(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw a man praying behind the row alone, and he ordered him to repeat [his prayer]. It was narrated by Abu Dawud and others. Ahmad said: The hadith of Wabisah is hasan (sound). Ibn al-Mundhir said: Ahmad and Ishaq authenticated the hadith. In another wording: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about a man who prayed behind the rows alone. He said: "He shall repeat it." Narrated by Tammam in "al-Fawa'id." And from Ali ibn Shayban, that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led them in prayer, then departed while a man was alone behind the row. The Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood [waiting] until the man had left, then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Restart your prayer, for there is no prayer for one who is alone behind the row." Narrated by al-Athram. He said: I asked Abu Abd Allah [Ahmad]: Is the hadith of Mulazim ibn Amr—meaning this hadith—also hasan in this regard? He said: Yes. And because he violated the [prescribed] standing place, his prayer is not valid, just as if he had stood in front of the Imam. As for the hadith of Abu Bakrah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had forbidden him, saying: "Do not return [to doing that]." The prohibition necessitates corruption [of the act], and his excuse for what he did was his ignorance of its being forbidden, and ignorance has an effect in [securing] forgiveness. Furthermore, it does not necessarily follow that because it is a standing place for a woman, it is also a standing place for a man, evidenced by their difference regarding the detestability (karahah) and recommended nature of standing [in such places]. As for standing on the left side of the Imam, if there is someone on the right of the Imam, his prayer is valid; because Ibn Mas'ud prayed between Alqama and al-Aswad, and when they finished, he said: Thus I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) do. Narrated by Abu Dawud. And because the middle of the row is a standing place
(2) Reported by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on a man praying alone behind the row, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/157. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has come regarding praying behind the row alone, from the chapters on Prayer. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/27, 28. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on a man's prayer behind the row alone, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/321. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on a man's prayer behind the row alone, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/294, 295. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/23, 228. (3) In [manuscript] M: "Shabban" which is an error. (4) Reported by Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on a man's prayer behind the row alone, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/320. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/23. Al-Zayla'i attributed it, in Nasb al-Rayah 2/38, 39 to Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, and al-Bazzar in his Musnad. (5) This is how it is vocalized in all the famous narrations, from [the root] al-"awd" (to repeat/return). See Awn al-Ma'bud 1/254. (6) In [manuscripts] A and M: "karahiyah". (7) Previously cited on page 40.
-صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- رَأَى رَجُلًا يُصَلِّى خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ وَحْدَهُ، فَأَمَرَه أن يُعِيدَ. رَوَاه أبو دَاوُدَ، وغَيْرُه (٢). وقال أحمدُ: حَدِيث وَابِصَةَ حَسَنٌ. وقال ابنُ المُنْذِرِ: ثَبَّتَ الحَدِيثَ أحمدُ وإسْحاقُ. وفى لَفْظٍ: سُئِلَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- عن رَجُلٍ صَلَّى وَرَاءَ الصُّفُوفِ وَحْدَهُ. قال: "يُعِيدُ". رَوَاهُ تَمَّامٌ في "الفَوَائِدِ". وعن عَلِيِّ بن شَيْبانَ (٣)، أنَّه صَلَّى بهم نَبِىُّ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، فانْصَرَفَ ورَجُلٌ فَرْدٌ خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ، فوَقَفَ نَبِىُّ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- حتَّى انْصَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ، فقالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-: "اسْتَقْبِلْ صَلَاتَكَ، ولا صَلَاةَ لِفرْدٍ خَلْفَ الصَّفِّ". رَوَاه الأَثْرَمُ (٤). وقال: قلتُ لأبي عبدِ اللهِ: حَدِيثُ مُلَازِمِ بنِ عَمْرٍو - يعني هذا الحَدِيثَ - في هذا أيضًا حَسَنٌ؟ قال: نعم. ولأنَّه خَالَفَ المَوْقِفَ، فلم تَصِحَّ صلاتُه، كما لو وَقَفَ أمامَ الإِمامِ، فأمَّا حَدِيثُ أبي بكْرَةَ، فإنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- قد نَهَاهُ فقال: "لا تَعُدْ" (٥). والنَّهْىُ يَقْتَضِى الفَسَادَ، وعُذْرُه فيما فَعَلَهُ لِجَهْلِه بِتَحْرِيمِه، ولِلْجَهْلِ تَأْثِيرٌ في العَفْوِ، ولا يَلْزَمُ من كَوْنِه مَوْقِفًا لِلْمَرْأةِ كَوْنُه مَوْقِفًا لِلرَّجُلِ، بِدَلِيلِ اخْتِلَافِهما في كَراهَةِ (٦) الوُقُوفِ واسْتِحْبَابِه. وأمَّا إذا وَقَفَ عن يَسارِ الإِمامِ، فإنْ كان عن يَمِينِ الإِمامِ أحَدٌ، صَحَّتْ صلاتُه؛ لأن ابنَ مَسْعودٍ صَلَّى بين عَلْقَمَةَ والأسْوَدِ، فلما فَرَغُوا قال: هكذا رأيتُ رَسولَ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- فَعَلَ. رَوَاه أبو دَاوُدَ (٧). ولأنَّ وَسَطَ الصَّفِّ مَوْقِفٌ
(٢) أخرجه أبو داود، في: باب الرجل يصلى وحده خلف الصف، من كتاب الصلاة. سنن أبي داود ١/ ١٥٧. والترمذي، في: باب ما جاء في الصلاة خلف الصف وحده، من أبواب الصلاة. عارضة الأحوذى ٢/ ٢٧، ٢٨. وابن ماجه، في: باب صلاة الرجل خلف الصف وحده، من كتاب الإقامة. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٣٢١. والدارمى، في: باب في صلاة الرجل خلف الصف وحده، من كتاب الصلاة. سنن الدارمي ١/ ٢٩٤، ٢٩٥. والإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٤/ ٢٣، ٢٢٨.(٣) في م: "شبان" خطأ.(٤) أخرجه ابن ماجه، في: باب صلاة الرجل خلف الصف وحده، من كتاب إقامة الصلاة. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٣٢٠. والإمام أحمد، في: المسند ٤/ ٢٣. وعزاه الزيلعي، في نصب الراية ٢/ ٣٨، ٣٩ لابن حبان في صحيحه، والبزار في مسنده.(٥) كذا ضبط في جميع الروايات المشهورة، من العَوْد. وانظر عون المعبود ١/ ٢٥٤.(٦) في أ، م: "كراهية".(٧) سبق في صفحة ٤٠.
