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Qurʾān Bukhārī Muslim Nasāʾī Abū Dāwūd Tirmidhī Ibn Mājah Mālik Aḥmad Dārimī Ḥākim Ibn Ḥibbān Ṭabarānī Nasāʾī's Kubrá Bayhaqī al-Luʾluʾ wa-al-Marjān Ibn Rajab's Fifty Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn Aḥmad's Zuhd Suyūṭī
bayhaqi:5169 – Abū Bakr b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Nūḥ b. Qays > ʿAmr b. Mālik al-Nukrī > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] There was a woman who used to pray behind the Prophet ﷺ and she was the most beautiful of all people. Some men were in the back rows and they looked at her. One of them used to look at her from under his armpit, and another one used to move forward to the first row so that he could not see her. Then Allah revealed this verse: "And We certainly know those who are ahead of you from among you and We certainly know those who are behind you." [Al-Hijr 24]  

البيهقي:٥١٦٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مَالِكٍ النُّكْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَجْمَلَ النَّاسِ فَكَانَ نَاسٌ فِي آخِرِ صُفُوفِ الرِّجَالِ فَنَظَرُوا إِلَيْهَا قَالَ وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ وَكَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَتَقَدَّمُ إِلَى الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لَا يَرَاهَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī
nasai:870 – Qutaybah > Nūḥ / Ibn Qays > Ibn Mālik / ʿAmr > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

"There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed the words: 'To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag behind."  

النسائي:٨٧٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ قَيْسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَالِكٍ وَهُوَ عَمْرٌو عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ قَالَ فَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ لِئَلاَّ يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ }  

tirmidhi:3122 – Qutaybah > Nūḥ b. Qays al-Ḥuddānī > ʿAmr b. Mālik > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

"There was a woman who performed Salat behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was the most beautiful among the people. Some of the people would go forward to the first line so as not to see her. Others would go back to the last line so when he would bow, he could look at her from under his armpit. So Allah revealed: Indeed We know those who try to come forward among you, and We know those who try to go back (15:24).  

الترمذي:٣١٢٢ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْحُدَّانِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ فَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ لِئَلاَّ يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ( وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ )  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَرَوَى جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَهَذَا أَشْبَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَصَحَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ نُوحٍ
ibnmajah:1046 – Ḥumayd b. Masʿadah And ʾAbū Bakr b. Khalāad > Nūḥ b. Qays > ʿAmr b. Mālik > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

“A woman used to perform prayer behind the Prophet ﷺ, and she was one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go into the first row so that they would not see her, and some of them used to lag behind so that they would be in the last row, and when they bowed, they would do like this so that they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed: “And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will some afterwards.” [15:24] concerning her matter.  

ابن ماجة:١٠٤٦ – حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ فَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَسْتَقْدِمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ لِئَلاَّ يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ هَكَذَا يَنْظُرُ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} فِي شَأْنِهَا  

ahmad:2783 – Surayj > Nūḥ b. Qays > ʿAmr b. Mālik al-Nukrī > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

“A woman used to perform prayer behind the Prophet ﷺ, and she was one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go into the first row so that they would not see her, and some of them used to lag behind so that they would be in the last row, and when they bowed, they would do like this so that they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed: “And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will some afterwards.” [15:24] concerning her matter. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1046)   

أحمد:٢٧٨٣ – حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجٌ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ النُّكْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَسْتَقْدِمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ فِي شَأْنِهَا {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]  

hakim:3346 – ʿAlī b. Ḥamshādh al-ʿAdl > Ismāʿīl b. Isḥāq al-Qāḍī > Abū ʿUmar Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Nūḥ b. Qays > ʿAmr b. Mālik > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

“A woman used to perform prayer behind the Prophet ﷺ, and she was one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go into the first row so that they would not see her, and some of them used to lag behind so that they would be in the last row, and when they bowed, they would do like this so that they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed: “And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will some afterwards.” [15:24] concerning her matter. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1046)   

الحاكم:٣٣٤٦ – حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْشَاذَ الْعَدْلُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَبُو عُمَرَ حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ثنا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَسْتَقْدِمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِأَنْ لَا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَنَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ وَجَافَى يَدَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ فِي شَأْنِهِمْ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ» وَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ فِي نُوحِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الطَّاهِي بِحُجَّةٍ وَلَهُ أَصْلُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ صحيح

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَمَّا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ مِنْ لُزُومِ الرِّيَاضَةِ، وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى أَعْمَالِ السِّرِّ

ibnhibban:401 – Muḥammad b. Zuhayr Bi-al-Ubullah > Naṣr b. ʿAlī al-Jahḍamī > Nūḥ b. Qays > ʿAmr b. Mālik > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

"There was a woman who performed Salat behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was the most beautiful among the people. Some of the people would go forward to the first line so as not to see her. Others would go back to the last line so when he would bow, he could look at her from under his armpit. So Allah revealed: Indeed We know those who try to come forward among you, and We know those who try to go back (15:24). (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3122)  

ابن حبّان:٤٠١ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زُهَيْرٍ بِالْأُبُلَّةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ فَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِأَنْ لَا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَكَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي شَأْنِهَا {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ}  

tabarani:12791 – [Chain 1] Muḥammad b. al-Tammār al-Baṣrī > Bishr b. Ḥujr al-Sāmī [Chain 2] Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al-Wāsiṭī > ʿAffān > Nūḥ b. Qays > ʿAmr b. Mālik al-Nukrī > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "There was a beautiful woman who used to pray behind the Prophet ﷺ. Some people would rush and some people would delay in order to look at her." Then Allah ﷻ revealed, "And indeed, We already know the hasteners among you and indeed, We already know the delayers."  

الطبراني:١٢٧٩١ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ التَّمَّارِ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّامِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثنا عَفَّانُ قَالَا ثنا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ النُّكْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

«كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَكَانَ نَاسٌ يَتَقَدَّمُونَ وَنَاسٌ يَتَأَخَّرُونَ لِيَنْظُرُوا إِلَيْهَا» فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ}  

nasai-kubra:945 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Nūḥ / Ibn Qays > Ibn Mālik > Abū al-Jawzāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

"There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed the words: 'To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag behind." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 870)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٤٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ قَيْسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ قَالَ كَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلَّا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ يَعْنِي يَنْظُرُ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]  

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر: 24]

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"There was a woman who used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go to the front row to avoid seeing her, and some used to go to the back row so that when they bowed they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed the words: 'To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag behind." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 870)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٢٠٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا نُوحٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَالِكٍ يَعْنِي عَمْرًا عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَتَقَدَّمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلَّا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخِّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]  

bayhaqi:5170 – Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > ʿAlī b. Ḥmshādh al-ʿAdl> Ismāʿīl b. Isḥāq al-Qāḍī > Abū ʿUmar Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Nūḥ b. Qays Fadhakarah Biʾisnādih Illā

“A woman used to perform prayer behind the Prophet ﷺ, and she was one of the most beautiful of people. Some of the people used to go into the first row so that they would not see her, and some of them used to lag behind so that they would be in the last row, and when they bowed, they would do like this so that they could see her from beneath their armpits. Then Allah revealed: “And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will some afterwards.” [15:24] concerning her matter. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1046)   

البيهقي:٥١٧٠ – وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حمْشَاذَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَبُو عُمَرَ حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ثنا نُوحُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَّا

أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَتْ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَسْتَقْدِمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلَّا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَنَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطِهِ وَجَافَى يَدَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فِي شَأْنِهَا {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر 24]