Asking for Paradise and Seeking Refuge from the Fire in the Obligatory Prayer
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Question:
We are still with you live on air, with the Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan. This questioner says: Shaykh, if the imam recites a surah and mentions Paradise or the Fire, and the ma'mum seeks refuge from the Fire and asks Allah for Paradise in the obligatory prayer, is that permissible with a slight raising of the voice?
Answer:
This is reported in the night prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it in the voluntary prayer at night, and it is not reported that he used to do it in the obligatory prayer. So it is better to leave it out in the obligatory prayer, and if he does it in the voluntary prayer, that is a sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
We are still with you live on air, with the Honorable Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan. This questioner says: Shaykh, if the imam recites a surah and mentions Paradise or the Fire, and the ma'mum seeks refuge from the Fire and asks Allah for Paradise in the obligatory prayer, is that permissible with a slight raising of the voice?
Answer:
This is reported in the night prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do it in the voluntary prayer at night, and it is not reported that he used to do it in the obligatory prayer. So it is better to leave it out in the obligatory prayer, and if he does it in the voluntary prayer, that is a sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 03 فتاوى على الهواء - 03 02 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (47:18)
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