Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

1320 - سَأَلَ عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلسَّفِينَةِ فَقَالَ «يَسْتَقْبِلُ اَلْقِبْلَةَ وَ يَصُفُّ رِجْلَيْهِ، فَإِنْ دَارَتْ وَ اِسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى اَلْقِبْلَةِ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَ إِلاَّ فَلْيُصَلِّ حَيْثُ تَوَجَّهَتْ بِهِ وَ إِنْ أَمْكَنَهُ اَلْقِيَامُ فَلْيُصَلِّ قَائِماً وَ إِلاَّ فَلْيَقْعُدْ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي.

Hadith.1320 - Ubaydullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi asked Abu Abdullah (as) about praying on a ship. Imam (as) said: "Face the Qiblah and place your feet firmly. If the ship turns and you are able to adjust to face the Qiblah, then do so. If not, then pray in whatever direction it turns you. If you can stand, then pray standing; otherwise, sit and pray”.

1321 - وَقَالَ لَهُ جَمِيلُ بْنُ دَرَّاجٍ: تَكُونُ اَلسَّفِينَةُ قَرِيبَةً مِنَ اَلْجُدِّ، فَأَخْرُجُ وَ أُصَلِّي قَالَ «صَلِّ فِيهَا أَ مَا تَرْضَى بِصَلاَةِ نُوحٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ.

Hadith.1321 - Jamil ibn Darraj asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)): "The ship is close to the shore ; should I disembark and pray?" He (as) replied: "Pray on it (the ship). Are you not content with the prayer of Noah (as)?"

1322 - وَقَالَ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ: نَخْرُجُ إِلَى اَلْأَهْوَازِ فِي اَلسُّفُنِ فَنُجَمِّعُ فِيهَا اَلصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ «نَعَمْ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ» فَقَالَ لَهُ فَنَسْجُدُ عَلَى مَا فِيهَا وَ عَلَى اَلْقِيرِ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.1322 - Ibrahim ibn Maymun said to him (Abu Abdullah (as)): "We travel to Ahwaz in ships, and we combine the prayers on board." He (as) replied: "Yes, there is no harm in that." He further asked: "And we prostrate on what is in the ship and on the pitch (tar)?" Imam (as) said: "There is no harm."

1323 - وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «اَلْقِيرُ مِنْ نَبَاتِ اَلْأَرْضِ.

Hadith.1323 - Mansur ibn Hazim reported from him (Abu Abdullah (as)) that He said: "Pitch (tar) is from the vegetation of the earth."

1324 - وَ سَأَلَ زُرَارَةُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يُصَلِّي اَلنَّوَافِلَ فِي اَلسَّفِينَةِ قَالَ «يُصَلِّي نَحْوَ رَأْسِهَا.

Hadith.1324 – Zurarah asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man performing supererogatory (nafilah) prayers on a ship. Imam (as) said: "He should pray in the direction of its front (bow)."

1325 - وَ سَأَلَ يُونُسُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلْفُرَاتِ وَ مَا هُوَ أَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ مِنَ اَلْأَنْهَارِ فِي اَلسَّفِينَةِ فَقَالَ «إِنْ صَلَّيْتَ فَحَسَنٌ وَ إِنْ خَرَجْتَ فَحَسَنٌ» وَ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلسَّفِينَةِ وَ هِيَ تَأْخُذُ شَرْقاً وَ غَرْباً فَقَالَ «اِسْتَقْبِلِ اَلْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ كَبِّرْ ثُمَّ دُرْ مَعَ اَلسَّفِينَةِ حَيْثُ دَارَتْ بِكَ.

Hadith.1325 - Yunus ibn Ya'qub asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about praying in the Euphrates or smaller rivers while on a ship. Imam (as) said: "If you pray (on the ship), it is good, and if you disembark to pray, it is also good." He further asked about praying on a ship that moves eastward and westward. He (as) replied: "Face the Qiblah, say the takbir (opening declaration of prayer), and then turn with the ship wherever it turns."

1326 - وَ سَأَلَهُ هَارُونُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ اَلْغَنَوِيُّ: عَنِ اَلصَّلاَةِ فِي اَلسَّفِينَةِ فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَتْ مُحَمَّلَةً ثَقِيلَةً إِذَا قُمْتَ فِيهَا لَمْ تَتَحَرَّكْ فَصَلِّ قَائِماً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ خَفِيفَةً تَكَفَّأُ فَصَلِّ قَاعِداً.

Hadith.1326 - Harun ibn Hamzah al-Ghanawi asked him (Abu Abdullah (as)) about praying on a ship. Imam (as) said: "If it is heavily loaded and does not move when you stand, then pray standing. But if it is light and unstable, then pray seated."

1327 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي اَلسَّفِينَةِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَضَعَ اَلْحَصِيرَ عَلَى اَلْمَتَاعِ أَوِ اَلْقَتِّ وَ اَلتِّبْنِ وَ اَلْحِنْطَةِ وَ اَلشَّعِيرِ وَ غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.1327 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man on a ship: Is it permissible for him to place a mat over goods, straw, wheat, barley, or other items and then pray on it? Imam (as) said: "There is no harm."

1328 - وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا رَكِبْتَ اَلسَّفِينَةَ وَ كَانَتْ تَسِيرُ فَصَلِّ وَ أَنْتَ جَالِسٌ وَ إِذَا كَانَتْ وَاقِفَةً فَصَلِّ وَ أَنْتَ قَائِمٌ.

Hadith.1328 - Ali (as) said: "When you are on a ship and it is moving, then pray while seated. If it is stationary, then pray standing."

1329 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ: «إِذَا عَزَمَ اَللَّهُ لَكَ عَلَى اَلْبَحْرِ فَقُلِ اَلَّذِي قَالَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «بِسْمِ اَللّٰهِ مَجْرٰاهٰا وَ مُرْسٰاهٰا إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ» فَإِذَا اِضْطَرَبَ بِكَ اَلْبَحْرُ فَاتَّكِ عَلَى جَانِبِكَ اَلْأَيْمَنِ وَ قُلْ: بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ اُسْكُنْ بِسَكِينَةِ اَللَّهِ وَ قِرَّ بِقَرَارِ اَللَّهِ وَ اِهْدَأْ بِإِذْنِ اَللَّهِ وَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ.

Hadith.1329 - Abu Ja'far (as) said to some of his companions: "When Allah (swt) grants you the opportunity to embark on the sea, recite what Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'In the Name of Allah (swt) shall be its sailing and its anchoring; indeed, my Lord (azj) is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful' (Qur'an 11:41). If the sea becomes turbulent for you, lean on your right side and say: 'In the Name of Allah (swt), be calm with the tranquility of Allah (swt), be settled with the settling of Allah (swt), and be at peace by the permission of Allah (swt), and there is no power nor strength except by Allah (swt).'"

1330 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «كَانَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَكْرَهُ اَلرُّكُوبَ فِي اَلْبَحْرِ لِلتِّجَارَةِ.

Hadith.1330 - Muhammad ibn Muslim reported from one of the Imams (as) who said: "My father (as) disliked traveling by sea for trade."

1331 - وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رُكُوبِ اَلْبَحْرِ فِي هَيَجَانِهِ فَقَالَ «وَ لِمَ يُغَرِّرُ اَلرَّجُلُ بِدِينِهِ.

Hadith.1331 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about traveling by sea when it is turbulent. He (as) replied: "Why would a person endanger his life and his religion?".

1332 - وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ عَنْ رُكُوبِ اَلْبَحْرِ فِي هَيَجَانِهِ.

Hadith.1332 - The Messenger of Allah (sw) forbade traveling by sea when it is turbulent.

1333 - وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَا أَجْمَلَ فِي اَلطَّلَبِ مَنْ رَكِبَ اَلْبَحْرَ.

Hadith.1333 - Imam (as) said: "How commendable is the effort of the one who travels by sea to seek [livelihood or purpose]”.