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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة
Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : مَنْ صَلَّى وَبَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ شَيْءٌ
Chapter: One who performs Prayer with something between himself and the Prayer direction
Sunan Ibn Majah 957 — One who performs Prayer with something between
حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ ، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا ، قَالَتْ : " كَانَ فِرَاشُهَا بِحِيَالِ مَسْجَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
It was narrated from Zainab bint Umm Salamah that her mother said that her bed was in front of the place where the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrated.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ If a man's wife is lying nearby while he is performing prayer, there is no harm in it. In this situation, one should not harbor the suspicion that there is a risk of being distracted towards her during the prayer. If, in reality, such a situation arises where proper attention cannot be maintained towards the prayer, then one may abstain; otherwise, there is no doubt regarding its permissibility.
➊ If a man's wife is lying nearby while he is performing prayer, there is no harm in it. In this situation, one should not harbor the suspicion that there is a risk of being distracted towards her during the prayer. If, in reality, such a situation arises where proper attention cannot be maintained towards the prayer, then one may abstain; otherwise, there is no doubt regarding its permissibility.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 957
