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The Sufficient (Vol 3) · Hadith 1098 (#Ḥadīth #3)

Chapter 14 | Forming a Barrier between One Performing Salah (Prayer) and Those Passing in Front of Him

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ هَلْ يَقْطَعُ صَلاَتَهُ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لاَ يَقْطَعُ صَلاَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِ شَيْءٌ وَلَكِنِ ادْرَءُوا مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ. وَفِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ لاَ يَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَ شَيْءٌ لاَ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ حِمَارٌ وَلاَ امْرَأَةٌ وَلَكِنِ اسْتَتِرُوا بِشَيْءٍ فَإِنْ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ قَدْرُ ذِرَاعٍ رَافِعاً مِنَ الأرْضِ فَقَدِ اسْتَتَرْتَ. قَالَ الْكُلَيْنِيُّ وَالْفَضْلُ فِي هَذَا أَنْ تَسْتَتِرَ بِشَيْءٍ وَتَضَعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مَا تَتَّقِي بِهِ مِنَ الْمَارِّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَلَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ لأَنَّ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي لَهُ الْمُصَلِّي أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّنْ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ ذَلِكَ أَدَبُ الصَّلاَةِ وَتَوْقِيرُهَا.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from ibn Muskan from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about a man whose Salah (prayer) is discontinued because of something moving in front of him. He (the Imam) said, ‘Things do not discontinue Salah (prayer) of the believer, but guard it as much as you can.’” “In the narration of ibn Muskan from abu Basir from abu ‘Abd Allah , it is said that things do not discontinue Salah (prayer), not a dog, donkey and woman, but place a barrier in front of yourselves, of the size of one yard high above ground; it is enough of a barrier.’” Al-Kulayni has said that it is better to establish a barrier with something, which you can place in front of yourselves and those passing-by. If you did not do so, it is not harmful because the one for whom one performs Salah (prayer) is closer than passing-by one, but it is a matter of the discipline of Salah (prayer) and its respect.

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