The Ruling on Waiting for Prayer in the Mosque
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, there is a hadith that says, "The angels pray for the one who is praying as long as he remains in his place of prayer."
Answer:
The Shaykh said: I do not know it in this wording. However, if a Muslim sits waiting for the prayer, he is in a state of prayer. It is reported in the hadith: The angels seek forgiveness for him. The angels seek forgiveness for him when he sits waiting for the prayer, provided he does not harm others or engage in idle talk. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, there is a hadith that says, "The angels pray for the one who is praying as long as he remains in his place of prayer."
Answer:
The Shaykh said: I do not know it in this wording. However, if a Muslim sits waiting for the prayer, he is in a state of prayer. It is reported in the hadith:
That a Muslim is in a state of prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer, and the angels
أن المسلم يكون في صلاة ما انتظر الصلاة، والملائكة
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/100 — archive.org (11:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.