Explanation of the Book of Prayer-13
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The Shaykh :"And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Sahih Muslim 2994. It was narrated by Muslim and al-Tirmidhi, and he added: ."
"Yawning" is the subject, and "from Satan" is its predicate, meaning that Satan is the one who brings about yawning. And what is yawning?
The student: It is well known.
The Shaykh : It is well known, yes, yawning is well known, and there are things that cannot be defined or described. For example, if someone asked you, "What is a sneeze?" Yes, a sneeze is perhaps closer to being defined as "the expulsion of air from the nose in a specific manner", but what would you say about yawning? These innate, natural things are difficult to define or describe.
Now, his saying: means that Satan is its cause. Sahih Muslim 2994 And from this is His saying, the Exalted: meaning those who restrain [themselves], "as much as he can" means to the extent of his ability. If he is unable, it was not mentioned in this hadith, but it came in another authentic hadith: placing it in a natural position, not inverted, as some scholars chose. They say you place your hand inverted like this, and they reasoned this by saying that if he places it on his mouth on its back, it is as if he is repelling Satan with his hand. But we say the hadith does not indicate this.
He says: "And al-Tirmidhi added:" meaning that his saying means that Satan is the one who induces the one praying to yawn, because it indicates laziness and relaxation. But taking the general meaning is preferable, because the cause of yawning is one, whether in prayer or otherwise, and it is the body's inclination toward laziness. And thus we know now, if a child is overcome by sleep, how do we know that he wants to sleep?
The student: From yawning.
The Shaykh : From the frequency of his yawning, and when a person becomes lazy, he yawns a lot.
The yawning as from the devil. So when one of you yawns he should try to restrain it as far as it lies in his power.
التثاؤب من الشيطان ، فإذا تثاءب أحدكم فليكظم ما استطاعin the prayer
في الصلاة"Yawning" is the subject, and "from Satan" is its predicate, meaning that Satan is the one who brings about yawning. And what is yawning?
The student: It is well known.
The Shaykh : It is well known, yes, yawning is well known, and there are things that cannot be defined or described. For example, if someone asked you, "What is a sneeze?" Yes, a sneeze is perhaps closer to being defined as "the expulsion of air from the nose in a specific manner", but what would you say about yawning? These innate, natural things are difficult to define or describe.
Now, his saying:
from Satan
من الشّيطانSo when one of you yawns he should try to restrain it as far as it lies in his power.
فإذا تثاءب أحدكم فليكظم ما استطاعand those who restrain anger
والكاظمين الغيظIf he is unable, let him place his hand over his mouth
إن عجز وضع يده على فيهHe says: "And al-Tirmidhi added:
in prayer
في الصّلاةYawning is from Satan
التّثاؤب من الشّيطانThe student: From yawning.
The Shaykh : From the frequency of his yawning, and when a person becomes lazy, he yawns a lot.