The Meaning of the Dislike of Facing a Pillar in Prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the statement of the author (may Allah have mercy on him), “The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked for the one who prays facing a pillar to face it directly,” what is meant by the dislike? Is it a disliked act of lesser severity (makruh tanzihi) or a forbidden act (makruh tahrimi)?
The Shaykh:
It is a disliked act of lesser severity (makruh tanzihi), not a forbidden act (makruh tahrimi).
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
We do not say that his prayer is invalid if he faces the pillar directly; we say it is disliked.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the statement of the author (may Allah have mercy on him), “The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked for the one who prays facing a pillar to face it directly,” what is meant by the dislike? Is it a disliked act of lesser severity (makruh tanzihi) or a forbidden act (makruh tahrimi)?
The Shaykh:
It is a disliked act of lesser severity (makruh tanzihi), not a forbidden act (makruh tahrimi).
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
We do not say that his prayer is invalid if he faces the pillar directly; we say it is disliked.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (45:04)
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