Following the Prophet’s Manner of Walking to Prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It was among the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his walking that he would walk as if he were descending from a slope. He asks: If I try to follow him (peace and blessings be upon him) in his walking while I am going to prayer, am I considered to be contradicting his command to walk with composure?
Answer:
The Messenger did not walk from a distance to prayer; he was in his house and would go out to prayer from his house, and his house was next to the mosque. He did not even need to walk for anything other than prayer.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It was among the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his walking that he would walk as if he were descending from a slope. He asks: If I try to follow him (peace and blessings be upon him) in his walking while I am going to prayer, am I considered to be contradicting his command to walk with composure?
Answer:
The Messenger did not walk from a distance to prayer; he was in his house and would go out to prayer from his house, and his house was next to the mosque. He did not even need to walk for anything other than prayer.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حضور النساء المساجد وفضل صلاتهن في بيوتهن — islamhouse.com (1:03:21)
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