The story of Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam regarding his speaking during prayer.
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The Shaykh : Okay, that is one example. Another example?
Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam (may Allah be pleased with him) came while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying. A man from among the Companions sneezed while he was praying, so he said: "Praise be to Allah."
When a person sneezes while praying, he says "Praise be to Allah," whether he is standing, bowing, prostrating, or sitting.
Whenever you sneeze in prayer or outside of prayer, you say: "Praise be to Allah."
So Mu'awiyah said to him: "May Allah have mercy on you!" The people cast their glances at him, meaning they looked at him disapprovingly of his saying "May Allah have mercy on you," because "May Allah have mercy on you" is speech addressed to a human being, and it is forbidden in prayer.
So he said - (may Allah be pleased with him) - : - the good increased the bad - he spoke a second time: "Woe to my mother!"
So they began hitting their thighs to make him stop, and he stopped.
The prayer ended.
When the prayer ended, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him. Mu'awiyah said:
He did not frown at me, nor did he rebuke me with his words. Rather, he spoke to me with convincing, gentle, and pleasing words. He said:Sahih Muslim 537a or as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
Did he order him to repeat the prayer?
No. For this reason, if a person speaks in his prayer out of ignorance or forgetfulness, his prayer is valid.
For example, a person is praying... where is the house key? Am I going to go out?
He said: Look, it is on the window sill.
But he said it out of forgetfulness. Is his prayer invalid or not?
It is not invalid.
أَخْطَانَا.
Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam (may Allah be pleased with him) came while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying. A man from among the Companions sneezed while he was praying, so he said: "Praise be to Allah."
When a person sneezes while praying, he says "Praise be to Allah," whether he is standing, bowing, prostrating, or sitting.
Whenever you sneeze in prayer or outside of prayer, you say: "Praise be to Allah."
So Mu'awiyah said to him: "May Allah have mercy on you!" The people cast their glances at him, meaning they looked at him disapprovingly of his saying "May Allah have mercy on you," because "May Allah have mercy on you" is speech addressed to a human being, and it is forbidden in prayer.
So he said - (may Allah be pleased with him) - :
Woe to my mother!
واثكل أمّيهSo they began hitting their thighs to make him stop, and he stopped.
The prayer ended.
When the prayer ended, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called him. Mu'awiyah said:
By my father and mother, I have not seen a teacher who taught better than him - O Allah, send blessings and peace upon Your Prophet - and by Allah, he did not treat me harshly, nor did he rebuke me.
فبأبي هو وأمي، ما رأيت معلّماً أحسن تعليماً منه -اللهم صل وسلم على نبيك - ، والله ما كهرني ولانهرنيHe did not frown at me, nor did he rebuke me with his words. Rather, he spoke to me with convincing, gentle, and pleasing words. He said:
Talking to persons is not fitting during the prayer, for it consists of glorifying Allah, declaring his Greatness. and recitation of the Qur'an
إِن الصلاة لا يصلح فيها شيء من كلام الناس، إنما هو التسبيح والتكبير وقراءة القرآنDid he order him to repeat the prayer?
No. For this reason, if a person speaks in his prayer out of ignorance or forgetfulness, his prayer is valid.
For example, a person is praying... where is the house key? Am I going to go out?
He said: Look, it is on the window sill.
But he said it out of forgetfulness. Is his prayer invalid or not?
It is not invalid.
Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake.
رَبنا لا تُؤَاخذْنَا إِن نسينَا أَوْأَخْطَانَا