Question

Is this Hadith reliable?

Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says, “I asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) regarding moving away the stones in Salah. He said, ‘Once’ [i.e. you may move the sand/stones once]. And not doing so is better for you than [giving] 100 healthy camels with excellent eyesight [in sadaqah].

 

Answer

Imam Ahmad, Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and others (rahimahumullah) have recorded this narration with a weak chain.

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 3 pg. 300, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 7911 and Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith: 897)

 

Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded the following words:

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said regarding smoothing out the earth where a person makes sajdah, “If you do it, then do it only once”

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 1207)

 

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

 

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

 

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

 

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar