The Meaning of "After the Prayer"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The phrase "after the prayer" appears in more than one hadith. Does it mean after the prayer or before the taslim, or does it vary?
Answer:
"After the prayer" refers to the end of the prayer, and it also refers to what comes after the prayer. Both meanings are valid, and both are correctly called "after the prayer." However, the scholars differed on this. Some said that it is better for it to be at the end of the prayer, because supplication within the act of worship is better than supplication outside of it. Some said, "No, 'after the prayer' is what comes after the taslim," and this is what appears to be the case, and Allah knows best, because the dhikr after the taslim is not part of the prayer itself. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The phrase "after the prayer" appears in more than one hadith. Does it mean after the prayer or before the taslim, or does it vary?
Answer:
"After the prayer" refers to the end of the prayer, and it also refers to what comes after the prayer. Both meanings are valid, and both are correctly called "after the prayer." However, the scholars differed on this. Some said that it is better for it to be at the end of the prayer, because supplication within the act of worship is better than supplication outside of it. Some said, "No, 'after the prayer' is what comes after the taslim," and this is what appears to be the case, and Allah knows best, because the dhikr after the taslim is not part of the prayer itself. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 21-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:47)
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