How is the command to pray in Surat al-Muzzammil reconciled with the fact that prayer was not made obligatory until the Night of the Ascension?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how is the command to pray in this surah reconciled with the fact that prayer was not made obligatory until the Night of the Ascension?
Answer:
This is for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); this is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The obligation of standing in night prayer and its being made obligatory is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). You perform it as a voluntary prayer. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how is the command to pray in this surah reconciled with the fact that prayer was not made obligatory until the Night of the Ascension?
Answer:
This is for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); this is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The obligation of standing in night prayer and its being made obligatory is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). You perform it as a voluntary prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2954- 4717] ما الجمع بين الأمر بالصلاة في سورة المزمل وبين كون الصلاة لم تفرض إلا في ليلة الإسراء؟ — youtube.com
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