Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) maintain continuity in the combined prayer?
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The questioner : If it were said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) maintained continuity and said, "Pray as you saw me praying," so that they would pray.
The Shaykh : In the case of combining by delaying, there was no continuity. At Muzdalifah, when he arrived at Muzdalifah, he prayed Maghrib, then they set up their tents, and after that they prayed 'Isha', so he separated them.
The questioner : You answer her, you take her, but you answer her.
The Shaykh : But the Shaykh, Islam, says what is the difference?
The questioner : Who is the one who finished?
The Shaykh : No, in any case, we do not assert now that the Messenger, when he combined by advancing, maintained continuity in every combination. Or rather, in 'Arafah the continuity is apparent, and likewise in the hadith of Abu Juhayfah the continuity is apparent. But the mere act does not indicate obligation.
The questioner : And I was in Muzdalifah, he said he needed to separate them in Muzdalifah.
The Shaykh : No, there is no need, the camels are not harmful because they remain in the state of two rak'ahs? Yes, in any case, there is no doubt that the most cautious course is continuity, the most cautious course is continuity, yes.
The Shaykh : In the case of combining by delaying, there was no continuity. At Muzdalifah, when he arrived at Muzdalifah, he prayed Maghrib, then they set up their tents, and after that they prayed 'Isha', so he separated them.
The questioner : You answer her, you take her, but you answer her.
The Shaykh : But the Shaykh, Islam, says what is the difference?
The questioner : Who is the one who finished?
The Shaykh : No, in any case, we do not assert now that the Messenger, when he combined by advancing, maintained continuity in every combination. Or rather, in 'Arafah the continuity is apparent, and likewise in the hadith of Abu Juhayfah the continuity is apparent. But the mere act does not indicate obligation.
The questioner : And I was in Muzdalifah, he said he needed to separate them in Muzdalifah.
The Shaykh : No, there is no need, the camels are not harmful because they remain in the state of two rak'ahs? Yes, in any case, there is no doubt that the most cautious course is continuity, the most cautious course is continuity, yes.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4219هل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والَى في صلاة الجمع؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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