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[Machine] Why did you pray with your head tied up behind you, just as before? He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'The likeness of the one who prays with his head restrained from behind is like the likeness of one who prays with his hands tied."  

أحمد:٢٩٠٢ – حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَوْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَرَّ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ وَهُوَيُصَلِّي مَضْفُورَ الرَّأْسِ مَعْقُودًا مِنْ وَرَائِهِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَبْرَحْ يَحُلُّ عُقَدَ رَأْسِهِ فَأَقَرَّ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ حَلِّهِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ

عَلَامَ صَنَعْتَ بِرَأْسِي مَا صَنَعْتَ آنِفًا؟ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي وَرَأْسُهُ مَعْقُودٌ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي مَكْتُوفًا  

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[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The likeness of the one who prays while his head is lowered is like the likeness of the one who prays while his hands are tied."  

أحمد:٢٩٠٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي وَرَأْسُهُ مَعْقُوصٌ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مَكْتُوفٌ