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Jami at-Tirmidhi 382 — Blowing in Prayer Explained
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Blow During Salat
Blowing in Prayer Hadith and Its Meaning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 382
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 382
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ غُلاَمٌ لَنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ رَبَاحٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَحَدِيثُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ إِسْنَادُهُ لَيْسَ بِذَاكَ . وَمَيْمُونٌ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ قَدْ ضَعَّفَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ . وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي النَّفْخِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنْ نَفَخَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ اسْتَقْبَلَ الصَّلاَةَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُكْرَهُ النَّفْخُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَإِنْ نَفَخَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ لَمْ تَفْسُدْ صَلاَتُهُ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ .
Abu Hamzah Narrated from:
(Another chain) in which Abu Hamzah narrated: "A Boy Of Ours Named Rabah."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 382In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 234English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 382
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 382
This narration is another chain of the previous report about a boy who blew while prostrating. In this version, the boy is named Rabah. The report also includes an important note from Abu Isa: the chain of Umm Salamah’s Hadith is not strong, and Maimun Abu Hamzah was weakened by some scholars. The text then mentions that scholars differed about blowing in prayer. Some said it requires starting the prayer again, while others said blowing in salah is disliked but does not invalidate the prayer. So this Hadith about blowing in prayer should be understood carefully. It mainly shows concern for proper prayer manners, while also recording that scholars had different views based on the narration and its strength.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prayer should be kept free from unnecessary actions as much as possible.
- The narration records a difference of wording about the boy’s name.
- The report itself mentions that its chain was not considered strong by Abu Isa.
- Scholars differed on whether blowing affects the validity of salah.
