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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 8 · Prayers (Salat)
Sahih

الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ

Praying on the small prayer mat

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ، قَالَتْ

Translation

Maymunah reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to pray on the small prayer mat.

Translator’s note: The small prayer mat (khumrah) is woven from palm leaves and just large enough for the face and hands in prostration.

Other translations

Deutsch

Maimuna berichtete: Der Prophet ﷺ pflegte auf der kleinen Gebetsmatte zu beten.

Translator’s note: Die kleine Gebetsmatte (Chumra) ist aus Palmblättern geflochten und gerade groß genug für Gesicht und Hände bei der Niederwerfung.

Türkçe

Meymûne (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Nebî ﷺ küçük hasır seccade üzerinde namaz kılardı.

Translator’s note: Küçük hasır seccade (humre), hurma yapraklarından örülen ve secdede yüz ile ellerin sığacağı büyüklükte olan seccadedir.

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي وَأَنَا حِذَاءَهُ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ وَرُبَّمَا أَصَابَنِي ثَوْبُهُ إِذَا سَجَدَ. قَالَتْ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْخُمْرَةِ.

    Maymunah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray while I was beside him, and I was menstruating, and sometimes his garment touched me when he prostrated. She said, “And he used to pray on the small prayer mat.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaMaymuna bint al-Harith† 61 AH · Mecca'Abdullah ibn Shaddad† 81 AH · MedinaSulaiman bin Abi Sulaiman† 140 AH · KufaShu'bah bin al-Hajjaj† 160 AH · BasraHisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-T…† 227 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Maymuna bint al-Harithمَيْمُونَةَ

    d. 61 AH · Saraf/Makkah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. 'Abdullah ibn Shaddadعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ

    d. 81 AH · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  4. Sulaiman bin Abi Sulaimanسُلَيْمَانُ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. Shu'bah bin al-Hajjajشُعْبَةُ

    d. 160 AH · Basra · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. Hisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-Tayalasiأَبُو الْوَلِيدِ

    d. 227 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler