English translation
694. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin 'Abbās that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not pray behind a person who is sleeping, nor behind one who is talking." (Hasan)
Hadith 694
Praying Behind People Who Are Talking Or Sleeping
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Darussalam · Volume 1
2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 694 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 185
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Source no. 694 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Hasan
حسن
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Arabic text
694 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيْمَنَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيِّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: يَعْنِي لِعُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تُصَلُّوا خَلْفَ النَّائِمِ وَلَا الْمُتَحَدِّثِ»
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It is proven from authentic narrations that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would pray while 'Āishah was sleeping in front of him. (See Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī nos. 382-384, and 512-515.) The author recorded similarly in number 710. In general, though, one should not pray at the places where people are talking or busy in other worldly affairs as this may disrupt concentration, and similarly, based upon this narration, one should avoid praying behind a sleeping person.