5/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 546c — Removing Pebbles in Salah One Time
It is disliked to smooth the pebbles or make the dirt level during salat
Hadith About Removing Pebbles in Salah One Time
Sahih Muslim : 546c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 546c
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 546c
This report, Sahih Muslim 546c, repeats the same prayer etiquette lesson about removing pebbles in salah. Mu’aiqib said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about wiping or clearing during prayer. The answer was brief: one time. The narration also includes the wording about a man leveling the dust where he prostrates, with the same limit that if he does it, it should be once. The hadith does not encourage repeated adjustment of the ground. It gives a narrow allowance when needed. For terms like removing pebbles in prayer hadith, smoothing dust in sujood, and Sahih Muslim 546c, this is the main teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- The question was about clearing or wiping during prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that it should be done one time.
- The report includes the case of leveling dust at the place of prostration.
