Luqman advised his son to pray, as mentioned in the Qur'an. Was prayer obligatory at that time, or what is meant by it here?
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Question:
He says: Luqman advised his son to pray, as mentioned in the Noble Qur'an. Was prayer obligatory at that time, or what is meant by it here? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Prayer. It is prescribed for all previous nations, even if it differed in its form or its times, but it is prescribed. So 'Isa (peace be upon him) says[Maryam 19:31], and Isma'il (peace be upon him) says, Allah says about him [Maryam 19:55], and Ibrahim (peace and blessings be upon him) says [Ibrahim 14:40].
Prayer is prescribed for the previous nations without doubt, by the text of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, because it is a great act of worship. Yes.
It is among the greatest acts of worship and the most comprehensive of the different types of worship, including acts of the heart, acts of the body, and various practical acts such as bowing, prostrating, standing, and sitting. So it is a great act of worship that encompasses diverse forms of worship.
He says: Luqman advised his son to pray, as mentioned in the Noble Qur'an. Was prayer obligatory at that time, or what is meant by it here? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Prayer. It is prescribed for all previous nations, even if it differed in its form or its times, but it is prescribed. So 'Isa (peace be upon him) says
and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive
وَأَوْصَانِي بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّاAnd he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.
وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيًّاMy Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيPrayer is prescribed for the previous nations without doubt, by the text of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, because it is a great act of worship. Yes.
It is among the greatest acts of worship and the most comprehensive of the different types of worship, including acts of the heart, acts of the body, and various practical acts such as bowing, prostrating, standing, and sitting. So it is a great act of worship that encompasses diverse forms of worship.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أوصى لقمان ابنه بالصلاة كما جاء في القرآن هل فرضت الصلاة في ذلك الوقت أو ما المقصود بها هنا؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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