Volume 1, Book 9, Number 484:
Narrated Nafi’:
‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said, “Allah’s Apostle entered the Ka’ba along with Usama bin Zaid, Bilal and
‘Uthman bin Talha Al-Hajabi and closed the door and stayed there for some time. I asked Bilal when
he came out, ‘What did the Prophet do?’ He replied, ‘He offered prayer with one pillar to his left and
one to his right and three behind.’ In those days the Ka’ba was supported by six pillars.” Malik said:
“There were two pillars on his (the Prophet’s) right side.”
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 485:
Narrated Nafi:
“The Prophet used to make his she-camel sit across and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra).” I
asked, “What would the Prophet do if the she-camel was provoked and moved?” He said, “He would
take its camel-saddle and put it in front of him and pray facing its back part (as a Sutra). And Ibn
‘Umar used to do the same.” (This indicates that one should not pray except behind a Sutra).
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 486:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Do you make us (women) equal to dogs and donkeys? While I used to lie in my bed, the Prophet
would come and pray facing the middle of the bed. I used to consider it not good to stand in front of
him in his prayers. So I used to slip away slowly and quietly from the foot of the bed till I got out of
my guilt.
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 487:
Narrated Abu Sa’id:
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The Prophet said, (what is ascribed to him in the following Hadith 488):
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 488:
Narrated Abu Salih As-Samman:
I saw Abu Said Al-Khudri praying on a Friday, behind something which acted as a Sutra. A young
man from Bani Abi Mu’ait, wanted to pass in front of him, but Abu Said repulsed him with a push on
his chest. Finding no alternative he again tried to pass but Abu Said pushed him with a greater force.
The young man abused Abu Said and went to Marwan and lodged a complaint against Abu Said and
Abu Said followed the young man to Marwan who asked him, “O Abu Said! What has happened
between you and the son of your brother?” Abu Sa’id said to him, “I heard the Prophet saying, ‘If any –
body amongst you is praying behind something as a Sutra and somebody tries to pass in front of him,
then he should repulse him and if he refuses, he should use force against him for he is a satan.’ “
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 489:
Narrated Busr bin Said:
that Zaid bin Khalid sent him to Abi Juhaim to ask him what he had heard from Allah’s Apostle
about a person passing in front of another person who was praying. Abu Juhaim replied, “Allah’s
Apostle said, ‘If the person who passes in front of another person in prayer knew the magnitude of
his sin he would prefer to wait for 40 (days, months or years) rather than to pass in front of him.”
Abu An-Nadr said, “I do not remember exactly whether he said 40 days, months or years.”
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 490:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, “Prayer is annulled by a
dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).” I said, “You have made us
(i.e. women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in my bed between him and the
Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I would slip away. for I disliked to face him.”
Volume 1, Book 9, Number 491:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to pray while I was sleeping across in his bed in front of him. Whenever he
wanted to pray Witr, he would wake me up and I would pray Witr.
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