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Sunan Abi Dawud 948 (Book 2, Hadith 559) #21240
Resting on a Staff During Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) using a staff to rest on during prayer as he aged.

Narrated Umm Qays bint Mihsan: Hilal ibn Yasaf said: I came to ar-Raqqah (a place in Syria). One of my companions said to me: Do you want to see any of the Companions of the Prophet ? I said: A good opportunity. So we went to Wabisah. I said to my friend: Let us first see his mode of living. He had a cap with two ears stuck (to his head), and wearing a brown silken robe. He was resting on a staff during prayer. We asked him (about resting on the staff) after salutation; He said: Umm Qays daughter of Mihsan said to me that when the Messenger of Allah became aged and the flesh grew increasingly on him, he took a prop at his place of prayer and rested on it.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْوَابِصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ الرَّقَّةَ فَقَالَ لِي بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِي هَلْ لَكَ فِي رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ غَنِيمَةٌ فَدَفَعْنَا إِلَى وَابِصَةَ قُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي نَبْدَأُ فَنَنْظُرُ إِلَى دَلِّهِ فَإِذَا عَلَيْهِ قَلَنْسُوَةٌ لاَطِئَةٌ ذَاتُ أُذُنَيْنِ وَبُرْنُسُ خَزٍّ أَغْبَرُ وَإِذَا هُوَ مُعْتَمِدٌ عَلَى عَصًا فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَقُلْنَا بَعْدَ أَنْ سَلَّمْنَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ قَيْسٍ بِنْتُ مِحْصَنٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمَّا أَسَنَّ وَحَمَلَ اللَّحْمَ اتَّخَذَ عَمُودًا فِي مُصَلاَّهُ يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْهِ

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prayer  *  staff  *  age

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray regularly regardless of age or physical condition
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) practice of resting on a staff during prayer as he aged. Umm Qays bint Mihsan reported that when the Messenger of Allah became older and his flesh increased in size, he would take a prop at his place of prayer and rest upon it. This shows us that even though the Prophet was aging, he still maintained his devotion to God through prayer. He also showed us that we should not let our age or physical condition stop us from fulfilling our religious duties. We can learn from this hadith that no matter what age we are in life, we should always strive to stay devoted to God through worship and prayer.

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