Is standing obligatory in voluntary prayers?
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The questioner : He works for half the doubled reward.
The Shaykh : No, this is in the benefit.
The questioner : So he established for him half the tools.
The Shaykh : Where is this from the voluntary?
The questioner : Yes, this is for free.
The Shaykh : Standing is not obligatory in voluntary prayers. In order to encourage people to perform voluntary prayers and so that they do not find them burdensome or difficult, a dispensation was granted to them, just as a dispensation was granted to pray on a mount in order to lighten the burden and so that it does not become difficult for them.
The Shaykh : No, this is in the benefit.
The questioner : So he established for him half the tools.
The Shaykh : Where is this from the voluntary?
The questioner : Yes, this is for free.
The Shaykh : Standing is not obligatory in voluntary prayers. In order to encourage people to perform voluntary prayers and so that they do not find them burdensome or difficult, a dispensation was granted to them, just as a dispensation was granted to pray on a mount in order to lighten the burden and so that it does not become difficult for them.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3723هل يجب القيام في النفل؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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