Muwatta 423

الموطأ 423 — كعب الأحبار: لكان أن يخسف به خيراً له من أن يمر بين يديه

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«لو يعلم المار بين يدي المصلي ماذا عليه لكان أن يخسف به خيراً له من أن يمر بين يديه»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Chain of transmission

  1. Malik ibn Anas
  2. Zayd ibn Aslam
  3. 'Ata' ibn Yasar

Summary

A report that Malik transmits from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Ka'b al-Ahbar said, in the chapter on the strictness against passing in front of one who prays: if the passer-by knew what was upon him, being swallowed up by the earth would be better for him than passing in front of him. The editor notes that Abu Mus'ab, Suwayd, Abd al-Razzaq and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan transmitted it. 1

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Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Prayer. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Ka'b al-Ahbar, Ata ibn Yasar and Zayd ibn Aslam. Built on in the chapters on prayer.

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Muwatta, Book of Prayer
Mentions
Ka'b al-Ahbar· 'Ata' ibn Yasar· Zayd ibn Aslam
Basis for
Salah (the prescribed prayer)

People and things also explored

Muwatta 3· Muwatta 5· Muwatta 27· Muwatta 252· Muwatta 254· Muwatta 584· Muwatta 26· Muwatta 54

Sources

  1. Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.221
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