Skip to content
Assabile

Sahih MuslimThe Book of Prayers

Sahih Muslim 499a

Chapter: The Sutrah (Screen) For One Who Is Praying, And The Recommendation To Pray Facing A Sutrah. The Ruling On Passing In Front Of One Who Is Praying, And Preventing One Who Wants To Pass In Front. It Is Permissible To Lie Down In Front Of One Who Is Praying, Praying Towards One's Mount. The Command To Stand Close To The Sutrah. The Height Of The Suirah, And Related Matters

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 499a

Narrator:Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلاَ يُبَالِ مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ ‏"

Musa b. Talha reported it on the authority of his father:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you places in front of him so me. thing such as the back of a saddle, he should pray without caring who passes on the other side of it.

Reported by Muslim (No. 499a) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 335).

Copy
Copy:
Report an error

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدكُمْ بَيْن يَدَيْهِ مِثْل مُؤْخِرَة الرَّحْل فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلَا يُبَالِ مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاء ذَلِكَ ) ( الْمُؤْخِرَة ) بِضَمِّ الْمِيم وَكَسْر الْخَاء وَهَمْزَة سَاكِنَة , وَيُقَال بِفَتْحِ الْخَاء مَعَ فَتْح الْهَمْزَة وَتَشْدِيد الْخَاء , وَمَعَ إِسْكَان الْهَمْزَة وَتَخْفِيف الْخَاء , وَيُقَال ( آخِرَة الرَّحْل ) بِهَمْزَةٍ مَمْدُودَة وَكَسْر الْخَاء , فَهَذِهِ أَرْبَع لُغَات وَهِيَ الْعُود الَّذِي فِي آخِر الرَّحْل. وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث النَّدْب إِلَى السُّتْرَة بَيْن يَدَيْ الْمُصَلِّي وَبَيَان أَنَّ أَقَلّ السُّتْرَة مُؤْخِرَة الرَّحْل وَهِيَ قَدْر عَظْم الذِّرَاع , هُوَ نَحْو ثُلُثَيْ ذِرَاع , وَيَحْصُل بِأَيِّ شَيْء أَقَامَهُ…

Read more

Scholars’ grades

Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih Muslim).

Other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 335

Allah's Messenger said: "When one of you placed something like the post (handle) of the camel saddle in front of him, then let him perform Salat and not concern himself with who passes beyond that."

"‏ إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخَّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلاَ يُبَالِي مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ ‏"

Narrated by Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 775

Talha b. ‘Ubaidallah reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When one of you places in front of him something such as the back of a saddle, he should pray without caring who passes on the other side of it.” Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِذا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَليصل وَلَا يبال من مر وَرَاء ذَلِك» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Narrated by Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah

Also reported by… (10)
  • الأوسط في السنن والإجماع والاختلاف لابن المنذر (2367)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلا يُبَالِ مَنْ وَرَاءِ ذَلِكَ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3174)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلا يَضُرُّهُ مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (965)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ , فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلا يُبَالِي مِنْ مُرُورِ ذَلِكَ
  • المنتقى من السنن المسندة (159)لِيَجْعَلْ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مثل مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ وَيُصَلِّي
  • شرح السنة (537)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلْيُصَلِّ ، وَلا يُبَالِ مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2427)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلُ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلْيُصَلِّ ، وَلا يُبَالِي مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ
  • مسند السراج (338)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلْيُصَلِّ ، وَلا يُبَالِي مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (2766)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ مثل مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَلَا يُبَالِ مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (736)إِذَا وَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِثْلَ مُؤْخِرَةِ الرَّحْلِ فَلْيُصَلِّ , وَلا يُبَالِي مَا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (1012)إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَ أَحَدِكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ مِثْلُ مُؤَخِّرَةِ الرَّحْلِ ، فَلْيُصَلِّ ، وَلا يُبَالِي مَنْ مَرَّ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ

On the same subject

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

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 + 2 other versions Explained

Sunday, October 11, 2026 30 ربيع الآخر 1448 هـ