I used to sleep in front of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) with my legs in his prayer direction. When he wanted to prostrate, he would prod me so that I withdraw my feet, and when he stood up, I would stretch them. In those days, houses had no lamps
Chapter: To offer Nawafil (non-obligatory prayers) behind a sleeping woman
Authentic
hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 513
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كُنْتُ
أَنَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرِجْلاَىَ فِي قِبْلَتِهِ، فَإِذَا سَجَدَ غَمَزَنِي فَقَبَضْتُ رِجْلَىَّ، فَإِذَا قَامَ بَسَطْتُهُمَا. قَالَتْ وَالْبُيُوتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَصَابِيحُ.
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I used to sleep in front of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) with my legs in his prayer direction. When he wanted to prostrate, he would prod me so that I withdraw my feet, and when he stood up, I would stretch them. In those days, houses had no lamps.
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 513, 382), Muslim (No. 512f), An-Nasa’i (No. 168), Malik (No. 256) and Ahmad (No. 23993).
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that she used to sleep in front of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he was praying at night. Due to the narrowness of their home, she would stretch her legs between him and his place of prostration. As long as the Prophet stood praying, ‘Ā'ishah would stretch her feet. When he wanted to prostrate, he would prod her to withdraw her feet. If she had been able to see him sitting down to prostrate, she would have withdrawn her feet by herself, and there would have been no need for poking. However, there were no lights at their home at that time, thus she was not able to see the Prophet and save him the trouble of having to prod her.
Explanation in Arabic
كانت عائشة رضي الله عنها تقول: كنت أنام بين يدي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يصلِّي في الليل، ولضيق بيوتنا، تكون رِجْلاي في قِبْلته بينه وبين موضع سجوده، فما دام واقفاً يتهجد بسطتهما، فإذا سجد، غَمَزني فَقبضتهما ليسجد.
ولو كنت أراه إذا سجد لقبضتهما بلا غمز منه، ولكن ليس في بيوتنا مصابيح ترى فيها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فتكف رجليها من غير أن تحوجه إلى غمزها.
جواز اعتراض النائم أمام المصلي إذا كان هناك حاجة تستدعي ذلك كضيق المكان.
أن اعتراض المرأة أمام المصلي، لا يقطع الصلاة ولا ينقصها.
أن مسَّ المرأة ولو بلا حائل لا ينقض الوضوء؛ لأن النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يغمزها في الظلام، فلا يعلم، أيمسها من وراء حائل، أم لا؟
ما كان النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وأهله عليه من ضيق الحياة، رغبة فيما عند الله، وزهداً في هذه الحياة الفانية.
جواز مثل هذه الحركة في الصلاة، وأنهَا لا تخِلُّ بها.
أَنَامُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرِجْلاَىَ فِي قِبْلَتِهِ فَإِذَا سَجَدَ غَمَزَنِي فَقَبَضْتُ رِجْلَىَّ وَإِذَا قَامَ بَسَطْتُهُمَا
Narrated by Ā’ishah
AuthenticMuttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sunan an-Nasa'i 168
‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray at night while she would be asleep in front of him. When only the Witr was left, he would wake her and she would perform it. According to another narration, he would say: "Wake…