Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 261
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْهُذَلِيِّ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا رَكَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَقَالَ فِي رُكُوعِهِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ رُكُوعُهُ وَذَلِكَ أَدْنَاهُ . وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَقَالَ فِي سُجُودِهِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَدْ تَمَّ سُجُودُهُ وَذَلِكَ أَدْنَاهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِمُتَّصِلٍ . عَوْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ لَمْ يَلْقَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ أَنْ لاَ يَنْقُصَ الرَّجُلُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ مِنْ ثَلاَثِ تَسْبِيحَاتٍ . وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَسْتَحِبُّ لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يُسَبِّحَ خَمْسَ تَسْبِيحَاتٍ لِكَىْ يُدْرِكَ مَنْ خَلْفَهُ ثَلاَثَ تَسْبِيحَاتٍ . وَهَكَذَا قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ali ibn Hujr narrated to us: Isa ibn Yunus informed us, from Ibn Abi Dhi’b, from Ishaq ibn Yazid al-Hudhali, from Awn ibn Abd Allah ibn Utbah, from Ibn Masud, that the Prophet said: When one of you bows and says Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim three times, his bowing is complete, and that is the minimum. When he prostrates and says Subhana Rabbiyal-Ala three times, his prostration is complete, and that is the minimum.
A report on this subject is also related from Hudhayfah and Uqbah ibn Amir. Abu Isa said: The chain of the hadith of Ibn Masud is not connected: Awn ibn Abd Allah ibn Utbah did not meet Ibn Masud. The scholars acted on this, considering it recommended that a person say no fewer than three glorifications in bowing and prostration. It is reported from Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak that he said: I recommend that the imam say five glorifications so that those behind him can manage three. Ishaq ibn Ibrahim said the same.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report states three glorifications as the minimum but has a disconnected chain according to the compiler; the practical recommendation is separately reported.
عَوْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ لَمْ يَلْقَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ .
The compiler explicitly states the chain is disconnected because Awn did not meet Ibn Masud.
Is the chain limitation kept distinct from the reported practice and recommendation?