Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1506

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 1506
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كِنَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي فُلاَنٌ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ فَقَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُتَضَرِّعًا مُتَوَاضِعًا مُتَبَذِّلاً فَلَمْ يَخْطُبْ نَحْوَ خُطْبَتِكُمْ هَذِهِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

Translation

Ishaq ibn Mansur and Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman, from Sufyan, from Hisham ibn Ishaq ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Kinanah, from his father, who said: So-and-so sent me to Ibn ‘Abbas to ask him about the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer for rain. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out imploring Allah, humbly and plainly dressed. He did not deliver a sermon like this sermon of yours, and he prayed two rak‘ahs.

Translation notes

  • “So-and-so” reflects the source’s use of فلان without naming the person.