سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَلْقَى السَّبُعَ وَ قَدْ حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الْمَشْيَ مَخَافَةَ السَّبُعِ فَإِنْ قَامَ يُصَلِّي خَافَ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَ سُجُودِهِ السَّبُعَ وَ السَّبُعُ أَمَامَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ فَإِنْ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ خَافَ أَنْ يَثِبَ عَلَيْهِ الْأَسَدُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَسْتَقْبِلُ الْأَسَدَ وَ يُصَلِّي وَ يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ إِيمَاءً وَ هُوَ قَائِمٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ الْأَسَدُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Al-Amraky Bin Ali, (It has been narrated) from Ali son of Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, from his brother<sup>asws</sup> Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I asked him<sup>asws</sup> about the man who faces the predatory wild animal and the time for the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> comes up, and he is not able upon the walking, fearing the predatory wild animal. So if he were to stand to Pray <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, he would fear the lion in his <span class="iTxt">Rukū</span> and his Sajdah, and the lion is in front of him upon (a direction) other than the Qiblah. So if he were to divert towards the Qiblah, he fears that the lion would leap upon him. How should he deal with it?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should face the lion, and he should pray <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span> gesturing by his head with gestures, and he would be standing; and even if the lion was upon (a direction) other than the Qiblah’.
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