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Muwatta Malik 397

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وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْقَارِئِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَرَائِي وَلاَ أَشْعُرُ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَغَمَزَنِي ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu Jafar al-Qari said, "I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was behind me and I was not aware of it. Then I turned round and he prodded me (in disapproval)."

Reported by Malik (No. 397).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : وَقَوْلُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍوَلَا أَشْعُرُ بِهِ يَعْنِي لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ وَرَاءَهُ فَلَمَّا الْتَفَتَ غَمَزَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُرِيدُ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ مُنْكِرًا لِفِعْلِهِ وَآمِرًا لَهُ بِالْإِقْبَالِ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَلَعَلَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي صَلَاةٍ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ جَالِسًا وَرَاءَهُ وَأَبُو جَعْفَرٍ يَتَنَفَّلُ فَأَنْكَرَ عَلَيْهِ الِالْتِفَاتَ وَلَوْ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فِي صَلَاةٍ لَاشْتَغَلَ بِهَا عَنْ الْإِنْكَارِ عَلَيْهِ.…

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