The ruling on repeating a verse in prayer
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The questioner:
The verse three times, four times; he weeps, and he weeps.
The Shaykh:
I know that this is the most established report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the night, in the night prayer, when he recited "If you punish him, indeed he is your servant, but if you forgive him, indeed You are the All-Perceiving, the All-Wise." He repeated it in the night, his recitation in the night. I do not recall anything in the texts about him repeating it in an obligatory prayer. And if he repeats it in the tarawih or in the Jumu'ah, I do not know of any harm in it for moving the hearts. Yes.
The questioner:
We are informing the imam that it is long.
The Shaykh:
Or he did not linger in anything, yes.
The questioner:
I expect it is the supplication. Bravo.
The Shaykh:
The strongest thing; the heart may be moved by his supplication, and not by the recitation, or it may be moved by the recitation, and not by the supplication, or it may be moved by other things. It varies in this, yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep us safe and spread us in safety. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The verse three times, four times; he weeps, and he weeps.
The Shaykh:
I know that this is the most established report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the night, in the night prayer, when he recited "If you punish him, indeed he is your servant, but if you forgive him, indeed You are the All-Perceiving, the All-Wise." He repeated it in the night, his recitation in the night. I do not recall anything in the texts about him repeating it in an obligatory prayer. And if he repeats it in the tarawih or in the Jumu'ah, I do not know of any harm in it for moving the hearts. Yes.
The questioner:
We are informing the imam that it is long.
The Shaykh:
Or he did not linger in anything, yes.
The questioner:
I expect it is the supplication. Bravo.
The Shaykh:
The strongest thing; the heart may be moved by his supplication, and not by the recitation, or it may be moved by the recitation, and not by the supplication, or it may be moved by other things. It varies in this, yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep us safe and spread us in safety. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب في الدعاء والذكر بعد الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:04:20)
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