السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: كراهية مسح الحصا وتسويته في الصلاة فإن كان لا بد فاعلا فمرة واحدة
Dislike of wiping away and levelling the pebbles in prayer, and if one must, then once only
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ، أنبأ أَبُو حَامِدِ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ الْمَكِّيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ الْفُضَيْلِ الْقَطَّانُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دَرَسْتَوَيْهِ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا الزُّهْرِيُّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ فَلَا يَمْسَحِ الْحَصَا " قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: مَنْ أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ؟ فَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: أَمَا رَأَيْتَ الشَّيْخَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِي الرَّوْضَةِ، فَجَعَلَ الزُّهْرِيُّ يَنْعَتُهُ وَسَعْدٌ لَا يَعْرِفُهُ، لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْحُمَيْدِيِّ ⦗٤٠٤⦘ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ يَحْيَى " إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ تُوَاجِهُهُ، فَلَا يَمْسَحِ الْحَصَا " لَمْ يَذْكُرْ قِصَّةَ سَعْدٍ.
(a) Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you stands for prayer, the mercy of Allah is before him, so let him not move the pebbles."
(b) In the narration of Yahya: "When one of you stands for prayer, the mercy of Allah faces him, so let him not move the pebbles."
(b) In the narration of Yahya: "When one of you stands for prayer, the mercy of Allah faces him, so let him not move the pebbles."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عِيسَى، ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، ثنا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُعَيْقِيبٌ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُسَوِّي التُّرَابَ حَيْثُ يَسْجُدُ قَالَ: " إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا فَوَاحِدَةً " رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ وَمِنْ أَوْجُهٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتُوَائِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ.
Abu Salamah narrates: Sayyiduna Mu'ayqib bin Abi Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man who used to level the dust at the place of his prostration: "If it is necessary, doing it once is permissible."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ الدَّقَّاقُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ الْبَزَّازُ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَصْرِيُّ، ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثنا هِشَامٌ، ثنا يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُعَيْقِيبٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَا تَمَسَحْ وَأَنْتَ تُصَلِّي فَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَا بُدَّ فَاعِلًا فَوَاحِدَةً تَسْوِيَةَ الْحَصَا ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'ayqib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not move the pebbles while you are praying; if it is necessary, then level the pebbles only once."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: " مَسْحُ الْحَصَا وَاحِدَةٌ وَأَنْ لَا أَفْعَلَهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ مِائَةٍ نَاقَةٍ سُودِ الْحَدَقِ " وَرَوَاهُ مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَسْحِ الْحَصَا وَاحِدَةً، وَقِيلَ: عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ سَوَّى الْحَصَى بِنَعْلَيْهِ قَبْلَ الدُّخُولِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ.
(a) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): Moving the pebbles is permissible only once, and if I do not do it even once, that is dearer to me than a hundred she-camels with black pupils.
(b) It is narrated from Mujahid that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reports from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning moving the pebbles that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Moving them only once is permissible."
(c) It has been narrated to us from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to level the pebbles with his shoes before starting the prayer.
(b) It is narrated from Mujahid that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reports from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) concerning moving the pebbles that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Moving them only once is permissible."
(c) It has been narrated to us from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to level the pebbles with his shoes before starting the prayer.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الْمِهْرَجَانِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ثنا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، ثنا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْقَارِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ إِذَا هَوَى يَسْجُدُ يَمْسَحُ الْحَصَا لِوَضْعِ جَبْهَتِهِ مَسْحًا خَفِيفًا قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: وَهَذَا الْقَدْرُ هُوَ الْمُرَخَّصُ فِيهِ وَإِنَّمَا الْكَرَاهِيَةُ فِي الْعَبَثِ بِهِ وَلَوْ سَوَّاهُ قَبْلَ الدُّخُولِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَمَا فَعَلَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ أَوْلَى وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ، ⦗٤٠٥⦘ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَعْبَثُ بِالْحَصَا، فَقَالَ: لَوْ خَشَعَ قَلْبُ هَذَا خَشَعَتْ جَوَارِحُهُ.
(a) It is narrated from Abu Ja'far al-Qari: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); when he bent down to prostrate, he would make a slight movement to remove the pebbles from the place of his prostration.
(b) Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: This much is permitted, and where the word of dislike (karahah) is used, what is meant is that one should not play with them needlessly. If he levels them before the prayer, as is established from the practice of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), that is much better. Wa billahi al-tawfiq (and success is from Allah alone).
(c) It has been narrated to us from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that he saw a man playing with the pebbles (during prayer) and said: If there were humility in his heart, his other limbs would also be humble.
(b) Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: This much is permitted, and where the word of dislike (karahah) is used, what is meant is that one should not play with them needlessly. If he levels them before the prayer, as is established from the practice of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), that is much better. Wa billahi al-tawfiq (and success is from Allah alone).
(c) It has been narrated to us from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that he saw a man playing with the pebbles (during prayer) and said: If there were humility in his heart, his other limbs would also be humble.
