Hadith 754

Is it permissible for one to look around in Ṣalāt (prayer) if something happens to one? Or can one look at something like expectoration in the direction of the Qiblah?

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Darussalam · Volume 1

10 - THE BOOK OF ADHĀN

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 754 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 151

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English translation

754. Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: While the Muslims were offering the Fajr prayer, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ suddenly appeared before them by lifting the curtain of the dwelling place of 'Aishah, and looked towards the Muslims who were standing in rows. He smiled with pleasure. Abū Bakr رضي الله عنه started retreating to join the row on the assumption that the Prophet ﷺ wanted to come out for Aṣ-Ṣalat (the prayer). The Muslims intended to leave Aṣ-Ṣalat (and were on the verge of being put to trial), but the Prophet ﷺ beckoned them to complete their Ṣalāt (prayers) and then he let the curtain fall. He died in the last hours of that day.

Arabic text

754 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا المُسْلِمُونَ فِي صَلاَةِ الفَجْرِ لَمْ يَفْجَأْهُمْ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «كَشَفَ سِتْرَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ صُفُوفٌ، فَتَبَسَّمَ يَضْحَكُ، وَنَكَصَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ لِيَصِلَ لَهُ الصَّفَّ، فَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ الخُرُوجَ وَهَمَّ المُسْلِمُونَ أَنْ يَفْتَتِنُوا فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَتِمُّوا صَلاَتَكُمْ، فَأَرْخَى السِّتْرَ وَتُوُفِّيَ مِنْ آخِرِ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ»

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