Excessive Movement in Prayer and Its Effect
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that more than three consecutive movements without need invalidate the prayer. Is this correct?
Answer:
It is a weak statement. Some of them said it is weak. The correct view is that if movements are numerous by custom, consecutive, and excessive by custom, they invalidate the prayer, except out of dire necessity. This is as occurred in the prayer of fear, where movements are numerous in the prayer of fear, but they are due to dire necessity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh!
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that more than three consecutive movements without need invalidate the prayer. Is this correct?
Answer:
It is a weak statement. Some of them said it is weak. The correct view is that if movements are numerous by custom, consecutive, and excessive by custom, they invalidate the prayer, except out of dire necessity. This is as occurred in the prayer of fear, where movements are numerous in the prayer of fear, but they are due to dire necessity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh!
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب استحباب الصلاة في ثوبين وجوازها في الثوب الواحد — islamhouse.com (7:47)
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