The One Praying Encounters Predatory Animals and Harmful Creatures and He Kills Them
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 53
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 53
The One Praying Encounters Predatory Animals and Harmful Creatures and He Kills Them
وَ سَأَلَهُ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ قَائِماً فَيَنْسَى كِيسَهُ أَوْ مَتَاعَهُ يَخَافُ ضَيْعَتَهُ أَوْ هَلاَكَهُ قَالَ «يَقْطَعُ صَلاَتَهُ وَ يُحْرِزُ مَتَاعَهُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَتَفَلَّتُ عَلَيْهِ دَابَّتُهُ فَيَخَافُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُ فِيهَا عَنَتٌ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ صَلاَتَهُ وَ يُحْرِزَ وَ يَعُودَ إِلَى صَلاَتِهِ.
Sama’a ibn Mehran asked him about a man who is performing the obligatory prayer while standing and forgets his bag or belongings, fearing they might be lost or damaged. Imam عليه السلام said: "He may cut his prayer and secure his belongings." Sama’a then said: "What if his animal breaks loose and he fears it might run away or cause harm?" Imam عليه السلام said: "It is no problem for him to cut his prayer, secure his animal, and then return to his prayer."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 50