صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاةThe Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
باب كَرَاهَةِ الصَّلاَةِ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ أَكْلَهُ فِي الْحَالِ وَكَرَاهَةِ الصَّلاَةِ مَعَ مُدَافَعَةِ الأَخْبَثَيْنِ.Chapter: It is disliked to offer salat in the presence of food that one wants to eat. It is disliked to offer salat while restraining the urge to relieve oneself, and so on
Hadith 559
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي . ح ، قَالَ : وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِذَا وُضِعَ عَشَاءُ أَحَدِكُمْ ، وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ ، فَابْدَءُوا بِالْعَشَاءِ ، وَلَا يَعْجَلَنَّ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنْهُ " .
Ibn 'Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When the supper is served to any one of you and the prayer also begins. (in such a case) first take supper, and do not make haste (for prayer) till you have (taken the food).
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وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاق الْمُسَيَّبِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَنَسٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عِيَاضٍ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ . ح ، وحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ . ح ، قَالَ : وحَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ كُلُّهُمْ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، بِنَحْوِهِ .
A hadith like this has been narrated from the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) on the authority of Ibn 'Umar with another chain of transmitters.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
The aforementioned practice of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) was his own personal choice.
According to us, it is better that if a person has eaten enough to be able to perform the prayer with tranquility of heart, then he should turn towards the prayer.
It is not necessary to be completely finished with eating.
The blessed practice of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) also supports our position.
It is mentioned in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was once eating the meat of a shoulder when he was called for prayer; he placed the meat aside right there and stood up for the prayer.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Hadith: 675) (2)
Imam Nawawi (rahimahullah) states that these ahadith mention the undesirability (karahah) of performing prayer while food is present, because in such a situation, humility and submissiveness (khushu‘ and khudu‘) are lost, which are the true essence of prayer. Thus, for anything besides food that is contrary to submissiveness, the same ruling will apply. However, this is when there is sufficient time.
If time is short, then in every situation, one must observe the sanctity of the prayer time and perform the prayer; in such circumstances, delay is not permissible.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states that when two harms are combined in a matter, the lesser harm should be adopted.
Letting the prayer time lapse is more dangerous than the loss of humility.
It is probably for this reason that even on the battlefield, the prayer of fear (salat al-khawf) is ordered to be performed on time, even though perfect humility is impossible at that time.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/209)
(1)
The aforementioned practice of Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) was his own personal choice.
According to us, it is better that if a person has eaten enough to be able to perform the prayer with tranquility of heart, then he should turn towards the prayer.
It is not necessary to be completely finished with eating.
The blessed practice of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) also supports our position.
It is mentioned in the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was once eating the meat of a shoulder when he was called for prayer; he placed the meat aside right there and stood up for the prayer.
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, Hadith: 675) (2)
Imam Nawawi (rahimahullah) states that these ahadith mention the undesirability (karahah) of performing prayer while food is present, because in such a situation, humility and submissiveness (khushu‘ and khudu‘) are lost, which are the true essence of prayer. Thus, for anything besides food that is contrary to submissiveness, the same ruling will apply. However, this is when there is sufficient time.
If time is short, then in every situation, one must observe the sanctity of the prayer time and perform the prayer; in such circumstances, delay is not permissible.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states that when two harms are combined in a matter, the lesser harm should be adopted.
Letting the prayer time lapse is more dangerous than the loss of humility.
It is probably for this reason that even on the battlefield, the prayer of fear (salat al-khawf) is ordered to be performed on time, even though perfect humility is impossible at that time.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/209)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 673
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: Prayer (salah) is an act of worship in which there is intimate discourse with the Lord of Majesty.
Therefore, a person should free himself from his natural needs and perform the prayer with complete concentration.
It is absolutely inappropriate to try to rid oneself of the burden of prayer before reaching the meal.
Similarly, there are the needs of urination and defecation.
It is necessary that a person first relieves himself of these matters, lest his attention remains directed towards food and the like, and he is unable to attain concentration in prayer.
Benefit: Prayer (salah) is an act of worship in which there is intimate discourse with the Lord of Majesty.
Therefore, a person should free himself from his natural needs and perform the prayer with complete concentration.
It is absolutely inappropriate to try to rid oneself of the burden of prayer before reaching the meal.
Similarly, there are the needs of urination and defecation.
It is necessary that a person first relieves himself of these matters, lest his attention remains directed towards food and the like, and he is unable to attain concentration in prayer.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3757
