Narrated by Aishah
There is no prayer when food is served, nor when one is resisting the call of nature.
Sahih Muslim 560
What this hadith teaches
Islam wants the heart free in prayer, so it is better to eat or relieve oneself first, as long as the time of prayer does not run out.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Aishah
- Chapter
- Focus and humility in prayer
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لاَ صَلاَةَ بِحَضْرَةِ الطَّعَامِ وَلاَ وَهُوَ يُدَافِعُهُ الأَخْبَثَانِ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 560, as given on sunnah.com.