Usul16

Prayer on a Ship

14 narrations

Related topics

The Description of the Ablution of the Ameer Ul Momineen4The Limits of Ablution, Its Order and Reward20The Chapter of Siwak19The Reason for Ablution2On Those Who Omit Wudu or Part of it, or Doubts in Its Completion8What Nullifies Ablution12What Defiles Clothing and the Body21The Reason Why Ghusl (ritual bath) is Obligatory for Janabah (ritual impurity) but Not Urine and Feces2The Chapter of Ritual Baths (ghusl)6Water; Its Purity and Impurity35The Method of Ghusl for Janabah (ritual Bath for Sexual impurity)1420 - Ghusl for Menstruation and Postpartum20
faqih-1321Vol. 1, p. 456

يَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ يَصُفُّ رِجْلَيْهِ- فَإِنْ دَارَتْ‌[3] وَ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَ إِلَّا فَلْيُصَلِّ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ وَ إِنْ أَمْكَنَهُ الْقِيَامُ فَلْيُصَلِّ قَائِماً وَ إِلَّا فَلْيَقْعُدْ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي‌[4].

Hadith.1320 - Ubaydullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Abu Abdullah (as) about praying on a ship. Imam (as) said: "Face the Qiblah and place your feet firmly. If the ship turns and you are able to adjust to face the Qiblah, then do so. If not, then pray in whatever direction it turns you. If you can stand, then pray standing

faqih-1322Vol. 1, p. 456-457

وَ قَالَ لَهُ جَمِيلُ بْنُ دَرَّاجٍ‌ تَكُونُ السَّفِينَةُ قَرِيبَةً مِنَ الْجُدِّ-[5] فَأَخْرُجُ وَ أُصَلِّي قَالَ صَلِّ فِيهَا أَ مَا تَرْضَى بِصَلَاةِ نُوحٍ ع‌[1].

Hadith.1321 - Jamil ibn Darraj asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)): "The ship is close to the shore ; should I disembark and pray?" He (as) replied: "Pray on it (the ship). Are you not content with the prayer of Noah (as)?"

faqih-1323Vol. 1, p. 457

وَ قَالَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ‌[2] نَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْأَهْوَازِ فِي السُّفُنِ فَنُجَمِّعُ فِيهَا الصَّلَاةَ[3] فَقَالَ نَعَمْ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ فَنَسْجُدُ عَلَى مَا فِيهَا وَ عَلَى الْقِيرِ[4] قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.1322 - Ibrahim ibn Maymun said to him (Abu Abdullah (as)): "We travel to Ahwaz in ships, and we combine the prayers on board." He (as) replied: "Yes, there is no harm in that." He further asked: "And we prostrate on what is in the ship and on the pitch (tar)?" Imam (as) said: "There is no harm."

faqih-1326Vol. 1, p. 458

إِنْ صَلَّيْتَ فَحَسَنٌ‌[2] وَ إِنْ خَرَجْتَ فَحَسَنٌ وَ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي السَّفِينَةِ وَ هِيَ تَأْخُذُ شَرْقاً وَ غَرْباً فَقَالَ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ كَبِّرْ ثُمَّ دُرْ مَعَ السَّفِينَةِ حَيْثُ دَارَتْ بِكَ‌[3].

Hadith.1325 - Yunus ibn Ya'qub asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about praying in the Euphrates or smaller rivers while on a ship. Imam (as) said: "If you pray (on the ship), it is good, and if you disembark to pray, it is also good." He further asked about praying on a ship that moves eastward and westward.

faqih-1327Vol. 1, p. 458

إِنْ كَانَتْ مُحَمَّلَةً ثَقِيلَةً إِذَا قُمْتَ فِيهَا لَمْ تَتَحَرَّكْ فَصَلِّ قَائِماً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ خَفِيفَةً تَكَفَّأُ فَصَلِّ قَاعِداً[5].

Hadith.1326 - Harun ibn Hamzah al-Ghanawi asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)) about praying on a ship. Imam (as) said: "If it is heavily loaded and does not move when you stand, then pray standing. But if it is light and unstable, then pray seated."

faqih-1330Vol. 1, p. 459

وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌[3] لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ‌ إِذَا عَزَمَ اللَّهُ لَكَ عَلَى الْبَحْرِ[4] فَقُلِ الَّذِي قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَجْراها وَ مُرْساها[5] إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ‌ فَإِذَا اضْطَرَبَ بِكَ الْبَحْرُ فَاتَّكِ عَلَى جَانِبِكَ الْأَيْمَنِ وَ قُلْ- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اسْكُنْ بِسَكِينَةِ اللَّهِ وَ قِرَّ بِقَرَارِ اللَّهِ وَ اهْدَأْ[6] بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّة

Hadith.1329 - Abu Ja'far (as) said to some of his companions: "When Allah (swt) grants you the opportunity to embark on the sea, recite what Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'In the Name of Allah (swt) shall be its sailing and its anchoring; indeed, my Lord (azj) is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful' (Qur'an 11:4