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What Is Disliked In The Prayer

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Darussalam · Volume 2

(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding Them

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الحديث: 966 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 310

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966. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade a man to cover his mouth during the prayer." (Da'if)

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966 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْمُؤَدِّبُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُغَطِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»

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It means it is prohibited to cover one's mouth with a piece of cloth etc., during the prayer, even though other parts of the face, such as the forehead and nose etc., be covered by it.