Hadith #459
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ وَالثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ عَن
ْ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ إِلَى شَيْءٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ فَعَصًا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَصًا فَلْيَخْطُطْ خَطًّا ثُمَّ لَا يَضُرُّهُ مَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر والثوري
إسماعيل بن أمية عن
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Razzaq, from Ma'mar and al-Thawri, from Isma'il ibn Umayya, from Abu 'Amr ibn Hurayth, from his father — raised to the Prophet ﷺ: 'When one of you prays, let him pray toward something [a sutrah — barrier]. If there is nothing, then [toward] a staff. If there is no staff, let him draw a line — then whatever passes in front of him will not harm him.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 459
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7297
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43687