Hadith 15959

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ ، أَنَّهُ حَجَّ ، فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِأَصْحَابِهِ يُؤَذِّنُ وَيُقِيمُ ، فَأَقَامَ يَوْمًا الصَّلَاةَ ، وَقَالَ : لِيُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى الْخَلَاءِ وَأُقِيمَتْ الصَّلَاةُ ، فَلْيَذْهَبْ إِلَى الْخَلَاءِ " .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Arqam once went for Hajj. He himself used to lead his companions in prayer, give the adhan, and say the iqamah. One day, when he was about to say the iqamah, he said: "Let one of you step forward and lead the prayer, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: If the prayer is about to begin and any of you feels the need to go to the toilet, he should go to the toilet first."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكيين / 15959
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