Is it prescribed for one who finds something in this world difficult to increase in prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would turn to prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Whenever I find something in this world difficult, I stand to pray and increase in prayer so that this matter becomes easy. He says: Is my action in this forbidden? And may I cite as evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would, whenever a matter distressed him, turn to prayer?
Answer:
He turns to the obligatory prayer, meaning he orders Bilal to call the adhan and establish the iqamah for the prayer. This is for the obligatory prayer. And if he does it as a voluntary prayer, there is no harm. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:45] [Al-Baqarah 2:153] This includes both the voluntary and the obligatory prayer. So you have done well in this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Whenever I find something in this world difficult, I stand to pray and increase in prayer so that this matter becomes easy. He says: Is my action in this forbidden? And may I cite as evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would, whenever a matter distressed him, turn to prayer?
Answer:
He turns to the obligatory prayer, meaning he orders Bilal to call the adhan and establish the iqamah for the prayer. This is for the obligatory prayer. And if he does it as a voluntary prayer, there is no harm. Allah the Exalted said:
And seek help through patience and prayer
وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِO you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [564 -582] هل يشرع لمن استصعب شيئا من أمور الدنيا أن يكثر من الصلاة كما كان النبي ﷺ يفزع إلى الصلاة؟ — youtube.com
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