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ahmad:8370Abū Bakr al-Ḥanafī > al-Ḍaḥḥāk b. ʿUthmān > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is in the mosque, the devil approaches him, so he distracts him like a man who distracts his camel. And when he comes to him, he restrains him or shackles him." Abu Hurairah said, "You see that. As for the shackled one, you see him in a crooked position like this, not mentioning Allah. And as for the shackled man, his mouth is open wide, not mentioning Allah."  

أحمد:٨٣٧٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ جَاءَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَأَبَسَ بِهِ كَمَا يَأْبِسُ الرَّجُلُ بِدَابَّتِهِفَإِذَا سَكَنَ لَهُ زَنَقَهُ أَوْ أَلْجَمَهُ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَأَنْتُمْ تَرَوْنَ ذَلِكَ أَمَّا الْمَزْنُوقُ فَتَرَاهُ مَائِلًا كَذَا لَا يَذْكُرُ اللهَ وَأَمَّا الْمَلْجُومُ فَفَاتِحٌ فَاهُ لَا يَذْكُرُ اللهَ  


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ahmad:8369Abū Bakr al-Ḥanafī > al-Ḍaḥḥāk b. ʿUthmān > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, when one of you is in prayer, the devil comes to him and tries to distract him as a man distracts his camel. So, if one of you experiences anything like that, let him not end his prayer until he hears a sound or detects a smell that he is unsure about."  

أحمد:٨٣٦٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ جَاءَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَأَبَسَ بِهِ كَمَا يَأْبِسُ الرَّجُلُ بِدَابَّتِهِ فَإِذَا سَكَنَ لَهُ أَضْرَطَ بَيْنَ أَلْيَتَيْهِ لِيَفْتِنَهُ عَنْ صَلَاتِهِ فَإِذَا وَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ صَوْتًا أَوْ يَجِدَ رِيحًا لَا يُشَكُّ فِيهِ