Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat ‘Abbad bin Tamim narrates from his uncle that it was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that sometimes a person feels during prayer as if his ablution has broken; what should he do in this situation? He said: Ablution is not obligatory upon a person until he perceives a smell or hears a sound.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When Satan comes to any one of you during prayer and says, "Your ablution is broken," then deny him until you perceive a smell from the nose or hear a sound.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Ablution is not nullified until wind is expelled and until a sound is heard.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata says that I saw Hazrat Saib bin Khabbab smelling his garment. I said, "May Allah have mercy on you, why are you doing this?" He replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Wudu is not broken until a smell is perceived or a sound is heard.'"

Hazrat Abdullah says that Satan comes to one of you during prayer and wets the opening of his private part, and he feels that his ablution has broken. Then he strikes his buttocks, and he feels that his ablution has broken. Do not break your prayer until you perceive a smell or are certain of wetness.

Hazrat Abdullah says that sometimes Satan comes to one of you during prayer and pecks at his buttocks, and he feels as if his ablution has been broken. If any of you feels this way, he should not leave the prayer until he hears a sound or perceives a smell.

A man asked Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that sometimes Satan puts a whisper in my heart during prayer that my ablution has broken; what should I do in this situation? He replied that do not leave the prayer until you perceive a smell or hear a sound.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib says that Satan moves through the places in the human body where blood flows. Then he touches near his buttocks so that he may break his prayer. None of you should break the prayer unless he hears a sound or perceives a smell.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) says that a person should not leave the prayer until he hears a sound or perceives a smell.

Hazrat Shahr bin Hawshab says that Satan comes to one of you and inserts his nose into his buttocks, then moves it and also moves his private part so that it becomes moist. Therefore, none of you should break your prayer until he hears a sound or perceives a smell.

Ibrahim used to say that sometimes Satan enters through a man's genital orifice and stirs near the anus, and the man thinks that his ablution has been nullified. None of you should break his prayer until he hears a sound, perceives a smell, or feels moisture.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far says that do not break your prayer until you hear a sound or feel the passing of wind.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that sometimes Satan puts whispers into a person during prayer in order to break his prayer. When the servant becomes troubled, he (Satan) blows on his buttocks. Therefore, until a sound is heard or a smell is perceived, do not break the prayer. In the same way, he comes and touches his private part, and the person thinks that something has exited from him; so he should not break his prayer until he is certain.