سَأَلَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَبِي اَلْعَلاَءِ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَرَى اَلْحَيَّةَ وَ اَلْعَقْرَبَ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ «يَقْتُلُهُمَا.
Al-Hussain bin Abi al-‘Ala asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about a person who sees a snake or a scorpion while he is praying. He (a.s) replied: "He should kill them."
وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ تُؤْذِيهِ اَلدَّابَّةُ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ «يُلْقِيهَا عَنْهُ إِنْ شَاءَ أَوْ يَدْفِنُهَا فِي اَلْحَصَى.
Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) about a person who is harmed by an animal while he is praying. He (a.s) replied: "He should throw it away from him if he wishes, or bury it in the pebbles."
وَ سَأَلَ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَحْتَكُّ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.
Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about a person who scratches himself while in prayer. He (a.s) replied: "There is no harm."
وَ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَقْتُلُ اَلْبَقَّةَ وَ اَلْبُرْغُوثَ وَ اَلْقَمْلَةَ وَ اَلذُّبَابَ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ أَ يَنْقُضُ ذَلِكَ صَلاَتَهُ وَ وُضُوءَهُ قَالَ «لاَ.
He asked him about a person who kills a louse, a flea, a mosquito, or a fly while in prayer. Does this invalidate his prayer and wudu? Imam (a.s) said: "No."
وَ سَأَلَهُ سَمَاعَةُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ قَائِماً فَيَنْسَى كِيسَهُ أَوْ مَتَاعَهُ يَخَافُ ضَيْعَتَهُ أَوْ هَلاَكَهُ قَالَ «يَقْطَعُ صَلاَتَهُ وَ يُحْرِزُ مَتَاعَهُ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَتَفَلَّتُ عَلَيْهِ دَابَّتُهُ فَيَخَافُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُ فِيهَا عَنَتٌ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ صَلاَتَهُ وَ يُحْرِزَ وَ يَعُودَ إِلَى صَلاَتِهِ.
Sama’a ibn Mehran asked him about a man who is performing the obligatory prayer while standing and forgets his bag or belongings, fearing they might be lost or damaged. Imam (a.s) said: "He may cut his prayer and secure his belongings." Sama’a then said: "What if his animal breaks loose and he fears it might run away or cause harm?" Imam (a.s) said: "It is no problem for him to cut his prayer, secure his animal, and then return to his prayer."
وَ سَأَلَهُ عَمَّارٌ اَلسَّابَاطِيُّ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَيَرَى حَيَّةً بِحِيَالِهِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَنَاوَلَهَا وَ يَقْتُلَهَا قَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَهُ خُطْوَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَلْيَخْطُ وَ يَقْتُلُهَا وَ إِلاَّ فَلاَ.
Ammar al-Sabati asked him about a man who is in prayer and sees a snake in front of him. Is it permissible for him to step forward and kill it? Imam (a.s) said: "If there is just one step between him and the snake, then he may step forward and kill it; otherwise, he should not."
وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي صَلاَةِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ فَرَأَيْتَ غُلاَماً لَكَ قَدْ أَبَقَ أَوْ غَرِيماً لَكَ عَلَيْهِ مَالٌ أَوْ حَيَّةً تَتَخَوَّفُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فَاقْطَعِ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ اِتْبَعْ غُلاَمَكَ أَوْ غَرِيمَكَ وَ اُقْتُلِ اَلْحَيَّةَ.
Hariz narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) who said: "If you are in the obligatory prayer and you see one of your servants who has run away, or a debtor to whom you owe money, or a snake that you fear for your life, then break your prayer, follow your servant or debtor, and kill the snake."
