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ahmad:15342 – Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Malik b. al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah from his father from his grandfather

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The covering of a man during prayer is like an arrow, so when any one of you prays, let him cover himself with an arrow."  

أحمد:١٥٣٤٢ – حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُتْرَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ السَّهْمُ وَإِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَتِرْ بِسَهْمٍ  

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ahmad:15340 – Zayd > ʿAbd al-Malik b. al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah from his father from his grandfather

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you prays, let him cover himself for his prayer, even if it is with an arrow."  

أحمد:١٥٣٤٠ – حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدٌ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْتَتِرْ لِصَلَاتِهِ وَلَوْ بِسَهْمٍ  

tabarani:6539 – [Chain 1] Yaḥyá b. ʿUthmān b. Ṣāliḥ > Nuʿaym b. Ḥammād [Chain 2] al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Tustarī > Yaḥyá al-Ḥimmānī > Ibrāhīm b. Saʿd > ʿAbd al-Malik b. al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah from his father from his grandfather

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "One of you should cover himself during his prayer, even with an arrow."  

الطبراني:٦٥٣٩ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ثنا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ قَالَا ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لِيَسْتَتِرْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ وَلَوْ بِسَهْمٍ»