6/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 763n — One Follower Stands on the Right
The prayer and the supplication of the Prophet (saws) at night
One Follower in Prayer: Standing on the Imam's Right Side
Sahih Muslim : 763n
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 763n
وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ قَيْسَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي الْعَبَّاسُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَبِتُّ مَعَهُ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَقُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَتَنَاوَلَنِي مِنْ خَلْفِ ظَهْرِهِ فَجَعَلَنِي عَلَى يَمِينِهِ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
(My father) Al-`Abbas sent me to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he was in the house of my mother's sister Maimuna and I spent that night along with him. He (the Holy Prophet) got up and prayed at night, and I stood up on his left side. He caught hold of me from behind his back and made me stand on his right side.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 763nIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 229USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1684
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 763n
This Hadith gives a short and direct picture of one follower praying with the Prophet at night. Ibn Abbas says that his father Al-Abbas sent him to the Messenger of Allah while he was in the house of Maimuna, and Ibn Abbas spent the night with him. When the Prophet got up and prayed at night, Ibn Abbas stood on his left side. The Prophet reached for him from behind his back and placed him on his right side. The report does not add a long explanation, but the action is clear. For people searching for the Hadith about one follower standing on the right, this narration gives the point in a simple way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas prayed with the Prophet during the night.
- He first stood on the Prophet's left side.
- The Prophet moved him to the right side from behind his back.
- The narration teaches through the Prophet's action rather than a spoken ruling.
