The Opening Supplication Mentioned in the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah and the Obligatory Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), which mentions the opening supplication, is there evidence that this was only done in the obligatory prayer, making it preferable to use it in the obligatory prayer over other supplications?
Answer:
The fact that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and 'Umar, and the fact that Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) used it in the obligatory prayer, this is evidence that it is the best in the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the hadith narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), which mentions the opening supplication, is there evidence that this was only done in the obligatory prayer, making it preferable to use it in the obligatory prayer over other supplications?
Answer:
The fact that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and 'Umar, and the fact that Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) used it in the obligatory prayer, this is evidence that it is the best in the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نظر المصلي إلى سجوده والنهي عن رفع البصر في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (55:57)
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