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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب الْعَمَلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Actions During The Prayer.
Hadith 922
اُردوEn
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.
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From these hadiths, it is clearly understood that walking out of necessity, opening a door, picking up a staff to kill a snake or scorpion, or lifting a child into one's lap and then setting him down—none of these actions invalidate the prayer.
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»
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.
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
