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338. Abū Dharr said that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said: "When a man performs Ṣalāt, and there is nothing in front of him like the post of a saddle, or a camel saddle, then his Ṣalāt is severed by (passing of) a black dog, a woman, and a donkey." It was said to Abū Dharr: "What is the problem with the black dog rather than the red or white one?" He said: "O my nephew! I asked Allāh's Messenger ﷺ just as you have asked me. He said: 'The black dog is a Shaitān (devil).'" (Sahih)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abū Sa'eed, Al-Ḥakam [bin 'Umar], Al-Ghifārī, Abū Hurairah, and Anas.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Abū Dharr is a Ḥasan Ṣahih Ḥadīth.
Some of the people of knowledge hold a view that the Ṣalāt is severed by the donkey, the woman, and the black dog. Aḥmad said: "The one that there is no doubt in is that the (passing of the) black dog severs the Ṣalāt, and to me there is a problem with the donkey and the woman."
Ishāq said: "Nothing severs the Ṣalāt except the black dog."
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Commentary
The passing of these three in front of a person causes disruption in the attention and diverts his mind away. Therefore the attention and humility of the person offering prayer gets affected; but looking through all these Aḥādīth and others in the preceding sections on the subject thoroughly, indicates that the prayer is not completely annulled despite this effect and disturbance.
