Hadith 11769

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب أَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ طُولُ الْقُنُوتِ

(22) Chapter: The best prayer is that in which one stands for a long time (tuwlul-qunut) (PT)
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وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الصَّلاَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ " طُولُ الْقُنُوتِ " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ .

Jabir reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the prayer which was most excellent. He said: That in which the standing is longer. (This hadith is narrated by another chain of transmitters too.) (PT)

Reference (PT): Sahih Muslim 756 b (PT)

In-book reference (PT): Book 6, Hadith 198 (PT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 1653 (PT)