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(Book 5, Hadith 20) #35299
Praying on Al Harra

SUMMARY: It is better to pray on the surface of al Harra than to wait for the imam and step over people's necks.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm from whoever related it to him that Abu Hurayra used to say, "It is better for a man to pray on the surface of al Harra (a rocky area in Madina) than for him to wait until the imam stands to give the khutba and then come and step over people's necks". Malik said, "The sunna with us is that the people face the imam on the day of jumua when he intends to give the khutba, whether they are near the qibla or elsewhere".
حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لأَنْ يُصَلِّيَ أَحَدُكُمْ بِظَهْرِ الْحَرَّةِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَقْعُدَ حَتَّى إِذَا قَامَ الإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ جَاءَ يَتَخَطَّى رِقَابَ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ السُّنَّةُ عِنْدَنَا أَنْ يَسْتَقْبِلَ النَّاسُ الإِمَامَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ يَلِي الْقِبْلَةَ وَغَيْرَهَا

TOPICS
prayer  *  salat  *  alharrah  *  khutbah  *  qiblah  *  harra  *  khutba  *  qibla

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others' space when praying in congregation; Do not delay your prayers; Pray even if you are not near or facing qibla; Pray on al harra instead of waiting for an Imam.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of prayer and how it should be done. The Prophet Muhammad said that it is better for a man to pray on the surface of al Harra than for him to wait until the imam stands to give the khutba and then come and step over people's necks. This means that one should not delay their prayer in order to listen to a sermon or khutba given by an Imam. Instead they should go ahead with their prayers even if they are not near the qibla or facing it. The Prophet also taught us that we must respect other people's space when praying in congregation so as not to disturb them by stepping over them while trying to reach our spot in prayer.

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