سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب السهوThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)
بَابُ : لَعْنِ إِبْلِيسَ وَالتَّعَوُّذِ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Cursing Iblis and seeking refuge with Allah (SWT) from him while praying
Hadith 1216
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، قَالَ : قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فَسَمِعْنَاهُ , يَقُولُ : " أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَلْعَنُكَ بِلَعْنَةِ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثًا وَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ كَأَنَّهُ يَتَنَاوَلُ شَيْئًا " , فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ , قُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , قَدْ سَمِعْنَاكَ تَقُولُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شَيْئًا لَمْ نَسْمَعْكَ تَقُولُهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ , وَرَأَيْنَاكَ بَسَطْتَ يَدَكَ , قَالَ : " إِنَّ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ إِبْلِيسَ جَاءَ بِشِهَابٍ مِنْ نَارٍ لِيَجْعَلَهُ فِي وَجْهِي , فَقُلْتُ : أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ : أَلْعَنُكَ بِلَعْنَةِ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَأْخِرْ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ آخُذَهُ , وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا دَعْوَةُ أَخِينَا سُلَيْمَانَ لَأَصْبَحَ مُوثَقًا بِهَا يَلْعَبُ بِهِ وِلْدَانُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ " .
´It was narrated that Abu Ad-Darda' said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood praying, and we heard him say: 'I seek refuge with Allah from you.' Then he said: 'I curse you with the curse of Allah (SWT),' three times and stretched out his hand as if to take something. When he finished praying we said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we heard you say something in your prayer that we have never heard you say before, and we saw you stretch out your hand.' He said: 'The enemy of Allah (SWT), Iblis, came with a brand of fire to throw it in my face, so I said: I seek refuge with Allah from you three times, then I wanted to take hold of him. By Allah (SWT), were it not for the prayer of our brother Sulaiman, he would have been tied up this morning for the children of Al-Madinah to play with him.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1216. Commentary:
➊ From this narration, it is understood that sending curses upon Satan and seeking refuge from him—even if done in the form of direct address—does not invalidate the prayer, because the intent is not actual speech but rather cursing, etc. However, if in prayer, actual conversation with the jinn is intended, then the prayer will become invalid.
➋ In reality, Satan wanted to frighten the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but he was unaware of your spiritual strength.
➌ Prophet Sulayman alayhis salam had prayed: “O Allah! Grant me such a kingdom as will not befit anyone after me.” [ص : 35 : 38] One of the characteristics of this kingdom was dominance over the jinn. If the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had captured this jinn and tied him to a pillar, it would have contradicted this exclusivity and the supplication, because Allah Ta’ala had already accepted Sulayman alayhis salam’s prayer.
➍ It is possible that he (the jinn) came in human form, and if you had caught him, he would have remained in the form of a man. Only then could he have been tied up and provided an opportunity for the children to play with him; otherwise, in his original form, this would not have been possible.
➎ It is permissible to tie up a prisoner in the mosque.
➊ From this narration, it is understood that sending curses upon Satan and seeking refuge from him—even if done in the form of direct address—does not invalidate the prayer, because the intent is not actual speech but rather cursing, etc. However, if in prayer, actual conversation with the jinn is intended, then the prayer will become invalid.
➋ In reality, Satan wanted to frighten the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but he was unaware of your spiritual strength.
➌ Prophet Sulayman alayhis salam had prayed: “O Allah! Grant me such a kingdom as will not befit anyone after me.” [ص : 35 : 38] One of the characteristics of this kingdom was dominance over the jinn. If the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had captured this jinn and tied him to a pillar, it would have contradicted this exclusivity and the supplication, because Allah Ta’ala had already accepted Sulayman alayhis salam’s prayer.
➍ It is possible that he (the jinn) came in human form, and if you had caught him, he would have remained in the form of a man. Only then could he have been tied up and provided an opportunity for the children to play with him; otherwise, in his original form, this would not have been possible.
➎ It is permissible to tie up a prisoner in the mosque.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1216
