Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 5

تفرح أبواب ما يقطع الصلاة وما لا تقطعها

Prayer (Tafarah Abwab ma Yaqta Assalah wama La Tqtaha)

19 hadith · 6 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب مَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَChapter: What Breaks The Prayer.2باب سُتْرَةُ الإِمَامِ سُتْرَةُ مَنْ خَلْفَهُChapter: The Sutrah Of The Imam Acts As A Sutrah For Those behind Him.3باب مَنْ قَالَ الْمَرْأَةُ لاَ تَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَChapter: Whoever Said That the Woman Does Not Nullify The Prayer.4باب مَنْ قَالَ الْحِمَارُ لاَ يَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَChapter: Whoever Said That A Donkey Does Not Nullify The Prayer.5باب مَنْ قَالَ الْكَلْبُ لاَ يَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَChapter: Whoever Said That A Dog Does Not Nullify The Prayer.6باب مَنْ قَالَ لاَ يَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَ شَىْءٌChapter: Whoever Said That Nothing Nullifes The Prayer.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 702حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ . ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ مُطَهَّرٍ ، وَابْنُ كَثِيرٍ الْمَعْنَى ، أَنَّ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ أَخْبَرَهُمْ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالHafs reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying, and the other version of this tradition transmitted through a different chain has: Abu Dharr said (and not the Prophet): If there is not anything like the back of a 9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 703يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحَائِضُ وَالْكَلْبُNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Qatadah said: I heard Jabir ibn Zayd who reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas; and Shubah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: A menstruating woman and a dog cut off the prayer. Abu Dawud said6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 704إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى غَيْرِ سُتْرَةٍ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ صَلَاتَهُ الْكَلْبُ وَالْحِمَارُ وَالْخِنْزِيرُ وَالْيَهُودِيُّ وَالْمَجُوسِيُّ وَالْمَرْأَةُ ، وَيُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ إِذَا مَرُّوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى قَذNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ikrimah reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas, saying: I think the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When one of you prays without a sutrah, a dog, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut o6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 705حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ مَوْلَى يَزِيدَ بْنِ نِمْرَانَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ نِمْرَانَ ، قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا Yazid bin Namran said: I saw a crippled man at Tabuk. He (the man) said: I passed riding a donkey in front of the Prophet ﷺ who was praying. He said (cursing him): O Allah, cut off his walking. Thenceforth I could not wa6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 706حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ يَعْنِي الْمَذْحِجِيَّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيْوَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ ، قَالَ : قَطَعَ صَلَاتَنَا قَطَعَ اللَّهُ أَثَرَهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَرَوَThis tradition as also been reported by Saeed through the same chain of narrators and to the same effect. He added: He cut off our prayer, may Allah cut off his walking. Abu Dawud said: This version narrated by Mushir on3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 707إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَزَلَ بِتَبُوكَ إِلَى نَخْلَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : هَذِهِ قِبْلَتُنَا ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى إِلَيْهَا ، فَأَقْبَلْتُ وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ أَسْعَى حَتَّى مَرَرْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهَا Saeed bin Ghazwan reported on the authority of his father that he made his stay at Tabuk (during his journey) for performing Hajj. All of a sudden he saw a crippled man and asked him about his condition. He said: I relat7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 708هَبَطْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ ثَنِيَّةِ أَذَاخِرَ فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ يَعْنِي فَصَلَّى إِلَى جِدَارٍ ، فَاتَّخَذَهُ قِبْلَةً وَنَحْنُ خَلْفَهُ ، فَجَاءَتْ بَهْمَةٌ تَمُرُّ بَيْنَAmr bin Shuaib reported from his father on the authority of his grand-father: We came down from the mountain pass of Adhaakhir in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The time of prayer came and he prayed facing a di6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 709أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي ، فَذَهَبَ جَدْيٌ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَتَّقِيهِIbn Abbas said: The Prophet ﷺ was (once) praying. A kid went passing in front of him and he kept on stopping it.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 710كُنْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ ، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ : أَحْسَبُهَا قَالَتْ : وَأَنَا حَائِضٌNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: I was sleeping in front of the Prophet ﷺ with my legs between him and the qiblah. Shubah said: I think she said: I was menstruating. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 711أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي صَلَاتَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهِيَ مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ رَاقِدَةٌ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ الَّذِي يَرْقُدُ عَلَيْهِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا أَرَادَUrwah reported on the authority of Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray at night and she (Aishah) would lie between him and the qiblah, sleeping on the bed on which he would sleep. When he wanted to offer the wi5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 712لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يُصَلِّي وَأَنَا مُعْتَرِضَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ غَمَزَ رِجْلِي فَضَمَمْتُهَا إِلَيَّ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُAishah said: I used to sleep with my legs in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he would offer his prayer at night (i. e. tahajjud prayer offered towards the end of the night. ). When he prostrated himself he struck 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 713كُنْتُ أَكُونُ نَائِمَةً وَرِجْلَايَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ ضَرَبَ رِجْلَيَّ فَقَبَضْتُهُمَا فَسَجَدَIt was reported from Abu An-Nadr, from Abu Salama bin Abdur Rahman, from Aishah, that she said: "I used to be asleep while my legs would be in the front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was praying during the night. 6 narrators