمِدُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى عَصًاChapter: A Person Prays While Leaning On A Stick.62باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْكَلاَمِ، فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Prohibition Of Speaking In The Prayer.63باب فِي صَلاَةِ الْقَاعِدِChapter: The Prayer Of The One Sitting Down.64باب كَيْفَ الْجُلُوسُ فِي التَّشَهُّدِChapter: How Should One Sit In The Tashah-hud.65باب مَنْ ذَكَرَ التَّوَرُّكَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِChapter: Tawarruk (Sitting On On’e Buttock) In The Fourth Rak’ah.66باب التَّشَهُّدِChapter: The Tashah-hud.67باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِChapter: Sending Salat Upon The Prophet (saws) After The Tashah-hud.68باب مَا يَقُولُ بَعْدَ التَّشَهُّدِChapter: What Should Be Said After The Tashah-hud.69باب إِخْفَاءِ التَّشَهُّدِChapter: Reciting The Tashah-hud Silently.70باب الإِشَارَةِ فِي التَّشَهُّدِChapter: Pointing (With The Finger) During The Tashah-hud.71باب كَرَاهِيَةِ الاِعْتِمَادِ عَلَى الْيَدِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: It Is Disliked To Lean On The Hand During The Prayer.72باب فِي تَخْفِيفِ الْقُعُودِChapter: Shortening The Sitting.73باب فِي السَّلاَمِChapter: Regarding The Salam.74باب الرَّدِّ عَلَى الإِمَامِChapter: Responding To The Imam.75باب التَّكْبِيرِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِChapter: The Takbir After The Salat.76باب حَذْفِ التَّسْلِيمِChapter: Shortening The Taslim.77باب إِذَا أَحْدَثَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ يَسْتَقْبِلُChapter: If One Breaks Wudu’ During Prayer, He Must Start From The Beginning.78باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَتَطَوَّعُ فِي مَكَانِهِ الَّذِي صَلَّى فِيهِ الْمَكْتُوبَةَChapter: A Person Praying Voluntary Prayers In The Same Place That He Prayed The Obligatory Prayer.79باب السَّهْوِ فِي السَّجْدَتَيْنِChapter: (Prostrating For) Forgetfulness After The Two Prostrations (Rak’ah).80باب إِذَا صَلَّى خَمْسًاChapter: If One Prays Five Rak’ah.81باب إِذَا شَكَّ فِي الثِّنْتَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثِ مَنْ قَالَ يُلْقِي الشَّكَّChapter: Whoever Said The Doubt Should Be Ignored When One Is Confused Regarding (Whether He Has Prayed) Two Or Three Rak’ah.82باب مَنْ قَالَ يُتِمُّ عَلَى أَكْبَرِ ظَنِّهِChapter: Those Who Said He Should Complete (The Prayers) Based Upon His Strongest Judgement.83باب مَنْ قَالَ بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِChapter: Those Who Said (The Prostrations Should Be) After The Taslim.84باب مَنْ قَامَ مِنْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يَتَشَهَّدْChapter: One Who Stands Up After The Two Rak’ah Without Performing The Tashah-hud.85باب مَنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يَتَشَهَّدَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌChapter: One Who Forgets The Tashah-hud While He Is Sitting.86باب سَجْدَتَىِ السَّهْوِ فِيهِمَا تَشَهُّدٌ وَتَسْلِيمٌChapter: The Two Prostrations Of Forgetfulness Are Accompanied By The Tashah-hud And The Taslim.87باب انْصِرَافِ النِّسَاءِ قَبْلَ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِChapter: Women Leavig Before Men After Prayer.88باب كَيْفَ الاِنْصِرَافُ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِChapter: How Should One Leave From The Prayer.89باب صَلاَةِ الرَّجُلِ التَّطَوُّعَ فِي بَيْتِهِChapter: A Person’s Voluntary Prayer In His House.90باب مَنْ صَلَّى لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ ثُمَّ عَلِمَChapter: Whoever Prayed Toward A Direction Other Than the Qiblah, Then Discovered The Direction Of The Qiblah.

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Abu Dawud · 721رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَبَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ ، وَقَاSalim reported on the authority of his father (Ibn Umar): I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that when he began prayer, he used to raise his hands opposite his shoulders, and he did so when he bowed, and raised his head afte5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 722كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ، وَهُمَا كَذَلِكَ فَيَرْكَعُ ، ثُمَّ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ صُلْAbdullah bin Umar said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands opposite his shoulders when he began prayer, then he uttered takbir (Allah is most great) in the same condition, and then he bowed. And when he rai6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 723صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ وَأَدْخَلَ يَدَيْهِ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ، قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَرَاAbd al-Jabbar bin Wail (bin Hujr) said: I was a small boy and I did not understand the prayer of my father. So Wail bin Alqamah reported Wail bin Hujr as saying: I offered prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He u6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 724أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا بِحِيَالِ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَحَاذَى بِإِبْهَامَيْهِ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَWail bin Hujr said that he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands when he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great).5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 725رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ التَّكْبِيرَةِWail bin Hujr said: He saw that when the Prophet ﷺ stood up to pray he raised his hands till they were in front of his shoulders and placed his thumbs opposite his ears; then he uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great).6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 726فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَكَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَتَا أُذُنَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَهُمَاNarrated Wail ibn Hujr: I purposely looked at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, how he offered it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, faced the direction of the qiblah and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) a5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 727حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ فِيهِ : ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى ظَهْرِ كَفِّهِ الThe above tradition has been transmitted by Asim bin Kulaib through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. This version has: “He then placed his right hand on the back of his left palm and his wrist and f4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 728رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الNarrated Wail ibn Hujr: I witnessed the Prophet ﷺ raise his hands in front of his ears when he began to pray. I then came back and saw them (the people) raising their hands up to their chest when they began to pray. They5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 729أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الشِّتَاءِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابَهُ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي ثِيَابِهِمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِWail bin Hujr said: I came to the Prophet ﷺ during winter; I saw his companions raise their hands in their clothes in prayer.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 730كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ، ثُمّAbu Humaid al-Saeedi once told a company of ten of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ; Abu Qatadah was one of them: I am one among you who is more informed of the way the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. They said: 8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 731حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْعَامِرِيّ ، قَالَ : كُنْAmr al-Amiri said: I (once) attended the meeting of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They began to discuss his prayer. Abu Humaid then narrated a part of the same tradition and said: When he bowed he clutched 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 732حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بThe above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: “When he prostrated himself he neither placed his arms on the ground nor closed 7 narrators