When anyone of you prays, let him do so behind a barrier, even if an arrow

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Ahmad

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Hadith text: When anyone of you prays, let him do so behind a barrie…

عن سَبْرة بن معبد الجهني رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إذا صلى أحدكم، فليسْتَتِر لصلاته، ولو بسهم».

Explanation of the hadith: When anyone of you prays, let him do so behind a barrie…

The Hadīth points out that it is recommended for a person to put something before him as a barrier when he offers prayer. That barrier can be anything he sets up in front of him, even if it were short or thin like an arrow. Indeed, this is one of the manifestations of the ease and leniency of the Islamic Shariah.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Prayer · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Recommended Acts of Prayer

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