A man who thinks he has broken his ablution during prayer

Abbad bin Tamim narrates from his uncle that it was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that sometimes a man feels in prayer as though his ablution has been broken; what should he do in that state? He said: "Ablution is not obligatory on a man until he senses wind or hears a sound."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Satan comes to one of you in his prayer and says, 'Your ablution has been broken,' then deny him, so long as he does not detect a smell with his nose or hear a sound."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ablution is not broken unless wind is passed or a sound is heard."

Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: I saw Sayyiduna al-Sa'ib bin Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) smelling his garment. I said: May Allah Almighty have mercy on you, why are you doing this? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Ablution is not broken unless there is a smell or a sound."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Satan comes to one of you in his prayer and wets the opening of his private organ, so he feels that his ablution has been broken. Then he strikes his buttocks, so he feels that his ablution has been broken. Do not break off the prayer until you detect a smell or are certain of wetness.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sometimes Satan comes to one of you in his prayer and pecks at his buttocks, so he feels that his ablution has been broken. When one of you feels this, he should not leave the prayer until he hears a sound or detects a smell.

A man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Sometimes Satan whispers into my heart during prayer that my ablution has been broken; what should I do in that state? He said: Do not leave the prayer until you detect its smell or hear a sound from it.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Satan runs through the human body where the blood runs. Then he touches near his buttocks so that he breaks off his prayer. None of you should break off the prayer until he hears a sound or detects a smell.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A man should not leave the prayer until he hears a sound or detects a smell.

Shahr bin Hawshab said: Satan comes to one of you and inserts his snout into his buttocks, then moves it, and also moves his private organ so that it becomes aroused. So none of you should break off the prayer until he hears a sound or detects a smell.

Ibrahim used to say: Sometimes Satan enters through the opening of a man's private organ and causes a throbbing near the anus, and the man thinks his ablution has been broken. None of you should break off the prayer until he hears a sound, detects a smell, or feels wetness.

Abu Ja'far said: Do not break off the prayer until you hear a sound or sense wind.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Satan sometimes hovers around a person in prayer with whisperings in order to cut off his prayer; when he (Satan) is worn out by him, he blows into his buttocks. So do not break off the prayer until a sound is heard or a smell is detected. Likewise, he comes and squeezes his private organ, and the man thinks that something has come out of him; so he should not break off the prayer until he is certain.