Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1519

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 1519
Arabic hadith text

قَالَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، وَيُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبَّادُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَمَّهُ، وَكَانَ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا يَسْتَسْقِي فَحَوَّلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ ظَهْرَهُ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ وَيَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ وَحَوَّلَ رِدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا ‏.‏

Translation

Al-Harith ibn Miskin said—as it was read to him while I listened—, from Ibn Wahb, from Ibn Abi Dhi’b and Yunus, from Ibn Shihab, who said: ‘Abbad ibn Tamim informed me that he heard his paternal uncle, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out one day to supplicate for rain. He turned his back to the people, supplicating Allah and facing the qiblah, and turned his cloak inside out. Then he prayed two rak‘ahs. Ibn Abi Dhi’b added in the hadith: “And he recited in both of them.”

Translation notes

  • The closing note specifically attributes the detail that he recited in both rak‘ahs to Ibn Abi Dhi’b.