Question:
Is ‘Abdur Rahman ibn Ishaq Abu Shaybah Al Wasiti reliable? He appears in the chain of the narration for placing the hands below navel in Salah.
Answer:
‘Abdur Rahman ibn Ishaq Abu Shaybah Al Wasiti has been declared weak by the Muhaddithun like Imams Yahya ibn Ma’in, Ahmad, Nasai (rahimahumullah) and others.
(Refer: Tahdhibul Kamal, vol. 16 pg. 515-518, Tahdibut Tahdhib, vol 6 pg. 136, Al Kashif, vol. 3 pg. 238, number: 3137, Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 2 pg. 486, number: 4567, Taqribut Tahdhib: 3799. Also see Shaykh ‘Awwamah’s footnotes on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, hadith: 2574 & 29930)
See an authentic Hadith here regarding placing the hands below the navel in Salah in which this narrator does not appear.
Note: The above is merely an answer to the question provided. One who is unqualified, should not seek to apply this and/or draw conclusions on related issues independently.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar