Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 981

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 981
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَطَّافُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ صَلَّيْتُمْ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَا جَارِيَةُ هَلُمِّي لِي وَضُوءًا مَا صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ إِمَامٍ أَشْبَهَ صَلاَةً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ إِمَامِكُمْ هَذَا ‏.‏ قَالَ زَيْدٌ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ يُتِمُّ الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ وَيُخَفِّفُ الْقِيَامَ وَالْقُعُودَ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah informed us: al-Attaf ibn Khalid narrated to us, from Zayd ibn Aslam, who said: We entered upon Anas ibn Malik, and he asked, Have you prayed? We said, Yes. He said, Girl, bring me water for ablution. I have never prayed behind an imam whose prayer more closely resembled the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than your imam here. Zayd said: Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz used to perform the bowing and prostration fully, while shortening the standing and sitting.

Translation notes

  • The concluding sentence describes how Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz prayed.