Reconciling the Hadiths Prohibiting Prayer After Asr
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The questioner : We would like to ask two questions, if you would be so kind, my master. In Sahih Muslim, there are many hadiths regarding the recommended practice (sunnah) after the Asr prayer, narrated by Aisha and Umm Salimah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there are other hadiths; it is written here from a part of the hadith: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : I am listening to you.
The questioner : Ah,Mishkat al-Masabih 1042, so the apparent meaning of these hadiths—the hadiths prohibiting prayer after Asr—is from Asr, from the Asr prayer, until the setting of the sun.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the apparent meaning of those is that it is in the night prayer, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was consistent in performing, and Aisha’s statement that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never prayed Asr and entered his house without praying two rak'ahs. So how do you reconcile these hadiths?
The Shaykh : The reconciliation is a question.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : How do you reconcile His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:3], and His saying, peace be upon him: Sunan Ibn Majah 3314Sahih (Darussalam)
The questioner : General and specific; meaning, carrion except for the carrion of locusts, and so on, except.
The Shaykh : If you know, then hold fast to it.
The questioner : This is the reconciliation.
The Shaykh : This is the reconciliation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And there is another addition that is stronger in indicating the reconciliation, which is the hadith of Ali and Anas that the Messenger said: There is no prayer after Asr,
The questioner : except when the sun is high. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, if you know, then hold fast to it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. In a second question, regarding these houses that they build in the cemeteries in order to pray over the deceased in them, is this from the Sunnah or does it have a basis in?
The Shaykh : No, it has no basis. There is no basis except for a prayer place outside the cemetery and close to it.
The questioner : And I hope for the best for them.
The Shaykh : So there, the funeral prayers are performed only.
The questioner : Excuse me, a third question, we hope for the Shaykh’s kindness.
The Shaykh : Everything is by calculation.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. My master, there is a person today, meaning, he says he travels to Irbid or beyond Irbid.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And sometimes, meaning, if you travel by bus, it does not stop on the road so that I can pray.
The Shaykh : Where is he?
The questioner : So does that mean I pray, combining the Dhuhr with the Asr?
The Shaykh : Meaning, combining by advancing.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This depends on the person’s conviction. If it is most likely in his opinion that the car will be delayed, to the extent that the Asr prayer will be missed, and he cannot pray it except after its time has passed, then he may combine it with the preceding prayer.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills. Greet the group.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : Blessed and Exalted is He.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. And by Allah, I have an issue, if possible. I work in a printing press, and the owner of the printing press deals with a riba (usury or interest) bank, of course, and withdraws lottery tickets,
The Shaykh : He prints them.
The questioner : No, he does not print them, but he deals with them, meaning he buys them.
The Shaykh : The owner of the printing press.
The questioner : He buys them and lies a lot.
The Shaykh : I said, I want, I want.
The questioner : In the printing press, meaning, and of course, I work in the printing press, printing for a hotel for invitations to dancing or singing or such.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So can I work with him?
The Shaykh : You cannot, and you can.
The questioner : How is that, for the sake of Allah?
The Shaykh : You can practically, but you cannot religiously.
The questioner : Ah, meaning, I told him that the bank is haram (forbidden) and the lottery is haram, and he wears gold also.
The Shaykh : Also.
The questioner : I told him it is haram. He said.
The Shaykh : Darknesses, one upon another. So what makes you with him with all the darknesses?
The questioner: By Allah.
The Shaykh : Stay away, stay away from him.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh :[Al-Qasas 28:60].
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Because I told you about the situation, and by Allah, I feel that I am wrong and I am in his place.
The Shaykh : That is enough, that is enough. You have exerted your effort to leave this place as soon as possible.
The questioner : I am able, meaning, to leave the place for the sake of Allah, I can leave it at any time.
The Shaykh : So this is it; as long as you can, do it and do not delay.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Rest again, may Allah give you rest.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. And we begin and proceed. That is enough.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there are other hadiths; it is written here from a part of the hadith:
Chapter: Indeed, the prayer.
فصل فإن الصلاة.The Shaykh : I am listening to you.
The questioner : Ah,
for the prayer is witnessed and angels are attendant at it, till you pray the afternoon prayer; then cease prayer till the sun sets
فَإِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ مَشْهُودَةٌ مَحْضُورَةٌ حَتَّى تُصَلِّيَ الْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ أَقْصِرْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the apparent meaning of those is that it is in the night prayer, which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was consistent in performing, and Aisha’s statement that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never prayed Asr and entered his house without praying two rak'ahs. So how do you reconcile these hadiths?
The Shaykh : The reconciliation is a question.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : How do you reconcile His saying, the Exalted:
Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُTwo kinds of dead meat and two kinds of blood have been permitted to us
أحلت لنا ميتتان ودمان؟The questioner : General and specific; meaning, carrion except for the carrion of locusts, and so on, except.
The Shaykh : If you know, then hold fast to it.
The questioner : This is the reconciliation.
The Shaykh : This is the reconciliation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And there is another addition that is stronger in indicating the reconciliation, which is the hadith of Ali and Anas that the Messenger said: There is no prayer after Asr,
The questioner : except when the sun is high. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, if you know, then hold fast to it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. In a second question, regarding these houses that they build in the cemeteries in order to pray over the deceased in them, is this from the Sunnah or does it have a basis in?
The Shaykh : No, it has no basis. There is no basis except for a prayer place outside the cemetery and close to it.
The questioner : And I hope for the best for them.
The Shaykh : So there, the funeral prayers are performed only.
The questioner : Excuse me, a third question, we hope for the Shaykh’s kindness.
The Shaykh : Everything is by calculation.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. My master, there is a person today, meaning, he says he travels to Irbid or beyond Irbid.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And sometimes, meaning, if you travel by bus, it does not stop on the road so that I can pray.
The Shaykh : Where is he?
The questioner : So does that mean I pray, combining the Dhuhr with the Asr?
The Shaykh : Meaning, combining by advancing.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This depends on the person’s conviction. If it is most likely in his opinion that the car will be delayed, to the extent that the Asr prayer will be missed, and he cannot pray it except after its time has passed, then he may combine it with the preceding prayer.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills. Greet the group.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : Blessed and Exalted is He.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. And by Allah, I have an issue, if possible. I work in a printing press, and the owner of the printing press deals with a riba (usury or interest) bank, of course, and withdraws lottery tickets,
The Shaykh : He prints them.
The questioner : No, he does not print them, but he deals with them, meaning he buys them.
The Shaykh : The owner of the printing press.
The questioner : He buys them and lies a lot.
The Shaykh : I said, I want, I want.
The questioner : In the printing press, meaning, and of course, I work in the printing press, printing for a hotel for invitations to dancing or singing or such.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So can I work with him?
The Shaykh : You cannot, and you can.
The questioner : How is that, for the sake of Allah?
The Shaykh : You can practically, but you cannot religiously.
The questioner : Ah, meaning, I told him that the bank is haram (forbidden) and the lottery is haram, and he wears gold also.
The Shaykh : Also.
The questioner : I told him it is haram. He said.
The Shaykh : Darknesses, one upon another. So what makes you with him with all the darknesses?
The questioner: By Allah.
The Shaykh : Stay away, stay away from him.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh :
And what is with Allah is better and more lasting
وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Because I told you about the situation, and by Allah, I feel that I am wrong and I am in his place.
The Shaykh : That is enough, that is enough. You have exerted your effort to leave this place as soon as possible.
The questioner : I am able, meaning, to leave the place for the sake of Allah, I can leave it at any time.
The Shaykh : So this is it; as long as you can, do it and do not delay.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Rest again, may Allah give you rest.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. And we begin and proceed. That is enough.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1228 — d3watuna.com (13:36)
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