The Indication of Jabir's Hadith Regarding the Prophet's Visiting the Sick of the Recommended Practice
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), when they returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they stood in the first prayer while he was sitting, and he did not disapprove of them. Then in the second prayer, he disapproved of them. Does this indicate that the command is for recommendation?
Answer:
We told you, we told you, that Imam Ahmad reconciled the hadiths by stating that if the imam begins the prayer sitting due to an excuse, they pray behind him sitting from the beginning of the prayer. But if he begins the prayer standing and then becomes ill and sits down during the prayer, they complete the prayer standing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), when they returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they stood in the first prayer while he was sitting, and he did not disapprove of them. Then in the second prayer, he disapproved of them. Does this indicate that the command is for recommendation?
Answer:
We told you, we told you, that Imam Ahmad reconciled the hadiths by stating that if the imam begins the prayer sitting due to an excuse, they pray behind him sitting from the beginning of the prayer. But if he begins the prayer standing and then becomes ill and sits down during the prayer, they complete the prayer standing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إمامة الصبي — islamhouse.com (1:04:28)
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