Sahih Muslim Book - 4, Hadith - 1129

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ هِلاَلٍ - يَعْنِى حُمَيْدًا - قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِى نَتَذَاكَرُ حَدِيثًا إِذْ قَالَ أَبُو صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانُ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُكَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ وَرَأَيْتُ مِنْهُ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا مَعَ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ يُصَلِّى يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى شَىْءٍ يَسْتُرُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ مِنْ بَنِى أَبِى مُعَيْطٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَدَفَعَ فِى نَحْرِهِ فَنَظَرَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مَسَاغًا إِلاَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ فَعَادَ فَدَفَعَ فِى نَحْرِهِ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الدَّفْعَةِ الأُولَى فَمَثَلَ قَائِمًا فَنَالَ مِنْ أَبِى سَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ زَاحَمَ النَّاسَ فَخَرَجَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى مَرْوَانَ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ مَا لَقِىَ - قَالَ - وَدَخَلَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَلَى مَرْوَانَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَرْوَانُ مَا لَكَ وَلاِبْنِ أَخِيكَ جَاءَ يَشْكُوكَ. فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى شَىْءٍ يَسْتُرُهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَأَرَادَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيَدْفَعْ فِى نَحْرِهِ فَإِنْ أَبَى فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ ».

Abu Salih As-Samman said: "I will tell you what I heard and saw from Abu Sa'eed. While I was with Abu Sa'eed, he was praying one Friday facing something that was screening him from the people. A young man from Banu Abi Mu'ait came and wanted to pass in front of him. He pushed him in his chest, and (the young man) looked but could not find any way to get by except by passing in front of Abu Sa'eed. So he came back, and he pushed him in the chest harder than he had the first time. He stood up and insulted Abu Sa'eed, then he pushed through the crowds, and he left, and then he entered upon Marwan and complained to him about what had happened. Abu Sa'eed entered upon Marwan and Marwan said to him: 'What is the matter with you and your brother's son? He came and complained about you.' Abu Sa'eed said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "If one of you prays facing towards something that is screening him from the people, and someone wants to pass in front of him (and the Sutrah), let him push him in the chest, and if he insists then let him fight him, for he is a devil."'