English translation
956. It was narrated from 'Aishah: "The Prophet ﷺ used to pray at night, and I was laying between him and the prayer direction, as a (body for a) funeral horizontally." (Sahih)
Hadith 956
One Who Performs Prayer With Something Between Himself And The Prayer Direction
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Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 956 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 307
Al-Albani source references (1)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 956 · Volume 2 · Page 456
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (٧٠٣)
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Arabic text
956 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، وَأَنَا مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ، كَاعْتِرَاضِ الْجِنَازَةِ»
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The ruling about a person lying stretched out on the ground in front is not the same as the one who passes between the worshiper and the prayer direction (i.e. Sutrah).