Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 1377

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَؤُلاَءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ هَؤُلاَءِ نَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ وَأُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاَتِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَصَابُوا وَنِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَيْسَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ بِالْقَوِيِّ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ضَعِيفٌ ‏.‏

Translation

Ahmad ibn Said al-Hamdani narrated to us: Abd Allah ibn Wahb narrated to us: Muslim ibn Khalid informed me, from al-Ala ibn Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and saw people praying in a corner of the mosque during Ramadan. He asked: Who are these people? It was said: These are people who have no Quran with them, and Ubayy ibn Kab is praying, so they are praying behind him. The Prophet said: They have done what is right; how well they have acted! Abu Dawud said: This hadith is not strong. Muslim ibn Khalid is weak.