The Guidance of the Salaf in Hurrying to Prayer
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, it is reported from one of the Salaf that he prayed for forty years without missing the takbir of entering prayer. How authentic is this, Honorable Shaykh? And how was the guidance of the Salaf in this matter?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is correct. The righteous Salaf, including the Companions, the Tabi'un, and those who came after them following their example, would hasten to be present in the mosques and not delay. They would be among the first to arrive at the mosques, seeking good and hoping for mercy. Nothing would distract them from their prayer. They would sell and buy[An-Nur 24:37-38], they would sell and buy, but when one of them heard the mu'adhdhin, he would put down what was in his hand and turn to the prayer. Yes.
The questioner:
In our present time, O our noble Shaykh, the home of the one who prays is close to the mosque, and when he hears the mu'adhdhin calling for the iqamah, he rushes. What about those who are negligent in hurrying to prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
These are those who are negligent. Perhaps they will miss the prayer or part of the prayer due to their delay. They should hasten when the mu'adhdhin calls, hastening to respond to the call of Allah, and be present in the mosques with the first ones, so that they may attain this great reward and recompense from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, Shaykh.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, it is reported from one of the Salaf that he prayed for forty years without missing the takbir of entering prayer. How authentic is this, Honorable Shaykh? And how was the guidance of the Salaf in this matter?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is correct. The righteous Salaf, including the Companions, the Tabi'un, and those who came after them following their example, would hasten to be present in the mosques and not delay. They would be among the first to arrive at the mosques, seeking good and hoping for mercy. Nothing would distract them from their prayer. They would sell and buy
(37) [Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about - (38) That Allah may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and increase them from His bounty. And Allah gives provision to whom He wills without account.
لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ وَاللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍThe questioner:
In our present time, O our noble Shaykh, the home of the one who prays is close to the mosque, and when he hears the mu'adhdhin calling for the iqamah, he rushes. What about those who are negligent in hurrying to prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
These are those who are negligent. Perhaps they will miss the prayer or part of the prayer due to their delay. They should hasten when the mu'adhdhin calls, hastening to respond to the call of Allah, and be present in the mosques with the first ones, so that they may attain this great reward and recompense from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, Shaykh.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7466 — youtube.com (2:36)
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