1233 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: Abu Shihab 'Abd Rabbih ibn Nafi' narrated to us, from Idris al-Awdi, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do not repress the two impurities during prayer."

1234 - Abu Bakr al-Humaydi narrated to us, he said: Sufyan narrated to us, he said: Hisham ibn 'Urwah narrated to us, from his father, from 'Abd Allah ibn Arqam al-Zuhri, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If the prayer has been established and one of you feels the need to defecate, let him begin with that."

1235 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: Jarir narrated to us, from Mughirah, from Ibrahim, he said: "There is no harm in praying as long as he does not fear that it will escape him, or that it will distract him from something."

Chapter: Praying in the presence of food

• I said to Ahmad: A man who prays in the presence of food? He said: "If he had already eaten some of it and then the prayer was established, he should complete his meal; but if he had not eaten anything yet, it is more beloved to me that he prays."