No prayer should be offered in the presence of food or when he is resisting the need to relieve himself of the two filths
Narrator in the source: ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, reported saying:
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "No prayer should be offered in the presence of food or when he is resisting the need to relieve himself of the two filths."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Muslim
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 3088 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن عَائِشَةَ رضيَ الله عنها قالت: إِنِّي سمعْتُ رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «لَا صَلَاةَ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ، وَلَا هُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الْأَخْبَثَانِ».Understand this hadith
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade praying in the presence of food, which the praying person craves and wants very much. Also, he forbade praying while resisting the need to relieve oneself of the two filths - urine and stool - for this causes distraction.
Lessons from the hadith
- Before commencing the prayer, a worshiper should eliminate anything that may distract him during their prayer.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح مسلم (1/ 393) (560). شرح النووي على مسلم (5/ 46). تيسير العلام شرح عمدة الأحكام، للبسام (ص96). تنبيه الأفهام شرح عمدة الأحكام، لابن عثيمين (1/ 123).