4/47. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 503b — Staff as Sutrah in Prayer
The Sutrah (Screen) For One Who Is Praying, And The Recommendation To Pray Facing A Sutrah. The Ruling On Passing In Front Of One Who Is Praying, And Preventing One Who Wants To Pass In Front. It Is Permissible To Lie Down In Front Of One Who Is Praying, Praying Towards One's Mount. The Command To Stand Close To The Sutrah. The Height Of The Suirah, And Related Matters
Staff as Sutrah: Hadith About the Prophet Leading Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 503b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 503b
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْنُ بْنُ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي قُبَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ مِنْ أَدَمٍ وَرَأَيْتُ بِلاَلاً أَخْرَجَ وَضُوءًا فَرَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ يَبْتَدِرُونَ ذَلِكَ الْوَضُوءَ فَمَنْ أَصَابَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا تَمَسَّحَ بِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُصِبْ مِنْهُ أَخَذَ مِنْ بَلَلِ يَدِ صَاحِبِهِ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ بِلاَلاً أَخْرَجَ عَنَزَةً فَرَكَزَهَا وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي حُلَّةٍ حَمْرَاءَ مُشَمِّرًا فَصَلَّى إِلَى الْعَنَزَةِ بِالنَّاسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَرَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ وَالدَّوَابَّ يَمُرُّونَ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ الْعَنَزَةِ .
Abu Juhaifa Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (in Mecca at al-Abtah) in a red leather tent. and I saw Bilal take the ablution water (left by Allah's Messenger), and I saw the people racing, with one another to get that ablution water. If anyone got some of it, he rubbed himself with it, and anyone who did not get any got some of the moisture from his companion's hand. I then saw Bilal take a staff and fix it in the ground, after which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out quickly in a red mantle and led the people in two rak'ahs facing the staff, and I saw people and animals passing in front of the staff.
[1] Meaning, lifting it due to being in a hurry,Reference : Sahih Muslim 503bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 282USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1015
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 503b
This hadith describes the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in a red leather tent and Bilal taking out the remaining ablution water. Abu Juhaifa saw people racing to get some of that water; those who got it rubbed themselves with it, and those who did not got moisture from another person’s hand. Then Bilal took a staff and fixed it in the ground. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) came out in a red mantle and led the people in two rak’ahs facing the staff. Abu Juhaifa also saw people and animals passing in front of the staff. The main lesson is the use of a fixed staff as a sutrah before prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bilal fixed a staff before the prayer.
- The Prophet led two rak’ahs facing the staff.
- People and animals passed in front of the staff, not directly before him.
