صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب العمل في الصلاةThe Book of Dealing With Actions In As-Salat (The Prayer)
بَابُ إِذَا انْفَلَتَتِ الدَّابَّةُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ:Chapter. If an animal runs away while one is in As-Salat (prayer).
Hadith 1211
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ : إِنْ أُخِذَ ثَوْبُهُ يَتْبَعُ السَّارِقَ وَيَدَعُ الصَّلَاةَ .
And Qatadah said: If a thief runs away with someone's garment, he should chase after him and leave the prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَزْرَقُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَالَ : كُنَّا بِالْأَهْوَازِ نُقَاتِلُ الْحَرُورِيَّةَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عَلَى جُرُفِ نَهَرٍ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي وَإِذَا لِجَامُ دَابَّتِهِ بِيَدِهِ ، فَجَعَلَتِ الدَّابَّةُ تُنَازِعُهُ وَجَعَلَ يَتْبَعُهَا ، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ هُوَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ ، فَجَعَلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْخَوَارِجِ , يَقُولُ : اللَّهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِهَذَا الشَّيْخِ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ الشَّيْخُ قَالَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ قَوْلَكُمْ وَإِنِّي غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِتَّ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ وَثَمَانِيَ وَشَهِدْتُ تَيْسِيرَهُ ، وَإِنِّي إِنْ كُنْتُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَ مَعَ دَابَّتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَدَعَهَا تَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَأْلَفِهَا فَيَشُقُّ عَلَيَّ " .
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais: We were at Al-Ahwaz fighting the Al-Haruriya (tribe). While I was at the bank of a river a man was praying and the reins of his animal were in his hands and the animal was struggling and he was following the animal. (Shu`ba, a sub-narrator, said that man was Abu Barza Al-Aslami). A man from the Khawarij said, "O Allah! Be harsh to this sheik." And when the sheik (Abu Barza) finished his prayer, he said, "I heard your remark. No doubt, I participated with Allah's Apostle in six or seven or eight holy battles and saw his leniency, and no doubt, I would rather retain my animal than let it return to its stable, as it would cause me much trouble. "
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
This incident took place in 65 AH when the Khawarij, under the leadership of Nafi‘ ibn al-Azraq, besieged the people of Basrah.
Abu Barzah al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu was performing the ‘Asr prayer on the bank of the Dijil river, and during the prayer, his mount became startled and began moving towards the qiblah.
Abu Barzah also went along with it.
Eventually, he returned with it, walking backwards.
From this, it is understood that he continued his prayer; otherwise, he would not have taken the trouble to return walking backwards.
This incident refutes those who are strict in this matter and say that in such circumstances, one should abandon the animal but not break the prayer.
From this, the jurists (fuqaha) have derived the ruling that if someone fears the loss of his wealth or possessions, it is permissible to break the prayer.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/106) (2)
Ibn Battal said that if, during the prayer, someone’s mount runs off, he may break the prayer and pursue it.
Similarly, if someone, during the prayer, fears for the life of his animal, or sees a child standing at the edge of a well and about to fall in, or fears that a blind person may fall into a pit, and he is able to prevent these matters, then it is necessary for him to break the prayer and protect them.
It is impossible that Abu Barzah al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu would do such a thing without having witnessed something of this nature from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Ibn Teen said that if someone, during the prayer, fears the loss of something valuable, it is permissible for him to break the prayer, but if the loss concerns something insignificant, then it is better to remain engaged in the prayer.
(‘Umdat al-Qari: 5/615)
(1)
This incident took place in 65 AH when the Khawarij, under the leadership of Nafi‘ ibn al-Azraq, besieged the people of Basrah.
Abu Barzah al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu was performing the ‘Asr prayer on the bank of the Dijil river, and during the prayer, his mount became startled and began moving towards the qiblah.
Abu Barzah also went along with it.
Eventually, he returned with it, walking backwards.
From this, it is understood that he continued his prayer; otherwise, he would not have taken the trouble to return walking backwards.
This incident refutes those who are strict in this matter and say that in such circumstances, one should abandon the animal but not break the prayer.
From this, the jurists (fuqaha) have derived the ruling that if someone fears the loss of his wealth or possessions, it is permissible to break the prayer.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/106) (2)
Ibn Battal said that if, during the prayer, someone’s mount runs off, he may break the prayer and pursue it.
Similarly, if someone, during the prayer, fears for the life of his animal, or sees a child standing at the edge of a well and about to fall in, or fears that a blind person may fall into a pit, and he is able to prevent these matters, then it is necessary for him to break the prayer and protect them.
It is impossible that Abu Barzah al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu would do such a thing without having witnessed something of this nature from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Ibn Teen said that if someone, during the prayer, fears the loss of something valuable, it is permissible for him to break the prayer, but if the loss concerns something insignificant, then it is better to remain engaged in the prayer.
(‘Umdat al-Qari: 5/615)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1211
