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The One Who Leads People In Prayer When They Do Not Like Him (To Lead Them)

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Darussalam · Volume 2

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الحديث: 971 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 311

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    Source no. 971 · Volume 2 · Page 471

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    ضعيف - بهذا اللفظ، وحسن بلفظ "العبد الآبق" مكان "أخوان متصارمان" - التعليق أيضا // ١ / ١٧٠ //، غاية المرام (٢٤٨) ، المشكاة (١١٢٨)

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971. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbâs that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "There are three whose prayer do not rise more than a hand span above their heads: A man who leads people (in prayer) when they do not like him; a woman who has spent the night with her husband angry with her; and two brothers who have severed contact with one another." (Hasan)

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971 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنُ هَيَّاجِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَرْحَبِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدَةُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا تُرْفَعُ صَلَاتُهُمْ فَوْقَ رُءُوسِهِمْ شِبْرًا: رَجُلٌ أَمَّ قَوْمًا وَهُمْ لَهُ كَارِهُونَ، وَامْرَأَةٌ بَاتَتْ وَزَوْجُهَا عَلَيْهَا سَاخِطٌ، وَأَخَوَانِ مُتَصَارِمَانِ "

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a. The rising of prayer towards the skies refers to its acceptance. By the same token, its not rising upwards refers to its non-acceptance. In plain words, it means that the prayer of such people is not accepted. b. Just as it is the duty of the woman to provide sexual satisfaction to the husband, it is also the duty of the man to take care of the needs of his wife and give sexual satisfaction to her. The Hadith only mentions the woman because it is generally the woman, not man, that expresses unwillingness or refusal in the matter