5/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 546b — Clearing the Prostration Place Once
It is disliked to smooth the pebbles or make the dirt level during salat
Hadith About Clearing the Place of Sujood Once
Sahih Muslim : 546b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 546b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ مُعَيْقِيبٍ، أَنَّهُمْ سَأَلُوا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمَسْحِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ " وَاحِدَةٌ " . وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَقَالَ فِيهِ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَيْقِيبٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَيْقِيبٌ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُسَوِّي التُّرَابَ حَيْثُ يَسْجُدُ قَالَ " إِنْ كُنْتَ فَاعِلاً فَوَاحِدَةً " .
Mu'aiqib said: They asked the Apostle (ﷺ) about the removal of (pebbles) in prayer, whereupon he said: If you do it, do it only once.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 546b-dIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1115
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 546b
Sahih Muslim 546b gives a direct answer about clearing the place of sujood in prayer. Mu’aiqib said that people asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about removing pebbles during prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied with one clear limit: if it is done, it should be done only once. Another wording in the same report mentions a man leveling the dust where he prostrates, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم again said that if he does it, it should be once. This hadith speaks to prayer etiquette in a very practical way. Searchers looking for removing pebbles in salah, leveling dust in prayer, or Sahih Muslim 546b will find the core answer here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions asked about removing pebbles during prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered with a limit: once.
- The report also mentions leveling the dust where one prostrates.
