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موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Malik (Yahya)
كتاب وقوت الصلاةBook: On the Explanation of Prayer Times
بَابُ النَّهْيِ عَنْ دُخُولِ الْمَسْجِدِ بِرِيحِ الثُّومِ وَتَغْطِيَةِ الْفَمِ فِي الصَّلَاةِProhibition of entering the mosque with garlic odor and covering the mouth in prayer
Hadith 30
اُردوEn
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمُجَبَّّرِ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، " إِذَا رَأَى الْإِنْسَانَ يُغَطي فَاهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي جَبَذَ الثَّوْبَ عَنْ فِيهِ جَبْذًا شَدِيدًا ، حَتَّى يَنْزِعَهُ عَنْ فِيهِ "
It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Mujbir that whenever Sayyiduna Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) saw someone covering his face during prayer, he would pull the cloth forcefully until his face became uncovered.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abu Samee'ah
Benefit:
Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu narrates that «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهٰى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَأَنْ يُغَطِيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ» “Indeed, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade letting the garment hang down in prayer and forbade that a person cover his mouth.” [ابو داؤد: 643، اس كي سند حسن هے]
This covering, whether with the hand or with a garment, is prohibited in both forms, because if the mouth is covered with the hand, it necessitates abandoning the Sunnah of the Prophet regarding the placement of the hands in prayer, and if the mouth is covered with a garment, it results in resemblance to the Magians, who cover their mouths during worship. However, if one yawns, then covering the mouth with the hand is an exception. [صحيح مسلم: 2995]
Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu narrates that «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهٰى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَأَنْ يُغَطِيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ» “Indeed, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade letting the garment hang down in prayer and forbade that a person cover his mouth.” [ابو داؤد: 643، اس كي سند حسن هے]
This covering, whether with the hand or with a garment, is prohibited in both forms, because if the mouth is covered with the hand, it necessitates abandoning the Sunnah of the Prophet regarding the placement of the hands in prayer, and if the mouth is covered with a garment, it results in resemblance to the Magians, who cover their mouths during worship. However, if one yawns, then covering the mouth with the hand is an exception. [صحيح مسلم: 2995]
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik by Abu Samia Mahmood Tabassum, Page: 30
