The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) commanded the killing of the two black ones (scorpions and snakes) during prayer (17). So if he sees a scorpion, he steps towards it, takes his sandal, kills it, and returns the sandal to its place, because Ibn Umar looked at a feather and mistook it for a scorpion, so he struck it with his sandal. Furthermore, there is the hadith of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) that he wrapped his garment around himself while in prayer (18). There is no harm if a man’s outer garment (rida') falls off for him to lift it, or if his waist-wrapper (izar) becomes untied for him to tighten it. If a slave woman attains freedom while she is praying, she should cover her head and continue her prayer. He [Ahmad] said: Whoever acts as Abu Barza did, when he walked to his riding animal after it had broken loose from him (19), his prayer is valid. This is because the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is the lawgiver; whatever he did or commanded, there is no harm in it. Similar to this is what Sahl ibn Sa'd narrated, that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prayed on his pulpit, and when he wanted to prostrate, he would descend from the pulpit, prostrate on the ground, and then return to the pulpit in the same manner until he completed his prayer (20). There is also the hadith of Jabir regarding the eclipse prayer, where he said: "Then he moved backward, and the rows moved backward behind him, until we reached the women. Then he moved forward, and the people moved forward with him, until he stood in his place." Agreed upon (21). From Abu Bakra, he said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was leading us in prayer, and al-Hasan ibn Ali would come while he was a child. Every time the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) prostrated, he would leap onto his back, and the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) would raise (22) his head gently until he placed him on the ground (23). Recorded by al-Athram (24).
(17) Its authentication was previously provided in 2/399. (18) Imam Ahmad recorded in the Musnad 2/319 that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) forbade wearing a garment in a way that leaves the sides open while praying, unless he crosses its ends over his shoulders. (19) The authentication of this hadith was previously provided in 2/402. Added to this: al-Bukhari also recorded it in the Chapter of the Prophet's saying (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): "Make things easy and do not make them difficult," from the Book of Good Manners (Kitab al-Adab). Sahih al-Bukhari 8/37. (20) Previously mentioned on page 47. (21) Recorded by Muslim in the Chapter on what was shown to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) during the eclipse prayer regarding the matters of Paradise and Hell, from the Book of Eclipse Prayer. Sahih Muslim 2/623. Also by Abu Dawud in the Chapter of those who said: "Four rak'ahs," from the Book of Rain Seeking (Istisqa'). Sunan Abi Dawud 1/269. And by Imam Ahmad in the Musnad 3/318, 5/137. (22) In the original: "fa-yarfa'u" (and he raises). (23) Omitted from: the original and [A]. (24) Recorded by Imam Ahmad in the Musnad 5/51.
النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- بِقَتْلِ الأسْوَدَيْنِ في الصلاةِ (١٧). فإذا رَأَى العَقْرَبَ خَطَا إليها، وأخذ النَّعْلَ، وقَتلَها، ورَدَّ النَّعْلَ إلى مَوْضِعِها؛ لأنَّ ابْنَ عمرَ نَظَرَ إلى رِيشَةٍ فحَسِبَها عَقْرَبًا، فضَرَبَهَا بنَعْلِه، وحَدِيثُ النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، أنَّه الْتَحَفَ بإزَارِه وهو في الصَّلاةِ (١٨). فلا بَأْسَ إن سَقَطَ رِدَاءُ الرَّجُلِ أن يَرْفَعَه، وإن انْحَلَّ إزَارُه أن يَشُدَّهُ. وإذا عَتَقَتِ الأمَةُ وهى تُصَلِّى اخْتَمَرَتْ، وبَنَتْ على صلاتِها. وقال: من فَعَلَ كفِعْلِ أبى بَرْزَةَ، حين مَشَى إلى الدَّابَّةِ وقد أفْلَتَتْ منه (١٩)، فصَلَاتُه جَائِزَةٌ. وهذا لأنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- هو المُشَرِّعُ، فما فَعَلَهُ أو أَمرَ به، فلا بَأْسَ به. ومثلُ هذا ما رَوَى سَهْلُ بنُ سَعْدٍ، أنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- صَلَّى على مِنْبَرِهِ، فإذا أرادَ أن يَسْجُدَ نَزَلَ عن المِنْبَرِ فسَجَدَ بالأرْضِ، ثم رَجَعَ إلى المِنْبَرِ كذلك، حتى قَضَى صلاتَهُ (٢٠). وحَدِيثُ جَابِرٍ في صَلَاةِ الكُسُوفِ، قال: ثم تَأَخَّرَ، وتَأَخَّرَتِ الصُّفُوفُ خَلْفَه، حتى انْتَهَيْنَا إلى النِّسَاءِ، ثم تَقَدَّم، وتَقَدَّمَ النّاسُ معه، حتى قَامَ في مَقَامِه. مُتَّفَقٌ عليه (٢١). وعن أبي بَكْرَةَ، قال: كان رسولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يُصَلِّى بنا، فكان الحسنُ بنُ عليٍّ يَجىءُ وهو صَغِيرٌ، فكان كُلَّما سَجَدَ النَّبِيُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- وَثَبَ على ظَهْرِه، ويَرْفَعُ (٢٢) النَّبِىُّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- رَأْسَه رَفْعًا رَفِيقًا حتى يَضَعَهُ بالأرْضِ (٢٣). رَوَاهُ الأثْرَمُ (٢٤).
(١٧) تقدم تخريجه في ٢/ ٣٩٩.(١٨) أخرج الإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٢/ ٣١٩ أن النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- نهى أن يشتمل في إزاره إذا ما صلى إلا أن يخالف بين طرفيه على عاتقه.(١٩) تقدم تخريج الحديث في ٢/ ٤٠٢. ويضاف إليه: وأخرجه البخاري أيضًا، في: باب قول النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- يسروا ولا تعسروا، من كتاب الأدب. صحيح البخاري ٨/ ٣٧.(٢٠) تقدم في صفحة ٤٧.(٢١) أخرجه مسلم، في: باب ما عرض على النبي -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- في صلاة الكسوف من أمر الجنة والنار، من كتاب الكسوف. صحيح مسلم ٢/ ٦٢٣. وأبو داود، في: باب من قال: أربع ركعات، من كتاب الاستسقاء. سنن أبي داود ١/ ٢٦٩. والإمام أحمد، في: المسند ٣/ ٣١٨، ٥/ ١٣٧.(٢٢) في الأصل: "فيرفع".(٢٣) سقط من: الأصل، أ.(٢٤) أخرجه الإِمام أحمد، في: المسند ٥/ ٥١.
