Cutting the prayer when attacked by a snake or scorpion and repeating it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a snake or scorpion attacks a man, and he has nothing to drive it away, is it permissible for him to cut off the prayer and then repeat it from the beginning, or should he complete what remains?
The Shaykh:
If he fears it, if he fears it, this is a mistake; he cuts off the prayer because of it. If it attacks him, it is a mistake, he cuts off the prayer, and he cannot remain calm, he cuts off the prayer.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for him to complete it or repeat it from the beginning?
The Shaykh:
He repeats it from the beginning. If he cuts it off, he has cut off the intention, so he does not build upon it; he repeats it from the beginning.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a snake or scorpion attacks a man, and he has nothing to drive it away, is it permissible for him to cut off the prayer and then repeat it from the beginning, or should he complete what remains?
The Shaykh:
If he fears it, if he fears it, this is a mistake; he cuts off the prayer because of it. If it attacks him, it is a mistake, he cuts off the prayer, and he cannot remain calm, he cuts off the prayer.
The questioner:
And is it permissible for him to complete it or repeat it from the beginning?
The Shaykh:
He repeats it from the beginning. If he cuts it off, he has cut off the intention, so he does not build upon it; he repeats it from the beginning.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/28 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:20:16)
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