Musaddad ibn Musarhad
أبو الحسن مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل
Fourth generation, died 228 AH in Basra. Named in the chains of 1,021 narrations of the library, 389 in Bukhari, 546 in Abu Dawud, 1 in Tirmidhi.
1,021narrations name him
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228 AHhe died, in Basra
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة حافظ.
Narrations he is named in
Sunan Abi Dawud, page 4 of 19
Sunan Abi Dawud 753SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah began his prayer, he raised his hands extensively.Sunan Abi Dawud 758Daif(The established way of folding hands is) to hold the hands by the hands in prayer below the navel.Sunan Abi Dawud 765DaifThe above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Jubayr ibn Mutim through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: I head the Prophet uttering (all these supplications) in a supererogatory prayer; he narrated the tradition in a similar manner.Sunan Abi Dawud 779DaifUbayy ibn Kab: Samurah ibn Jundub and Imran ibn Husayn had a discussion (about the periods of silence in prayer). Samurah then said that he remembered two periods of silence from the Messenger of Allah; one when he uttered the takbir and the other when he…Sunan Abi Dawud 783SahihAishah said: The Messenger of Allah began prayer with the takbir (Allah is most great) and with reciting “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe”. And when he bowed, he neither raised up nor lowered down his head, but kept it between the two…Sunan Abi Dawud 798SahihThe apostle of Allah used to lead us in prayer and recite in the first two rakahs of the noon prayers Fatihat al-kitab and two surahs, and he would sometimes recite loud enough for us to hear the verse. He would prolong the first rakah of the noon prayer and…Sunan Abi Dawud 801SahihWe asked Khabbab: Did the Messenger of Allah recite (the Quran) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: Yes. We then asked: How did you know this? He said: By the shaking of his beard, may peace be upon him.Sunan Abi Dawud 808SahihAbdullah ibn Ubaydullah said: I went to Ibn Abbas accompanying some youths of Banu Hashim. We said to one of them: Ask Ibn Abbas: Did the Messenger of Allah recite (the Qur’an) in the noon and afternoon prayers? He replied: No. People said to him: Perhaps he…Sunan Abi Dawud 827SahihThe Messenger of Allah led us in prayer, that was, we think, the dawn prayer, He further narrated this tradition up to the words “what is the matter with me that I have been contended with in (the recitation of) the Qur’an.”Sunan Abi Dawud 842SahihAbu sulaiman malik b. al-Huwairith came to our mosque and said: By Allah, I Shall offer prayer; and I do not intend to pray, but I intend to show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah offering prayer. He (the narrator Ayyub) said: I asked Abu Qilabah: How did…Sunan Abi Dawud 844SahihMalik b. al-Huwairith saw that the prophet (may peace by upon him) would not stand at the end of the first or the third rakah until he sat down straight.Sunan Abi Dawud 854SahihI witnessed Muhammed –Abu Kamil’s version has the wording: The Messenger of Allah-during his prayer. I found his standing like his bowing and prostration and his moderation in bowing was like that of his prostration, and his sitting between the two…Sunan Abi Dawud 876SahihThe Prophet lifted the curtain (and saw that) the people were standing in rows (of prayers) behind Abu Bakr. He said: O people, there remained nothing that gives good tidings from prophethood except a true dream which a Muslim has himself or which another…Sunan Abi Dawud 881DaifI prayed by the side of the Messenger of Allah in the supererogatory prayer and I heard him say: “I refuge in Allah from the Hell-Fire; woe to the inmates of the Hell-fire!”Sunan Abi Dawud 885SahihHe heard his father or his uncle say; I witnessed the Prophet while offering prayer. He used to stay in his bowing and his prostration as long as one utter the words “Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him” three times.Sunan Abi Dawud 889SahihIbn Abbas reported the Prophet as saying: I have been commanded – according to the version of Hammad: Your Prophet was commanded – to prostrate on seven (bones), and not to fold back the hair or the clothing.Sunan Abi Dawud 910SahihAishah said: I asked the Messenger of Allah about looking to the sides during prayer. He said: It is something which the devil snatches from a servant’s prayers.Sunan Abi Dawud 912SahihJabir ibn Samurah said (this is the version of the narrator Uthman): The Messenger of Allah entered the mosque and saw there some people praying raising their hand towards the heaven. (This Is the common version:) He said: People must stop raising their eyes…Sunan Abi Dawud 913SahihAnas ibn Malik reported the Messenger of Allah assaying: What is the matter that people raise their (Upwards) in prayer. He then said sternly: They should stop doing that, otherwise their sight will be snatched away.Sunan Abi Dawud 922HasanUmmul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah was praying with his door bolted. I came and asked to have the door opened. He walked and opened the door for me. He then returned to his place for prayer. He (the narrator Urwah) mentioned that the door faced the qiblah.Sunan Abi Dawud 930SahihI was praying with the Messenger of Allah. A man in the company sneezed, and I said: May Allah have mercy on you! The people gave me disapproving looks, so I said: Woe is to me! What do you mean by looking at me? They began to strike their hand on their…Sunan Abi Dawud 945DaifThe Prophet said: When one of you gets up to pray, he must not remove pebbles, for mercy is facing him.Sunan Abi Dawud 951SahihAbd Allah ibn Buraydah said: Imran ibn Husayn asked the prophet about the prayer a man offers in sitting condition. He replied: his prayer in standing condition is better than his prayer in sitting condition, and his prayer in sitting condition is half the…Sunan Abi Dawud 955SahihAishah said: The Messenger of Allah used to pray standing at night for a long time, and used to pray sitting at night for a long time. When he prayed standing, he bowed standing, and when he prayed sitting, he bowed sitting.Sunan Abi Dawud 957SahihI said that I should look at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah how he prays. The Messenger of Allah stood up and faced the qiblah (i.e. the direction of Kabah) and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great); then he raised his hands till he brought them in…Sunan Abi Dawud 968SahihAbd Allah ibn Masud said: when we (prayed and) sat up during prayer along the Messenger of Allah (may peach be upon him), we said: “Peace be to Allah before it is supplicated for His servants; peace be to so and so. ‘The Messenger of Allah said: Do not say…Sunan Abi Dawud 977SahihThis tradition has also been reported by Shubah through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: Bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst bless Abraham.Sunan Abi Dawud 1006SahihThe Prophet said: Cannot any one of you (according to the version of the narrator AbdulWarith) step forward or backward or at his right or left. The version of Hammad added: during prayer; that is, in supererogatory prayer.Sunan Abi Dawud 1010SahihThe Messenger of Allah led us in prayer. He then narrated the same version reported by Hammad up to the words “we are sure that Imran ibn Husayn said: then he gave the salutation.” The narrator said: I asked; What about the Tashahhud? He replied: I did not…Sunan Abi Dawud 1018SahihImran ibn Husayn said: The Messenger of Allah gave the salutation at the end of three rakahs in the afternoon prayer, then went into the apartment (according to the version of maslamah). A man called al-Khirbaq who had long arms got up and said; has the…