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841 - وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْمَكَانِ يَكُونُ فِيهِ اَلْغُبَارُ فَأَنْفُخُهُ إِذَا أَرَدْتُ اَلسُّجُودَ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.841 - A man asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) bout a place with dust where he wanted to blow it away before prostrating. The Imam said: "There is no issue”.

842 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا يُكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يُؤْذَى مَنْ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ.

Hadith.842 - It was narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "It is disliked (makruh) because it may cause harm to the person next to him."

843 - قَالَ هِشَامُ بْنُ اَلْحَكَمِ ، لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَمَّا يَجُوزُ اَلسُّجُودُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَمَّا لاَ يَجُوزُ قَالَ «اَلسُّجُودُ لاَ يَجُوزُ إِلاَّ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ أَوْ عَلَى مَا أَنْبَتَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ إِلاَّ مَا أُكِلَ أَوْ لُبِسَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا اَلْعِلَّةُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ «لِأَنَّ اَلسُّجُودَ خُضُوعٌ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى مَا يُؤْكَلُ أَوْ يُلْبَسُ لِأَنَّ أَبْنَاءَ اَلدُّنْيَا عَبِيدُ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ وَ يَلْبَسُونَ وَ اَلسَّاجِدُ فِي سُجُودِهِ فِي عِبَادَةِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَضَعَ جَبْهَتَهُ فِي سُجُودِهِ عَلَى مَعْبُودِ أَبْنَاءِ اَلدُّنْيَا اَلَّذِينَ اِغْتَرُّوا بِغُرُورِهَا وَ اَلسُّجُودُ عَلَى اَلْأَرْضِ أَفْضَلُ لِأَنَّهُ أَبْلَغُ فِي اَلتَّوَاضُعِ وَ اَلْخُضُوعِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Hadith.843 - Hisham ibn al-Hakam said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Tell me about what is permissible to prostrate on and what is not." Imam (as) replied: "Prostration is only permissible on the earth or what grows from the earth, except for what is eaten or worn." Hisham then asked: "May I be your ransom, what is the reason for that?" The Imam said: "Prostration is an act of humility before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, and it should not be on what is eaten or worn because the people of the world are slaves to what they eat and wear. The one who prostrates in worship of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, should not place his forehead on what is worshipped by the people of the world who are deceived by its allure. Prostration on the earth is superior because it is more effective in demonstrating humility and submission to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic."

844 - قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى جَعَلَ اَلْكَعْبَةَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ اَلْمَسْجِدِ وَ جَعَلَ اَلْمَسْجِدَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ اَلْحَرَمِ وَ جَعَلَ اَلْحَرَمَ قِبْلَةً لِأَهْلِ اَلدُّنْيَا.

Hadith.844 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said : "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, made the Ka’ba the Qiblah (direction of prayer) for the people of the mosque (Masjid al-Haram), and He made the mosque the Qiblah for the people of the sanctuary (Haram), and He made the sanctuary the Qiblah for the people of the world."

845 - وَ سَأَلَ اَلْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلتَّحْرِيفِ لِأَصْحَابِنَا ذَاتَ اَلْيَسَارِ عَنِ اَلْقِبْلَةِ وَ عَنِ اَلسَّبَبِ فِيهِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَلْحَجَرَ اَلْأَسْوَدَ لَمَّا أُنْزِلَ مِنَ اَلْجَنَّةِ وَ وُضِعَ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ جُعِلَ أَنْصَابُ اَلْحَرَمِ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَحِقَهُ اَلنُّورُ نُورُ اَلْحَجَرِ فَهُوَ عَنْ يَمِينِ اَلْكَعْبَةِ أَرْبَعَةُ أَمْيَالٍ وَ عَنْ يَسَارِهَا ثَمَانِيَةُ أَمْيَالٍ كُلُّهُ اِثْنَا عَشَرَ مِيلاً فَإِذَا اِنْحَرَفَ اَلْإِنْسَانُ ذَاتَ اَلْيَمِينِ خَرَجَ عَنْ حَدِّ اَلْقِبْلَةِ لِقِلَّةِ أَنْصَابِ اَلْحَرَمِ وَ إِذَا اِنْحَرَفَ اَلْإِنْسَانُ ذَاتَ اَلْيَسَارِ لَمْ يَكُنْ خَارِجاً عَنْ حَدِّ اَلْقِبْلَةِ.

Hadith.845 - Al-Mufaddal ibn Umar asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the deviation of some of our companions to the left from the Qiblah and the reason for it. Imam (as) replied: "When the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) was brought down from Paradise and placed in its position, the boundaries of the Haram (sanctuary) were determined by the reach of the light emanating from the Stone. It is four miles to the right of the Ka’ba and eight miles to the left, making a total of twelve miles. Thus, if a person deviates to the right, they leave the boundary of the Qiblah due to the lesser extent of the Haram's boundary, but if they deviate to the left, they do not leave the boundary of the Qiblah."

847 - وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «يُجْزِي اَلْمُتَحَيِّرَ أَبَداً أَيْنَمَا تَوَجَّهَ إِذَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَيْنَ وَجْهُ اَلْقِبْلَةِ.

Hadith.847 – Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "For one who is confused (about the direction of the Qiblah), it suffices for him to pray in whichever direction he faces if he does not know where the Qiblah is."

848 - وَ سَأَلَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَقُومُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ يَنْظُرُ بَعْدَ مَا فَرَغَ فَيَرَى أَنَّهُ قَدِ اِنْحَرَفَ عَنِ اَلْقِبْلَةِ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالاً فَقَالَ لَهُ «قَدْ مَضَتْ صَلاَتُهُ وَ مَا بَيْنَ اَلْمَشْرِقِ وَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ قِبْلَةٌ.

Hadith.848 - Muawiya ibn Ammar asked Him about a man who stands for prayer and, after finishing, realizes that he had deviated to the right or the left of the Qiblah. Imam (as) replied: "His prayer is valid, for the area between the east and the west is (considered) the Qiblah."

849 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْأَوَّلِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا ظَهَرَ اَلنَّزُّ مِنْ خَلْفِ اَلْكَنِيفِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلْقِبْلَةِ يَسْتُرُهُ بِشَيْءٍ.

Hadith.849 - Muhammad ibn Abi Hamzah narrated from Imam Abu al-Hasan al-Awwal (as) that He said: "If a seepage (liquid or discharge) appears behind a latrine (toilet) and it is in the direction of the Qiblah, one should cover it with something."

850 - وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ ، عَنِ اَلْبُزَاقِ فِي اَلْقِبْلَةِ.

Hadith.850 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) forbade spitting in the direction of the Qiblah.

851 - وَ رَأَى ص نُخَامَةً فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ فَمَشَى إِلَيْهَا بِعُرْجُونٍ مِنْ عَرَاجِينِ اِبْنِ طَابٍ فَحَكَّهَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ اَلْقَهْقَرَى فَبَنَى عَلَى صَلاَتِهِ وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «وَ هَذَا يَفْتَحُ مِنَ اَلصَّلاَةِ أَبْوَاباً كَثِيرَةً.

Hadith.851 - The Prophet (sw) saw phlegm (or a spittle) in the mosque. He walked over to it with a palm branch from the branches of Ibn Tab and scraped it off, then returned backward and continued his prayer. And Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "This opens many doors regarding (permissible) actions during prayer."