The One Praying Who Needs to Relieve Himself

Hadith.1075 - Al-Halabi asked him about a man who wishes to attend to a need while praying. Imam (as) said: "He should gesture with his head, signal with his hand, and glorify (SubhanAllah (swt)). As for a woman, when She wants to attend to a need while praying, She should clap her hands”.

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Hadith.1074 - Abdullah ibn Abi Ya'fur narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) regarding a person who wishes to attend to a need while in prayer. Imam (as) said: "He should gesture with his head and signal with his hand. As for a woman, when She wants to attend to a need, She should clap."

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Hadith.1076 - Hanan ibn Sadeer asked him: "Can a man gesture while praying?" Imam (as) said: "Yes, the Prophet (sw) gestured in one of the mosques of the Ansar with a Muḥjan that he had with him." Hanan said: "And I do not know except that it was the mosque of the Banu Abd al-Ashhal."

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Hadith.1077 - Ammar ibn Musa asked him about a man who hears a sound at the door while he is in prayer and clears his throat to make his servant or family member hear, so that they come and look to see who is at the door. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in that." He also asked about a man and a woman who are in prayer and want something, whether it is permissible for them to say "SubhanAllah (swt)." Imam (as) said: "Yes, and they can gesture to what they want. And a woman, when She wants something, can strike her thighs while in prayer."

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Hadith.1078 - Muhammad ibn Bajil, the brother of Ali ibn Bajil, narrated: "I saw Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) praying, and a man passed by him while he was between the two prostrations. Abu Abdullah (as) threw a small stone at him, and the man came towards him."

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Hadith.1079 - It was narrated by Abu Zakariya al-Awra : "I saw Abu al-Hasan (as) praying while standing, and beside him was an elderly man who wanted to stand up and had a stick with him. The man wanted to take the stick, so Abu al-Hasan (as), while still standing in his prayer, bent down and handed the man the stick. Then he returned to his place and resumed his prayer."

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Hadith.1080 - Abu Habib Najiyah said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "I have a mill where I grind sesame seeds, and I stand to pray, knowing that the servant is asleep. I strike the wall to wake him up." Imam (as) said: "Yes, you are in the obedience of your Lord (azj), seeking your sustenance. There is no harm in that."

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