Does the statement of Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her), "until I fainted, and there was a water skin beside me, so I opened it and began to pour from it over my head," yield the three movements?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The statement of Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her): "until I fainted, and there was a water skin beside me, so I opened it and began to pour from it over my head" — what is derived from it, O Shaykh, regarding the three movements that the scholars mentioned invalidate the prayer? Is there a refutation of them in this hadith?
The Shaykh : There are many refutations of this. That is, estimating the movement that invalidates the prayer as three movements has no basis whatsoever. Rather, the movement that invalidates the prayer is the one where, if a person moves, the onlookers assume he is not in prayer. This is the clear view. However, this hadith contains some issues which we have avoided because the occasion does not require them; the occasion is regarding the phrase "After that," otherwise there are multiple issues.
The Shaykh : There are many refutations of this. That is, estimating the movement that invalidates the prayer as three movements has no basis whatsoever. Rather, the movement that invalidates the prayer is the one where, if a person moves, the onlookers assume he is not in prayer. This is the clear view. However, this hadith contains some issues which we have avoided because the occasion does not require them; the occasion is regarding the phrase "After that," otherwise there are multiple issues.