How to Seek Refuge in Allah from the Rejected Satan in Prayer
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Q 2: In (Sahih Muslim ) Mishkat al-Masabih 77Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i) .
My question is: How does one seek refuge in Allah from the Rejected Satan and spit to the left three times during prayer? Do I turn my head, spit, and seek refuge while I am praying, even though I know that turning the head is disliked in prayer? What is the meaning of the hadith? I ask for a clear explanation.
A 2: The hadith is acted upon according to its apparent meaning as it was reported. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said, after narrating the hadith in (Zad al-Ma'ad) 3/29, the following: "Among its benefits is that if a servant seeks refuge in Allah from the Rejected Satan and spits to his left, it does not harm him, nor does it break his prayer; rather, this is part of its completion and perfection." End of quote. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
‘Uthman b. Abul-'As said he told God’s messenger that the devil interfered with his prayer and his recitation of the Qur’an, causing confusion in his mind, and God’s messenger replied, “That is a devil called Khinzab; so when you feel his presence seek refuge from him in God and spit three times on your left side.” ‘Uthman did so and God caused him to depart from him. Muslim transmitted it.
عن عثمان بن أبي العاص رضي الله عنه، أنه قال: يا رسول الله: إن الشيطان حال بيني وبين صلاتي وقراءتي يلبسها علي، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ذاك شيطان يقال له خنزب، فإذا أحسسته فتعوذ بالله منه، واتفل عن يسارك ثلاثًا، ففعلت ذلك فأذهبه الله عز وجل عنيMy question is: How does one seek refuge in Allah from the Rejected Satan and spit to the left three times during prayer? Do I turn my head, spit, and seek refuge while I am praying, even though I know that turning the head is disliked in prayer? What is the meaning of the hadith? I ask for a clear explanation.
A 2: The hadith is acted upon according to its apparent meaning as it was reported. Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said, after narrating the hadith in (Zad al-Ma'ad) 3/29, the following: "Among its benefits is that if a servant seeks refuge in Allah from the Rejected Satan and spits to his left, it does not harm him, nor does it break his prayer; rather, this is part of its completion and perfection." End of quote. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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