The One Praying Encounters Predatory Animals and Harmful Creatures and He Kills Them

يَقْتُلُهُمَا.

يُلْقِيهَا عَنْهُ إِنْ شَاءَ أَوْ يَدْفِنُهَا فِي الْحَصَى.

Hadith.1068 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a person who is harmed by an animal while he is praying. He (as) replied: "He should throw it away from him if he wishes, or bury it in the pebbles."

لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.1069 - Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a person who scratches himself while in prayer. He (as) replied: "There is no harm."

لَا[1].

Hadith.1070 - He asked him about a person who kills a louse, a flea, a mosquito, or a fly while in prayer. Does this invalidate his prayer and wudu? Imam (as) said: "No."

يَقْطَعُ صَلَاتَهُ وَ يُحْرِزُ مَتَاعَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَتَفَلَّتُ عَلَيْهِ دَابَّتُهُ فَيَخَافُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُ فِيهَا عَنَتٌ‌[2] فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ صَلَاتَهُ وَ يُحْرِزَ وَ يَعُودَ إِلَى صَلَاتِهِ.

Hadith.1071 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked him about a man who is performing the obligatory prayer while standing and forgets his bag or belongings, fearing they might be lost or damaged. Imam (as) said: "He may cut his prayer and secure his belongings." Sama’a then said: "What if his animal breaks loose and he fears it mig

إِنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَهُ خُطْوَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَلْيَخْطُ وَ يَقْتُلُهَا وَ إِلَّا فَلَا.

Hadith.1072 - Ammar al-Sabati asked him about a man who is in prayer and sees a snake in front of him. Is it permissible for him to step forward and kill it? Imam (as) said: "If there is just one step between him and the snake, then he may step forward and kill it; otherwise, he should not."

إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَرِيضَةِ[3]-

"If you are in the obligatory prayer and you see one of your servants who has run away, or a debtor to whom you owe money, or a snake that you fear for your life, then break your prayer, follow your servant or debtor, and kill the snake."