When does crying invalidate the prayer?
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The questioner : Some of those who... He said that you are compensating for the obligatory prayers.
The Shaykh : If two letters are pronounced, and if it is not out of fear of Allah, but if it is out of fear of Allah, it does not invalidate the prayer, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prostrate, and there was a sound from his chest, a sound like the sound of a cauldron. I regretted... regarding what?
The questioner : Regarding the food of divorce.
The Shaykh : He says this is speech; in their view, speech is not composed of two letters, so all speech is a place for prayer. This is according to their claim. Crying not out of fear of Allah, and Allah knows best, the statement that it invalidates the prayer is strong, like if a person is informed of a calamity while he is praying and he cries, he cries, especially if he is able to restrain himself and does not restrain it. But if it is without his choice, it does not harm. Yes.
The Shaykh : If two letters are pronounced, and if it is not out of fear of Allah, but if it is out of fear of Allah, it does not invalidate the prayer, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prostrate, and there was a sound from his chest, a sound like the sound of a cauldron. I regretted... regarding what?
The questioner : Regarding the food of divorce.
The Shaykh : He says this is speech; in their view, speech is not composed of two letters, so all speech is a place for prayer. This is according to their claim. Crying not out of fear of Allah, and Allah knows best, the statement that it invalidates the prayer is strong, like if a person is informed of a calamity while he is praying and he cries, he cries, especially if he is able to restrain himself and does not restrain it. But if it is without his choice, it does not harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1863 - 4600 متى يبطل البكاء الصلاة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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