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nasai-kubra:154Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Ṭafāwī > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Anas

"If anyone of you feels drowsy during his Salah, let him go and take a nap." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 443)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١٥٤عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطَّفَاوِيِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا نَعِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَنْصِرِفْ فَلْيَنَمْ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Suyūṭī
bukhari:213Abū Maʿmar > ʿAbd al-Wārith > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ said, "If anyone of you feels drowsy while praying, he should sleep till he understands what he is saying (reciting).  

البخاري:٢١٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَنَمْ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مَا يَقْرَأُ  

nasai:443Yaʿqūb b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Ṭufāwī > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Anas

"If anyone of you feels drowsy during his Salah, let him go and take a nap."  

النسائي:٤٤٣أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيَنْصَرِفْ وَلْيَرْقُدْ  

abudawud:205ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd > ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal > ʿĪsá b. Ḥiṭṭān > Muslim b. Salāam > ʿAlī b. Ṭalq

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When any of you breaks wind during the prayer, he should turn away and perform ablution and repeat the prayer.  

أبو داود:٢٠٥حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ حِطَّانَ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ طَلْقٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا فَسَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَنْصَرِفْ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ وَلْيُعِدِ الصَّلاَةَ  

abudawud:1005ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd > ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal > ʿĪsá b. Ḥiṭṭān > Muslim b. Salāam > ʿAlī b. Ṭalq

When any of you breaks wind during prayer, he must withdraw, perform ablution, and repeat the prayer.  

أبو داود:١٠٠٥حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ حِطَّانَ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ طَلْقٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا فَسَا أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَنْصَرِفْ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ وَلْيُعِدْ صَلاَتَهُ  

ahmad:13611ʿAffān > Wuhayb > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "If any of you feel drowsy during prayer, they should step aside and sleep."  

أحمد:١٣٦١١حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَنْصَرِفْ فَلْيَنَمْ  

ahmad:12520ʿAbd al-Ṣamad from my father > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you feels sleepy while in prayer, they should wake up and lie down until they know what they are saying."  

أحمد:١٢٥٢٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيَنْصَرِفْ فَلْيَنَمْ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مَا يَقُولُ  

ahmad:12446ʿAbd al-Ṣamad from my father > Ayyūb > Abū Qilābah > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one of you feels drowsy while praying, they should stop and take a nap until they are aware of what they are saying."  

أحمد:١٢٤٤٦حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَعَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلْيَنْصَرِفْ فَلْيَنَمْ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مَا يَقُولُ