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[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When one of you prays, he should put something in front of him to shield himself from people. If someone intends to pass between his hands, let him push him in his throat. If he refuses, let him fight him, as he is a devil."

أحمد:١١٦٠٧ – حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ قَالَ بَهْزٌ السَّمَّانُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ قَالَ بَهْزٌ إِلَى شَيْءٍ يَسْتُرُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَأَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيَدْفَعْ فِي نَحْرِهِ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ

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abudawud:700 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Sulaymān / Ibn al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd / Ibn Hilāl

I narrate what I witnesses from Abu Sa'id and heard from him. Abu Sa'id entered upon Marwan and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When one of you prays facing any object which conceals him from people, and someone wishes to pass in front of him, he should strike him at his chest; if he refuses (to go), he should fight him; he is only a devil. Abu Dawud said: Sufyan Ath-Thawri said: "A person arrogantly walks in front of me while I am praying, so I stop him, and a weak person passes, so I dont stop him."

أبو داود:٧٠٠ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ هِلاَلٍ قَالَ قَالَ

أَبُو صَالِحٍ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَسَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ دَخَلَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَلَى مَرْوَانَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى شَىْءٍ يَسْتُرُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَأَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيَدْفَعْ فِي نَحْرِهِ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ يَمُرُّ الرَّجُلُ يَتَبَخْتَرُ بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فَأَمْنَعُهُ وَيَمُرُّ الضَّعِيفُ فَلاَ أَمْنَعُهُ

suyuti:2071a –
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٢٠٧١a –

"إِذَا صلَّى أحدُكم إلى شيءٍ يستُره من الناسِ فأرادَ (أحدٌ) أن يجتازَ بين يديه، فليدْفعهْ، فإِنْ أبى فليقاتلْه (فإِنما هو) شيطانٌ".

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي عن أبي سعيد