and al-Sha'bi, al-Mughira ibn Hakim (86), and Ishaq. Abu Hanifa and al-Shafi'i considered it disliked because it distracts from the khushu' (humility) of the prayer which one is commanded to observe. Our proof is that it is the consensus [of the Successors (al-Tabi'un); for it was narrated from those whom we have named without any disagreement in their era, so it constitutes] (87) a consensus. Ahmad only disliked (88) (89) counting the tasbih [without counting the verses] (90); because what was transmitted from those we mentioned was the counting of verses. [Ahmad said: "As for counting verses, we have heard of it, but as for counting the tasbih, we have not heard of it." Al-Hasan used to see no harm in counting verses in prayer] (91). He disliked counting anything else [in prayer] (92). [And because the tasbih follows in succession due to its brevity (93), its counting becomes consecutive, thus it becomes a frequent, consecutive action, unlike the counting of verses] (92). There is no harm in gesturing in prayer with the hand or the eye, [as was narrated by Ibn 'Umar and Anas] (94), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to gesture in prayer (95). [Al-Daraqutni narrated the hadith of Anas with a sound isnad. From Jabir, who said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent me on an errand, and I caught up with him while he was praying. I greeted him, and he gestured to me. When he finished, he called me and said: 'You greeted me just now while I was praying' "] (96). There is no harm in killing a snake or a scorpion
(86) Al-Mughira ibn Hakim al-San'ani al-Abnawi, from the sons of Persia, a trustworthy Successor. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 10/258. (87) In [Manuscript] M: "Al-Athram narrated with his isnad from Yahya ibn Waththab, Tawus, al-Hasan, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, al-Mughira ibn Hakim, Mujahid, and Sa'id ibn Jubayr, and no dissenter to them was known in their era, even though it is apparent that such a thing would spread and not remain hidden, so it is..." (88) In [Manuscript] M: "refrained from a definitive stance (tawaqquf)." (89) In [Manuscript] M, there is the addition: "from." (90) Omitted from [Manuscript] M. (91) Omitted from the [Original] text. (92) Omitted from [Manuscript] M. (93) The word is smudged and unclear in the [Original] text. We have confirmed it from al-Sharh al-Kabir. (94) In [Manuscript] M: "Because Ma'mar narrated from al-Zuhri from Anas, and from 'Ubayd Allah from Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar." (95) Reported by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on Gesturing in Prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/216. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 3/138. It is in both from Anas. (96) In [Manuscript] M: "Narrated by al-Dabari from 'Abd al-Razzaq from Ma'mar." Then this occurred in [Manuscript] M before the end of the section. The hadith was reported by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Prohibition of Speaking in Prayer and the Abrogation of what was permissible of it, from the Book of =
