Volume 2, Page 91a: Fidgeting with
one's clothing or one's body is disliked unless there is some
need to do so
Ma'yaqib says: "I asked the Prophet about dusting
[away] the pebbles during the salah, and the Prophet said: 'Do
not dust [away] the pebbles while you are praying, but if you
must do it, then do it only once in order to level the
pebbles.'" This is related by the group.
Abu Zharr reports that the Prophet said: "When one of
you stands for the salah, mercy is facing him. Therefore, he
should not wipe away the pebbles." This is related by
Ahmad, at-Tirmizhi, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah.
Umm Salamah reports that there was a boy called Yassar who
would puff out some air during the salah. The Messenger of
Allah said to him: "May Allah fill your face with
dust!" This is related by Ahmad with a good chain.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah said:
"Those who raise their sight to the sky during the prayer
should stop doing so or their sight may be taken away."
This is related by Ahmad, Muslim, and an-Nasa'i.
'Aishah reports that the Messenger of Allah prayed in a
cloak which had some designs on it. He said: "These
designs have distracted me. Take [this cloak] to Abu Jahm
[i.e., the person who gave it to the Prophet] and bring me a
plain cloak." This is related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Al-Bukhari records that Anas said: "'Aishah had a
curtain to cover [the doorway of] her house. The Prophet said
to her: 'Remove your curtain for its picturcs always distract
me during my prayers.'" This hadith proves that looking
at some writing or design does not invalidate the salah.
Some say that this act is disliked while others hold that
it is allowed, though disliked. Those hadith which state it is
disliked are not authentic.
Ibn al-Qayyim said: "The correct position is: if
keeping one's eyes open does not affect one's attention, then
it is preferred to keep them open; however, if there is
something in front of the person, such as some ornament or
decoration, which could affect his attention, then it is, in
no way, disliked to close his eyes. In fact, under such
circumstances, to say it is preferred to close one's eyes is
more consistent with the principles and goals of the shar'iah
than to say that it is disliked."
Jabir ibn Samurah said: "We prayed behind the Prophet
and he said: 'What is wrong with them that they make
salutation with their hands as if they were the tails of
horses? It is enough for you to place your hand on your thigh
and say, as salam 'alaikum, as salam 'alaikum!'" This is
related by an-Nasa'i and others.
Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah prohibited
assadl in the salah and prohibited a man to cover his
mouth." This is related by the five and by al-Hakim who
says that it is sahih according to Muslim's conditions. Al-Khattabi
explains: "As-sadl is to lower one's garment until it
reaches the ground." Al-Kamal ibn al-Hamam adds:
"This also applies to wearing a cloak without putting
one's arms through its sleeves."
'Aishah reports that the Prophet said: "If dinner is
served and the prayer is ready, start with the dinner
[first]." This is related by Ahmad and Muslim.
Naf'i reports that the food would be served for Ibn 'Umar
while the iqamah was being made, but he would not come to the
salah until he finished his meal although he could hear the
reciting of the imam. This is related by al-Bukhari.
Al-Khattabi says: "The Prophet ordered that one should
begin with one's meal in order to satisfy his need. In this
way, he will come to the salah in calm and his desire or
hunger will not disturb the completion or perfection of his
ruku' and sajjud and the rest of the acts of the salah."
Thauban reports that the Messenger of Allah said:
"There are three acts which are not allowed: For a person
to lead a people in prayer and then make supplications for
himself without including them, for then he would be dishonest
to them; to look inside a house without obtaining permission,
for if he does so (it is as if) he has already entered it
(without permission); and to offer prayer while he needs to
answer the call of nature until he relieves himself."
This is related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and at-Tirmizhi who calls
it hasan.
'Aishah reported that she heard the Messenger of Allah say:
"No one should pray when the food is served nor when one
needs to answer the call of nature." This is related by
Ahmad, Muslim, and Abu Dawud.
'Aishah reports that the Messenger of Allah said:
"When one of you becomes drowsy in salah, he should lie
down until he is fresh again; otherwise, he will not know if
he is asking forgiveness or vilifying himself." This is
related by the group.
Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah said:
"When one of you gets up at night for salah and his
tongue falters in reciting the Qur'an and he is not certain
about what he is reciting, he should sleep." This is
related by Ahmad and Muslim.
'Abdurrahman ibn Shabl said: "The Prophet prohibited
pecking like a crow [i.e., while prostrating], imitating a
lion's manner of sitting, and a man to pick a special place in
the mosque [to pray] like a camel has his own place [to
sit]." This is related by Ahmad, ibn Khuzaimah, ibn
Hibban, and by al-Hakaim who calls it sahih.
The
materials provided here are ONLY
extracts of Arabic-English
Dictionary Of Sheikh Adelabu
(Ph. D. Damas). Fully
edited versions and better
formats are available upon
written requests from awqafafrica.com
and Awqaf Africa Muslim Open
College, London.
Alphabetical
Entries Indexed For
Arabic-English Dictionary Of
Sheikh Adelabu (Ph. D. Damas) ::
ألفبيات
مادّات
مفهرسة
للقاموس
العربي
الإنجليزي
للشيخ
أديلابو
-
دكتوراه
من
دمسق
Studying
Grammars And Linguistics Of The
Kitaab And Sunnah Under Sheikh
Adelabu, Ph. D. Damas
Users
or reproducers of this
Arabic-English Dictionary Of
Sheikh Adelabu (Ph. D. Damas)
for the purposes of Da'wah and
Islamic Studies do not need a
permission. However, awqafafrica.com
suggests users or reproducers
quote this site and/or the sole
author of this dictionary -
Sheikh Adelabu (Ph. D. Damas).
This dictionary is not for
commercial gains or profit
making. It's intended by
our Sheikh to be an act of 'Iba^dah.
May Allah accept it from our
Sheikh
The Encyclopedic Dictionary Of As-Sunnah
- Hadith By Sheikh Adelabu
(Ph. D. Damas) is only available
on this portal to proven Du'aat
and known or recommended students
of Knowledge. Learned
individuals can acquired all
volumes and full packages of the
Encyclopedia.
Arabic
English Dictionary Of Sheikh
Adelabu (Ph. D. Damas) ::
قاموس
عربي -
إنجليزي
للشيخ
أديلابو
-
دكتوراه
من
دمشق -