Question 708: I have heard that the prayer of a woman who disobeys her husband is not accepted. Is this true?

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✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narration:

1 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ثَمَانِيَةٌ لَا يُقْبَلُ لَهُمْ صَلَاةٌ الْعَبْدُ الْآبِقُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ وَ النَّاشِزُ عَنْ زَوْجِهَا وَ هُوَ عَلَيْهَا سَاخِطٌ وَ مَانِعُ الزَّكَاةِ وَ تَارِكُ الْوُضُوءِ وَ الْجَارِيَةُ الْمُدْرِكَةُ تُصَلِّي بِغَيْرِ خِمَارٍ وَ إِمَامُ قَوْمٍ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَ هُمْ لَهُ كَارِهُونَ وَ الزِّنِّينُ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَا الزِّنِّينُ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ يُدَافِعُ الْبَوْلَ وَ الْغَائِطَ وَ السَّكْرَانُ فَهَؤُلَاءِ الثَّمَانِيَةُ لَا يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ صَلَاةً.

📚Ma'ani al-Akhbar, p. 404

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: There are eight people from whom no prayer is accepted:

◾️ A runaway slave until he returns to his master!

◾️ And a disobedient woman towards her husband when her husband is angry with her!

◾️ And the one who withholds zakat!

◾️ And the one who neglects wudu!

◾️ And an adult girl who prays without a head covering!

◾️ And an Imam of a congregation who leads a group, while they dislike his leadership!

◾️ And the 'zinnin'!

They said: O Messenger of Allah!

What is 'zinnin'?!

He said: The one who is (in prayer) holding back and restraining urine and feces!

◾️ And the intoxicated person!

So Allah does not accept any prayer from these eight groups!

❇️ In the above narration, the disobedient woman ('nashizah') who disobeys her husband and her husband is angry with her is among those whose prayer is not accepted, which is a very noteworthy point.

✅ But please pay attention to a few other hadiths explaining the other cases:

2 أَبِي أُسَامَةَ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْداللَّهِ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلاةَ وَ أَنْتُمْ سُكارى فَقَالَ سُكْرُ النَّوْم

📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p. 371

Zayd al-Shahham said: I said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): What is the meaning of the saying of Allah, the Exalted and Glorified: 'Do not approach the prayer while you are intoxicated'? (What is the intention)? He said: The intoxication of sleep!

✅From the above narration, the prohibition of praying in a state where one is intoxicated and drowsy from sleep is clear.

3 عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ: لَا تُصَلِّ وَ أَنْتَ تَجِدُ شَيْئاً مِنَ الْأَخْبَثَيْن

📚Al-Tahdhib, Vol. 2, p. 326

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: Do not pray while you feel a need to urinate or defecate!

4 عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقَ يَقُولُ لَا صَلَاةَ لِحَاقِنٍ وَ لَا لِحَاقِبٍ وَ لَا لِحَازِقٍ فَالْحَاقِنُ الَّذِي بِهِ الْبَوْلُ وَ الْحَاقِبُ الَّذِي بِهِ الْغَائِطُ وَ الْحَازِقُ الَّذِي قَدْ ضَغَطَهُ الْخُفُّ

📚Amali al-Saduq, p. 337

Ishaq ibn Ammar said: I heard Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) say: There is no prayer for a 'haqen', a 'haqeb', and a 'haziq'!

As for the 'haqen', he is one who has a need to urinate.

As for the 'haqeb', he is one who has a need to defecate.

As for the 'haziq', he is one whose shoe (due to being tight) pinches him!

5 عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُصِيبُهُ الْغَمْزُ فِي بَطْنِهِ وَ هُوَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَصْبِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ أَوْ لَا يُصَلِّي فَقَالَ إِنِ احْتَمَلَ الصَّبْرَ وَ لَمْ يَخَفْ إِعْجَالًا عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَ لْيَصْبِرْ.

📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p. 364

Abdul Rahman ibn Hajjaj said: I asked Imam Kadhim (peace be upon him) about a person who feels pressure in his stomach, while he has the ability to endure it, should he pray in that state or not pray (in this state)?

The Imam said: If he can endure it and is not afraid of rushing through the prayer, he can pray and endure it.

✅Although, according to narration 5 , if a person has pressure in his stomach but can endure it without rushing through the prayer, he is allowed to pray in that state, but praying while holding back urine and feces is forbidden in the above narrations, according to which it is appropriate for a person who intends to pray to first relieve himself of urine and feces, then perform wudu and pray.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ