سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي أَعْطَانِ الْإِبِلِ فَقَالَ إِنْ تَخَوَّفْتَ الضَّيْعَةَ عَلَى مَتَاعِكَ فَاكْنُسْهُ وَ انْضِحْهُ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about performing Salah (prayer) in camel’s barn. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you are afraid for your effects, sweep it and wash it. It is not harmful to perform Salah (prayer) in sheep barns.’”
لَا تُصَلِّ فِي مَرَابِطِ الْخَيْلِ وَ الْبِغَالِ وَ الْحَمِيرِ.
“He (the Imam) (a.s.), said, ‘You must not perform Salah (prayer) in places where horses, mules and donkeys are kept.’”
إِنْ كَانَ نَزُّهُ مِنَ الْبَالُوعَةِ فَلَا تُصَلِّ فِيهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ نَزُّهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) side of the wall of a Masjid from which sewage, in which people urinate, leaks. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the leakage is from the sewage, do not perform Salah (prayer) there; but if the leakage is from something else, it is not an offense to perform Sal
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي مَرَابِضِ الْغَنَمِ فَقَالَ صَلِّ فِيهَا وَ لَا تُصَلِّ فِي أَعْطَانِ الْإِبِلِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَخَافَ عَلَى مَتَاعِكَ الضَّيْعَةَ فَاكْنُسْهُ وَ رُشَّهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَ صَلِّ فِيهِ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي ظَهْرِ الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ فِي الظَّوَاهِرِ الَّتِي بَيْنَ الْجَوَادِّ[3] فَأَمَّا عَلَى الْجَوَادِّ فَلَا تُصَلِّ فِيهَا قَالَ وَ كُرِهَ الصَّلَاةُ فِي
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the barn of sheep. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can perform Salah (prayer) there but do not perform Salah (prayer) in the place where camels are kept, unless you are afraid for loss of your property, in which case, you can sweep and sprinkle water on it, then perform Salah (prayer
لَا تُصَلِّ فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ مَجُوسِيٌّ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ وَ فِيهِ يَهُودِيٌّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٌ[2].
‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) in a house in which there is a Zoroastrian, but it is not a offense if there is a Jew or a Christian.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع إِنَّا كُنَّا فِي الْبَيْدَاءِ فِي آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ وَ اسْتَكْتُ وَ أَنَا أَهُمُّ بِالصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ كَأَنَّهُ دَخَلَ قَلْبِي شَيْءٌ فَهَلْ يُصَلَّى فِي الْبَيْدَاءِ فِي الْمَحْمِلِ فَقَالَ لَا تُصَلِّ فِي الْبَيْدَاءِ قُلْتُ وَ أَيْنَ حَدُّ الْبَيْدَاءِ فَقَالَ كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِذَا بَلَغَ ذَاتَ الْجَيْشِ[3] جَدَّ فِي السَّيْرِ ثُمَّ لَا يُصَلِّي حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ مُعَر
“I once said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘We were in al-Bayda’ (name of a place) toward the end of the night. I took Wudu’, brushed my teeth and I intended to perform Salah (prayer), then it occurred to me. Is it permissible to perform Salah (prayer), in al-Bayda’ in the carriage? He (the Imam) said, ‘Do not perform Salah
قَالَ الرِّضَا ع كُلُّ طَرِيقٍ يُوطَأُ وَ يُتَطَرَّقُ كَانَتْ فِيهِ جَادَّةٌ أَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَا يَنْبَغِي الصَّلَاةُ فِيهِ قُلْتُ فَأَيْنَ أُصَلِّي قَالَ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً.
“Al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not perform Salah (prayer) on any road which is used, regardless, it has a main path or not. It is not proper to perform Salah (prayer) on it.’ I then asked, ‘Where then one can perform Salah (prayer)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘On its right or left sides.’”
قُلْتُ لَهُ تَحْضُرُ الصَّلَاةُ وَ الرَّجُلُ بِالْبَيْدَاءِ فَقَالَ يَتَنَحَّى عَنِ الْجَوَادِّ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً وَ يُصَلِّي.
He (the Imam) said, ‘One moves away from the center toward the right or left, then performs Salah (prayer).”’
الصَّلَاةُ تُكْرَهُ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ مَوَاطِنَ مِنَ الطَّرِيقِ الْبَيْدَاءِ وَ هِيَ ذَاتُ الْجَيْشِ وَ ذَاتِ الصَّلَاصِلِ وَ ضَجْنَانَ[1] قَالَ وَ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُصَلَّى بَيْنَ الظَّوَاهِرِ وَ هِيَ الْجَوَادُّ جَوَادُّ الطَّرِيقِ وَ يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُصَلَّى فِي الْجَوَادِّ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable to perform Salah (prayer) in three locations of roads. They are al-Bayda’ which is Dhat al-Jaysh, Dhat al-Salasil, and Dajnan (names of places).’ He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) then said, ‘It is not an offense to perform Salah (prayer) above the main r
لَا يُصَلَّى فِي وَادِي الشُّقْرَةِ[2].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Salah (prayer) is not performed in al-Shuqrah valley.’”
عَشَرَةُ مَوَاضِعَ لَا يُصَلَّى فِيهَا الطِّينُ وَ الْمَاءُ وَ الْحَمَّامُ وَ الْقُبُورُ وَ مَسَانُّ الطَّرِيقِ[3] وَ قُرَى النَّمْلِ وَ مَعَاطِنُ الْإِبِلِ وَ مَجْرَى الْمَاءِ وَ السَّبَخُ وَ الثَّلْجُ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Salah (prayer) is not performed in ten places, such as in clay, water, bath houses, on graves, on main roads, ant’s colonies, camel’s barns, water beds, salt grounds and on snow.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَدِّ الطِّينِ الَّذِي لَا يُسْجَدُ فِيهِ مَا هُوَ قَالَ إِذَا غَرِقَ الْجَبْهَةُ وَ لَمْ تَثْبُتْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ قَالَ لَا يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ إِذَا صَلَّى عَشَرَةَ أَذْرُعٍ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ عَشَرَةَ أَذْرُعٍ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَ عَشَرَةَ أَذْرُعٍ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَشَرَةَ أَذْرُعٍ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثُمَّ يُص
“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about what is clay on which Sajdah (prostration) cannot be performed. He (the Imam) said, ‘Clay is that on which one’s forehead sinks lower and lower without remaining in one place on earth.’ I asked about a man who performs Salah (prayer) on graves. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not p
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع قُلْتُ إِنِّي أَخْرُجُ فِي هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَ رُبَّمَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَوْضِعٌ أُصَلِّي فِيهِ مِنَ الثَّلْجِ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَمْكَنَكَ أَنْ لَا تَسْجُدَ عَلَى الثَّلْجِ فَلَا تَسْجُدْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُمْكِنْكَ فَسَوِّهِ وَ اسْجُدْ عَلَيْهِ. - وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ اسْجُدْ عَلَى ثَوْبِكَ.
“I once said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘I may go in this direction and may not find a place to perform Salah (prayer) because of snow. He (the Imam) said, ‘If possible, do not perform Sajdah (prostration) on snow and if not, then level it and perform Sajdah (prostration) on it.’” In another Hadith it is said, ‘Perform S
فِي الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مُصْحَفٌ مَفْتُوحٌ فِي قِبْلَتِهِ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي غِلَافٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَالَ لَا يُصَلِّي الرَّجُلُ وَ فِي قِبْلَتِهِ نَارٌ أَوْ حَدِيدٌ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قِنْدِيلٌ مُعَلَّقٌ وَ فِيهِ نَارٌ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ بِحِيَالِهِ قَالَ إِذَا ارْتَفَعَ كَانَ شَرّاً لَا يُصَلِّي بِحِيَالِهِ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) and in front of him there is an open copy of Quran. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not permissible.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if it is in a cover?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘One is not to perform Sal
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي وَ السِّرَاجُ مَوْضُوعٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ فَقَالَ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ النَّارَ وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ لِأَنَّ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي لَهُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who performs Salah (prayer) with a lamp placed in his front in the direction of al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not proper for him to face fire.’ It is also narrated that it is not an offense because the One for whom Salah (prayer) is performed is closer
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَقُومُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَأَرَى قُدَّامِي فِي الْقِبْلَةِ الْعَذِرَةَ فَقَالَ تَنَحَّ عَنْهَا مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ وَ لَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى الْجَوَادِّ.
“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I stand up for Salah (prayer) and see feces in the direction of al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah). He (the Imam) said, ‘Keep away from it as much as you can and do not perform Salah (prayer) on a main road.’”
لَا تُصَلَّى الْمَكْتُوبَةُ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ[2]. - وَ رُوِيَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ يُصَلَّى فِي أَرْبَعِ جَوَانِبِهَا إِذَا اضْطُرَّ إِلَى ذَلِكَ.
‘Do not perform obligatory Salah (prayer) in al- Ka‘bah.’” In another Hadith it is narrated that Salah (prayer) is performed toward four directions if one has no choice but to do so.”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ يُصَلِّي عَلَى أَبِي قُبَيْسٍ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Can one perform Salah (prayer) on abu Qubays (name of the hill) facing the direction of al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah)? He (the Imam) said, ‘There is no offense in it.”’
سَأَلْتُ أَحَدَهُمَا ع عَنِ التَّمَاثِيلِ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِذَا كَانَتْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِكَ وَ عَنْ خَلْفِكَ أَوْ تَحْتِ رِجْلَيْكَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ فِي الْقِبْلَةِ فَأَلْقِ عَلَيْهَا ثَوْباً.
“I once asked one of the two Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about pictures in the house. He (the Imam) said, ‘There is no offense in it if it is on your right, left, behind you or under your feet. If it is in the direction of al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah), then cover it with a piece of cloth.’”
إِنْ قَامَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ قِبْلَةٌ وَ لَكِنَّهُ يَسْتَلْقِي عَلَى قَفَاهُ وَ يَفْتَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَ يَعْقِدُ بِقَلْبِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي فِي السَّمَاءِ الْبَيْتَ الْمَعْمُورَ وَ يَقْرَأُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ غَمَّضَ عَيْنَيْهِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ وَ السُّجُودُ عَلَى نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ.
“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about the case of one who at the time of Salah (prayer) is on the top of al-Ka‘bah. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he stands up there is no al-Qiblah (al-Ka‘bah) for him; however, he lies down on his back and opens his eyes to the sky and keeps in his heart al-Qiblah which is in the heaven, al-B
إِنْ كَانَ بِعَيْنٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَيْنَانِ فَلَا.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about pictures on furnishings which come in one’s view has said, ‘If there is one eye for it, it is not harmful but if it has two eyes then it is not permissible.’”
إِنْ كَانَ تُصِيبُهُ الشَّمْسُ وَ الرِّيحُ وَ كَانَ جَافّاً فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ يُتَّخَذُ مَبَالًا.
“We once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a roof on which there is urine. Can one perform Salah (prayer) there? He (the Imam) said, ‘If sun rays and wind can reach it and it is dry, there is no offense in it unless it is used as a urinating place.’”
لَا يُصَلَّى فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ خَمْرٌ أَوْ مُسْكِرٌ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Salah (prayer) is not performed in a house where wine and intoxicating items exist.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَنَازِلِ الَّتِي يَنْزِلُهَا النَّاسُ فِيهَا أَبْوَالُ الدَّوَابِ وَ السِّرْجِينُ وَ يَدْخُلُهَا الْيَهُودُ وَ النَّصَارَى كَيْفَ يُصَلَّى فِيهَا قَالَ صَلِّ عَلَى ثَوْبِكَ.
“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of these houses where people lodge, in which there is urine of animals and dung, where Jews and Christians enter. How is one to perform Salah (prayer)? He (the Imam) said, ‘Perform Salah (prayer) on your clothes.’”
قَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لَا نَدْخُلُ بَيْتاً فِيهِ صُورَةُ إِنْسَانٍ وَ لَا بَيْتاً يُبَالُ فِيهِ وَ لَا بَيْتاً فِيهِ كَلْبٌ.
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Jibril said, “O Messenger of Allah, we do not enter a house in which there are pictures of a human being, or a house used for urinating or a house where a dog exists.’””
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع أَتَانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّا مَعْشَرَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ لَا نَدْخُلُ بَيْتاً فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَ لَا تِمْثَالُ جَسَدٍ[1] وَ لَا إِنَاءٌ يُبَالُ فِيهِ.
27. Abu Afi ai-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd af-Jabbar from Safwan from ibn Muskan from Muhammad Marwan who has said the foiiowing: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Jibril came to me and said, “We the community of angels do not enter a house in which a dog exists, o