حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا
حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنِ
الْأَزْرَقِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، قَالَ : " كُنَّا عَلَى شَاطِئِ نَهَرٍ بِالْأَهْوَازِ قَدْ نَضَبَ عَنْهُ الْمَاءُ ، فَجَاءَ
أَبُو بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ عَلَى فَرَسٍ فَصَلَّى وَخَلَّى فَرَسَهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَتِ الْفَرَسُ فَتَرَكَ صَلَاتَهُ وَتَبِعَهَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكَهَا فَأَخَذَهَا ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَضَى صَلَاتَهُ ، وَفِينَا رَجُلٌ لَهُ رَأْيٌ ، فَأَقْبَلَ يَقُولُ : انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الشَّيْخِ تَرَكَ صَلَاتَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ فَرَسٍ ، فَأَقْبَلَ فَقَالَ : مَا عَنَّفَنِي أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ فَارَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّ مَنْزِلِي مُتَرَاخٍ فَلَوْ صَلَّيْتُ وَتَرَكْتُهُ لَمْ آتِ أَهْلِي إِلَى اللَّيْلِ ، وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ صَحِبَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَأَى مِنْ تَيْسِيرِهِ " .
Narrated Al-Azraq bin Qais: We were in the city of Al-Ahwaz on the bank of a river which had dried up. Then Abu Barza Al- Aslami came riding a horse and he started praying and let his horse loose. The horse ran away, so Abu Barza interrupted his prayer and went after the horse till he caught it and brought it, and then he offered his prayer. There was a man amongst us who was (from the Khawari) having a different opinion. He came saying. "Look at this old man! He left his prayer because of a horse." On that Abu Barza came to us and said, "Since the time I left Allah's Apostle, nobody has admonished me; My house is very far from this place, and if I had carried on praying and left my horse, I could not have reached my house till night." Then Abu Barza mentioned that he had been in the company of the Prophet, and that he had seen his leniency.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, it is understood that if, during prayer, someone's mount runs away, he may leave the prayer and pursue it. Similarly, if during prayer he sees his property being lost, he may abandon the prayer to protect it. According to the statement of Abu Barzah al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would choose the easier option and would not unnecessarily subject himself to hardship.
(2)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has established from this the chapter heading that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam preferred ease, and those who adopt harshness in religious matters—their conduct is in no way praiseworthy.
And Allah is the One whose help is sought.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6127