The Ruling on Following the Tahajjud Prayer from the Radio
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The questioner:
A message from the Kingdom of Morocco, signed by one of the female listeners, says: Your sister in Allah, Alif Shaym. Our sister has a case in which she says: In Ramadan, I listen to the Tahajjud prayer live from the Noble Makkah via the radio and pray with them, without intending it to be a congregational prayer. It increases my humility and faith, and I consider it standing in night prayer. Is my prayer valid, or should I listen without following? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Your prayer is not valid in this manner, so do not follow the radio, whether the broadcast is near or far, even if the broadcast is in the same country. Do not follow the radio or the television. You must pray for yourself without being connected to the radio or the television. Even if you do not intend it to be a congregational prayer, merely following is not correct. So you must abandon this habit and pray for yourself. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. If you listen without praying, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
You listen and benefit without praying. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
A message from the Kingdom of Morocco, signed by one of the female listeners, says: Your sister in Allah, Alif Shaym. Our sister has a case in which she says: In Ramadan, I listen to the Tahajjud prayer live from the Noble Makkah via the radio and pray with them, without intending it to be a congregational prayer. It increases my humility and faith, and I consider it standing in night prayer. Is my prayer valid, or should I listen without following? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Your prayer is not valid in this manner, so do not follow the radio, whether the broadcast is near or far, even if the broadcast is in the same country. Do not follow the radio or the television. You must pray for yourself without being connected to the radio or the television. Even if you do not intend it to be a congregational prayer, merely following is not correct. So you must abandon this habit and pray for yourself. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. If you listen without praying, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
You listen and benefit without praying. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/260 — archive.org (5:43)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.