The Meaning of Catching a Rak'ah Before the Sun Rises
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:141, is it merely the bowing, or a complete rak'ah with its prostration and bowing?
Answer:
What? A complete rak'ah, my brother. But it is called a rak'ah because the bowing is the greatest of the pillars of the prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever catches a rak'ah before the sun rises
من أدرك ركعة قبل أن تطلع الشمسAnswer:
What? A complete rak'ah, my brother. But it is called a rak'ah because the bowing is the greatest of the pillars of the prayer. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [37] — alfawzan.live (46:04)
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