establishing the ruling on the matter. Allah knows best.
Al-Ṣanʿānī, after quoting Ibn Jurayj’s remark at the end of this hadith—“I have seen ʿAṭāʾ do that”—said (2/24):
“I say: this seems to rest on reading the phrase ‘wa-lā taʿud’ with a ḍamma on the initial tāʾ, deriving it from iʿāda (to repeat). The meaning would then be: ‘May Allah increase your zeal for seeking good, and do not repeat your prayer, for it is valid.’ The wording has also been transmitted with a sukūn on the ʿayn, deriving it from ʿadw (running), and this is supported by the version of Ibn al-Sakan from the report of Abū Bakrah—whose wording he then cited. A similar report has already been mentioned from Aḥmad, together with a reference to Ibn al-Sakan’s version. He then said: The closest reading is that ‘lā taʿud’ comes from ʿawd, meaning, ‘Do not go back rushing to enter the row before you reach it,’ for nothing in the Prophet’s ﷺ words indicates that his prayer was invalid such that he would instruct him to repeat it. Rather, his statement, ‘May Allah increase your eagerness,’ suggests that the prayer is sound; or, ‘lā taʿud’ may indeed be from ʿadw (running).”
I say: Were this wording authentic, the hadith’s indication would be confined to forbidding haste alone, and bowing outside the row would not be included. Consequently, no conflict would arise between it and the hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr. What appears, however, is that this wording is not established, for in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and elsewhere the well-known wording is ‘lā taʿud.’ Al-Ḥāfiẓ said in Fatḥ al-Bārī (2/214):
“We have recorded it in all the transmissions with a fatḥa on the first letter and a ḍamma on the ʿayn, derived from ʿawd.”
He then mentioned the alternate reading but gave precedence to the version in al-Bukhārī; consult it if you wish.
In sum, this prohibition does not cover counting that rakʿah or bowing before reaching the row; it applies only to hurrying, because haste conflicts with tranquillity and composure, as has been explicitly stated in the hadith of Abū Hurayrah. Imām al-Shāfiʿī, may Allah have mercy on him, interpreted it likewise, saying:
“His words ‘lā taʿud’ are akin to his statement, ‘Do not come to the prayer running.’”