Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih Muslim, 784 a
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'AliyafromZuhayr bin HarbfromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'Aliyafrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin SuhaibfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَسْجِدَ وَحَبْلٌ مَمْدُودٌ بَيْنَ سَارِيَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا لِزَيْنَبَ تُصَلِّي فَإِذَا كَسِلَتْ أَوْ فَتَرَتْ أَمْسَكَتْ بِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ حُلُّوهُ لِيُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ نَشَاطَهُ فَإِذَا كَسِلَ أَوْ فَتَرَ قَعَدَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ ‏"‏ فَلْيَقْعُدْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque (and he found) a rope tied between the two pillars; so he said:

What is this? They said: It is for Zainab. She prays and when she slackens or feels tired she holds it. Upon this he (the Prophet) said: Untie it. Let one pray as long as one feels fresh but when one slackens or becomes tired one must stop it. (And in the hadith transmitted by Zuhair it is:" He should sit down." )

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 6, Hadith 259
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 4, Hadith 1714 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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