Qutaybah ibn Said
أبو رجاء قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل
Fourth generation, died 240 AH in Balkh. Named in the chains of 2,318 narrations of the library, 323 in Bukhari, 519 in Muslim, 184 in Abu Dawud.
2,318narrations name him
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240 AHhe died, in Balkh
In the books of narrators: Trustworthy and exact, ثقة ثبت.
Narrations he is named in
Sunan Abi Dawud, page 2 of 7
Sunan Abi Dawud 669DaifOne day I prayed by the side of Anas ibn Malik. He said; Do you know why this stick is placed here? I said: No, by Allah. He said; The Messenger of Allah used to put his hand upon it and say: Keep straight and straighten your rows.Sunan Abi Dawud 731SahihAmr al-Amiri said: I (once) attended the meeting of the companions of the Messenger of Allah. They began to discuss his prayer. Abu Humayd then narrated a part of the same tradition and said: When he bowed he clutched his knees with his palms, and he opened…Sunan Abi Dawud 739SahihMaymun al-Makki said: that he saw Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr leading in prayer. He pointed with his hands (i.e. raised his hands opposite to the shoulders) when he stood up, when he bowed and when he prostrated, and when he got up after prostration, he pointed…Sunan Abi Dawud 740SahihNadr ibn Kathir as-Sadi said: Abdullah ibn Tawus prayed at my side in the mosque of al-Khayf. When he made the first prostration, he raised his head after it and raised his hands opposite to his face. This came as something strange for me. I, therefore, said…Sunan Abi Dawud 773HasanI offered prayer behind the Messenger of Allah. Rifaah sneezed. The narrator Qutaybah did not mention the name Rifaah (but he said: I sneezed). So I said: Praise be to Allah, praise much, good and blessed therein, blessed thereupon, as our Lord likes and is…Sunan Abi Dawud 788SahihThe prophet did not distinguish between the two surahs until the words “In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the merciful” was revealed to him. These are the words of Ibn al-sarh.Sunan Abi Dawud 796HasanAmmar ibn Yasir said: I heard the apostle of Allah say: A man returns after saying his prayer while a tenth part of his prayer, or a ninth part, or an eight part, or a seventh part, or a sixth part, or a fifth part, or a third part, or half of it, is recorded…Sunan Abi Dawud 822SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: the prayer is not valid I one does not recite fatihat al-kitab and something more, sufyan (the narrator) said: This applies to a man who prays alone.Sunan Abi Dawud 841SahihThe Prophet said: (Does) one of you kneel down in his prayer as a camel kneels down (i.e. put his knees before his hands).Sunan Abi Dawud 891SahihAbbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib said that he heard the Messenger of Allah as saying: when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him.Sunan Abi Dawud 898SahihWhen the Prophet prostrated himself, he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms, it could have done so.Sunan Abi Dawud 902DaifThe Companions of the Prophet complained to the Prophet about the hardship when they kept their forearms far away from their sides while prostrating. He said: Take help with the elbows (by spreading them on the ground and sticking them to the sides).Sunan Abi Dawud 918SahihWe were sitting in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah came upon us carrying Umamah daughter of AbulAs ibn ar-Rabi. Her mother was Zaynab daughter of the Messenger of Allah. She (Umamah) was a child and he (the Prophet) was carrying her on his shoulder.…Sunan Abi Dawud 925SahihI passed by the Messenger of Allah who was praying. I saluted him and he returned it by making a sign. The narrator said: I do not know but that he said: He made a sign with his finger. This is the version reported by Qutaybah.Sunan Abi Dawud 939SahihThe Messenger of Allah said:; Glorifying Allah applies to men and clapping applies only to women.Sunan Abi Dawud 965SahihI was sitting in the company (of the Companions). He then narrated this tradition saying: When he (the Prophet) sat up after two rakahs, he sat on the sole of his left foot and raised his left foot. When he sat up after four rakahs, he placed his left hip on…Sunan Abi Dawud 974SahihThe Messenger of Allah used to teach us the tashahhud as he would teach us the Qur’an, and would say: The blessed adoration of the tongue, acts of worship (and) all good things are due to Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and His…Sunan Abi Dawud 1023SahihOne day the Messenger of Allah prayed and gave the salutation while a rakah of the prayer remained to be offered. A man went to him and said: You forgot to offer one rakah of prayer. Then he returned and entered the mosque and ordered Bilal (to utter the…Sunan Abi Dawud 1027DaifZaid ibn Aslam reported on the authority of the chain of Malik: The Prophet said: If one of you is in doubt about his prayer, and if he is sure that he prayed three rakah, he should stand and complete one rakah along with its prostrations. Then he should sit…Sunan Abi Dawud 1069HasanAbdurRahman ibn Kab ibn Malik said: When Kab ibn Malik heard the call to prayer on Friday, he prayed for Asad ibn Zurarah. I asked him: What is the matter that when you hear the call to prayer, you pray for Asad ibn Zurarah? He replied: This is because he…Sunan Abi Dawud 1080SahihPeople came to Sahl ibn Sad as-Saidi, when they were doubtful about the kind of wood of the pulpit (in the mosque of the Prophet). They asked him about it. He said: By Allah, I know (the wood) of which it was made; I saw it the first day when it was placed…Sunan Abi Dawud 1122SahihThe Messenger of Allah used to recite at the two ‘Ids (festivals) and on Friday, ‘Glorify the name of your most high Lord.’ (87) and ‘Has the story of the overwhelming reached you?’ (88) He said: When a festival (Id) and a Friday coincided, he recited them…Sunan Abi Dawud 1149SahihUmmul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah would say the takbir (Allah is most great) seven times in the first rakah and five times in the second rakah on the day of the breaking of the fast and on the day of sacrifice (on the occasion of both the Id prayers, the…Sunan Abi Dawud 1164SahihAbd Allah ibn Zaid said: The Messenger of Allah prayed for rain wearing a black robe with ornamented border. The Messenger of Allah wanted to reverse it from bottom to top by holding the bottom. But when it was too heavy he turned it round on his shoulders.Sunan Abi Dawud 1209DaifThe Messenger of Allah never combined the sunset and night prayers while on a journey except once.Sunan Abi Dawud 1218SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah proceeded before the sun had declined, he delayed the noon prayer till the time of the afternoon prayer, he would then alight and combine the two prayers. If the sun declined before he moved off, he would offer the noon prayer and…Sunan Abi Dawud 1220SahihThe Prophet was engaged in the Battle of Tabuk. If he moved off before the sun had declined, he would delay the noon prayer till he would combine it with the afternoon prayer and would offer them together. If he moved off after the sun had declined, he would…Sunan Abi Dawud 1222DaifI accompanied the Messenger of Allah on eighteen journeys and I never saw him fail to pray two rakahs when the sun had passed the meridian before offering the noon prayer.Sunan Abi Dawud 1313SahihThe Messenger of Allah as saying: He who misses him daily round of recital or part of it due to sleep and he recites it between the dawn and the noon prayers, will be reckoned as if he recited it at night.Sunan Abi Dawud 1358SahihIbn Abbas told him: He (the Prophet) got up and prayed eight rakahs in pairs, and then observed witr with five rakahs and he did not sit between them.