Guiding the Hadith of Ibn 'Abbas on Combining Prayers in Makkah Without Fear or Rain
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: You mentioned in a previous lesson that there is no combining of the 'Asr and Zuhr prayers, but rather the combining is between the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, and that this is the opinion of the majority. So how is the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) explained, in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Zuhr and 'Asr, and the Maghrib and 'Isha' in Makkah without fear or rain, and it is an authentic hadith?
The Shaykh:
It is an authentic hadith, but it is anomalous, and the scholars of knowledge do not act upon it. The scholars of preservation who narrated it say that the scholars of knowledge do not act upon it. Every authentic hadith is taken as a proof until it is compared with other hadiths, and the practice of the Muslims is weighed: is it in accordance with this hadith or with something else? The issue is not that one finds a hadith and immediately issues a ruling.
The questioner:
She says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
The practice is contrary to this. Some scholars have explained it as being due to rain. If it was without fear or travel, then only rain remains. And rain occurs between Maghrib and 'Isha', because that is the time of darkness, when people retreat to their homes and have a need for the mosque. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: You mentioned in a previous lesson that there is no combining of the 'Asr and Zuhr prayers, but rather the combining is between the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, and that this is the opinion of the majority. So how is the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) explained, in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the Zuhr and 'Asr, and the Maghrib and 'Isha' in Makkah without fear or rain, and it is an authentic hadith?
The Shaykh:
It is an authentic hadith, but it is anomalous, and the scholars of knowledge do not act upon it. The scholars of preservation who narrated it say that the scholars of knowledge do not act upon it. Every authentic hadith is taken as a proof until it is compared with other hadiths, and the practice of the Muslims is weighed: is it in accordance with this hadith or with something else? The issue is not that one finds a hadith and immediately issues a ruling.
The questioner:
She says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
The practice is contrary to this. Some scholars have explained it as being due to rain. If it was without fear or travel, then only rain remains. And rain occurs between Maghrib and 'Isha', because that is the time of darkness, when people retreat to their homes and have a need for the mosque. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب النهي عن سب الريح، وباب قول الله - تعالى - : { يَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ } — islamhouse.com (1:13:38)
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