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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب المساجدChapters on Mosques
بَابُ سُتْرَةُ الْإِمَامِ سُتْرَةٌ لِمَنْ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ وَأَنَّهُ لَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ مُرُورُ شَيْءٍChapter on the Sutrah of the Imam Being a Sutrah for Those Praying Behind, and That Passing Does Not Invalidate the Prayer
Hadith 1505
اُردوEn
عَنِ الْحَسَنِ الْعُرَنِيِّ قَالَ: ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ الْكَلْبُ وَالْحِمَارُ وَالْمَرْأَةُ، قَالَ: بِئْسَمَا عَدَلْتُمْ بِامْرَأَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ كَلْبًا وَحِمَارًا، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِللنَّاسِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ مُسْتَقْبِلَهُ نَزَلْتُ عَنْهُ وَخَلَّيْتُ عَنْهُ وَدَخَلْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَمَا أَعَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَلَا نَهَانِي عَمَّا صَنَعْتُ، وَلَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَجَاءَتْ وَلِيدَةٌ تَخَلَّلُتِ الصُّفُوفَ حَتَّى عَاذَتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَا أَعَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاتَهُ وَلَا نَهَاهَا عَمَّا صَنَعَتْ، وَلَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فِي مَسْجِدٍ فَخَرَجَ جَدْيٌ مِنْ بَعْضِ حُجَرَاتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَهَبَ يَجْتَازُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَمَنَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسِ: أَفَلَا تَقُولُونَ: الْجَدْيُ يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ؟
Hasan Arni, may Allah have mercy on him, says: It was mentioned to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, that a dog, a donkey, and a woman break the prayer. He said: It is a bad thing that you have equated a Muslim woman with a dog and a donkey. I have seen myself that I came riding on a donkey while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was leading the people in prayer. When I came near in front of him, I got down from it and left it, and joined the prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, neither repeated his prayer nor forbade me from doing so. And once it happened that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was leading the people in prayer when a girl came passing through the rows and sought refuge with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Even then, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, neither repeated his prayer nor forbade her from doing so. Another incident is that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was praying in the mosque when a kid goat came out from one of his chambers and began to pass in front of him, but the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stopped it. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, says: Now why do you not say that a kid goat breaks the prayer?
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The intention of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu is that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam even prevented a young goat from passing in front of him during prayer, therefore people should also say that this too breaks the prayer. The reality of the matter is that the hadith is established that a dog, a donkey, and a woman break the prayer. Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu was not aware of this, which is why he is mentioning various hypothetical matters. The donkey coming near the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam does not necessarily mean it passed in front of him; as for the case of the young girl, it is clear due to her lack of understanding. Which things break the prayer? The details of this will be mentioned in the chapter on the invalidators of prayer (bab mubtilat as-salat).
