English translation
966. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "Abû Bakr and 'Umar prostrated during: 'When the heaven is split asunder,[1] as did the one who was better than them (the Prophet ﷺ)." (Sahîh)
Hadith 966
The Prostration In: "When The Heaven Is Split Asunder"[2]
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Darussalam · Volume 2
11. The Book Of TheCommencement Of ThePrayerSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 965 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 161
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 965 · Volume 3 · Page 109
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٢٦٨)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 924 · Volume 1 · Page 210
Sahih
(صحيح) - صحيح أبي داود ١٢٦٨.
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Arabic text
965 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: «سَجَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ وَمَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُمَا»
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Commentary
Imâm Mâlik considers this prostration abrogated, but the present narrations fall against him, particularly the last narration.