Explanation of Absolute Voluntary Prayer, Absolute Takbir, and Restricted Takbir
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The questioner:
The questioner asks here: What is absolute voluntary prayer? It is takbir.
The Shaykh:
Our takfir is discord.
The presenter:
It is the takbir of voluntary prayer, may you live long.
The Shaykh:
Voluntary prayer and takbir in general: absolute voluntary prayer is that which is not specified; you may pray whenever you wish, as a voluntary act. This is absolute voluntary prayer. The specified kind is performed with the regular prayers, such as the sunnah of the midday prayer, the sunnah of the sunset prayer, and the sunnah of the night prayer; these are specific rawatib. The sunnah of the forenoon prayer is also specific. As for the absolute kind, nothing is set for it; you may pray as much as you wish for the midday prayer, or as much as you wish at night; this is absolute voluntary prayer. Absolute takbir is like the takbir on these days. The restricted kind is what occurs after the prayers on the Day of 'Arafah and the days following it. This is restricted takbir after the prayers. If one prays, he says takbir from the dawn of the Day of 'Arafah until the afternoon of the last day of the days of Tashriq. This is restricted absolute takbir. And absolute takfir is in the remaining times. They coincide in five days: the Day of 'Arafah, the festival, and the three days; all five days contain both absolute and restricted takfir. Restricted is after the prayers, and absolute is at all times, night and day. Yes. The description, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah greet you.
The questioner asks here: What is absolute voluntary prayer? It is takbir.
The Shaykh:
Our takfir is discord.
The presenter:
It is the takbir of voluntary prayer, may you live long.
The Shaykh:
Voluntary prayer and takbir in general: absolute voluntary prayer is that which is not specified; you may pray whenever you wish, as a voluntary act. This is absolute voluntary prayer. The specified kind is performed with the regular prayers, such as the sunnah of the midday prayer, the sunnah of the sunset prayer, and the sunnah of the night prayer; these are specific rawatib. The sunnah of the forenoon prayer is also specific. As for the absolute kind, nothing is set for it; you may pray as much as you wish for the midday prayer, or as much as you wish at night; this is absolute voluntary prayer. Absolute takbir is like the takbir on these days. The restricted kind is what occurs after the prayers on the Day of 'Arafah and the days following it. This is restricted takbir after the prayers. If one prays, he says takbir from the dawn of the Day of 'Arafah until the afternoon of the last day of the days of Tashriq. This is restricted absolute takbir. And absolute takfir is in the remaining times. They coincide in five days: the Day of 'Arafah, the festival, and the three days; all five days contain both absolute and restricted takfir. Restricted is after the prayers, and absolute is at all times, night and day. Yes. The description, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah greet you.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 2 — archive.org (1:12:20)
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