Tamam al-MinnahNasir al-Din al-Albani

It was recorded by the compilers of the Sunan and others, and I have traced it in Irwāʾ al-Ghalīl, 305. Thus, the ḥadith is not confined to the narrations of Abū Ḥumayd and Mālik ibn al-Huwairith, as Ibn al-Qayyim’s wording might suggest; rather, ten other Companions—may Allah be pleased with them—who actually witnessed the Prophet’s prayer transmitted it alongside them. Seldom does a sunnah reach us through so large a company of Companions.

In light of this, the worshipper—man or woman—ought to give due attention to this sitting and observe it consistently, paying no heed to those who claim that the Prophet performed it only because of illness or age. Such a claim would mean that the Companions could not distinguish between what the Prophet did as an act of worship and what he did out of personal need—an assertion that is patently false.

He quotes Imām Ibn al-Qayyim as saying: “Had it been the Prophet’s regular practice, everyone who described his prayer would have mentioned it.”

I reply: These words are truly astonishing coming from so great an Imām, for their logical consequence is to belittle all the sunnahs. There is not a single sunnah about which one can say, “Everyone who described his prayer agreed in mentioning it.” Anyone who has carefully studied the sunnahs and their transmission knows this. By Allah, I do not understand how the author could reproduce these words and pass over them without comment, thereby signaling his approval. Reflect on the weakening of the sunnahs that would follow if his statement were accepted: placing the right hand over the left, the opening supplication, seeking refuge, saying Āmīn, the recitation, the remembrance in bowing, the remembrance in prostration, and invoking blessings upon the Prophet—all nine of these sunnahs were not mentioned by Abū Ḥumayd and the Companions with him when they described the Prophet’s prayer, nor were they cited by others. Must we then reject these sunnahs? Certainly not! For that very reason al-Ḥāfiẓ refuted Ibn al-Qayyim’s remark in Fatḥ al-Bārī, saying:

أخرجه أصحاب السنن وغيرهم وهو مخرج في "الإرواء" ٣٠٥ فليس الحديث من رواية أبي حميد وابن الحويرث فقط كما يوهمه الكلام المذكور عن ابن القيم وإنما معهما عشرة آخرون من أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ الذين شاهدوا صلاته ﷺ وقليل من السنن يتفق على روايتها مثل هذا الجمع الغفير من الصحابة ﵃. وإذ الأمر كذلك فيجب الاهتمام بهذه الجلسة والمواظبة عليها رجالا ونساء وعدم الالتفات إلى من يدعي أنه ﷺ فعلها لمرض أوسن لأن ذلك يعني أن الصحابة ما كانوا يفرقون بين ما يفعله ﷺ تعبدا وما يفعله لحاجة وهذا باطل بداهة. قوله عن الإمام ابن القيم: "ولو كان هديه ﷺ فعلها دائما لذكرها كل واصف لصلاته". قلت: هذا الكلام غريب جدا من مثل هذا الإمام فإن لازمه التهوين من شأن السنن كلها لأنه ليس فيها سنة يمكن أن يقال: "اتفق على ذكرها كل واصف لصلاته" يعلم ذلك من له عناية خاصة بتتبع السنن وطرقها ولا أدري - والله - كيف ينقل المؤلف هذا الكلام ويمر عليه دون أن يعلق عليه بشيء يدل على ما فيه من الخطأ مما يدل على ارتضائه له وموافقته عليه فانظر ما يلزمه من توهين السنن التي ساقها المؤلف في كتابه فإن وضع اليمين على الشمال مثلا ودعاء التوجه والاستعاذة والتأمين والقراءة والذكر في الركوع والذكر في السجود والصلاة على النبي ﷺ كل هذه السنن التسع لم يذكرها أبو حميد ومن معه من الصحابة في صفة صلاته ﷺ وكذلك لم يذكرها غيرهم أفيلزم من ذلك رد هذه السنن؟ اللهم لا ولذلك رد الحافظ قول ابن القيم هذا بقوله في "الفتح ":

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