حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ قَالَ لَمَّا اسْتَعْمَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی الطَّائِفِ جَعَلَ يَعْرِضُ لِي شَيْئٌ فِي صَلَاتِي حَتَّی مَا أَدْرِي مَا أُصَلِّي فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِکَ رَحَلْتُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ مَا جَائَ بِکَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَرَضَ لِي شَيْئٌ فِي صَلَوَاتِي حَتَّی مَا أَدْرِي مَا أُصَلِّي قَالَ ذَاکَ الشَّيْطَانُ ادْنُهْ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَجَلَسْتُ عَلَی صُدُورِ قَدَمَيَّ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ صَدْرِي بِيَدِهِ وَتَفَلَ فِي فَمِي وَقَالَ اخْرُجْ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِکَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَقْ بِعَمَلِکَ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ فَلَعَمْرِي مَا أَحْسِبُهُ خَالَطَنِي بَعْدُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3548
It was narrated that muthtnân bin Abul-’As said: “When the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H appoint me as governor of Tâ’if, I began to get confused during my prayer, until I no longer knew what I was doing. When I noticed that, I travelled to the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H and he said: ‘The son of Abul-’As?’ I said: ‘Yes, 0 Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘What brings you here?’ I said: ‘0 Messenger of Allah, I get confused during my prayer, until I do not know what I am doing.’ He said: ‘That is Satan. Come here.’ So I came close to him, and sat upon the front part of my feet then he struck my chest with his hand and put some spittle in my mouth and said: ‘Get out, 0 enemy of Allah!’ He did that three times, then he said: ‘Get on with your work.”‘Uthmân said: “Indeed, I never felt confused (during my prayer) alter that.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020