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 an-Nasa'i, page 6 of 23
Sunan an-Nasa'i 765Hasan“ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I go hunting wearing nothing but a single shirt. Can I pray in it?’ He said: ‘Fasten it to yourself even with a thorn.’”Sunan an-Nasa'i 770Sahih“A silken Farruj was presented to the Messenger of Allah and he put it on and offered the prayer in it, then when he had finished the prayer he tore it off as if he disliked it and said: ‘This is not befitting for those who have Taqwa.’”Sunan an-Nasa'i 771SahihThe Messenger of Allah prayed in a khamisah that had markings, then he said: “These markings distracted me. Take it to Abu Jahm and bring me his Anbijani (a woolen garment with no markings).”Sunan an-Nasa'i 780Sahih“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Let the one who has most knowledge of the Book of Allah lead the people in prayer. If they are equal in terms of knowledge of the Qurh, let the one who emigrated first (lead them). If they are equal in terms of emigration, let…Sunan an-Nasa'i 784SahihThe Messenger of Allah heard that there was a dispute among Banu Amr ibn Awf, so he went to them with some other people to reconcile between them. The Messenger of Allah was delayed there, and the time for Zuhr came. Bilal came to Abu Bakr and said to him…Sunan an-Nasa'i 801SahihHis grandmother Mulaikah invited the Messenger of Allah to come and eat some food that she had prepared for him. Then he said: “Get up and I will lead you in prayer.” Anas said: “So I got up and brought a reed mat of ours that had turned black from long use…Sunan an-Nasa'i 810Hasan“The Messenger of Allah used to straighten the rows like shaft of an arrow is straightened before the head is attached to it. He saw a man whose chest was sticking out from the row. I saw the Messenger of Allah say: ‘Make your rows straight or Allah will…Sunan an-Nasa'i 811Sahih“The Messenger of Allah used to go between the rows from one side to another, patting our shoulders and chests and saying: ‘Do not make your rows ragged or your hearts will be filled with enmity toward one another.’ And he used to say: ‘Allah and His angels…Sunan an-Nasa'i 816Sahih“The Messenger of Allah came out to us and said: ‘Will you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord? They said: ‘How do the angels form rows before their lord? He said: ‘They complete the first row and fill the gaps in the rows.’’’”Sunan an-Nasa'i 823SahihThe Prophet said: “When any one of you leads the people in prayer, let him make it short, for among them are the sick, the weak and the elderly. And when any one of you prays by himself, let him make it as long as he wishes.”Sunan an-Nasa'i 824SahihThe Prophet used to make his prayer very brief but still complete when leading people.Sunan an-Nasa'i 827Sahih“I saw the Messenger of Allah leading the people in prayer, carrying Umamah bint Abi al-As on his shoulder. When he bowed he put her down and when he stood up from prostration he picked her up again.”Sunan an-Nasa'i 828Sahih“Muhammad said: ‘Does the one who raises his head before the Imam not fear that Allah may turn his head into the head of a donkey?’”Sunan an-Nasa'i 832SahihThe Messenger of Allah rode a horse and fell from it, and sustained an injury on his right side. He led one of the prayers sitting, and we prayed behind him sitting. When he had finished he said: “The Imam is appointed to be followed. If he prays standing…Sunan an-Nasa'i 837SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: “Praying in congregation is twenty-seven times better than praying alone.”Sunan an-Nasa'i 838SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: “Praying in congregation is twenty-five portions better than one of you praying alone.”Sunan an-Nasa'i 840Sahih“The Messenger of Allah said: ‘If there are three people, let one of them lead the others in prayer, and the one who has the most right to lead the prayer is the one who recites (knows) the most (Qur’an).’”Sunan an-Nasa'i 848SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: “By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! I nearly ordered that firewood be gathered to be lit, then I would have ordered that the Adhan be called for prayer, and ordered a man to lead the people in prayer, then I would have gone from…Sunan an-Nasa'i 852SahihAbdullih ibn Arqam used to lead his companions in prayer. The time for prayer came one day and he went to relieve himself then he came back and said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘If any one of you feels the need to defecate, let him do that first…Sunan an-Nasa'i 857SahihHe was in a gathering with the Messenger of Allah when the Adhan was called for prayer. The A Messenger of Allah got up, then he came back and Mihjan was still sitting there. The Messenger of Allah said to him: “What kept you from praying? Are you not a…Sunan an-Nasa'i 867Sahih“The Iqamah for Subh prayer was said, and the Messenger of Allah saw a man praying while the Muadhdhin saying the Iqamah. He said: ‘Are you praying Subh with four Rakahs?’”Sunan an-Nasa'i 870Sahih“There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they…Sunan an-Nasa'i 873SahihThe Messenger of Allah used to pray two Rakahs before Zuhr and two afterward, and he used to pray two Rakahs after Maghrib in his house, and two Rakahs after Isha, and he did not pray after Jumuah until he departed (from the Masjid), then he would pray two…Sunan an-Nasa'i 878SahihThat when the Messenger of Allah started to pray, he would raise his hands in level with his shoulders, and when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing, he would raise them likewise and say “Sami Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (Allah…Sunan an-Nasa'i 879DaifHis father said: “I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah and when he started to pray he said the Takbir and raised his hands until they were in level with his ears. Then he recited the Opening of the Book, and when he had finished he said ‘Amin’ and raised…Sunan an-Nasa'i 902SahihThe Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, would start their recitation with: “All the praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.”Sunan an-Nasa'i 909SahihAbu as-Saib- the freed slave of Hisham ibn Zuhrah-said: “I heard Abu Hurayrah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever offers a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Quran (Al Fatihah), it is deficient, it is deficient, it is deficient, incomplete.’ I…Sunan an-Nasa'i 918SahihThe Prophet prayed Zuhr or Asr, and a man was reciting behind him. When he had finished he said: “Which one of you recited: Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High?” A man among the people said: “I did, but I did not intend anything but good.” The…Sunan an-Nasa'i 919Sahih“The Messenger of Allah finished a prayer in which he recited out loud, then he said: ‘Did any one of you recite with me just now?’ A man said: ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘I was wondering what was distracting me in reciting Quran.’” So the people…Sunan an-Nasa'i 928SahihThe Messenger of Allah said: “When the Imam says Amin, say Amin, for if a person’s Amin coincides with the Amin of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven.”