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Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

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Prayer During Travel

1295. hadíth

وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ اَلْكَرْخِيُّ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَتَوَجَّهَ نَحْوَ اَلْقِبْلَةِ فِي اَلْمَحْمِلِ فَقَالَ «هَذَا اَلضِّيقُ أَ مَا لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أُسْوَةٌ.

Ibrahim al-Karkhi said: "I said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s): "I am able to face the Qiblah (direction of prayer) while in the mahmil (a covered mount or carrier)." He (a.s) replied: "Is this restriction (truly necessary) ? Do you not have in the Messenger of Allah (saws) an example to follow?"

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