Combining the hadith of Wa'il and the hadith of Abu Hurayrah regarding lowering oneself for prostration
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr and the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both): Is it permissible to combine them by prostrating once on the hands and once on the knees?
The Shaykh:
No, one does not vary it like this, nor like that. One does not vary it; varying it is not permissible. It is not a matter of choice. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
We choose one of the two descriptions based on what is stronger in the evidence. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr and the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both): Is it permissible to combine them by prostrating once on the hands and once on the knees?
The Shaykh:
No, one does not vary it like this, nor like that. One does not vary it; varying it is not permissible. It is not a matter of choice. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
We choose one of the two descriptions based on what is stronger in the evidence. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب هيئات السجود وكيف الهوي إليه — islamhouse.com (52:05)
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