السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: من تبسم في صلاته أو ضحك فيها
One who smiled or laughed in his prayer
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْفَحَّامُ، ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: " التَّبَسُّمُ لَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ وَلَكِنِ الْقَرْقَرَةُ " هَذَا هُوَ الْمَحْفُوظُ مَوْقُوفٌ، وَقَدْ رَفَعَهُ ثَابِتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّاهِدُ وَهُوَ وَهْمٌ مِنْهُ.
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Smiling does not invalidate the prayer, but laughing out loud does.
This is the preserved (mahfuz) version, as mawquf (a statement of the Companion). Thabit bin Muhammad al-Zahid narrated it as marfu' (from the Prophet), and that is an error (wahm) on his part.
This is the preserved (mahfuz) version, as mawquf (a statement of the Companion). Thabit bin Muhammad al-Zahid narrated it as marfu' (from the Prophet), and that is an error (wahm) on his part.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ الْفَضْلِ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، ثنا ثَابِتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ يَعْنِي الزَّاهِدَ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ الْكَشْرُ وَلَكِنْ يَقْطَعُهَا الْقَرْقَرَةُ " وَقَدْ رُوِيَ فِي التَّبَسُّمِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حَدِيثٌ آخَرُ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِأَمْثَالِهِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Smiling does not invalidate the prayer, but laughing out loud breaks the prayer."
Another hadith has been narrated about smiling in prayer, the like of which is not used as proof.
Another hadith has been narrated about smiling in prayer, the like of which is not used as proof.
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو سَعْدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصُّوفِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو يَعْلَى، أنبأ عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْجَزَرِيُّ، ثنا الْوَازِعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ إِذْ تَبَسَّمَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ قُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، رَأَيْنَاكَ تَبَسَّمْتَ قَالَ: " مَرَّ بِي مِيكَائِيلُ وَعَلَى جَنَاحِهِ أَثَرُ غُبَارٍ وَهُوَ رَاجِعٌ مِنْ طَلَبِ الْقَوْمِ فَضَحِكَ إِلَيَّ فَتَبَسَّمْتُ إِلَيْهِ " ⦗٣٥٨⦘ الْوَازِعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الْعُقَيْلِيُّ الْجَزَرِيُّ تَكَلَّمُوا فِيهِ وَقَدْ حَكَاهُ الْوَاقِدِيُّ فِي الْمَغَازِي وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا فِي كِتَابِ الطَّهَارَةِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ فِي مَنْ ضَحِكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ يُعِيدُ الصَّلَاةَ وَلَا يُعِيدُ الْوُضُوءَ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي قِصَّةٍ مَحْكِيَّةٍ عَنْهُ: " مَنْ كَانَ ضَحِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيُعِدِ الصَّلَاةَ " وَيُذْكَرُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ.
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: We were praying with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during an expedition, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled during the prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) completed his prayer, we said: O Messenger of Allah, we saw you smile. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Mika'il (peace be upon him) passed by me, with traces of dust on his wings, returning from pursuing the people (the enemy). He laughed towards me, so I smiled at him."
We have already narrated in the Book of Purification the report of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) from Abu Sufyan. It concerns the person who laughed in prayer: he should repeat the prayer but does not need to repeat the ablution.
We have also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), in an incident reported from him: "Whoever among you laughed should repeat the prayer." A similar report is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Wazi' bin Nafi' al-Uqayli al-Jazari has been criticised (by the scholars).
We have already narrated in the Book of Purification the report of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) from Abu Sufyan. It concerns the person who laughed in prayer: he should repeat the prayer but does not need to repeat the ablution.
We have also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), in an incident reported from him: "Whoever among you laughed should repeat the prayer." A similar report is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Wazi' bin Nafi' al-Uqayli al-Jazari has been criticised (by the scholars).
