What is the meaning of Sa'id ibn Jubayr's statement: "(I leave the Duha prayer… for fear that it becomes obligatory upon me)"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding Sa'id ibn Jubayr's statement, "I leave the Duha prayer, even though I desire it, for fear that it becomes obligatory upon me," the phrase "obligatory upon me" is unclear to him.
Answer:
He means that if he were to persist in it, it would become obligatory. In his opinion, he either leaves it so that he reminds himself that it is not obligatory. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding Sa'id ibn Jubayr's statement, "I leave the Duha prayer, even though I desire it, for fear that it becomes obligatory upon me," the phrase "obligatory upon me" is unclear to him.
Answer:
He means that if he were to persist in it, it would become obligatory. In his opinion, he either leaves it so that he reminds himself that it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/314] ما معنى قول سعيد بن جبير "(إني لأدع صلاة الضحى.. مخافة أن تكون حتما عليّ) "؟ — youtube.com
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