The Ruling on Saying That Prayer Is a Meeting with Allah
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to say that prayer is a meeting with Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
There is no doubt that prayer is standing before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), as it came in the hadith that Allah turns His face toward the one praying,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2863Sahih (Darussalam). So it is standing before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), speaking to Him, supplicating to Him, and turning toward Him. As for the phrase "a meeting with Allah," this is one of the newly coined expressions; I do not know of any basis for it. It is merely one of the expressions common on the tongues of some modern people. Therefore, it is better—or obligatory—to adhere to the legal terms found in the hadiths and in the speech of the Salaf. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to say that prayer is a meeting with Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
There is no doubt that prayer is standing before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), as it came in the hadith that Allah turns His face toward the one praying,
and when you perform Salat then do not turn away
فإذا صليتم فلا تلتفتواThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
الفوزان - الإجابات العلمية والتوجيهات المنمهجية - 02 — archive.org (35:37)
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