سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: As-Sadl In The Prayer.
Hadith 643
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَحْوَلِ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، " أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، وَأَنْ يُغَطِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ عِسْلٌ ،عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade trailing garments during prayer and that a man should cover his mouth. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by 'Isi on the authority of Ata from Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ forbade trailing garments during prayer.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
643. Commentary:
➊ The commentators of the hadith have clarified that "sadl" means to place the sheet over oneself from the middle, either on the head or shoulders, so that its right and left sides hang down. Or, according to the statement of Sahib al-Nihayah, to wrap the garment around oneself in such a way that even the hands remain enclosed inside, and then not to take them out even during bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud); these situations are contrary to the requirements of prayer.
➋ The narration is weak, therefore it is not sufficient for establishing the ruling. However, according to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah and others, it is authentic; thus, in this case, sadl will be prohibited.
➊ The commentators of the hadith have clarified that "sadl" means to place the sheet over oneself from the middle, either on the head or shoulders, so that its right and left sides hang down. Or, according to the statement of Sahib al-Nihayah, to wrap the garment around oneself in such a way that even the hands remain enclosed inside, and then not to take them out even during bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud); these situations are contrary to the requirements of prayer.
➋ The narration is weak, therefore it is not sufficient for establishing the ruling. However, according to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah and others, it is authentic; thus, in this case, sadl will be prohibited.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 643
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
The form of sadl is that a sheet or scarf, etc., is placed over one's head or both shoulders, and its two ends are left hanging down. Another explanation of sadl is that a shirt or cloak (jubba) is worn in such a way that, instead of putting both hands into the sleeves, they are kept inside (the garment), and bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) are performed in this state.
2:
There is no evidence for this restriction.
The hadith is absolute, therefore sadl is not permissible in any circumstance.
Even though there is no risk of exposing the awrah (nakedness) when sadl is done over a shirt, it still causes disruption in the prayer.
This applies regardless of which explanation of sadl is adopted.
Note:
(Asl ibn Sufyan al-Basri is a weak narrator,
therefore this chain is weak,
but by being supported by the corroborating narration of Abu Juhaifah, this hadith is hasan.)
1:
The form of sadl is that a sheet or scarf, etc., is placed over one's head or both shoulders, and its two ends are left hanging down. Another explanation of sadl is that a shirt or cloak (jubba) is worn in such a way that, instead of putting both hands into the sleeves, they are kept inside (the garment), and bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) are performed in this state.
2:
There is no evidence for this restriction.
The hadith is absolute, therefore sadl is not permissible in any circumstance.
Even though there is no risk of exposing the awrah (nakedness) when sadl is done over a shirt, it still causes disruption in the prayer.
This applies regardless of which explanation of sadl is adopted.
Note:
(Asl ibn Sufyan al-Basri is a weak narrator,
therefore this chain is weak,
but by being supported by the corroborating narration of Abu Juhaifah, this hadith is hasan.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 378
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Our Shaykh has declared the mentioned narration to be weak in its chain of transmission.
However, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded it as hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences. Therefore, if it is considered hasan, then covering the face with a cloth or concealing the face with a garment during prayer will be prohibited.
The people of Arabia refer to this act as "sadl," as the word "sadl" is also mentioned in some narrations.
See: (Musnad Ahmad, 348, 345, 341, 295, and Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Salat, Hadith: 644, 643)
➊ Our Shaykh has declared the mentioned narration to be weak in its chain of transmission.
However, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has graded it as hasan (good) due to other supporting evidences. Therefore, if it is considered hasan, then covering the face with a cloth or concealing the face with a garment during prayer will be prohibited.
The people of Arabia refer to this act as "sadl," as the word "sadl" is also mentioned in some narrations.
See: (Musnad Ahmad, 348, 345, 341, 295, and Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Salat, Hadith: 644, 643)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 966
