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Sunan Abi Dawud 659 — Prayer on Mat and Tanned Skin
Praying On A Hasir (Large Mat)
Hadith About Praying on a Mat and Tanned Skin
Sunan Abi Dawud : 659
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 659
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، - بِمَعْنَى الإِسْنَادِ وَالْحَدِيثِ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْحَصِيرِ وَالْفَرْوَةِ الْمَدْبُوغَةِ .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray on a mat and on a tanned skin.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 659In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 269English translation : Book 2, Hadith 659
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 659
This Hadith from Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to pray on a mat and on a tanned skin. The core topic is prayer surface. The wording is short, but it gives two surfaces connected to the Prophet’s prayer: a mat and tanned skin. It does not add a long explanation about materials, size, or setting. So the safe way to explain it is to say that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was reported to pray on these surfaces. This Hadith fits searches such as praying on mat hadith, Prophet prayed on tanned skin, prayer surface in Islam, and can you pray on a mat.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was reported to pray on a mat.
- He was also reported to pray on tanned skin.
- The Hadith is about prayer surfaces, not a long list of rules.
- The wording should be kept simple because the narration itself is brief.
