Hadith 817

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ ، فَذَهَبَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَمَنَعَهُ ، فَذَهَبَ لِيَعُودَ ، فَضَرَبَهُ ضَرْبَةً فِي صَدْرِهِ ، وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ ، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِمَرْوَانَ ، فَلَقِيَهُ مَرْوَانُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ ضَرَبْتَ ابْنَ أَخِيكَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى شَيْءٍ يَسْتُرُهُ فَذَهَبَ أَحَدٌ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيَمْنَعْهُ ، فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُ ، فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ ، فَإِنَّمَا ضَرَبْتَ الشَّيْطَانَ "
Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Saeed narrates from his esteemed father, Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), that he was offering prayer using a pillar as a sutrah, when a person from Banu Umayyah tried to pass in front of him. He stopped him, but the man tried to pass again, so he struck his chest. That man was from Banu Umayyah, and he reported this incident to Marwan (the governor). Marwan met Sayyiduna Abu Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked, "Why did you hit your nephew?" He replied, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'When any one of you is praying using something as a sutrah, and someone tries to pass in front of him, he should stop him. If he refuses to stop, then he should fight him, for he is a devil.'" Indeed, I have only struck a devil.
Hadith Reference صحيح ابن خزيمه / جماع أبواب سترة المصلي / 817
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