5/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 546d — Limit Ground Adjustment in Prayer
It is disliked to smooth the pebbles or make the dirt level during salat
Hadith About Limiting Movement in Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 546d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 546d
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 546d
Sahih Muslim 546d carries the same wording about limiting movement in prayer when clearing the place of prostration. Mu’aiqib reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about removing pebbles in prayer, and he answered that it should be one time. The narration also mentions a man smoothing the dust where he prostrates, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if he does so, it should be once. The point is not to keep adjusting the prayer place over and over. The text allows a needed action while keeping it limited. This helps users searching Sahih Muslim 546d, ground adjustment in prayer, or wipe pebbles once hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about removing pebbles in prayer.
- He limited the action to one time.
- The same limit is mentioned for leveling dust where one prostrates.
