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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المساجد والجماعاتThe Book On The Mosques And The Congregations
بَابُ : الصَّلاَةِ فِي أَعْطَانِ الإِبِلِ وَمُرَاحِ الْغَنَمِChapter: Prayer In Camels' Resting-Places And Sheep's Resting-Places
Hadith 768
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا إِلَّا مَرَابِضَ الْغَنَمِ ، وَأَعْطَانَ الْإِبِلِ ، فَصَلُّوا فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ ، وَلَا تُصَلُّوا فِي أَعْطَانِ الْإِبِلِ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` The Messenger of Allah said: "If you cannot find anywhere (for prayer) except sheep's resting-places and camels' resting-places, then perform prayer in the sheep's resting-places and do not perform prayer in the camels' resting-places."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
There is wisdom in this: if a goat tries to butt (with its horns, etc.), the person praying can control it, and there is no danger to his life.
However, if a camel becomes mischievous, it is much more difficult to control, and if it suddenly attacks, there is even a danger to one's life.
Nevertheless, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did pray facing a seated camel. See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Prayer, Chapter: Praying towards a riding animal, camel, tree, or saddle, Hadith: 507)
There is wisdom in this: if a goat tries to butt (with its horns, etc.), the person praying can control it, and there is no danger to his life.
However, if a camel becomes mischievous, it is much more difficult to control, and if it suddenly attacks, there is even a danger to one's life.
Nevertheless, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did pray facing a seated camel. See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Prayer, Chapter: Praying towards a riding animal, camel, tree, or saddle, Hadith: 507)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 768
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1: In “Pray in the sheepfolds” (صَلُّوا فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ), the command is for permissibility, meaning it is allowed and permissible to pray in the enclosures of sheep; you may perform prayer there. And in “Do not pray in the camel enclosures” (وَلاَ تُصَلُّوا فِي أَعْطَانِ الإِبِلِ), the prohibition is one of forbiddance (tahrimi), meaning it is unlawful (haram).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 348
