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The One Praying Who Needs to Relieve Himself
1077 - وَ سَأَلَهُ عَمَّارُ بْنُ مُوسَى: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَسْمَعُ صَوْتاً بِالْبَابِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَيَتَنَحْنَحُ لِيُسْمِعَ جَارِيَتَهُ أَوْ أَهْلَهُ لِتَأْتِيَهُ فَيُشِيرَ إِلَيْهَا بِيَدِهِ لِيُعْلِمَهَا مَنْ بِالْبَابِ لِتَنْظُرَ مَنْ هُوَ فَقَالَ
«لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ وَ اَلْمَرْأَةِ يَكُونَانِ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ يُرِيدَانِ شَيْئاً أَ يَجُوزُ لَهُمَا أَنْ يَقُولاَ سُبْحَانَ اَللَّهِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَ يُومِيَانِ إِلَى مَا يُرِيدَانِ وَ اَلْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا أَرَادَتْ شَيْئاً ضَرَبَتْ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهَا وَ هِيَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ.
Hadith.1077 - Ammar ibn Musa asked him about a man who hears a sound at the door while he is in prayer and clears his throat to make his servant or family member hear, so that they come and look to see who is at the door. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in that."
He also asked about a man and a woman who are in prayer and want something, whether it is permissible for them to say "SubhanAllah (swt)."
Imam (as) said: "Yes, and they can gesture to what they want. And a woman, when She wants something, can strike her thighs while in prayer."
1078 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَجِيلٍ أَخُو عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَجِيلٍ قَالَ:
رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُصَلِّي فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ وَ هُوَ بَيْنَ اَلسَّجْدَتَيْنِ فَرَمَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بِحَصَاةٍ فَأَقْبَلَ اَلرَّجُلُ إِلَيْهِ.
Hadith.1078 - Muhammad ibn Bajil, the brother of Ali ibn Bajil, narrated:
"I saw Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) praying, and a man passed by him while he was between the two prostrations. Abu Abdullah (as) threw a small stone at him, and the man came towards him."
1079 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي زَكَرِيَّا اَلْأَعْوَرِ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُصَلِّي قَائِماً وَ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ رَجُلٌ كَبِيرٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقُومَ وَ مَعَهُ عَصًا لَهُ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَنَاوَلَهَا فَانْحَطَّ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَنَاوَلَ اَلرَّجُلَ اَلْعَصَا ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ إِلَى صَلاَتِهِ.
Hadith.1079 - It was narrated by Abu Zakariya al-Awra :
"I saw Abu al-Hasan (as) praying while standing, and beside him was an elderly man who wanted to stand up and had a stick with him. The man wanted to take the stick, so Abu al-Hasan (as), while still standing in his prayer, bent down and handed the man the stick. Then he returned to his place and resumed his prayer."
1080 - وَقَالَ أَبُو حَبِيبٍ نَاجِيَةُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: إِنَّ لِي رَحًى أَطْحَنُ فِيهَا اَلسِّمْسِمَ فَأَقُومُ وَ أُصَلِّي وَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اَلْغُلاَمَ نَائِمٌ فَأَضْرِبُ اَلْحَائِطَ لِأُوقِظَهُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَنْتَ فِي طَاعَةِ رَبِّكَ تَطْلُبُ رِزْقَكَ لاَ بَأْسَ.
Hadith.1080 - Abu Habib Najiyah said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as):
"I have a mill where I grind sesame seeds, and I stand to pray, knowing that the servant is asleep. I strike the wall to wake him up."
Imam (as) said: "Yes, you are in the obedience of your Lord (azj), seeking your sustenance. There is no harm in that."
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The Etiquette of Women in Prayer
ليس على المرأة أذان ولا إقامة ولا جمعة ولا جماعة. وإذا قامت المرأة في صلاتها جمعت بين قدميها ولم تفرج بينهما، ووضعت يديها على صدرها لمكان ثدييها، فإذا ركعت وضعت يديها فوق ركبتيها على فخذيها لئلا تطأطأ كثيرا فترتفع عجيزتها، وإذا أرادت السجود جلست ثم سجدت لاطئة بالأرض وتضع ذراعيها في الأرض فإذا أرادت النهوض إلى القيام رفعت رأسها من السجود وجلست على أليتيها ليس كما يقعى الرجل، ثم نهضت إلى القيام من غير أن ترفع عجيزتها تنسل انسلالا ، وإذا قعدت للتشهد رفعت رجليها، وضمت فخذيها، والحرة لا تصلي إلا بقناع، والأمة تصلي بغير قناع.
There is no call to prayer (adhan) or iqama for a woman, nor is there a Jumu’ah prayer (Jumu'ah) or congregational prayer (Jama'ah) for her.
When a woman stands in prayer, She gathers her feet together and does not spread them apart, placing her hands on her chest at the location of her breasts.
When She bows, She places her hands on her knees, on her thighs, so as not to bend too much and cause her back to rise.
When She goes to prostrate, She sits first and then prostrates, pressing her face to the ground and placing her arms on the ground.
When She rises to stand, She lifts her head from the prostration and sits on her buttocks, not in the way a man would sit. Then, She rises to stand without raising her back and hips, moving smoothly.
When She sits for the tashahhud (testification), She raises her legs and brings her thighs together. A free woman (Hura) does not pray except with a veil (niqab), while a slave woman (ama) prays without a veil.
1081 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اَلْمَرْأَةُ تُصَلِّي فِي اَلدِّرْعِ وَ اَلْمِقْنَعَةِ إِذَا كَانَ كَثِيفاً يَعْنِي سَتِيراً.
Hadith.1081 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said:
"A woman prays in a dress (dir'aa) and a head covering (miqna'a) if it is thick, meaning it is concealing."
1082 - وَ سَأَلَ يُونُسُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالْمَرْأَةُ قَالَ «لاَ وَ لاَ يَصْلُحُ لِلْحُرَّةِ إِذَا حَاضَتْ إِلاَّ اَلْخِمَارُ إِلاَّ أَنْ لاَ تَجِدَهُ.
Hadith.1082 - Yunus ibn Ya'qub asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who prays in one garment.
Imam (as) said: "Yes."
He then asked: "What about a woman?"
Imam (as) said: "No, and it is not proper for a free woman (Hurr) to pray when she menstruates except with a khimar (headscarf), unless She does not find it."
1083 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ لَيْسَ لَهَا إِلاَّ مِلْحَفَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ كَيْفَ تُصَلِّي قَالَ «تَلْتَفُّ فِيهَا وَ تُغَطِّي رَأْسَهَا وَ تُصَلِّي فَإِنْ خَرَجَتْ رِجْلَيْهَا وَ لَيْسَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ.
Hadith.1083 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a woman who has only one cover (milhafa). How should She pray?
Imam (as) said: "She should wrap herself in it and cover her head, and then pray. If her legs are exposed and She is unable to cover them in any other way, then there is no harm."
1084 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلْمُعَلَّى بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْمَرْأَةِ تُصَلِّي فِي دِرْعٍ وَ مِلْحَفَةٍ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا إِزَارٌ وَ لاَ مِقْنَعَةٌ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ إِذَا اِلْتَفَّتْ بِهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَكْفِيهَا عَرْضاً جَعَلَتْهَا طُولاً.
Hadith.1084 - In a narration from Al-Mu'alla ibn Khunays, he asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a woman praying in a shirt (dir') and a cover (milhafa) without a waistcloth (izar) or headcover (miqna'a).
Imam (as) said: "There is no harm if She wraps herself in it, and if it is not wide enough to cover her, She should make it long."
1085 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «لَيْسَ عَلَى اَلْأَمَةِ قِنَاعٌ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ لاَ عَلَى اَلْمُدَبَّرَةِ قِنَاعٌ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ لاَ عَلَى اَلْمُكَاتَبَةِ إِذَا اِشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهَا مَوْلاَهَا قِنَاعٌ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ وَ هِيَ مَمْلُوكَةٌ حَتَّى تُؤَدِّيَ جَمِيعَ مُكَاتَبَتِهَا وَ يَجْرِي عَلَيْهَا مَا يَجْرِي عَلَى اَلْمَمْلُوكِ فِي اَلْحُدُودِ كُلِّهَا.
Hadith.1085 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said:
"There is no obligation for a slave woman (amā) to wear a headcover (qina'ah) in prayer, nor for a woman who is 'mukātabah' (a slave who has entered into a contract to pay for her freedom) if her master has not required it as part of the terms of her contract, until She has fulfilled all the terms of her contract. The same rules that apply to a slave in all legal matters apply to her as well."
