The manner of performing the Maghrib prayer in fear and the number of its forms
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The questioner : How is the Maghrib prayer performed in fear? And are the characteristics of the prayer of fear established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as six, as Ibn al-Qayyim said?
The Shaykh : What is the intensity of what?
The questioner : The characteristics of the prayer of fear.
The Shaykh : The characteristics of the prayer of fear, yes.
The questioner : No, no.
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean these are the forms that are established. As for what is narrated, it is more than that, but what is established, as I recall, is seven types. As for your specific question about the Maghrib prayer, what exactly is it?
The questioner : How is the Maghrib prayer performed?
The Shaykh : Do you mean it is shortened, meaning the number of its rak'ahs?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Maghrib prayer is not shortened, and we are not aware of that being transmitted from anyone.
The questioner : The prayer of fear is said to be one rak'ah.
The Shaykh : But in the Maghrib prayer, we are not aware that it is shortened, even in the prayer of fear. The prayer of fear is one rak'ah, which is what is shortened.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, a four-rak'ah prayer is affected by travel.
The questioner : But if.
The Shaykh : It is made into two rak'ahs, whereas the Maghrib
The questioner : Accordingly.
The Shaykh : Remains as it is.
The questioner : Professor, now, I mean, first.
The Shaykh : These two-rak'ah prayers are affected by a second factor, which is fear, so they become one rak'ah. But the Maghrib prayer remains as it is; it is not affected by travel, and likewise it is not affected by fear. This is what we know, and we are not aware of any explicit contradiction to this in the Sunnah, except for this general text. As you know, a general text that has not been acted upon is not to be acted upon.
The Shaykh : What is the intensity of what?
The questioner : The characteristics of the prayer of fear.
The Shaykh : The characteristics of the prayer of fear, yes.
The questioner : No, no.
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean these are the forms that are established. As for what is narrated, it is more than that, but what is established, as I recall, is seven types. As for your specific question about the Maghrib prayer, what exactly is it?
The questioner : How is the Maghrib prayer performed?
The Shaykh : Do you mean it is shortened, meaning the number of its rak'ahs?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Maghrib prayer is not shortened, and we are not aware of that being transmitted from anyone.
The questioner : The prayer of fear is said to be one rak'ah.
The Shaykh : But in the Maghrib prayer, we are not aware that it is shortened, even in the prayer of fear. The prayer of fear is one rak'ah, which is what is shortened.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, for example, a four-rak'ah prayer is affected by travel.
The questioner : But if.
The Shaykh : It is made into two rak'ahs, whereas the Maghrib
The questioner : Accordingly.
The Shaykh : Remains as it is.
The questioner : Professor, now, I mean, first.
The Shaykh : These two-rak'ah prayers are affected by a second factor, which is fear, so they become one rak'ah. But the Maghrib prayer remains as it is; it is not affected by travel, and likewise it is not affected by fear. This is what we know, and we are not aware of any explicit contradiction to this in the Sunnah, except for this general text. As you know, a general text that has not been acted upon is not to be acted upon.
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سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1296 — d3watuna.com (6:19)
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