In Sunan Nasai, there is a chapter ‘As saffu baynal qadamayn‘. There is a narration under this chapter wherein Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said that murawahah is better.
Is the Hadith authentic and what does murawahah mean?
Answer:
Imam Nasai and Imam Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (rahimahumallah) have recorded this narration.
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) once saw a man offering Salah. He had joined/held his feet together [probably due to fatigue]. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) told him, ‘You have opposed/made an error regarding the Sunnah method, it would have been better if you would [keep your feet apart] and lean on one leg at a time [as a means of rest].’
(Sunan Nasai; Al Mujtaba, Hadith: 892-893, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 7134-7135)
Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullah) has declared the chain sound (hasan).
Murawahah means to lean on one leg at a time.
(Refer: Sharhus Sunnah, under Hadith: 731, Hashiyatus Sindhi ‘Alan Nasai and Footnotes of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah on Musannaf)
Note: Kindly refer to a Mufti/Darul Ifta for further clarification.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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