The Meaning of the Hadith: No One Prays on Behalf of Another, and Delegating Acts of Worship
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 23:28, does that mean it is permissible to delegate the other acts of worship?
Answer:
Where there is evidence that delegation is allowed, it is delegated; where there is no evidence, the default is that the Muslim performs the acts of worship himself. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
No one prays on behalf of another, and no one fasts on behalf of another
لا يصلين أحد عن أحد، ولا يصومن أحد عن أحدAnswer:
Where there is evidence that delegation is allowed, it is delegated; where there is no evidence, the default is that the Muslim performs the acts of worship himself. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الصلح عن دم العمد بأكثر من الدية وأقل — islamhouse.com (1:07:09)
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