نحمده ونصلى ونسلم على
رسوله الكريم
اعوذ
بالله السميع العليم من الشيطان اللعين الرجيم
بسم
الله الرحمن الرحيم
One
of the neglected Sunan of our day is carrying and leaning upon a staff or
stick. This was the Sunna of the Prophets, including the Seal of the Prophets
Muhammad (sall Allahu alayhi wasallam). The Holy Qur’an specifically
mentions the staffs
of the Prophets Moses and Solomon, though in the latter case the minsa
(staff) may also be a reference to Solomon’s dominion (Sura 34:14), just as the
word throne is figuratively used to refer to a king’s dominion, and his crown
figuratively refers to his position of kingship, etc. Carrying and leaning upon a staff has historically been
the way of the elders and the clergy, along with the wearing of a cloak. Some
of the “neo-Salafis” consider the practice of the khatib (sermonizer) of
holding a staff while delivering the sermon upon the pulpit as an innovation. But
far from being an innovation, this practice is directly proven from the
authentic Hadith narrated by the companions al-Hakam b. Hazn al-Kulafi (radi
Allahu anhu):
فَأَقَمْنَا بِهَا
أَيَّامًا شَهِدْنَا فِيهَا الْجُمُعَةَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَامَ
مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى عَصًا أَوْ قَوْسٍ
“So we stayed there for several days and offered the
Friday prayer along with the Messenger of Allah – sall Allahu alayhi
wasallam – he stood leaning on a staff or bow.” (Sunan Abi Dawud #1096)
Both Albani and Zubair Ali Zai have declared this Hadith
as hasan (sound).
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