الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب الأذ كار الواردة عقب الصلاةChapters on the Remembrances after Prayer
بَابُ النَّهْيِ مِنَ الْكَلَامِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ
Chapter on the Prohibition of Speaking During Prayer
Hadith 1884
Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.
عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُكَلِّمُ صَاحِبَهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْحَاجَةِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَٰذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} فَأُمِرْنَا بِالسُّكُوتِ
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) says: In the time of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a person would speak to his companion during prayer if there was a need, until this verse was revealed {وَقُوْمُوْا لِلّٰہِ قَانِتِیْنَ} (And stand before Allah with devotion). After that, we were commanded to remain silent.
Hadith 1885
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي (ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) قَالَ: كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِيِّ سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لَشُغْلًا))
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We used to greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam while he was in prayer, and he would respond to us. But when we returned from Najashi and greeted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, he did not respond to us. We said: O Messenger of Allah! We used to greet you with salam during prayer and you would respond to us (but today?). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, there is engagement in prayer.
Hadith 1886
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كُنَّا بِمَكَّةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَأْتِيَ أَرْضَ الْحَبَشَةِ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ أَتَيْنَاهُ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ، فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَرُبَ وَمَا بَعُدَ حَتَّى قَضَوُا الصَّلَاةَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُحْدِثُ فِي أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَحْدَثَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ لَا نَتَكَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ))
. (Second chain of narration) They say: When we were in Mecca before going to Abyssinia, we used to say salam (greetings of peace) to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during prayer (and he would reply to our salam), but when we returned from the region of Abyssinia and said salam to you, you did not reply. I was seized by both near and distant reasons (wondering why you did not reply), (finally) when you finished the prayer, I asked you, O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. You said: Indeed, Allah the Exalted issues new commands as He wills. Now He has issued a new command that we should not speak during prayer.
Hadith 1887
عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ، فَرَمَانِي الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ: وَاثُكَلَ أُمِّيَاهْ! مَا شَأْنُكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ؟ قَالَ: فَجَعَلُوا يَضْرِبُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَى أَفْخَاذِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُمْ يُصَمِّتُونَنِي، لَكِنِّي سَكَتُّ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبِأَبِي هُوَ وَأُمِّي مَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ أَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمًا مِنْهُ، وَاللَّهِ! مَا كَهَرَنِي وَلَا شَتَمَنِي وَلَا ضَرَبَنِي، قَالَ: ((إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ لَا يَصْلُحُ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ كَلَامِ النَّاسِ هَٰذَا، إِنَّمَا هِيَ التَّسْبِيحُ وَالتَّكْبِيرُ وَقِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ)) أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنَّا قَوْمٌ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِالْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَقَدْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ، وَإِنَّ مِنَّا قَوْمًا يَأْتُونَ الْكُهَّانَ، قَالَ: ((فَلَا تَأْتُوهُمْ))، قُلْتُ: إِنَّ مِنَّا قَوْمًا يَتَطَيَّرُونَ، قَالَ: ((ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ يَجِدُونَهُ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّهُمْ))، قُلْتُ: إِنَّ مِنَّا قَوْمًا يَخُطُّونَ، قَالَ: ((كَانَ نَبِيٌّ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطَّهُ فَذَلِكَ))، قَالَ وَكَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا (فَذَكَرَ قِصَّتَهَا)
Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Hakam Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Once we were performing prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when suddenly a man sneezed, and I said to him, "Yarhamukallah (may Allah have mercy on you)." Because of this, the people started staring at me. I said to them, "Woe to my mother, what has happened to you that you are looking at me?" The people began striking their hands on their thighs. When I saw that they were making me silent (I wanted to say something), but I remained silent. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, may my parents be sacrificed for you, I have never seen a better teacher before or after you in teaching than you, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). By Allah! You neither scolded me, nor spoke harshly to me, nor beat me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, this prayer is such that nothing from the speech of people is correct in it. It is only glorification (tasbih), magnification (takbir), and recitation of the Qur'an. Or as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said. I said: O Messenger of Allah! We are people who are close to the time of ignorance, now Allah Almighty has granted us Islam, but some of us go to soothsayers and fortune-tellers (what do you say about this)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not go to them. I said: And some of us take evil omens? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People feel such things in their hearts, but it should not prevent them from doing anything. I said: Some of us draw lines? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There was a prophet who used to draw lines, so whoever's line coincided with his, it was correct. I said: And I have a slave-girl who used to graze sheep, ... ... . Then he mentioned her incident.
