Testifying to the performance of prayer by individuals after a long interval
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is asked about others regarding their performance of the prayer, or if a person is asked about others: Do they perform the prayer? And my acquaintance with them is distant. Is it permissible for me to testify that they pray?
Answer:
No, do not testify that they prayed. You do not know them, nor do you know their current state, unless you say, “I know that they used to pray from the beginning, but I do not know about them now.” If you clarify the reality, saying, “I know that they used to pray from such a time, but I do not know about them now,” you have clarified it now. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is asked about others regarding their performance of the prayer, or if a person is asked about others: Do they perform the prayer? And my acquaintance with them is distant. Is it permissible for me to testify that they pray?
Answer:
No, do not testify that they prayed. You do not know them, nor do you know their current state, unless you say, “I know that they used to pray from the beginning, but I do not know about them now.” If you clarify the reality, saying, “I know that they used to pray from such a time, but I do not know about them now,” you have clarified it now. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (47:34)
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