Sunan Ibn Majah
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة فيها
Chapter 61
الْمُصَلِّي يَتَنَخَّمُ
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Hannad ibn al-Sarri and Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Zurarah narrated to us; they said: Abu Bakr ibn Ayyash narrated to us, from Asim, from Abu Wail, from Hudhayfah: He saw Shabath ibn Ribi spit in front of himself and said, Shabath, do not spit in front of yourself, for the Messenger of Allah used to forbid that. He said: “When a man stands to pray, Allah turns toward him with His Face until he turns away or commits some wrongful act.”
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The closing phrase hadathan saw means an improper or wrongful act; no specific act is supplied in the source.
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Zayd ibn Akhzam and Abdah ibn Abdullah narrated to us; they said: Abd al-Samad narrated to us: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah spat into his garment while he was praying, then rubbed it.
Chapter 62
مَسْحِ الْحَصَى فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abu Muawiyah narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever touches pebbles has engaged in idle activity.”
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Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah and Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; they said: Al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us: Al-Awzai narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to me: Abu Salamah narrated to me: Muayqib narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah said about smoothing pebbles during prayer: “If you must do it, then do it once.”
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Hisham ibn Ammar and Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us; they said: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Abu al-Ahwas al-Laythi, from Abu Dharr, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: “When one of you stands for prayer, mercy faces him, so do not brush away the pebbles.”
Chapter 63
الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abbad ibn al-Awwam narrated to us, from al-Shaybani, from Abdullah ibn Shaddad: Maymunah, the wife of the Prophet, narrated to me. She said: The Messenger of Allah used to pray on a khumrah, a small prayer mat.
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Khumrah is retained as a transliterated term and glossed as a small prayer mat.
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Abu Kurayb narrated to us: Abu Muawiyah narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir, from Abu Said, who said: The Messenger of Allah prayed on a mat.
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Harmalah ibn Yahya narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Wahb narrated to us: Zamah ibn Salih narrated to me, from Amr ibn Dinar, who said: Ibn Abbas prayed on his rug when he was in Basra, then told his companions that the Messenger of Allah used to pray on his rug.
Chapter 64
السُّجُودِ عَلَى الثِّيَابِ فِي الْحَرِّ وَالْبَرْدِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad al-Darawardi narrated to us, from Ismail ibn Abi Habibah, from Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman, who said: The Prophet came to us and led us in prayer in the mosque of Banu Abd al-Ashhal. I saw him placing his hands on his garment when he prostrated.
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Jafar ibn Musafir narrated to us: Ismail ibn Abi Uways narrated to us: Ibrahim ibn Ismail al-Ashhali informed me, from Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Thabit ibn al-Samit, from his father, from his grandfather: The Messenger of Allah prayed among Banu Abd al-Ashhal, wrapped in a cloak, placing his hands on it to protect them from the cold of the pebbles.
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Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Habib narrated to us: Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us, from Ghalib al-Qattan, from Bakr ibn Abdullah, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: We used to pray with the Prophet in intense heat. If one of us could not place his forehead firmly on the ground, he would spread out his garment and prostrate on it.
Chapter 65
التَّسْبِيحِ لِلرِّجَالِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَالتَّصْفِيقِ لِلنِّسَاءِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us; they said: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah said: “Tasbih is for men, and clapping is for women.”
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Hisham ibn Ammar and Sahl ibn Abi Sahl narrated to us; they said: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Abu Hazim, from Sahl ibn Sad al-Saidi: The Messenger of Allah said: “Tasbih is for men, and clapping is for women.”
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Suwayd ibn Said narrated to us: Yahya ibn Sulaym narrated to us, from Ismail ibn Umayyah and Ubaydullah, from Nafi, who used to say that Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah granted women a concession to clap and men a concession to say tasbih.
Chapter 66
الصَّلاَةِ فِي النِّعَالِ
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Gundar narrated to us, from Shubah, from al-Numan ibn Salim, from Ibn Abi Aws, who said: My grandfather Aws used to pray and gesture to me while he was praying, so I would hand him his sandals. He would say, “I saw the Messenger of Allah pray wearing his sandals.”
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Bishr ibn Hilal al-Sawwaf narrated to us: Yazid ibn Zuray narrated to us, from Husayn al-Muallim, from Amr ibn Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I saw the Messenger of Allah pray barefoot and wearing sandals.
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Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us: Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us: Zuhayr narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Alqamah, from Abdullah, who said: We saw the Messenger of Allah pray wearing sandals and leather socks.
Chapter 67
كَفِّ الشَّعْرِ وَالثَّوْبِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
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Bishr ibn Muadh al-Darir narrated to us: Hammad ibn Zayd and Abu Awanah narrated to us, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Prophet said: “I have been commanded not to gather up hair or clothing.”
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The command not to gather up hair or clothing is translated literally; the text does not specify a particular garment or body area.
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Idris narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Abu Wail, from Abdullah, who said: We were commanded not to gather up hair or clothing, or to perform ablution at a place that has been trodden.
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The final phrase mawti is unusual and its precise referent is uncertain; it is rendered literally as a place that has been trodden.
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Bakr ibn Khalaf narrated to us: Khalid ibn al-Harith narrated to us, from Shubah. And Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to us: Shubah narrated to us: Mukhawwal ibn Rashid informed me: I heard Abu Sad—a man from Medina—say: I saw Abu Rafi, the freedman of the Messenger of Allah, see al-Hasan ibn Ali praying with his hair tied up. He undid it—or forbade him from doing so—and said: The Messenger of Allah forbade a man to pray with his hair tied up.
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The source has an alternative wording at fa-atlaqahu aw naha anhu: he undid it, or forbade him from doing so. Both readings are retained.