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Sunan Ibn Majah 3548 (Book 31, Hadith 113) #32902
Warding Off Satan During Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) taught Uthman bin Abul-'As how to ward off Satan during prayer.

It was narrated that 'Uthman bin Abul-'As said: "When the Messenger of Allah appointed me as governor of Ta’if, I began to get confused during my prayer, until I no longer knew what I was doing. When I noticed that, I travelled to the Messenger of Allah , and he said: 'The son of Abul-'As?’ I said: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: 'What brings you here?’ He said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I get confused during my prayer, until I do not know what I am doing.’ He said: 'That is Satan. Come here.’ So I came close to him, and sat upon the front part of my feet then he struck my chest with his hand and put some spittle in my mouth and said: 'Get out, O enemy of Allah!’ He did that three times, then he said: 'Get on with your work.’" 'Uthman said: "Indeed, I never felt confused (during my prayer) after that".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ، قَالَ لَمَّا اسْتَعْمَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ عَلَى الطَّائِفِ جَعَلَ يَعْرِضُ لِي شَىْءٌ فِي صَلاَتِي حَتَّى مَا أَدْرِي مَا أُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ رَحَلْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ابْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَرَضَ لِي شَىْءٌ فِي صَلاَتِي حَتَّى مَا أَدْرِي مَا أُصَلِّي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَاكَ الشَّيْطَانُ ادْنُهْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَى صُدُورِ قَدَمَىَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ صَدْرِي بِيَدِهِ وَتَفَلَ فِي فَمِي وَقَالَ ‏"‏ اخْرُجْ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْحَقْ بِعَمَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ فَلَعَمْرِي مَا أَحْسِبُهُ خَالَطَنِي بَعْدُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  satan  *  confusion  *  spittle  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek help from God's Messenger whenever feeling confused or distracted in prayers
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's teachings on how to ward off Satan during prayer. It was narrated by Uthman bin Abul-'As that when he was appointed as governor of Taif he began to get confused during his prayer until he no longer knew what he was doing. He then travelled to the Prophet and told him about his confusion. The Prophet then instructed him to come close and sat upon the front part of his feet before striking his chest with his hand and putting some spittle in his mouth while saying "Get out O enemy of Allah!" three times. After this Uthman never felt confused again during prayer. This hadith teaches us that we should seek help from the Prophet whenever we feel confused or distracted in our prayers so that we can be guided back onto the right path and ward off any evil influences from our lives.

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