The Response to Those Who Said the Prayer of One Who Looks at the Sky is Invalid
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the response to those who said the prayer is invalid, the truth is that the hadith perhaps indicates that those who do not say it is invalid for one who looks at the sky are correct, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them to repeat it; he only prohibited it. No, no, he
The Shaykh : He, may Allah bless you, did not tell a single person, he did not speak to one person to say, “Repeat your prayer.”
The questioner : Even if he was staring.
The Shaykh : Well, when he said that this prayer is not valid with any of the people’s speech, he did not say, “And whoever spoke, let him repeat it.” If he had addressed one person, or if they had said, “Repeat it,” then the argument would have been valid.
The Shaykh : He, may Allah bless you, did not tell a single person, he did not speak to one person to say, “Repeat your prayer.”
The questioner : Even if he was staring.
The Shaykh : Well, when he said that this prayer is not valid with any of the people’s speech, he did not say, “And whoever spoke, let him repeat it.” If he had addressed one person, or if they had said, “Repeat it,” then the argument would have been valid.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1594الرد على من قالوا ببطلان الصلاة لمن ينظر إلى السماء📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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