Muwatta Imam Malik — Shortening the Prayer

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would neither pass in front of anyone, nor let anyone pass in front of him

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان لا يمر بين يدى احد ولا يدع احدا يمر بين يديه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "I approached, riding on a donkey, while the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was leading the people in prayer at Mina, and I was, at that time, nearing puberty. I passed in front of part of the row, dismounted, sent the donkey off to graze, and then joined the row, and no one rebuked me for doing so

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن مسعود، عن عبد الله بن عباس، انه قال اقبلت راكبا على اتان - وانا يوميذ قد ناهزت الاحتلام - ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي للناس بمنى فمررت بين يدى بعض الصف فنزلت فارسلت الاتان ترتع ودخلت في الصف فلم ينكر ذلك على احد

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn Abi Waqqas used to pass in front of some of the rows while the prayer was in progress. Malik said, "I consider that it is permissible to do that if the iqama for the prayer has been said and the imam has said the initial takbir and a man cannot find any way into the mosque except by going between the rows

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان سعد بن ابي وقاص، كان يمر بين يدى بعض الصفوف والصلاة قايمة . قال مالك وانا ارى ذلك واسعا اذا اقيمت الصلاة وبعد ان يحرم الامام ولم يجد المرء مدخلا الى المسجد الا بين الصفوف

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "Things that pass in front of a man praying do not break his prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان علي بن ابي طالب، قال لا يقطع الصلاة شىء مما يمر بين يدى المصلي

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "Things that pass in front of a man praying do not break his prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم بن عبد الله، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يقول لا يقطع الصلاة شىء مما يمر بين يدى المصلي

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar would use the animal he was riding as a sutra when he prayed

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، انه بلغه ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يستتر براحلته اذا صلى

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father used to pray in the desert without a sutra

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، ان اباه، كان يصلي في الصحراء الى غير سترة

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu Jafar al-Qari said, "I saw Abdullah ibn Umar quickly brush away the small stones from the place where he was going to put his forehead as he was going down into sajda

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابي جعفر القاري، انه قال رايت عبد الله بن عمر اذا اهوى ليسجد مسح الحصباء لموضع جبهته مسحا خفيفا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that Abu Dharr used to say, "Brush away the small stones with one sweep, but if you leave them it is better than a red camel

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، انه بلغه ان ابا ذر، كان يقول مسح الحصباء مسحة واحدة وتركها خير من حمر النعم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to order the rows to be straightened, and when they had come to him and told him that the rows were straight he would say the takbir

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عمر بن الخطاب، كان يامر بتسوية الصفوف فاذا جاءوه فاخبروه ان قد استوت كبر

Yahya related to me from Malik from his paternal uncle, Abu Suhayl ibn Malik, that his father said, "I was with Uthman ibn Affan when the iqama was said for the prayer and I was talking to him about being assigned a definite allowance by him. I continued talking to him while he was levelling some small stones with his sandals, and then some men that he had entrusted to straighten the rows came and told him that the rows were straight. He said to me, 'Line up in the row,' and then he said the takbir

وحدثني عن مالك، عن عمه ابي سهيل بن مالك، عن ابيه، انه قال كنت مع عثمان بن عفان فقامت الصلاة وانا اكلمه، في ان يفرض، لي فلم ازل اكلمه وهو يسوي الحصباء بنعليه حتى جاءه رجال قد كان وكلهم بتسوية الصفوف . فاخبروه ان الصفوف قد استوت فقال لي استو في الصف . ثم كبر

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abd al-Karim ibn Abi'l-Mukhariq al-Basri said, "Among things the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said and did are:'As long as you do not feel ashamed, do whatever you wish', the placing of one hand on the other in prayer (one places the right hand on the left), being quick to break the fast, and delaying the meal before dawn

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن عبد الكريم بن ابي المخارق البصري، انه قال من كلام النبوة اذا لم تستحي فافعل ما شيت ووضع اليدين احداهما على الاخرى في الصلاة يضع اليمنى على اليسرى وتعجيل الفطر والاستيناء بالسحور

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar that Sahl ibn Sad said, "People used to be ordered to place their right hands on their left forearms in the prayer." Abu Hazim added, "I know for sure that Sahl traces that back to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي حازم بن دينار، عن سهل بن سعد، انه قال كان الناس يومرون ان يضع الرجل اليد اليمنى على ذراعه اليسرى في الصلاة . قال ابو حازم لا اعلم الا انه ينمي ذلك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar did not say qunut in any of the prayers

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان لا يقنت في شىء من الصلاة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Abdullah ibn al-Arqam used to lead his companions in prayer. The time for prayer came one day and he went to relieve himself. When he returned, he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If you wish to defecate, you should do so before the prayer

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، ان عبد الله بن الارقم، كان يوم اصحابه فحضرت الصلاة يوما فذهب لحاجته ثم رجع فقال اني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " اذا اراد احدكم الغايط فليبدا به قبل الصلاة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "You should not pray while you are holding your bowels

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، ان عمر بن الخطاب، قال لا يصلين احدكم وهو ضام بين وركيه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The angels ask for blessings on each one of you as long as he is in the place where he has prayed and has not discharged anything. They say, 'Allah, forgive him. Allah have mercy on him

وحدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " الملايكة تصلي على احدكم ما دام في مصلاه الذي صلى فيه ما لم يحدث اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه

Malik said, "I do not consider that his words, 'has not discharged anything' refer to anything other than the discharges that break wudu." Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You are in prayer as long as the prayer detains you and there is nothing that prevents you from returning to your family except the prayer

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا يزال احدكم في صلاة ما كانت الصلاة تحبسه لا يمنعه ان ينقلب الى اهله الا الصلاة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, that Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman used to say, "Someone who goes to the mosque in the morning or the afternoon with no intention of going anywhere else, either to learn good or teach it, is like someone who does jihad in the way of Allah and returns with booty

وحدثني عن مالك، عن سمى، مولى ابي بكر ان ابا بكر بن عبد الرحمن، كان يقول من غدا او راح الى المسجد لا يريد غيره ليتعلم خيرا او ليعلمه ثم رجع الى بيته كان كالمجاهد في سبيل الله رجع غانما

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nuaym ibn Abdullah al-Mujmir that he heard Abu Hurayra say, "If any one of you prays and then sits down in the spot where he has prayed, the angels ask blessings on him saying, 'Allah, forgive him. Allah, have mercy on him.' And if he moves from the spot where he has prayed and sits elsewhere in the mosque waiting for the prayer, he remains in prayer until he prays

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نعيم بن عبد الله المجمر، انه سمع ابا هريرة، يقول اذا صلى احدكم ثم جلس في مصلاه لم تزل الملايكة تصلي عليه اللهم اغفر له اللهم ارحمه فان قام من مصلاه فجلس في المسجد ينتظر الصلاة لم يزل في صلاة حتى يصلي