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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 940

Chapter: What suffices as a Sutrah (screen) for one performing Prayer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 940

Narrator:Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُصَلِّي وَالدَّوَابُّ تَمُرُّ بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ مِثْلُ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ تَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلاَ يَضُرُّهُ مَنْ مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ‏"

It was narrated from Musa bin Talhah that his father said:

“We used to perform prayer while the beasts were passing in front of us. That was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: ‘If something like the hand of a saddle* is placed in front of anyone of you, it will not matter whoever passes in front of him.”

* It is the piece of wood on the camel saddle which is held on to (to climb onto the camel).

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 940), Muslim (No. 499b) and Ahmad (No. 1316).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih Muslim 499b

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( مِثْل مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْل ) بِالْهَمْزَةِ وَتَرْكهَا لُغَة قَلِيلَة وَمَنَعَ مِنْهَا بَعْضهمْ وَكَسْر الْخَاء وَتَخْفِيفهَا لُغَة فِي آخِرَته بِالْمَدِّ وَكَسْر الْخَاء الْخَشَبَةُ الَّتِي يَسْتَنِد إِلَيْهَا رَاكِب الْبَعِير.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 940
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 940
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 940
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 940

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 499b

We used to pray and animals would pass in front of us. We mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he said: If anything, like the back of the saddle, is placed in front of anyone of you, then nothing that passes in front of him (but behind that thing) can harm him

Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We used to pray and animals would pass in front of us. We mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) so he said: "If anything, like the back of the saddle, is placed in front of anyone of…

‏"‏ مِثْلُ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ تَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ أَحَدِكُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ‏"

Narrated by Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah Explained

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3175)مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدِكُمْ ، ثُمَّ لا يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (966)مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدِكُمْ ثُمَّ لا يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
  • المسند للشاشي (5)مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ تَكُونُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدِكُمْ ثُمَّ لا يَضُرُّ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
  • مسند السراج (342)مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدِكُمْ ، ثُمَّ لا يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 229

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked in the expedition of Tabuk about the Sutra of the person who is offering the prayer; he said , "It is (something) like the back of a saddle." [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ ‏- رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا‏- قَالَتْ : { سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-‏- فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ ‏- عَنْ سُتْرَةِ اَلْمُصَلِّي .‏ فَقَالَ : "مِثْلُ مُؤْخِرَةِ اَلرَّحْلِ } أَخْرَجَهُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 750

The messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: "When anyone of you stands to pray, then he is screened if he has in front of him something as high as the back of a camel saddle. If he does not have something as high as the back of a camel saddle in front of him, then his prayer is nullified by a woman, a donkey…

"‏ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي فَإِنَّهُ يَسْتُرُهُ إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ آخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ آخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ صَلاَتَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ…

Narrated by Abu Dharr + 11 other versions

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