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Sunan Abi Dawud 660 (Book 2, Hadith 270) #20951
Praying in Intense Heat

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions used to pray in intense heat, and if the ground was too hot to prostrate on, they would spread a cloth and prostrate on it.

Anas b. Malik said: we used to pray along with the Messenger of Allah in intense heat. When any of us could not rest his face on bare ground while prostrating due to intense heat he spread his cloth and would prostrate on it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُفَضَّلِ - حَدَّثَنَا غَالِبٌ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي شِدَّةِ الْحَرِّ فَإِذَا لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يُمَكِّنَ وَجْهَهُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ بَسَطَ ثَوْبَهُ فَسَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  heat  *  prostration  *  cloth

QUICK LESSONS:
Remain devoted to religious obligations no matter how difficult or uncomfortable it may be at times; Use whatever resources are available when faced with difficulties; Fulfill duties without compromising faith or health; Pray despite extreme conditions such as intense heat; Rest face on cloth instead of bare ground during prostration due to intense heat .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Anas b. Malik speaks of the Prophet Muhammad's devotion to prayer even in extreme conditions such as intense heat. He and his companions would still perform their prayers despite the difficulty of praying on bare ground due to the heat. To make it easier for them, they would spread a cloth over the ground before prostrating so that their faces were not touching the hot surface directly. This hadith teaches us that we should remain devoted to our religious obligations no matter how difficult or uncomfortable it may be at times, as this is what Allah expects from us as believers. It also shows us that we should use whatever resources are available to us when faced with difficulties so that we can still fulfill our duties without compromising our faith or health.

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