Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 1475 — on the Recommendation of Using a Sutrah

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عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فَيَعْرِضُ الْبَعِيرَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ: سَأَلْتُ نَافِعًا فَقُلْتُ: إِذَا ذَهَبَتِ الْإِبِلُ كَيْفَ كَانَ يَصْنَعُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ يَعْرِضُ مُؤَخَّرَةَ الرَّحْلِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ (وَفِي لَفْظٍ) قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْرِضُ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا

Ubaidullah bin Nafi narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would place a camel between himself and the qiblah (i.e., in front of him) and perform prayer. Ubaidullah says: I asked Nafi, "When the camel would move away, what would Sayyiduna Ibn Umar do?" He replied: Then he would place the rear wooden part of the saddle in front of him. And in another narration, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would be in front of his mount and would pray facing it.

Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / أبواب المساجد / 1475

Hadith Grading محدثین: أخرجه البخاري: 507

Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه البخاري: 507، ومسلم: 502 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 4468، 6128)۔ ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 6128»

Brief Explanation

Benefits: … This was the practice of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) to take care to place a sutrah (barrier) in front of themselves during prayer. Is such a concept found today? It should be firmly understood that the determination of any Sunnah as more or less important does not depend on our temperament or mindset, but rather on the verses (of the Qur’an) and the ahadith.

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