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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : التَّسْبِيحِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِChapter: Tasbih (glorifying Allah) when bowing and prostrating
Hadith 890
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، عَنْ إِسْحَاق بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْهُذَلِيِّ ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا رَكَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلْ فِي رُكُوعِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ثَلَاثًا ، فَإِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ تَمَّ رُكُوعُهُ ، وَإِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلْ فِي سُجُودِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى ثَلَاثًا ، فَإِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ تَمَّ سُجُودُهُ ، وَذَلِكَ أَدْنَاهُ " .
´It was narrated that Ibn Mas’ud said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘When anyone of you bows, let him say in his bowing: “Subhana Rabbiyal-‘Azim (Glory is to my Lord, the Most Great)” three times; if he does that his bowing will be complete. And when anyone of you prostrates, let him say in his prostration, ‘Subhana Rabbiyal-A’la (Glory if to my Lord, the Most High)” three times; if he does that, his prostration will be complete, and that is the minimum.’”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: Imam Tirmidhi said: It is recommended that a person should not recite the tasbih less than three times, and Ibn al-Mubarak said that it is recommended for the imam to say it five times, so that the followers (muqtadis) may say it three times. And it may be recited more than this as much as one wishes, provided that one is praying alone, because in congregation (jama‘ah) it is Sunnah to keep the prayer light, so that it does not cause hardship to the people.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
However, this hadith is strengthened by the narrations of Abu Bakrah, Jubayr ibn Mut'im, and Abu Malik al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhum. Although there is some criticism regarding each of these narrations, the collective chain of transmissions raises the matter to the level of being suitable for evidence.
Note:
(Awn did not hear directly from Ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu, as the author himself has stated.)
However, this hadith is strengthened by the narrations of Abu Bakrah, Jubayr ibn Mut'im, and Abu Malik al-Ash'ari radi Allahu anhum. Although there is some criticism regarding each of these narrations, the collective chain of transmissions raises the matter to the level of being suitable for evidence.
Note:
(Awn did not hear directly from Ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu, as the author himself has stated.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 261
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
886. Commentary:
These tasbihat (words of glorification) are established from authentic ahadith. For example, the hadith of Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu [871۔ 874]. However, as for the minimum number being three, there is hardly any authentic hadith in this regard; all are weak. Nevertheless, due to the abundance of narrations, they gain some strength. See: [مرعاة المفاتيح حديث 886]
Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, on the basis of multiple chains, has declared as authentic the practical hadith of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam—that is, the narration in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam actually said the tasbihat three times. As for those narrations in which there is a command to say the tasbihat three times, he has declared them weak. See: [صفة الصلاة ص 132۔ 135]
Thus, it is as if, through the action of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the affirmation of saying the mentioned tasbihat three times is established.
These tasbihat (words of glorification) are established from authentic ahadith. For example, the hadith of Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu [871۔ 874]. However, as for the minimum number being three, there is hardly any authentic hadith in this regard; all are weak. Nevertheless, due to the abundance of narrations, they gain some strength. See: [مرعاة المفاتيح حديث 886]
Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, on the basis of multiple chains, has declared as authentic the practical hadith of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam—that is, the narration in which it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam actually said the tasbihat three times. As for those narrations in which there is a command to say the tasbihat three times, he has declared them weak. See: [صفة الصلاة ص 132۔ 135]
Thus, it is as if, through the action of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the affirmation of saying the mentioned tasbihat three times is established.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 886
