The question regarding seeking mercy at the verse of mercy and seeking refuge at the verse of punishment in prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: Or perhaps it is restricted to the prayers of al-Fajr and al-'Asr only? And he began by saying that your father, may Allah be pleased with him, used to point to the verse sometimes. Is this specific to the night prayer? Or was it in the congregational prayer and the voluntary prayers of the day?
Answer:
As for the fact that he says one should ask Allah for mercy at the verse of mercy and seek refuge at the verse of punishment, this was mentioned during the explanation: the correct view is that it is specific to the voluntary prayer and does not apply to the obligatory prayer. The voluntary prayer includes the voluntary prayer performed in congregation and the voluntary prayer performed individually. When a person prays at night and comes upon a verse of mercy, he seeks mercy.
The questioner says: Or perhaps it is restricted to the prayers of al-Fajr and al-'Asr only? And he began by saying that your father, may Allah be pleased with him, used to point to the verse sometimes. Is this specific to the night prayer? Or was it in the congregational prayer and the voluntary prayers of the day?
Answer:
As for the fact that he says one should ask Allah for mercy at the verse of mercy and seek refuge at the verse of punishment, this was mentioned during the explanation: the correct view is that it is specific to the voluntary prayer and does not apply to the obligatory prayer. The voluntary prayer includes the voluntary prayer performed in congregation and the voluntary prayer performed individually. When a person prays at night and comes upon a verse of mercy, he seeks mercy.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب صفة الصلاة - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:02:23)
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