The Prayer of Sitting and Glorification, Which is the Prayer of Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 82
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 82
The Prayer of Sitting and Glorification, Which is the Prayer of Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلرَّيَّانِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى اَلْمَاضِي اَلْأَخِيرِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ صَلَّى مِنْ صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تُعَجِّلُهُ عَنِ اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اَلْأَخِيرَتَيْنِ حَاجَةٌ أَوْ يَقْطَعُ ذَلِكَ لِحَادِثٍ يَحْدُثُ أَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يُتِمَّهَا إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ وَ إِنْ قَامَ عَنْ مَجْلِسِهِ أَمْ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ بِذَلِكَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَأْنِفَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ يُصَلِّيَ اَلْأَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ كُلَّهَا فِي مَقَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «بَلَى إِنْ قَطَعَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَمْرٌ لاَ بُدَّ لَهُ مِنْهُ فَلْيَقْطَعْ ثُمَّ لْيَرْجِعْ فَلْيَبْنِ عَلَى مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهَا إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ.
It is narrated from Ali ibn al-Rayan that He said: I wrote to the Last Imam عليه السلام asking about a man who prayed two rak'ahs of the Salat of Ja'far but was forced to interrupt before completing the final two rak'ahs due to a need or an event that occurred. Would it be permissible for him to complete the remaining rak'ahs once his need was met, even if he had left his original place of prayer, or must he start the prayer again and pray all four rak'ahs together without interruption? He عليه السلام replied: "Yes, if he was interrupted by a matter of necessity, then let him stop and afterward return to complete what remains, if Allah سبحانه وتعالى wills."
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