Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 128.0

Making The Prayer Shorter Due To An Unexpected Occurrence

باب تَخْفِيفِ الصَّلاَةِ لِلأَمْرِ يَحْدُثُ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 789sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin Ibrahimfrom'Umar bin Abd al-WahdfromBashr bin Bakr al-Tunisifrom'Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'ifromYahya bin Abi Kathirfrom'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada Ibn Rab'ifromAbu Qatada ibn Rab'i

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنِّي لأَقُومُ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُطَوِّلَ فِيهَا فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ الصَّبِيِّ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمِّهِ ‏

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English translation

Abu Qatadah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

I stand up to pray and intend to prolong it; but when I hear the cry of a boy I shorten if for fear that his mother might be distressed.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، وَبِشْرُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏