English translation
3170. Narrated 'Aṣim: I asked Anas about the Qunūt [i.e., invocation in the Ṣalāt (prayer)]. Anas said, "It should be recited before bowing." I said, "So-and-so claims that you say that it should be recited after bowing." He replied, "He is mistaken." Then Anas narrated to us that the Prophet ﷺ invoked evil on the tribe of Banī Sulaim for one month after bowing. Anas further said, "The Prophet ﷺ had sent 40 or 70 Qārī (i.e., men well-versed in the knowledge of the Qur'ān) to some Mushrikūn, but the latter stood against them and martyred them, although there was a peace pact between them and the Prophet ﷺ. I had never seen the Prophet ﷺ so sad over anybody as he was over them (i.e., the Qārī)." [See Vol. 8, Hadīth No.6394]
