Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-TanafasifromSahl bin Yusuf al-Anmatyfromal-'Awwam bin HushabfromMujahid bin Jabir
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْعَوَّامَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْجُدُ فِي {ص} فَقَرَأَ {وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ دَاوُدَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ} حَتَّى أَتَى {فَبِهُدَاهُمُ اقْتَدِهْ} فَقَالَ نَبِيُّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِمَّنْ أُمِرَ أَنْ يَقْتَدِيَ بِهِمْ.
English translation
Narrated Mujahid:
I asked Ibn `Abbas, "Should we perform a prostration on reciting Surat-Sa`d?" He recited (the Sura) including: 'And among his progeny, David, Solomon..(up to)...so follow their guidance (6:84-91) And then he said, "Your Prophet (ﷺ) is amongst those people who have been ordered to follow them (i.e. the preceding apostles).
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 60, Hadith 93
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 632 (deprecated numbering scheme)