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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
بَابُ : صَوْمِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - بِأَبِي هُوَ وَأُمِّي - وَذِكْرِ اخْتِلاَفِ النَّاقِلِينَ لِلْخَبَرِ فِي ذَلِكَChapter: The fast of the Prophet
Hadith 2372
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، وَسُئِلَ عَنْ صِيَامِ عَاشُورَاءَ ، قَالَ : " مَا عَلِمْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَامَ يَوْمًا يَتَحَرَّى فَضْلَهُ عَلَى الْأَيَّامِ ، إِلَّا هَذَا الْيَوْمَ ، يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَيَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ " .
´It was narrated from 'Ubaidullah that:` he heard Ibn 'Abbas, when he was asked about the fast of 'Ashura' say: "I do not know that the Prophet fasted any day because of its virtue, except this day" meaning the month of Ramadan and the day of Ashura.'
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
There is no doubt whatsoever regarding the virtue of the blessed month of Ramadan; after it, the Day of Ashura, that is, the tenth of Muharram al-Haram, is the most virtuous. Many significant events took place on this day.
There is no doubt whatsoever regarding the virtue of the blessed month of Ramadan; after it, the Day of Ashura, that is, the tenth of Muharram al-Haram, is the most virtuous. Many significant events took place on this day.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2372
Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Memon
Regarding the Application of Hadiths about Passing in Front of a Person Praying
«عن أبى جهيم الأنصاري قال: سمعت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم لأن يقوم أحدكم أربعين خير له من ان يمر بين يديه، قال: ما أدرى أربعين يوماً أو أربعين شهراً أو أربعين سنة»
“It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Juhaim Ansari radi Allahu anhu that I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam say: If one of you stands waiting for forty, it is better for him than passing in front of a person who is praying. The narrator of the hadith says: I do not know whether forty refers to forty days, forty months, or forty years.”
[تخريج: رواه مسلم 507، وابن ماجه، والبخارى، وأبوداؤد، والترمذي، والنسائي، والدارمي، وأحمد، والبهيقي، والبغوى، وعبدالرزاق 2322 ش]
Whereas in another narration, it is as follows:
«عن أبى هريرة. قال: قال رسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ”لويعلم الذى يمر بين يدى أخيه معترضاً وهوينا جي ربه لكان ان يقف مكانه مئة عام خير له من الخطوة التى خطا .“»
“It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that he said: The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: If the one who passes in front of his brother who is praying and whispering to his Lord knew (how great a sin it is), he would stand in that place for one hundred years, and that would be better for him than passing in front of the person praying.”
[تخريج: رواه أحمد 371/2، وابن ماجه، و ابن حبان، وابن خزيمه]
Application:
➊ Among both narrations, the decisive narration is that of Abu Juhaim radi Allahu anhu, in which the number forty is mentioned, and further detail is found in Musnad al-Bazzar «اربعين خريفاً», that is, forty years. As for the narration of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, it has been narrated by Ibn Majah and others, but its chain of transmission is extremely weak; in its chain is ‘Abdur Rahman bin Muhib, who is weak. [تهذيب التهذيب جلد 5 ص 395]
➋ Imam Tahawi, in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar 1/48, states: From the collection of hadiths, it is evident that the ambiguity in “arba‘in” (forty) refers to years, not months or days.
And the hadith of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, according to us, is later than the hadith of Abu Juhaim, because the warning for the one who passes in front of the person praying in Abu Hurairah’s narration is greater than that in Abu Juhaim’s narration, and there is leniency in Abu Juhaim’s narration. Also, since the hadith of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu is very weak, it is not suitable for use as evidence.
The hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Juhaim radi Allahu anhu is absolutely authentic and clear. And the narrator of the hadith, after this narration, has expressed a doubt as to what is meant by forty: is it forty years, forty months, or forty days? So this statement of doubt is not in the marfu‘ (attributed to the Prophet) narration, but rather it is the assumption of the narrator. However, from the narration of Musnad al-Bazzar, it becomes clear that what is meant by forty is forty years.
«عن أبى جهيم الأنصاري قال: سمعت النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم لأن يقوم أحدكم أربعين خير له من ان يمر بين يديه، قال: ما أدرى أربعين يوماً أو أربعين شهراً أو أربعين سنة»
“It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Juhaim Ansari radi Allahu anhu that I heard the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam say: If one of you stands waiting for forty, it is better for him than passing in front of a person who is praying. The narrator of the hadith says: I do not know whether forty refers to forty days, forty months, or forty years.”
[تخريج: رواه مسلم 507، وابن ماجه، والبخارى، وأبوداؤد، والترمذي، والنسائي، والدارمي، وأحمد، والبهيقي، والبغوى، وعبدالرزاق 2322 ش]
Whereas in another narration, it is as follows:
«عن أبى هريرة. قال: قال رسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ”لويعلم الذى يمر بين يدى أخيه معترضاً وهوينا جي ربه لكان ان يقف مكانه مئة عام خير له من الخطوة التى خطا .“»
“It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that he said: The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: If the one who passes in front of his brother who is praying and whispering to his Lord knew (how great a sin it is), he would stand in that place for one hundred years, and that would be better for him than passing in front of the person praying.”
[تخريج: رواه أحمد 371/2، وابن ماجه، و ابن حبان، وابن خزيمه]
Application:
➊ Among both narrations, the decisive narration is that of Abu Juhaim radi Allahu anhu, in which the number forty is mentioned, and further detail is found in Musnad al-Bazzar «اربعين خريفاً», that is, forty years. As for the narration of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, it has been narrated by Ibn Majah and others, but its chain of transmission is extremely weak; in its chain is ‘Abdur Rahman bin Muhib, who is weak. [تهذيب التهذيب جلد 5 ص 395]
➋ Imam Tahawi, in Sharh Mushkil al-Athar 1/48, states: From the collection of hadiths, it is evident that the ambiguity in “arba‘in” (forty) refers to years, not months or days.
And the hadith of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu, according to us, is later than the hadith of Abu Juhaim, because the warning for the one who passes in front of the person praying in Abu Hurairah’s narration is greater than that in Abu Juhaim’s narration, and there is leniency in Abu Juhaim’s narration. Also, since the hadith of Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu is very weak, it is not suitable for use as evidence.
The hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Juhaim radi Allahu anhu is absolutely authentic and clear. And the narrator of the hadith, after this narration, has expressed a doubt as to what is meant by forty: is it forty years, forty months, or forty days? So this statement of doubt is not in the marfu‘ (attributed to the Prophet) narration, but rather it is the assumption of the narrator. However, from the narration of Musnad al-Bazzar, it becomes clear that what is meant by forty is forty years.
Source: Contradictory Hadiths and Their Solution, Page: 7
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
From this hadith, it is understood that the fasts of Ramadan and Ashura (the ninth day of Muharram) possess great virtue. Apart from these, all other days are equal in terms of fasting. If someone wishes, they may observe the fast of Dawud (صوم داؤدی) — that is, fasting one day and breaking the fast the next — or they may keep the fasts of Ayyam al-Beedh (ایام بیض), which are the fasts on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of each lunar month.
From this hadith, it is understood that the fasts of Ramadan and Ashura (the ninth day of Muharram) possess great virtue. Apart from these, all other days are equal in terms of fasting. If someone wishes, they may observe the fast of Dawud (صوم داؤدی) — that is, fasting one day and breaking the fast the next — or they may keep the fasts of Ayyam al-Beedh (ایام بیض), which are the fasts on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of each lunar month.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 490
