English Translation

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Four things are from boorishness: a man urinating while standing, or excessively wiping his forehead before completing his prayer, or hearing the mu'adhin giving the adhan and not saying what he says, or praying in the path of those who would cross in front of him.' Abu Sa'id al-Malini informed us, Abu Ahmad ibn Adiyy informed us, Abd al-Samad ibn Abdullah al-Dimashqi narrated to us, Duhaym narrated to us, Ibn Abi Fudayk narrated to me, Harun ibn Harun ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hudayr al-Taymi narrated to me — and mentioned it. Abu Ahmad said: His hadiths from al-A'raj and others are not corroborated by reliable narrators. Abu Ahmad said: Al-Junaydi narrated to us, al-Bukhari narrated to us. He said: Harun ibn Harun is not corroborated in his hadith. He narrates from al-A'raj. It is said he is the brother of Muhriz al-Taymi al-Madani. The Shaykh said: It has been narrated from other routes, all of which are weak. It was reported from Ibn Abbas that he said: One should not wipe dust from his face in prayer until he says the tashahhud and gives the salam. Chapter: One should not wipe his face...