English translation
893. It was narrated from Abû Ubaidah that 'Abdullâh saw a man who was praying with his feet together. He said: "He is going against the Sunnah; if he shifted his weight from one to the other that would be better." (Da'if)
Hadith 893
Standing With The Feet Together When Praying
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 2
11. The Book Of TheCommencement Of ThePrayerSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 892 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 128
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 892 · Volume 3 · Page 36
Da‘if chain
ضعيف الإسناد
- ضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 34 · Volume الكتاب · Page 28
Da‘if chain
(ضعيف الإسناد).
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Arabic text
892 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرُو، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي قَدْ صَفَّ بَيْنَ قَدَمَيْهِ فَقَالَ: «خَالَفَ السُّنَّةَ وَلَوْ رَاوَحَ بَيْنَهُمَا كَانَ أَفْضَلَ»
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Commentary
It was the sacred custom of the Prophet ﷺ that he used to keep an appropriate distance between his feet. In the formation of rows, at least to some extent one will have to open up his feet in order to join them with other worshippers, but one should not open them disproportionately to one's girth as this presents an ugly look.