The One Praying Who Needs to Relieve Himself
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 54
رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُرِيدُ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ «يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ وَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ وَ اَلْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا أَرَادَتِ اَلْحَاجَةَ تُصَفِّقُ.
Abdullah ibn Abi Ya'fur narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام regarding a person who wishes to attend to a need while in prayer. Imam عليه السلام said: "He should gesture with his head and signal with his hand. As for a woman, when She wants to attend to a need, She should clap."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 50
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَلَبِيُّ: أَنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُرِيدُ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ «يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ وَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ وَ يُسَبِّحُ وَ اَلْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا أَرَادَتِ اَلْحَاجَةَ وَ هِيَ تُصَلِّي تُصَفِّقُ بِيَدَيْهَا.
Al-Halabi asked him about a man who wishes to attend to a need while praying. Imam عليه السلام said: "He should gesture with his head, signal with his hand, and glorify (SubhanAllah سبحانه وتعالى). As for a woman, when She wants to attend to a need while praying, She should clap her hands”.
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ سَأَلَهُ حَنَانُ بْنُ سَدِيرٍ: أَ يُومِئُ اَلرَّجُلُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ قَدْ أَوْمَأَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي مَسْجِدٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اَلْأَنْصَارِ بِمِحْجَنٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ » قَالَ حَنَانٌ وَ لاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ مَسْجِدَ بَنِي عَبْدِ اَلْأَشْهَلِ.
Hanan ibn Sadeer asked him: "Can a man gesture while praying?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم gestured in one of the mosques of the Ansar with a Muḥjan that he had with him." Hanan said: "And I do not know except that it was the mosque of the Banu Abd al-Ashhal."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 50
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.
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 عليه السلام 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 سبحانه وتعالى." Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, and they can gesture to what they want. And a woman, when She wants something, can strike her thighs while in prayer."
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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.
Muhammad ibn Bajil, the brother of Ali ibn Bajil, narrated: "I saw Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام praying, and a man passed by him while he was between the two prostrations. Abu Abdullah عليه السلام threw a small stone at him, and the man came towards him."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 50
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.
It was narrated by Abu Zakariya al-Awra : "I saw Abu al-Hasan عليه السلام 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 عليه السلام, while still standing in his prayer, bent down and handed the man the stick. Then he returned to his place and resumed his prayer."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 51
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.
Abu Habib Najiyah said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام: "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 عليه السلام said: "Yes, you are in the obedience of your Lord عز وجل, seeking your sustenance. There is no harm in that."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 51