السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: ما يكون سترة المصلي
What serves as the sutrah of the one praying
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ، ثنا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ عَنْ سُتْرَةِ الْمُصَلِّي فَقَالَ: " مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْمُقْرِئِ.
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: During the expedition of Tabuk, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the sutrah (screen) of a person praying, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Something equal to the back-rest of a camel saddle."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ⦗٣٨١⦘ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عِيسَى، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ زُهَيْرِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، مُخْتَصَرًا.
A similar narration is reported through another chain, and in Sahih Muslim it is narrated in abridged form from Abdullah bin Yazid (al-Muqri) (may Allah have mercy on him).
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أنبأ أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ الزَّاهِدُ إِمْلَاءً وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ قَالَا: أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلَا يَضُرُّهُ مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ " وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ: " فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلَا يُبَالِي مَنْ يَمُرُّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى وَقُتَيْبَةَ.
Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you places in front of himself something equal to the back-rest of a camel saddle, then no one's passing will harm him."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، أنبأ جَدِّي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أنبأ عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ثنا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كُنَّا نُصَلِّي وَالدَّوَابُّ تَمُرُّ بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: " مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدِكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَغَيْرِهِ.
Musa bin Talhah bin Ubaydullah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him): We used to pray while animals kept passing in front of us. We mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When there is something equal to the back-rest of a camel saddle in front of one of you (as a sutrah), then nothing that passes in front of him will harm him."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ: " مُؤَخِّرَةُ الرَّحْلِ: ذِرَاعٌ فَمَا فَوْقَهُ ".
Ata' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The back-rest of a camel saddle is equal to a cubit or somewhat more.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، أنبأ جَدِّي، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أنبأ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أنبأ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ: " مُؤَخِّرَةُ الرَّحْلِ: ذِرَاعٌ ".
Ata' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The back-rest of a camel saddle is equal to a forearm (a cubit).
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ، أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ثنا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُعَرِّضُ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا، قُلْتُ: أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا ذَهَبَتِ الرِّكَابُ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ يَأْخُذُ الرَّحْلَ فَيُعَدِّلُهُ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَى آخِرَتِهِ، أَوْ قَالَ: مُؤَخَّرَتِهِ " ⦗٣٨٢⦘ رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيِّ، وَزَادَ فِيهِ: وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُهُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would make his mount kneel crosswise, then pray facing it. I said: When the camels had gone off, what would he do? He said: He would take the saddle, set it straight in front of him, and pray facing its back-rest.
(b) Another narration adds that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also used to do this.
(b) Another narration adds that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also used to do this.
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ، أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، ثنا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي إِلَى بَعِيرِهِ وَهُوَ مُعْتَرِضٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ " وَقَوْلُهُ: أَفَرَأَيْتَ مِنْ قَوْلِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ لِنَافِعٍ.
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray facing his camel, while it lay crosswise between him (peace and blessings be upon him) and the qiblah.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ، أنبأ يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَمَّادِيُّ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ الْمُقْرِئِ. قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُشْبِهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَوْلُهُ: " أَفَرَأَيْتَ " مِنْ كَلَامِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ لِنَافِعٍ لَا مِنْ كَلَامِ نَافِعٍ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ.
(a) A similar narration is reported through another chain.
(b) Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It seems that in the above narration «afara'ayta» (what do you think?) was said by Ubaydullah to Nafi', not that Nafi' said this to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), because Ibrahim bin Musa (may Allah have mercy on him) and Qasim bin Zakariyya (may Allah have mercy on him) both informed me that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would place the camel crosswise between himself and the qiblah.
(c) Qasim (may Allah have mercy on him) states in his hadith: Ubaydullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him): "When the camels had gone off, then what would he do?" He told me that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would place the back-rest of the saddle between himself and the qiblah.
(b) Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It seems that in the above narration «afara'ayta» (what do you think?) was said by Ubaydullah to Nafi', not that Nafi' said this to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), because Ibrahim bin Musa (may Allah have mercy on him) and Qasim bin Zakariyya (may Allah have mercy on him) both informed me that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would place the camel crosswise between himself and the qiblah.
(c) Qasim (may Allah have mercy on him) states in his hadith: Ubaydullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him): "When the camels had gone off, then what would he do?" He told me that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would place the back-rest of the saddle between himself and the qiblah.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ثنا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ أَمَرَ بِالْحَرْبَةِ فَتُوضَعُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَيُصَلِّي إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ اتَّخَذَهَا الْأُمَرَاءُ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ، وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out (for the prayer) on the day of Eid, he would order that the spear be carried along. It would be planted in front of him and he would pray facing it, with the people behind him. He would do the same on journeys, and it is for this reason that rulers have made it a practice to keep a spear with them.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، أنبأ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، ثنا أَبُو الْعُمَيْسِ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْأَبْطَحِ قَالَ: فَجَاءَهُ بِلَالٌ فَآذَنَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَالَ: فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَأْتُونَ وُضُوءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَتَمَسَّحُونَ بِهِ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِلَالٌ الْعَنَزَةَ فَمَشَى بِهَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَرَكَزَهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ " قَالَ: وَالظَّعْنُ يَمُرُّونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ: الْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ وَالْبَعِيرُ " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ، وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ وَعَبْدِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ جَمِيعًا، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ وَرَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، فَقَالَ: " يَمُرُّ خَلْفَ الْعَنَزَةِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ ".
Awn bin Abi Juhayfah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was at al-Batha' when Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came and called the adhan. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called for water for ablution and performed ablution. The people would take the water of the ablution of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and rub it on themselves. Then Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) took the spear and walked along with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he planted it in front of him and prayed two rak'ahs. In front of him (peace and blessings be upon him) was the spiked staff, and women, donkeys and camels kept passing on the other side of it.
(b) Shu'bah reported this narration from Awn, through his father, saying that women and donkeys (and the like) kept passing behind the spear.
(b) Shu'bah reported this narration from Awn, through his father, saying that women and donkeys (and the like) kept passing behind the spear.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالُوا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، ثنا حَرْمَلَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لِيَسْتُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ صَلَاتَهُ وَلَوْ بِسَهْمٍ ".
Harmalah bin Abd al-Aziz bin al-Rabi' bin Sabrah said: My uncle narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, Sayyiduna Sabrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Each of you must take care to have a sutrah (screen) for his prayer, even if it is only an arrow."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هِشَامِ بْنِ مِلَاسٍ النُّمَيْرِيُّ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، ثنا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْجُهَنِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " اسْتَتِرُوا فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ وَلَوْ بِسَهْمٍ ".
Abd al-Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather, that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Screen yourselves (with a sutrah) in your prayer, even if it is only with an arrow."
