Things That Invalidate Salah (Prayer) Like Laughing, Invalidating Wudu’, Making a Gesture, Forgetting and So on

سَأَلْتُهُ‌[1] عَنِ الضَّحِكِ هَلْ يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ أَمَّا التَّبَسُّمُ فَلَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ وَ أَمَّا الْقَهْقَهَةُ فَهِيَ تَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ. وَ رَوَاهُ‌- أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about laughing if it destroys Salah (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘Smiling does not destroy Salah (prayer) but laughing loudly destroys it.’” It (the above Hadith) also is narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah.”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصِيبُهُ الرُّعَافُ وَ هُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ إِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَى مَاءٍ عِنْدَهُ يَمِيناً أَوْ شِمَالًا أَوْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ هُوَ مُسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةِ فَلْيَغْسِلْهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ لْيُصَلِّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى مَاءٍ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ بِوَجْهِهِ أَوْ يَتَكَلَّمَ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ صَلَاتَهُ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who experiences nostril bleeding in Salah (prayer). He (the Imam) said, ‘If it is possible for him to reach on his right, left or forward when still facing al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah), he washes it clean, then completes the remaining of his Salah (prayer). If he cannot find wa

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصِيبُهُ الْغَمْزُ فِي بَطْنِهِ وَ هُوَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَصْبِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ أَوْ لَا يُصَلِّي قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنِ احْتَمَلَ الصَّبْرَ وَ لَمْ يَخَفْ إِعْجَالًا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَ لْيَصْبِرْ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who feels something in his abdomen and he is able to bear it. Can he perform Salah (prayer) in that condition or not? He (the Imam) said, ‘If he can remain patient without fear of hastening his Salah (prayer), he completes his Salah (prayer) and exercise patience.’”

أَنَّهُمَا كَانَا يَقُولَانِ‌ لَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ الْخَلَاءُ وَ الْبَوْلُ وَ الرِّيحُ وَ الصَّوْتُ.

‘Only four things discontinue Salah (prayer): defecation, urination, gas and sound.’”

إِنْ كَانَ يَابِساً فَلْيَرْمِ بِهِ وَ لَا بَأْسَ.

“About a man who during Salah (prayer) touches his nose and finds blood; one of the two Imam, abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘If it is dry he throws it away and it is not harmful.’”

الْقَهْقَهَةُ لَا تَنْقُضُ الْوُضُوءَ وَ تَنْقُضُ الصَّلَاةَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Laughing does not invalidate Wudu’ but it invalidates Salah (prayer).”’

يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ وَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ وَ يُسَبِّحُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا أَرَادَتِ الْحَاجَةَ وَ هِيَ تُصَلِّي تُصَفِّقُ بِيَدِهَا[1].

7. It is a narration from him (narrator of previous Hadith) by ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, was asked about one who, while in Salah (prayer), needs something. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can make a gesture with his head and with his hand or s

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص سَمِعَ خَلْفَهُ فَرْقَعَةً[2] فَرْقَعَ رَجُلٌ أَصَابِعَهُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص أَمَا إِنَّهُ حَظُّهُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Holy prophet once heard behind him a click like one’s cracking his finger in his Salah (prayer). After ending his Salah (prayer) the Holy prophet, said, ‘That is his share from his Salah (prayer).”’

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُهُ الرُّعَافُ وَ الْقَيْ‌ءُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ يَنْفَتِلُ فَيَغْسِلُ أَنْفَهُ وَ يَعُودُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَإِنْ تَكَلَّمَ فَلْيُعِدْ صَلَاتَهُ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ وُضُوءٌ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about a man who experiences nose bleeding and vomiting while in Salah (prayer). What is he to do? He (the Imam) said, ‘He turns to wash his nose and comes back to his Salah (prayer). If he has spoken, he must perform his Salah (prayer) again, but he does not need Wudu’.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ أَ يَقْطَعُ صَلَاتَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِمَّا يَمُرُّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَا يَقْطَعُ صَلَاةَ الْمُسْلِمِ شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ لَكِنِ ادْرَأْ[5] مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ رَعَفَ فَلَمْ يَرْقَ‌[6] رُعَافُهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ يَحْشُو أَنْفَهُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي وَ لَا يُطِيلُ إِنْ خَشِيَ أَنْ يَسْبِقَهُ الدَّمُ قَالَ وَ قَالَ إِذَا الْتَفَتَّ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَكْت

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man whose Salah (prayer) is discontinued because of something passing in front of him. He (the Imam) said, ‘Salah (prayer) of a Muslim does not become discontinued by anything; however, protect as much as you can.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I then asked him (the Imam) abo

أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ص كَانَ يَقُولُ‌ لَا يَقْطَعُ الصَّلَاةَ الرُّعَافُ وَ لَا الْقَيْ‌ءُ وَ لَا الدَّمُ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ أَزّاً[1] فَلْيَأْخُذْ بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مِنَ الصَّفِّ فَلْيُقَدِّمْهُ يَعْنِي إِذَا كَانَ إِمَاماً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Ali (a.s.), would say, ‘Nose bleeding does not discontinue Salah (prayer) nor vomiting, or blood. If one feels a pinch he can hold another man’s hand of the people in the rows to come forward, if he is an Imam, to lead.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ لَا وَ لَا يَنْقُضُ أَصَابِعَهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), if a man in Salah (prayer) can turn around. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, and he must not crack his fingers also.’”