English Translation

Hadrat Hatim ibn Isma'il narrated from Abu Hazrah Ya'qub ibn Mujahid, who narrated from Ibn Abi 'Atiq ('Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Hadrat 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr al-Siddiq), who said: Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and I were conversing in the presence of Umm al-Mu'minin Hadrat 'A'ishah (may Allah be well pleased with her). Al-Qasim used to make many errors in speech, as he was the son of a freed slave woman. Umm al-Mu'minin Hadrat 'A'ishah (may Allah be well pleased with her) said to him: What is the matter with you that you do not speak as this nephew of mine speaks? Yes, I know where you picked it up — his mother taught him good manners and your mother taught you. Al-Qasim became upset and was angry at heart. When he saw the table being set for Umm al-Mu'minin Hadrat 'A'ishah (may Allah be well pleased with her), he stood up. She asked: Where are you going? He said: I am going to pray. She said: Sit down. He said: I must pray. She said: Sit down, you deceitful one! I heard the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: 'There is no prayer when food is before one, nor when one is pressed by the need to relieve oneself.'