The Meaning of the Voluntary Prayer Being More Lenient Than the Obligatory Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned to us that the voluntary prayer is more lenient than the obligatory prayer. He asks: What is meant by that?
Answer:
Does it mean that what is not permissible in the obligatory prayer is permissible in the voluntary prayer? It is not permissible to drink water in the obligatory prayer. It may be permissible to drink water in the voluntary prayer, as Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) did. Because the night prayer is long. A person may need a sip of water or a drink of water. There is no harm in that. As for the obligatory prayer, it is not long. A person does not need water in it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It was mentioned to us that the voluntary prayer is more lenient than the obligatory prayer. He asks: What is meant by that?
Answer:
Does it mean that what is not permissible in the obligatory prayer is permissible in the voluntary prayer? It is not permissible to drink water in the obligatory prayer. It may be permissible to drink water in the voluntary prayer, as Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) did. Because the night prayer is long. A person may need a sip of water or a drink of water. There is no harm in that. As for the obligatory prayer, it is not long. A person does not need water in it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإشارة في الصلاة لرد السلام أو حاجة تعرض — islamhouse.com (41:24)
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