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One Joining a Row, Alone in One Row or Away From the Prayer Leader More Than One Step
7ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ السَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُدْرِكُ الإِمَامَ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ يَتَشَهَّدُ وَلَيْسَ خَلْفَهُ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ قَالَ لاَ يَتَقَدَّمُ الإِمَامَ وَلاَ يَتَأَخَّرُ الرَّجُلَ وَلَكِنْ يَقْعُدُ الَّذِي يَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ الإِمَامُ قَامَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَتَمَّ الصَّلاَةَ.
7. Ahmad ibn Idris and others have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar al-Sabatiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who finds the Imam in sitting position saying Tashahhud (testimonies of belief) and there is no one behind him except one man on his right side. He (the Imam) said, ‘He does not go ahead of the Imam or behind the man, but sits down behind the Imam; and when the Imam says Salam (the phrase of offering greeting of peace), the man stands up and completes his Salah (prayer).”
8ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يُصَلِّي بِقَوْمٍ وَهُوَ إِلَى زَاوِيَةٍ فِي بَيْتِهِ يَقْرَبُ الْحَائِطَ وَكُلُّهُمْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ أَحَدٌ.
8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim in a marfu‘ manner who has said the following: “I once saw abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), performing Salah (prayer) while standing in a corner of his house near the wall, all others on his right side and no one on his left.”
9ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ السَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي بِقَوْمٍ وَهُمْ فِي مَوْضِعٍ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الإِمَامُ عَلَى شِبْهِ الدُّكَّانِ أَوْ عَلَى مَوْضِعٍ أَرْفَعَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِمْ لَمْ يَجُزْ صَلاَتُهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَرْفَعَ مِنْهُمْ بِقَدْرِ إِصْبَعٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ أَوْ أَقَلَّ إِذَا كَانَ الارْتِفَاعُ بِبَطْنِ مَسِيلٍ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَرْضاً مَبْسُوطَةً أَوْ كَانَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مِنْهَا ارْتِفَاعٌ فَقَامَ الإِمَامُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الْمُرْتَفِعِ وَقَامَ مَنْ خَلْفَهُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ وَالأرْضُ مَبْسُوطَةٌ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُمْ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مُنْحَدِرٍ قَالَ لاَ بَأْسَ قَالَ وَسُئِلَ فَإِنْ قَامَ الإِمَامُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ مَوْضِعِ مَنْ يُصَلِّي خَلْفَهُ قَالَ لاَ بَأْسَ وَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ رَجُلٌ فَوْقَ بَيْتٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ دُكَّاناً كَانَ أَوْ غَيْرَهُ وَكَانَ الإِمَامُ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الأرْضِ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ جَازَ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ خَلْفَهُ وَيَقْتَدِيَ بِصَلاَتِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَرْفَعَ مِنْهُ بِشَيْءٍ كَثِيرٍ.
9. Ahmad ibn Idris and others have narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from Ali from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar al-Sabatiy who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) with a people who are in a place lower than his place in which he performs Salah (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘If the Imam is in a place which is higher than their place like a raised place, a platform, their Salah (prayer) is not permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful if he is higher by one shibr (8 inches). Or it is more or less in a gully if the land is stretched, or there is a raised place, the Imam stands on a higher place, those behind him in a lower place and the land is extended, except that they are on a sloping place. 5 He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) was asked, ‘What happens if the Imam stands below the place where people behind him stand? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful. 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘If a man is on the roof or so and the Imam is on a place below, it is permissible for one to perform Salah (prayer) behind him to follow his Salah (prayer) even if it is very high. 5”
10ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ ذَكَرَ الْحُسَيْنُ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ مَنْ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ صَلَّى إِلَى جَانِبِ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَهُوَ لاَ يَعْلَمُ ثُمَّ عَلِمَ وَهُوَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ يُحَوِّلُهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ.
10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad who has the following: Al-Husayn has mentioned that he (the Imam), ’Alayhi al-Salam, commanded a man, who was asking him (the Imam) about a man who was performing Salah (prayer) on the side of a man standing on his left. He did not know (that he is to stand on the right side of the Imam) and then he learned in his Salah (prayer) how he is to do. He (the Imam) commanded to turn him to his right.”
The Book of Prayer
Performing Salah (Prayer) Inside Ka’bah, on its Top, al-Biya 4, Churches and Places where Performing Salah (prayer) Is Undesirable
1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي الْبِيَعِ وَالْكَنَائِسِ فَقَالَ رُشَّ وَصَلِّ قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ بُيُوتِ الْمَجُوسِ فَقَالَ رُشَّهَا وَصَلِّ.
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) in al-Biya‘ and churches. He (the Imam) said, ‘Sprinkle, then perform Salah (prayer).’ He (the narrator) has said that he then asked him (the Imam) about the houses of Zoroastrians. He (the Imam) said, ‘Sprinkle and perform Salah (prayer).”’
2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي أَعْطَانِ الإِبِلِ فَقَالَ إِنْ تَخَوَّفْتَ الضَّيْعَةَ عَلَى مَتَاعِكَ فَاكْنُسْهُ وَانْضِحْهُ وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِالصَّلاَةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ.
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) in camel’s barn. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you are afraid for your effects, sweep it and wash it. It is not harmful to perform Salah (prayer) in sheep barns.’”
3ـ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ لاَ تُصَلِّ فِي مَرَابِطِ الْخَيْلِ وَالْبِغَالِ وَالْحَمِيرِ.
3. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), said, ‘You must not perform Salah (prayer) in places where horses, mules and donkeys are kept.’”
4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَمَّنْ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ يَنِزُّ حَائِطُ قِبْلَتِهِ مِنْ بَالُوعَةٍ يُبَالُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ نَزُّهُ مِنَ الْبَالُوعَةِ فَلاَ تُصَلِّ فِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَزُّهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ.
4. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr from someone who had asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) side of the wall of a Masjid from which sewage, in which people urinate, leaks. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the leakage is from the sewage, do not perform Salah (prayer) there; but if the leakage is from something else, it is not an offense to perform Salah (prayer) there.’”
5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ صَلِّ فِيهَا وَلاَ تُصَلِّ فِي أَعْطَانِ الإِبِلِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَخَافَ عَلَى مَتَاعِكَ الضَّيْعَةَ فَاكْنُسْهُ وَرُشَّهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَصَلِّ فِيهِ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي ظَهْرِ الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ فِي الظَّوَاهِرِ الَّتِي بَيْنَ الْجَوَادِّ فَأَمَّا عَلَى الْجَوَادِّ فَلاَ تُصَلِّ فِيهَا قَالَ وَكُرِهَ الصَّلاَةُ فِي السَّبَخَةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَكَاناً لَيِّناً تَقَعُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَبْهَةُ مُسْتَوِيَةً قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ فِي الْبِيعَةِ فَقَالَ إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلْتَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي الْمَنَازِلِ الَّتِي فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ يَرُشُّ أَحْيَاناً مَوْضِعَ جَبْهَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ عَلَيْهِ رَطْباً كَمَا هُوَ وَرُبَّمَا لَمْ يَرُشَّ الَّذِي يَرَى أَنَّهُ طَيِّبٌ قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَخُوضُ الْمَاءَ فَتُدْرِكُهُ الصَّلاَةُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي حَرْبٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُجْزِئُهُ الإِيمَاءُ وَإِنْ كَانَ تَاجِراً فَلْيَقُمْ وَلاَ يَدْخُلْهُ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ.
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the barn of sheep. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can perform Salah (prayer) there but do not perform Salah (prayer) in the place where camels are kept, unless you are afraid for loss of your property, in which case, you can sweep and sprinkle water on it, then perform Salah (prayer) there.’ I then asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) on a roadside. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not an offense to perform Salah (prayer) in such place but not in the middle of a road.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is undesirable to perform Salah (prayer) on salt grounds unless there is a soft area on which the forehead can rest in a level manner.’ He (the narrator) has said that he then asked him (the Imam) about performing Salah (prayer) in al-Bi‘ah (Church). He (the Imam) said, ‘If you can face al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah), then it is not an offense to perform Salah (prayer) there.’ He (the narrator) has said that I saw him (the Imam) in rest areas on the road to Makkah sometimes sprinkle water on the place for his forehead during Sajdah (prostration), and perform Sajdah (prostration) when still wet, as he (the Imam) sometimes would not sprinkle water if it was fine (already wet). He (the narrator) has said that he asked him (the Imam) about a man who sails in water and time for Salah (prayer) arrives. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he is in a war only making gestures for Salah (prayer) is sufficient but if he is a merchant, he is not to sail before performing Salah (prayer).’”
6ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ لاَ تُصَلِّ فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ مَجُوسِيٌّ وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ وَفِيهِ يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٌّ.
6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Abd al-Majid from abu Jamilah from abu ‘Usamah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) in a house in which there is a Zoroastrian, but it is not a offense if there is a Jew or a Christian.’”