43/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2748 — Distractions in Prayer
What Has Been Related About 'Sneezing During Salat Is From Ash-Shaitan'
Hadith About Yawning During Salah and Distractions
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2748
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2748
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الْيَقْظَانِ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَفَعَهُ قَالَ " الْعُطَاسُ وَالنُّعَاسُ وَالتَّثَاؤُبُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَالْحَيْضُ وَالْقَىْءُ وَالرُّعَافُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْيَقْظَانِ . قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا اسْمُ جَدِّ عَدِيٍّ قَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي . وَذُكِرَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ مَعِينٍ قَالَ اسْمُهُ دِينَارٌ .
Narrated Abu Yaqzan: From 'Adi - And He Is Ibn Thabit - From His Father, From His Grandfather - [From The Prophet (ﷺ)]: "Sneezing, Dozing And Yawning During Salat, And Menstruation, Regurgitation And Nosebleeds Are From Ash-Shaitan."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2748In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2748
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2748
This narration lists several matters and says they are from Ash-Shaitan: sneezing, dozing and yawning during Salat, along with menstruation, regurgitation and nosebleeds. Because the wording is unusual and At-Tirmidhi notes that the hadith is gharib, the explanation should stay very close to the text. The core topic is distractions in prayer, especially yawning during salah. The report points the reader to be alert in prayer and not treat sleepiness, yawning, and bodily interruptions as small distractions with no meaning. It does not give detailed rulings here, so we should not add them. The safe lesson is to guard the prayer, stay aware, and handle such moments with the manners taught in related authentic reports.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prayer should be guarded from distractions mentioned in the narration.
- Yawning and dozing during Salat are treated as matters to resist.
- The report lists bodily interruptions without giving detailed rulings here.
- Because the hadith is described as gharib, avoid building extra claims from it alone.
