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مَنْ مَشَى إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ لَمْ يَضَعْ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى رَطْبٍ وَ لَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ إِلَى الْأَرَضِينَ السَّابِعَةِ[2]. وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُ هَذِهِ الْأَخْبَارَ مُسْنَدَةً وَ مَا رَوَيْتُ فِي مَعْنَاهَا فِي كِتَابِ فَضْلِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَ حُرْمَتِهَا وَ مَا جَاءَ فِيهَا

Hadith.701 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever walks to the mosque, every step they take—whether it falls upon something moist or dry—glorifies Allah (swt) for them down to the seventh earth”.

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌[3] صَلَاةٌ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ تَعْدِلُ أَلْفَ صَلَاةٍ وَ صَلَاةٌ

Hadith.702 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said : "A prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) is equivalent to one thousand prayers. A prayer in the Great Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) is equivalent to one hundred thousand prayers. A prayer in the Mosque of the Tribe (Masjid al-Qabilah) is equivalent to twenty-five prayers. A pra

مَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِداً كَمَفْحَصِ قَطَاةٍ[1] بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي الْجَنَّةِ

Hadith.703 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Whoever builds a mosque as small as a sandgrouse’s nest, Allah (swt) will build for them a house in Paradise."

وَ قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءُ وَ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَضَعُ الْأَحْجَارَ[2] فَقُلْتُ هَذَا مِنْ ذَاكَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ.

Hadith.704 - Abu Ubaidah Al-Hadha’ said: "Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) passed by me while I was between Makkah and Madinah placing stones. I asked: 'Is this from that?' Imam (as) said: 'Yes.'"

نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَا تَضُرُّكُمُ الصَّلَاةُ فِيهَا.

Hadith.705 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about covered (roofed) mosques, whether standing (prayer) in them is disliked. Imam (as) said: "Yes, but praying in them does not harm you."

أَوَّلُ مَا يَبْدَأُ بِهِ قَائِمُنَا سُقُوفُ الْمَسَاجِدِ فَيُكَسِّرُهَا وَ يَأْمُرُ بِهَا فَيُجْعَلُ عَرِيشاً كَعَرِيشِ مُوسَى[1]

Hadith.706 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "The first thing our Qa'im (the awaited savior Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (as) ) will do is to break the roofs of the mosques and order them to be made as an open canopy (like the canopy of Musa (as))”.

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع- إِذَا رَأَى الْمَحَارِيبَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ كَسَّرَهَا وَ يَقُولُ كَأَنَّهَا مَذَابِحُ الْيَهُودِ.

Hadith.707 - When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw the niches (mihrabs) in mosques, he would break them and say, "It is as if they are the altars of the Jews."

وَ رَأَى عَلِيٌّ ع مَسْجِداً بِالْكُوفَةِ قَدْ شُرِّفَ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ بِيعَةٌ إِنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لَا تُشَرَّفُ تُبْنَى جُمّاً.

Hadith.708 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) saw a mosque in Kufa that had been decorated or elevated and said: "It is as if it is a church. Mosques are not to be adorned; they should be built plain (simple)."

لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.709 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), was asked about using clay mixed with straw to plaster the mosque or the house where prayers are offered. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.710 - He was asked about using plaster that had been prepared with dung for plastering a mosque. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm."

إِذَا نُظِّفَ وَ أُصْلِحَ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.711 - Abu Al-Hasan al-Awwal, Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) was asked about a house that had been used as a latrine for a period of time and whether it would be suitable to make it into a mosque. Imam (as) said: "If it is cleaned and repaired, then there is no harm."

لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَيَصْلُحُ الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي كَانَ حَشّاً زَمَاناً أَنْ يُنَظَّفَ وَ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِداً- قَالَ نَعَمْ‌[1] إِذَا أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ التُّرَابِ مَا يُوَارِيهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُنَظِّفُهُ وَ يُطَهِّرُهُ.

Hadith.712 - Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a mosque within a house, where the owners might wish to expand part of it or move it from its original location. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in that." Ubaydullah then asked: "Would it be suitable for a place that was previ

وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ- مَنِ اخْتَلَفَ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ أَصَابَ إِحْدَى الثَّمَانِ أَخاً مُسْتَفَاداً فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[2] أَوْ عِلْماً مُسْتَطْرَفاً أَوْ آيَةً مُحْكَمَةً أَوْ رَحْمَةً مُنْتَظَرَةً أَوْ كَلِمَةً تَرُدُّهُ عَنْ رَدًى أَوْ يَسْمَعُ كَلِمَةً تَدُلُّهُ عَلَى هُدًى أَوْ يَتْرُكُ ذَنْباً خَشْيَةً أَوْ حَيَاءً[3].

Hadith.713 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "Whoever frequently visits the mosques will attain one of eight benefits: a brother (friend) beneficial in the cause of Allah (swt), newly acquired knowledge, a definitive verse (of guidance), a mercy awaited, a word that turns him away

وَ سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ ص رَجُلًا يُنْشِدُ ضَالَّةً فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ قُولُوا لَهُ لَا رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ ضَالَّتَكَ فَإِنَّهَا[4] لِغَيْرِ هَذَا بُنِيَتْ.

Hadith.714 - The Prophet (sw), heard a man searching for a lost item in the mosque and said: "Say to him, 'May Allah (swt) not return your lost item to you,' for the mosque was not built for this purpose."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «جَنِّبُوا مَسَاجِدَكُمْ صِبْيَانَكُمْ وَ مَجَانِينَكُمْ وَ رَفْعَ أَصْوَاتِكُمْ وَ شِرَاءَكُمْ وَ بَيْعَكُمْ وَ اَلضَّالَّةَ وَ اَلْحُدُودَ وَ اَلْأَحْكَامَ.

Hadith.715 - Imam (as) said: "Keep your children, the insane, raising of voices, buying and selling, seeking lost items, and administering legal punishments and rulings away from your mosques”.

مَنْ أَسْرَجَ فِي مَسْجِدٍ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اللَّهِ سِرَاجاً لَمْ تَزَلِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ حَمَلَةُ الْعَرْشِ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ مَا دَامَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَسْجِدِ ضَوْءٌ مِنَ السِّرَاجِ

Hadith.716 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) said: "Whoever lights a lamp in one of the mosques of Allah (swt), the angels and the bearers of the Throne will continue to seek forgiveness for them as long as there remains any light from that lamp in the mosque."

إِذَا أَخْرَجَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْحَصَاةَ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ فَلْيَرُدَّهَا فِي مَكَانِهَا أَوْ فِي مَسْجِدٍ آخَرَ فَإِنَّهَا تُسَبِّحُ[1]. وَ لَا يَجُوزُ لِلْحَائِضِ وَ الْجُنُبِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَا الْمَسْجِدَ إِلَّا مُجْتَازَيْنِ[2]

Hadith.717 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If any of you takes a pebble from the mosque, let them return it to its place or to another mosque, for it glorifies Allah (swt)”.

خَيْرُ مَسَاجِدِ نِسَائِكُمُ الْبُيُوتُ

Hadith.718 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The best mosques for your women are their homes."

لَا يَجُوزُ فَإِنَّ الْمَجُوسَ أَوْقَفُوا عَلَى بُيُوتِ النَّارِ[3].

Hadith.719 - Imam (as) was asked about endowing property to mosques, and He said: "It is not permissible, for the Magians endowed property for their fire temples”.

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ مَكْتُوباً أَنَّ بُيُوتِي فِي الْأَرْضِ الْمَسَاجِدُ فَطُوبَى لِعَبْدٍ تَطَهَّرَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ زَارَنِي فِي بَيْتِي أَلَا إِنَّ عَلَى الْمَزُورِ كَرَامَةَ الزَّائِرِ[1] أَلَا بَشِّرِ الْمَشَّاءِينَ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ بِالنُّورِ السَّاطِعِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.

Hadith.720 - It is narrated "In the Torah, it is written that 'My houses on earth are the mosques. Glad tidings to the servant who purifies themselves in their home and then visits Me in My house. Surely, it is incumbent upon the host to honor their guest. Give glad tidings to those who walk in the darkness to the mosq

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ الْبُيُوتَ الَّتِي يُصَلَّى فِيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ يُضِي‌ءُ نُورُهَا لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ كَمَا يُضِي‌ءُ نُورُ الْكَوَاكِبِ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ.

Hadith.721 - It is narrated: "The houses in which prayers are offered at night shine with light for the inhabitants of the heavens just as the stars shine with light for the inhabitants of the earth."

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع- مَرَّ عَلَى مَنَارَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ فَأَمَرَ بِهَدْمِهَا- ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا تُرْفَعُ الْمَنَارَةُ إِلَّا مَعَ سَطْحِ الْمَسْجِدِ[2].

Hadith.722 - It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), passed by a tall minaret and ordered it to be demolished. He then said: "The minaret should not be raised higher than the roof of the mosque”.

«وَ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وتَعَالَى لَيُرِيدُ عَذَابَ أَهْلِ اَلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً حَتَّى لاَ يُحَاشِيَ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً فَإِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى اَلشِّيبِ نَاقِلِي أَقْدَامِهِمْ إِلَى اَلصَّلَوَاتِ وَ اَلْوِلْدَانِ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ اَلْقُرْآنَ رَحِمَهُمُ اَللَّهُ فَأَخَّرَ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ. ومن أراد دخول المسجد فليدخل على سكون ووقار فإن المساجد بيوت الله وأحب البقاع إليه، وأحبهم إلى الله عز وجل [رجلا] أولهم دخولا وآخرهم خ

Hadith.723 - "And indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, intends to bring punishment upon all the people of the earth without exception. But when He looks at the elderly, who move their feet to the prayers and the children learning the Qur'an, He has mercy on them and withholds that punishment”.

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ أُعْطِيتُ خَمْساً لَمْ يُعْطَهَا أَحَدٌ قَبْلِي جُعِلَتْ لِيَ‌

Hadith.724 - The Prophet, said: "I was given five things that no one was given before me: The entire earth was made a place of prayer and a means of purification for me, I was aided with fear (cast into the hearts of my enemies), war booty was made lawful for me, I was given concise speech (Jawaami' al-Kalim), and I wa

عَشَرَةُ مَوَاضِعَ لَا يُصَلَّى فِيهَا الطِّينُ وَ الْمَاءُ وَ الْحَمَّامُ وَ الْقُبُورُ وَ مَسَانُّ الطَّرِيقِ[4] وَ قُرَى النَّمْلِ وَ مَعَاطِنُ الْإِبِلِ وَ مَجْرَى الْمَاءِ- وَ السَّبَخَةُ وَ الثَّلْجُ[1]

Hadith.725 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There are ten places where prayer should not be performed: mud, water, baths, graves, paths frequently used by travelers, ant hills, camel resting places, watercourses, salty land (sabkha), and snow”.

وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّهُ لاَ يُصَلَّى فِي اَلْبَيْدَاءِ وَ لاَ ذَاتِ اَلصَّلاَصِلِ وَ لاَ فِي وَادِي اَلشُّقْرَةِ وَ لاَ فِي وَادِي ضَجْنَانَ».

Hadith.726 - It is narrated that prayer should not be performed in al-Bayda', Dhat al-Salasil, the valley of al-Shaqra, or the valley of Dajnan.

فِي بَيْتِ اَلْحَمَّامِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ اَلْمَوْضِعُ نَظِيفاً فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِالصَّلاَةِ» يَعْنِي اَلْمَسْلَخَ.

Hadith.727 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about praying in the bathhouse. Imam (as) said: "If the place is clean, then there is no harm in praying, referring specifically to the changing area (maslakh).”

كُلُّ طَرِيقٍ يُوطَأُ وَ يُتَطَرَّقُ كَانَتْ فِيهِ جَادَّةٌ أَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَا يَنْبَغِي الصَّلَاةُ فِيهِ قِيلَ فَأَيْنَ يُصَلَّى قَالَ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً

Hadith.728 - Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) said: "Any path that is trodden and commonly used, whether it has a main road or not, should not be used for prayer." He was asked: "Then where should one pray?" Imam (as) said: "To the right or to the left (of the path)."

صَلِّ وَ لَا تُصَلِّ فِي أَعْطَانِ الْإِبِلِ‌[3] إِلَّا أَنْ تَخَافَ عَلَى مَتَاعِكَ الضَّيْعَةَ فَاكْنُسْهُ وَ رُشَّهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَ صَلِّ فِيهِ قَالَ وَ كُرِهَ الصَّلَاةُ فِي السَّبَخَةِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَكَاناً لَيِّناً تَقَعُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَبْهَةُ مُسْتَوِيَةً[4].

Hadith.729 - And Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about praying in sheep pens, and Imam (as) said: "Pray there, but do not pray in camel enclosures unless you fear for the safety of your belongings; in that case, sweep it and sprinkle it with water, then pray there." He also said: "Prayer in a salty l

لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ‌[5] وَ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ أَحْيَاناً يَرُشُّ مَوْضِعَ جَبْهَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ

Hadith.730 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about praying in the houses of the Magians (Zoroastrians) if they are sprinkled with water, and He said: "There is no harm in it." He then mentioned that he sometimes saw someone on the road to Makkah sprinkling water on the spot where they placed their foreh

عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي الْبِيَعِ وَ الْكَنَائِسِ فَقَالَ صَلِّ فِيهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَ إِنْ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ فِيهَا أُصَلِّي فِيهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ أَ مَا تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ- قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلى شاكِلَتِهِ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدى سَبِيلًا صَلِّ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَ دَعْهُمْ

Hadith.731 - Saleh ibn Al-Hakam reported that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about praying in synagogues and churches. Imam (as) said: "Pray in them." Salih then asked: "Even if they (non-Muslims) are praying there?" Imam (as) said: "Yes. Do you not recite the Qur'an: 'Say, each acts according to their

إِذَا جَفَّفَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ فَهُوَ طَاهِرٌ[3].

Hadith.732 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about urine that is present on a rooftop or in a place where one prays. Imam (as) said: "If the sun dries it, then you may pray on it, for it is purified”.

صَلِّ عَلَى ثَوْبِكَ.

Hadith.733 - Amir ibn Nuaym al-Qummi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about places where people stay that contain the urine of animals, manure, and are frequented by Jews and Christians. He asked: "What should we do about praying in such places?" Abu 'Abdillah replied: "Pray on your garment."

يُصَلِّي فِيهَا وَ يَتَجَنَّبُ قَارِعَةَ الطَّرِيقِ‌[6].

Hadith.734 - Ali ibn Mahziyar asked Abu Al-Hasan the Third, Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Hadi (as), about a man who finds himself in the desert (al-Bayda') when the time for an obligatory prayer comes and does not leave the desert until the prayer's time has passed. He asked: "What should he do about the prayer, given that

وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ ع أَيُّوبُ بْنُ نُوحٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ- يَتَنَحَّى عَنِ الْجَوَادِّ يَمْنَةً وَ يَسْرَةً وَ يُصَلِّي.

Hadith.735 - It was narrated from Imam (as) said, by Ayyub ibn Nuh that He said: "One should move away from the main roads to the right or to the left and pray."

نَعَمْ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ هَلْ تَصْلُحُ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

Hadith.736 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a house or room that does not receive sunlight and in which urine might be present and where one bathes after major ritual impurity (janabah). He asked if it is permissible to pray there once it has dried? Imam (as) said: "Yes." Ali

إِذَا جُفِّفَتْ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهَا[2].

Hadith.737 - Ammar ibn Musa al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a mat made of reeds that had been wetted with impure water, and whether it is permissible to pray on it. Imam (as) said: "If it has dried, then there is no harm in praying on it”.

لَا بَأْسَ بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهَا.

Hadith.738 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a cushion (shadhakunah) that may have come into contact with major ritual impurity (janabah) and whether it is permissible to pray on it while it is in a carriage (mahmil). Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in praying on it."

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى كُلِّ التَّمَاثِيلِ إِذَا جَعَلْتَهَا تَحْتَكَ.

Hadith.739 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that He said: "There is no harm in praying on any images (representations) if you place them beneath you."

لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تُجَاهَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مِمَّا يَلِي الْقِبْلَةَ فَغَطِّهِ وَ صَلِّ.

Hadith.740 - Laith al-Muradi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about cushions in the house that have images on them, whether they are to the right or to the left. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it as long as they are not facing the Qibla. If any of them are in front of you, facing the Qibla, then cover

وَ سُئِلَ‌ عَنِ التَّمَاثِيلِ تَكُونُ فِي الْبِسَاطِ لَهَا عَيْنَانِ وَ أَنْتَ تُصَلِّي‌[6] فَقَالَ‌

Hadith.741 – He, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), was asked about images on a carpet that have two eyes while you are praying. Imam (as) said: "If it has one eye, then there is no harm, but if it has two eyes and you are praying, then it is not permissible."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ لَا بَأْسَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ أَنْتَ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى التَّصَاوِيرِ إِذَا كَانَتْ بِعَيْنٍ وَاحِدَةٍ[2].

Hadith.742 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There is no harm in praying while looking at images if they have only one eye."

لَا تُصَلِّ فِي دَارٍ فِيهَا كَلْبٌ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ وَ أَغْلَقْتَ دُونَهُ بَاباً فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَا تَدْخُلُ بَيْتاً فِيهِ كَلْبٌ[3] وَ لَا بَيْتاً فِيهِ تَمَاثِيلُ وَ لَا بَيْتاً فِيهِ بَوْلٌ مَجْمُوعٌ فِي آنِيَةٍ[4]. وَ لَا يَجُوزُ الصَّلَاةُ فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ خَمْرٌ مَحْصُورَةٌ فِي آنِيَةٍ

Hadith.743 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Do not pray in a house where there is a dog, except if it is a hunting dog and you have closed a door between you and it, then there is no harm. Indeed, the angels do not enter a house where there is a dog, nor a house with images, nor a house with urine collect

وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- مَنْ كَانَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ‌[5] فَلْيُومِ إِيمَاءً وَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي أَرْضٍ مُنْقَطِعَةٍ[6].

Hadith.744 - Abu Basir narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "Whoever is in a place where they cannot reach the ground should make gestures (for prayer), even if they are in a remote area”.

يُومِئُ إِيمَاءً.

Hadith.745 - Sama’a ibn Mehran asked Him about a captive taken by the polytheists who is prevented from performing prayer by his captor. Imam (as) said: "He should make gestures (for prayer)."

إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا قَدْرُ شِبْرٍ صَلَّتْ بِحِذَاهُ وَحْدَهَا[2] وَ هُوَ وَحْدَهُ لَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.746 - Muawiya ibn Wahb asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man and a woman praying in the same room. Imam (as) said: "If there is a space of about a handspan (shibr) between them, She may pray beside him alone and he alone; there is no harm."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع- إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَهُ قَدْرُ مَا يُتَخَطَّى أَوْ قَدْرُ عَظْمِ ذِرَاعٍ فَصَاعِداً فَلَا بَأْسَ إِنْ صَلَّتْ بِحِذَاهُ وَحْدَهَا.

Hadith.747 - In the narration of Zurarah from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), said: "If there is a distance between her and him that is about the length of a step or about the length of a cubit or more, then there is no harm if She prays beside him alone."

- «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ اَلْمَرْأَةُ بِحِذَاءِ اَلرَّجُلِ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي فَإِنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ يُصَلِّي وَ عَائِشَةُ مُضْطَجِعَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ وَ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ غَمَزَ رِجْلَيْهَا فَرَفَعَتْ رِجْلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَسْجُدَ.

Hadith.748 - Jamil narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) in which He said: "There is no harm if a woman prays beside a man while he is praying. Indeed, The Prophet (sw) would pray while Aisha was lying down in front of him, even though She was menstruating. When he wanted to prostrate, he would touch her

لَا وَ إِنْ دُبِغَ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً.

Hadith.749 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he asked him about wearing the skin of a dead animal (carrion) during prayer if it has been tanned. Imam (as) said: "No, even if it has been tanned seventy times."

كَانَتَا مِنْ جِلْدِ حِمَارٍ مَيِّتٍ.

Hadith.750 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the verse in which Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, said to Musa (as): "Remove your sandals, for you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa" (Surah Taha 20:12). Imam (as) said: "They were made from the skin of a dead donkey."