Hadith 302

What Has Been Related About The Description Of The Ṣalāt

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. The Chapters On Ṣalāt (As Narrated) From Allāh's Messenger ﷺ

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الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 332

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Source no. 302 · Volume 1 · Page 302
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صحيح، المشكاة (٨٠٤) ، صفة الصلاة / الأصل، صحيح أبي داود (٨٠٣ - ٨٠٧) ، الإرواء (١ / ٣٢١ - ٣٢٢)

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302. Rifā'ah bin Rāfi' narrated: "One day Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was sitting in the Masjid" Rifā'ah said: "And we were with him. Then what appeared to be a Bedouin man entered to pray, but he performed his Ṣalāt in a very brief manner. He then got up and greeted the prophet with Salām. The Prophet ﷺ said (returning the greeting): 'And upon you. Go back and perform Ṣalāt, for indeed you have not prayed.' So he returned to perform Ṣalāt, then came and greeted the Prophet with Salām. So he (the Prophet ﷺ) said (returning the greeting): 'And upon you. Go back and perform Ṣalāt, for indeed you have not prayed.' [He did that] two or three times, each time coming to the Prophet ﷺ, greeted the Prophet with Salām and the Prophet ﷺ saying: 'And upon you. Go back and perform Ṣalāt, for indeed you have not prayed' – until the people got scared and became very worried that one whose prayer was so brief had not actually prayed. Then in the end the man said: 'Then show me, and teach me, for I am a human who has suffered and is mistaken.' So he said: 'Alright. When you stand for Ṣalāt then perform Wuḍū' as Allāh ordered you. Then say the Tashahhud[1], and the Iqāmah as well. If you know any Qur'an then recite it, if not then praise Allāh, mention His greatness, and the Tahlil.[2] Then bow such that you are at rest in your bowing, then stand completely, then prostrate completely, then sit such that you are at rest while sitting then stand. When you have done that, then you have completed your Ṣalāt, and if you leave out something, then you have made your Ṣalāt deficient.' And this was easier on them than the first matter, because if some of this was deficient, It would only reduce the reward of his Ṣalāt, it would not have gone entirely.” He said: There are narrations on this topic from Abū Hurairah and ‘Ammār bin Yāsir. Abū ‘Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Rifā‘ah bin Rāfi‘ is a Ḥasan Ḥadīth. And this Ḥadīth has been reported from Rifā‘ah through other routes.

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٣٠٢ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ‌إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ ‌يَحْيَى بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَّادِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ ، عَنْ ‌جَدِّهِ ، عَنْ ‌رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَمَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَوْمًا،» قَالَ رِفَاعَةُ: وَنَحْنُ مَعَهُ، إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ كَالْبَدَوِيِّ، فَصَلَّى، فَأَخَفَّ صَلَاتَهُ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: وَعَلَيْكَ، فَارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ؛ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ، فَرَجَعَ فَصَلَّى، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: وَعَلَيْكَ، فَارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ؛ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ، فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَأْتِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: وَعَلَيْكَ، فَارْجِعْ فَصَلِّ؛ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ، فَعَافَ النَّاسُ وَكَبُرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَنْ أَخَفَّ صَلَاتَهُ لَمْ يُصَلِّ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ فِي آخِرِ ذَلِكَ: فَأَرِنِي وَعَلِّمْنِي؛ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ أُصِيبُ وَأُخْطِئُ، فَقَالَ: أَجَلْ، إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَتَوَضَّأْ كَمَا أَمَرَكَ اللهُ، ثُمَّ تَشَهَّدْ فَأَقِمْ أَيْضًا، فَإِنْ كَانَ مَعَكَ قُرْآنٌ فَاقْرَأْ، وَإِلَّا فَاحْمَدِ اللهَ وَكَبِّرْهُ وَهَلِّلْهُ، ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ فَاطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا، ثُمَّ اعْتَدِلْ قَائِمًا، ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ فَاعْتَدِلْ سَاجِدًا، ثُمَّ اجْلِسْ فَاطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا، ثُمَّ قُمْ، فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلَاتُكَ، وَإِنِ انْتَقَصْتَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا انْتَقَصْتَ مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ هَذَا أَهْوَنَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْأُولَى؛ أَنَّهُ مَنِ انْتَقَصَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا انْتَقَصَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ، وَلَمْ تَذْهَبْ كُلُّهَا. وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَعَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ. حَدِيثُ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ.

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[1] Meaning the Adhān.
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[2] That is, say Al-Ḥamdulillāh, and Allāhu Akbar, and Lā ilāha illallāh.

Commentary

The person who entered the mosque was Khallād bin Rāfi‘, the brother of Rifā‘ah bin Rāfi‘. He prayed two Rak‘ah of Tahiyat-ul-Masjid, but he prayed very fast and quick, he did not perform Rukū‘ and Sujūd etc. with the proper calmness and satisfaction, as they should have been done peacefully. So the Prophet ﷺ told him to repeat the prayer.