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Hadith 1034
Hadith #
1034
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
1
Section
51
Part
Content
Chapter
Prayer of the Sick, the Unconcious, the Weak and the Infirm, the Elderly and Others
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
Hadith.1039 - Umar ibn Udhaynah narrated from Zurarah from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he asked
about how a sick person should perform prostration (Sujood). Abu Ja'far said: "On a small mat (Khumrah), a fan (Miroohah), or a stick (Miswak) that is raised to them, and this is better than mere gesturing. The disapproval from some for prostrating on a fan was due to the idols that were worshiped besides Allah (swt). However, we have never worshiped anything besides Allah (swt), so prostrate on the fan, on the Miswak, or on a piece of wood."
1039 - وَ رَوَى عُمَرُ بْنُ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْمَرِيضِ كَيْفَ يَسْجُدُ فَقَالَ «عَلَى خُمْرَةٍ أَوْ عَلَى مِرْوَحَةٍ أَوْ عَلَى سِوَاكٍ يُرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ اَلْإِيمَاءِ إِنَّمَا كَرَّهَ مَنْ كَرَّهَ اَلسُّجُودَ عَلَى اَلْمِرْوَحَةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ اَلْأَوْثَانِ اَلَّتِي كَانَتْ تُعْبَدُ مِنْ دُونِ اَللَّهِ وَ إِنَّا لَمْ نَعْبُدْ غَيْرَ اَللَّهِ قَطُّ فَاسْجُدُوا عَلَى اَلْمِرْوَحَةِ وَ عَلَى اَلسِّوَاكِ وَ عَلَى عُودٍ.
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