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Question 969: A fly was bothering me during prayer, so I caught it with my hand and killed it! Is there a problem with my prayer?

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✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narration:

1 عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْتُلُ الْبَقَّةَ وَ الْبُرْغُوثَ وَ الْقَمْلَةَ وَ الذُّبَابَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَ يَنْقُضُ ذَلِكَ صَلَاتَهُ وَ وُضُوءَهُ قَالَ لَا.

📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 368

Halabi asked Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a person who kills a mosquito, a flea, a louse, and a fly during prayer. Does it invalidate his prayer and ablution? He said: 'No!'

✅According to the above narration, killing a fly during prayer does not invalidate or break the prayer.

✅ Also, see the following narration:

2 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرَى الْحَيَّةَ وَ الْعَقْرَبَ يَقْتُلُهُمَا إِنْ آذَيَاهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p. 367

Muhammad ibn Muslim says: I asked Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a person who is in prayer and sees a snake or a scorpion. Should he kill them if they harm him? He said: 'Yes!'

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ

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