he used to return our salutation; but when we returned from Abyssinia we saluted him, but he did not return our salutation. So we said, "O Apostle of God, we used to salute thee during prayer, and thou wert wont to return our salutation!" He replied, "Verily in prayer there is labour."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Verily a demon from the genii escaped yesterday in order to obstruct my prayers; but God enabled me to overcome him; and I seized him, and wished to tie him to one of the pillars of the mosque in order that ye all might see him. But I remembered the supplication of my brother, Solomon, 'O Lord, give me a dominion which it is not proper for any to possess after me.' Therefore I sent him away humiliated."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Ṭalq bin ʿAlí that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When any one of you breaks wind during prayer, then let him depart and perform the ablutions, and then let him return to his prayers."'—Abú Dáud, At Tirmidhí.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Prophet came out to the prayers, and when he had said, "God is great," he departed and motioned to them to remain as they were. And then he went out and bathed himself. Then he came again, and his head was dripping, and prayed with them. And when he had prayed he said, "Verily I was impure, and I had forgotten to bathe myself."'—Aḥmad.
On Forgetting in Prayer
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When any one of you stands up to pray, then Satan comes to him and confuses him, so that he does not know how many times he has prayed. Therefore when any one of you finds it thus, let him make two prostrations whilst he is sitting."'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin Masʿúd that, 'The Apostle of God prayed the midday prayer in five rakʿahs.[1] So it was said to him, "Have the prayers been increased?" He replied, "What is that?" They said, "Thou hast prayed in five
- ↑ See note on p. 30.
