Hadith 922

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، وَمُسَدَّدٌ ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُفَضَّلِ ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرْدٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ،عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ أَحْمَدُ : يُصَلِّي وَالْبَابُ عَلَيْهِ مُغْلَقٌ فَجِئْتُ فَاسْتَفْتَحْتُ ، قَالَ أَحْمَدُ : فَمَشَى ، فَفَتَحَ لِي ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى مُصَلَّاهُ " . وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ الْبَابَ كَانَ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was praying with his door bolted. I came and asked to have the door opened. He walked and opened the door for me. He then returned to his place for prayer. He (the narrator Urwah) mentioned that the door faced the qiblah.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 922
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ترمذي (601) نسائي (1207), الزھري عنعن, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 46
Hadith Takhrij « سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 304 (الجمعة 68)، (601) سنن النسائی/السھو 14 (1207)، (تحفة الأشراف: 16417)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (6/31، 183، 234) (حسن) »
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
922. Commentary:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission. However, if the door is facing the qiblah and is only a few steps away, and there is no one else in the house to respond, then there appears to be no harm in taking a few steps to open the door. Firstly, this action is minor. Secondly, the person praying does not turn away from the qiblah. Thirdly, this will not significantly affect his humility in prayer (khushu' fi as-salah). «والله اعلم»
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 922
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
It is permissible in Sunnah and Nafl (supererogatory) prayers to walk in such a manner that one does not turn away from the Qiblah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 601