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671. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "When the call for the prayer is given, the Shaitân takes to his heels, passing wind loudly so that he will not hear the call to prayer. When the
call to prayer is finished, he comes back. And when the Iqâmah is said, he again takes to his heels, and after it is completed, he returns again to interfere between the (praying) person and his heart, saying to him: 'Remember such and such, remember such and such,' – things that he had not remembered – until he does not know how many (Rak'ahs) he has prayed." (Sahîh)
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Commentary
Breaking wind evidently signifies the literal breaking of wind. If Satan (Shaitân) can eat and drink, then why deny other bodily functions? Some have understood the said phrase to mean abhorrence, but this interpretation is without evidence.
