Saying Alhamdulillah in prayer upon hearing good news
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman who says: I am a woman who was praying when my son came and said that so-and-so has recovered from his illness, so I said aloud during the prayer, "Alhamdulillah." Does my prayer become invalid because of that?
Answer:
The scholars have stated, and the correct view is that if she did not intend it, if she said it while forgetting and did not intend it, then her prayer is valid, if Allah wills. But if she intended it, there is no doubt that her prayer becomes invalid by intentionally speaking. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman who says: I am a woman who was praying when my son came and said that so-and-so has recovered from his illness, so I said aloud during the prayer, "Alhamdulillah." Does my prayer become invalid because of that?
Answer:
The scholars have stated, and the correct view is that if she did not intend it, if she said it while forgetting and did not intend it, then her prayer is valid, if Allah wills. But if she intended it, there is no doubt that her prayer becomes invalid by intentionally speaking. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (43:54)
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