English translation
1427. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Is anyone of you incapable, when he prays, of stepping forward or backwards, or to his right or left?" meaning in order to offer a voluntary prayer. (Da'if)
Hadith 1427
Offering A Voluntary Prayer in The Same Place As One Has Offered An Obligatory Prayer
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Darussalam · Volume 2
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الحديث: 1427 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 458
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Source no. 1427 · Volume 3 · Page 427
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صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٦٢٩ و ٩٢٢)
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1427 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيل، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَيَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِذَا صَلَّى أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ، أَوْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، أَوْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ» يَعْنِي السُّبْحَةَ
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Most of the people are unaware of this etiquette of prayer. A person should not offer Sunnah or Nafl prayer at the very place where he has offered his obligatory prayer. What he should do is to move aside a little or exchange greetings etc., with a companion, or else he should recite some of the supplications taught by the Prophet ﷺ before resuming his Sunnah or Nafl prayer.