Hadith 800

قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ : رَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا حَتَّى يَعُودَ كُلُّ فَقَارٍ مَكَانَهُ .
And Abu Humayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his head from (ruku‘), he stood straight in such a way that every joint of the back returned to its place.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ أَنَسٌ يَنْعَتُ لَنَا صَلَاةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَامَ حَتَّى نَقُولَ قَدْ نَسِيَ " .
Narrated Thabit: Anas used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet and while demonstrating, he used to raise his head from bowing and stand so long that we would say that he had forgotten (the prostration).
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الأذان (صفة الصلوة) / 800
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary: Qastallani (rahimahullah) said: It is clearly understood from this that i‘tidal, that is, standing up straight after bowing (ruku‘), is a lengthy pillar (rukn) of the prayer. The statement of those who have denied this is invalid and unworthy of attention.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 800
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
There is brevity in this narration.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned it in detail under the chapter "The Pause Between the Two Prostrations." Thus, Thabit says that Anas radi Allahu anhu used to perform such actions during prayer that I have not seen you people doing.
When he would raise his head from bowing (ruku‘), he would stand for such a long time that someone might say:
Perhaps you have forgotten.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Hadith: 821) (2)
From this narration, it is understood that in the time of Thabit, people did not prolong the standing (qawmah) after bowing or the sitting between the two prostrations, whereas Anas radi Allahu anhu would prolong them to such an extent that an onlooker would think perhaps he had forgotten.
(3)
The commentators have mentioned several meanings for "forgetting," for example:
٭ He forgot to perform the prostration.
٭ He forgot that perhaps he is not standing in prayer.
٭ He mistakenly thought that perhaps it is the time for qunut.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/373)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 800