The Opening Supplication in the Hadith of 'Umar
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Question:
And it is not the Shaykh. As for the hadith of Ibn Khalid regarding the opening supplication, Muslim narrated it, and the hadith of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abi Bakr regarding the turning of the prayer is upon it. How did the scholars respond to the fact that the opening supplication is in the du'a' found in the hadith of 'Umar, which is of a lower rank than the two preceding ones?
Answer:
They say: Because 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) acted upon it and taught it to the people at the prayer place of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the position they preferred. Yes.
And it is not the Shaykh. As for the hadith of Ibn Khalid regarding the opening supplication, Muslim narrated it, and the hadith of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abi Bakr regarding the turning of the prayer is upon it. How did the scholars respond to the fact that the opening supplication is in the du'a' found in the hadith of 'Umar, which is of a lower rank than the two preceding ones?
Answer:
They say: Because 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) acted upon it and taught it to the people at the prayer place of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
عليكم بسنتي سنة الخلفاء الراشدين
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب صفة الصلاة - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:05:09)
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