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Sunan an-Nasai 1320 — Takbir and Salam in Prayer
How to say the salam to one's right
Allahu Akbar When Going Down and Coming Up in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1320
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1320
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، وَاسِعِ بْنِ حَبَّانَ، . أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ صَلاَةِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا وَضَعَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا رَفَعَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ " .
Wasi' bin Habban Narrated from:
It was narrated from Wasi' bin Habban that: He asked 'Abdullah bin 'Umar about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: "Allahu Akbar" every time he went down and "Allahu Akbar" every time he came up, then he said: "As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah) to his right and: As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah) to his left."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1320In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 142English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1321
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1320
This Hadith gives Abdullah bin Umar's answer when he was asked about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He described the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) saying Allahu Akbar every time he went down and every time he came up. Then he described the taslim: As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah to the right and As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah to the left. The narration focuses on two parts of prayer: takbir during movement and salam at the end. For someone searching Allahu Akbar going down and coming up in prayer, this Hadith gives a simple report of the Prophet's practice without adding details beyond what Ibn Umar mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar described the Prophet's takbir during going down and coming up.
- The taslim wording mentioned is As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah.
- The salam is described to both the right and the left.
