What is the authenticity of the hadith: “When one of you prays, let him place something in front of him
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The questioner: From Abu Hurayrah, who said: Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ?
The Shaykh : Weak.
The questioner: But where is its weakness?
The Shaykh: Where is its weakness?
The questioner: I mean, in which book?
The Shaykh: In which book? From the books of hadith—for example—“Mukhtasar al-Sunan” by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, excuse me, by al-Mundhiri, and “Ma'alim al-Sunan” by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, and “Awn al-Ma'bud Sharh Sunan Abi Dawud.” From these books that contain it, because the hadith is found in “Sunan Abi Dawud.”
The questioner: In a hadith from al-Mutabbib ibn Abi Wada'ah, who said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Weak.
When one of you prays, let him place something in front of him; if he does not find anything, let him plant a stick; if he does not have a stick, let him draw a line, and let not what passes in front of him harm him
إذا صلى أحدكم فليجعل تلقاء وجهه شيئًا ، مَن لم يجد شيئًا فلينصب عصًا ، من لم يكن معه عصًا فليخطَّ خطًّا ، ولا يضره ما مرَّ بين يديهThe Shaykh : Weak.
The questioner: But where is its weakness?
The Shaykh: Where is its weakness?
The questioner: I mean, in which book?
The Shaykh: In which book? From the books of hadith—for example—“Mukhtasar al-Sunan” by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, excuse me, by al-Mundhiri, and “Ma'alim al-Sunan” by al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, and “Awn al-Ma'bud Sharh Sunan Abi Dawud.” From these books that contain it, because the hadith is found in “Sunan Abi Dawud.”
The questioner: In a hadith from al-Mutabbib ibn Abi Wada'ah, who said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Weak.
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