Hadith 617

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، وَبَكْرِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا قَضَى الْإِمَامُ الصَّلَاةَ وَقَعَدَ فَأَحْدَثَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ ، فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلَاتُهُ ، وَمَنْ كَانَ خَلْفَهُ مِمَّنْ أَتَمَّ الصَّلَاةَ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet ﷺ said: When the Imam completes the prayer and sits (for reciting tashahhud), and then becomes defiled (i. e. his ablution becomes void) before he speaks (to someone), his prayer becomes complete. And those who prayed behind him also complete the prayer.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الصلاة / 617
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ترمذي (408), الإ فريقي : ضعيف, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 35
Hadith Takhrij « سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 188 (408)، (تحفة الأشراف: 8610) (ضعیف) » (اس کے راوی عبدالرحمن افریقی ضعیف ہیں، نیز یہ حدیث اگلی صحیح حدیث کے مخالف ہے)
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
617. Commentary:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission, therefore it is not admissible as evidence. It is established from authentic ahadith that the tashahhud and the salam are obligatory. Therefore, if the ablution (wudu) of the imam or follower is nullified before the salam, the prayer must be repeated. The following hadith is evidence for the obligation of the salam.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 617