General Issues Pertaining to the Prayer |
Narrations From the Salaf on the Necessity of Sutrah in Prayer |
Author: Trans. Dawud Burbank |
Source: The Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah & Abdur-Razzaq |
Article ID : IBD050010 [25540] |
Ibn Abee Shaybah reports in his Musannaf (1/279): Wakee’ related
to us: from Hishaaam ibn Abee al-Ghaaz: from Naafi’ who said, "If Ibn
’Umar could not get to one of the pillars of the mosque he would say to
me, ‘Turn your back to me.’ Its chain of narration is
Saheeh.
Ibn Abee Shaybah reports (1/279): ’Abdul-Wahhaab ath-Thaqafee narrated
to us: from ’Ubaydullaah from Naafi’, "That ibn ’Umar
used to make a man sit in front of him, and he would pray behind him, and the
people would pass in front of that man." Its chain of narration is
Saheeh.
’Abdur-Razzaaq reports in his Musannaf (2/26/no. 2346): From
Ma’mar: from Aboo Ishaaq (i.e., as-Sabee’ee, a
Taabi’ee, died 129H) who said, "Five things are from vulgar
behaviour: That a man prays in the mosque with the people walking in front of
him; and that he urinates standing; and that the Prayer is established and he is
next to the mosque and does not respond; and that he wipes dust from his face
whilst he is praying, before the salutation; and that he eats along with other
than people of the Religion." Its chain of narration is Saheeh.
Ibn Abee Shaybah reports in his Musannaf (1/277), ’Eesaa ibn
Yoonus narrated to us; from al-Awzaa’ee: from Yahyaa ibn Abee Katheer who
said, "I saw Anas ibn Maalik in al-Masjidul-Haraam and he had
erected a rod, and was praying towards it." Ibn Sa’d (7/18) reports
its like and its narrators are reliable.
’Abdur-Razzaaq reports in his Musannaf (2/15/no.2304): From
Hishaam ibn Hassaan: from Ayyoob: from Muhammad ibn Seereen who said,
"’Umar ibn al-Khattaan saw a man praying without a sutrah, so
he sat down in front of him and said, ‘Don’t be hasty in your
prayer.’ So when he finished, ’Umar said to him, ‘When one of
you prays, then let him pray towards a Sutrah, and Satan will not be able
to come between him and his prayer.’" Its chain of narration is
Saheeh except that Ibn Seereen didn’t reach ’Umar, but Ibn
’Abdul-Barr states in At-Tamheed (1/30), "Everyone about whom
it is known that he did not take except from reliable narrators then his
tadlees and irsaal are accepted," and he mentioned Muhammad
ibn Seereen amongst them.