2/76. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 612 — Home Prayer Rows
How Should Three People Stand (In Prayer)
Hadith About Home Prayer Rows with Men and Women
Sunan Abi Dawud : 612
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 612
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ جَدَّتَهُ، مُلَيْكَةَ دَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِطَعَامٍ صَنَعَتْهُ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " قُومُوا فَلأُصَلِّيَ لَكُمْ " . قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى حَصِيرٍ لَنَا قَدِ اسْوَدَّ مِنْ طُولِ مَا لُبِسَ فَنَضَحْتُهُ بِمَاءٍ فَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَصَفَفْتُ أَنَا وَالْيَتِيمُ وَرَاءَهُ وَالْعَجُوزُ مِنْ وَرَائِنَا فَصَلَّى لَنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Anas b. Malik said that his grandmother Mulaikah the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to take meals which she prepared for him. He took some of it and prayed. He said : Get up, I shall lead you in prayer. Anas said: I got up and took a mat which had become black on account of long use. I then washed it with water. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood upon it. I and the orphan (Ibn Abi Dumairah, the freed slave of the prophet) stood in a row behind him. The old women stood behind us. He then led us in two raka'at of prayer and left.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 612In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 222English translation : Book 2, Hadith 612
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 612
This Hadith is a key result for home prayer rows hadith. Anas says that his grandmother Mulaikah invited the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم to eat from food she had prepared. After eating some of it, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “Get up, I shall lead you in prayer.” Anas prepared an old mat by washing it with water. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stood on it. Anas and the orphan stood in one row behind him, and the old woman stood behind them. He then led them in two rak'ahs and left. The Hadith teaches prayer arrangement in a home setting and shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم leading a small group after accepting the meal invitation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led a small group in two rak'ahs at home.
- Anas prepared the mat by washing it before the prayer.
- Anas and the orphan stood in a row behind the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The old woman stood behind the male row.
