Hadith #156
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ الْمَكِّيِّ أَنَّهُ رَأَى ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَصَلَّى بِهِمْ يُشِيرُ بِكَفَّيْهِ حِينَ يَقُومُ وَحِينَ يَرْكَعُ وَحِينَ يَسْجُدُ وَحِينَ يَنْهَضُ لِلْقِيَامِ فَيَقُومُ
فَيُشِيرُ بِيَدَيْهِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ صَلَّى صَلَاةً لَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا يُصَلِّيهَا فَوَصَفَ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْإِشَارَةَ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلَى صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاقْتَدِ بِصَلَاةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ
Isnad Chain
قتيبة بن سعيد
ابن لهيعة
ابن هبيرة
ميمون المكي
English Translation
Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, from Ibn Hubayrah, from Maymun al-Makki: He saw 'Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما) lead them in prayer, gesturing with his palms when standing, when bowing, when prostrating, and when rising to stand. He said: I went to Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) and said: "I saw Ibn al-Zubayr pray a prayer I have never seen anyone pray" — and he described the gesturing to him. Ibn 'Abbas said: "If you want to see the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then follow the prayer of Ibn al-Zubayr."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 156
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2194
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38584