سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
تفرح أبواب السترةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab As Sutrah)
باب الدُّنُوِّ مِنَ السُّتْرَةِChapter: Coming Close To The Sutrah.
Hadith 695
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَحَامِدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَابْنُ السَّرْحِ ، قَالُوا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى سُتْرَةٍ فَلْيَدْنُ مِنْهَا لَا يَقْطَعِ الشَّيْطَانُ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاتَهُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ وَاقِدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَوْ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ .
Narrated Sahl ibn AbuHathmah: The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of you prays facing a sutrah he should keep close to it, and not let the devil interrupt his prayer. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by Waqid bin Muhammad from Safwan from Muhammad bin Sahl on the authority of his father, or on the authority of Muhammad bin Sahl from the Prophet ﷺ. Some have narrated it from Nafi bin Jubair on the authority of Sahl bin Saad. There is a variation in the chain of its narrators.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
749. Commentary:
➊ It has been mentioned previously that a sutrah also protects from Satan, because Satan, where he finds the worshipper’s thoughts scattered, tries to break the prayer as well, whereas the sutrah is a means of protection from him.
➋ The sutrah should be close to the place of prostration (sajdah), so that the gaze does not go beyond the place of prostration. If the sutrah is far, the gaze will go forward and it will also be difficult to avoid Satanic attacks, thus the original purpose will be lost. Therefore, the one performing prayer should certainly take care to use a sutrah, so that he himself does not fall into sin and does not give opportunity to others either.
➌ Nowadays, acting upon this Sunnah is almost nonexistent, so there is great need for its propagation. The hadith in which it is mentioned that nothing breaks the prayer is weak in its chain of narration. For a detailed discussion, see: [ضعیف سنن أبي داود ، (مفصل) للألباني : 265/9 ، حدیث : 116]
➊ It has been mentioned previously that a sutrah also protects from Satan, because Satan, where he finds the worshipper’s thoughts scattered, tries to break the prayer as well, whereas the sutrah is a means of protection from him.
➋ The sutrah should be close to the place of prostration (sajdah), so that the gaze does not go beyond the place of prostration. If the sutrah is far, the gaze will go forward and it will also be difficult to avoid Satanic attacks, thus the original purpose will be lost. Therefore, the one performing prayer should certainly take care to use a sutrah, so that he himself does not fall into sin and does not give opportunity to others either.
➌ Nowadays, acting upon this Sunnah is almost nonexistent, so there is great need for its propagation. The hadith in which it is mentioned that nothing breaks the prayer is weak in its chain of narration. For a detailed discussion, see: [ضعیف سنن أبي داود ، (مفصل) للألباني : 265/9 ، حدیث : 116]
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 749
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
Also, when someone prays without a sutrah (barrier), Satan breaks his prayer. The aforementioned hadith from Musnad al-Humaydi is authentic. It was narrated by Abu Dawud (695), al-Nasa’i (748), and authenticated by Ibn Khuzaymah (803), Ibn Hibban (2373), and al-Hakim (1/251), who said: «صـحـيـح عـلى شرط الشيخين» and al-Nawawi [خلاصة الاحكام 1732].
Al-‘Uqayli said: «وهذا ثابت الضعفاء» 4/196, and Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said: “A good (hasan) hadith,” al-Tamhid 4/195. Ibn al-Qayyim said: “The men of its chain are the men of Muslim” [تـهـذيـب الـسـنـن ـ وصـحـحـه الالباني] [الصحيحة 1373 صحيح ابي داود 692] and al-A‘zami [الجامع الكامل ح : 2546], and Nabil ibn Mansur [انيس السارى : 39/1].
From this authentic hadith, it is understood that one should pray close to a sutrah; otherwise, there is a danger that Satan will break the prayer of the one who prays without a sutrah. May Allah grant us the ability to be diligent in using a sutrah. Amin.
Also, when someone prays without a sutrah (barrier), Satan breaks his prayer. The aforementioned hadith from Musnad al-Humaydi is authentic. It was narrated by Abu Dawud (695), al-Nasa’i (748), and authenticated by Ibn Khuzaymah (803), Ibn Hibban (2373), and al-Hakim (1/251), who said: «صـحـيـح عـلى شرط الشيخين» and al-Nawawi [خلاصة الاحكام 1732].
Al-‘Uqayli said: «وهذا ثابت الضعفاء» 4/196, and Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said: “A good (hasan) hadith,” al-Tamhid 4/195. Ibn al-Qayyim said: “The men of its chain are the men of Muslim” [تـهـذيـب الـسـنـن ـ وصـحـحـه الالباني] [الصحيحة 1373 صحيح ابي داود 692] and al-A‘zami [الجامع الكامل ح : 2546], and Nabil ibn Mansur [انيس السارى : 39/1].
From this authentic hadith, it is understood that one should pray close to a sutrah; otherwise, there is a danger that Satan will break the prayer of the one who prays without a sutrah. May Allah grant us the ability to be diligent in using a sutrah. Amin.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 405
