The Meaning of the Hadith: “Whoever touches the pebbles has spoken in vain”
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Question:
The questioner: My brother Abdulaziz from Buraydah says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) “has spoken in vain”?
Answer:
Yes, it means that the one who moves around, draws in the sand, or picks up something and puts it down invalidates the reward of his Friday prayer; he will have no reward.
The questioner: My brother Abdulaziz from Buraydah says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
And whoever touches the pebbles has
ومن مص الحصى فقدAnswer:
Yes, it means that the one who moves around, draws in the sand, or picks up something and puts it down invalidates the reward of his Friday prayer; he will have no reward.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/174 — archive.org (14:43)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.