Combining the hadith on waiting for the prayer with the hadith on the best prayer being in the home
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: How do you reconcile the two rewards mentioned in the hadith? The first hadith is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Shall I inform you of what by which Allah raises ranks and erases sins?” and he mentioned waiting for the prayer after the prayer. The second is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 731.
Answer:
This refers to the obligatory prayer; waiting for the prayer after the prayer is for the obligatory prayer. As for the best prayer being in one’s home, that is the voluntary prayer; the voluntary prayer is best performed in the home, yes. And waiting for the prayer does not mean that one sits in the mosque. Rather, waiting for the prayer means that one waits for the prayer and resolves to perform it when its time enters, whether he is in his workplace, his shop, or his office. He has performed a prayer and is waiting for the next prayer to perform it, and he is in any place and in any work, resolving to do so and intending it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: How do you reconcile the two rewards mentioned in the hadith? The first hadith is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Shall I inform you of what by which Allah raises ranks and erases sins?” and he mentioned waiting for the prayer after the prayer. The second is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
the best prayer of a person is that which he prays in his house except the compulsory prayers
أفضل الصلاة صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبةAnswer:
This refers to the obligatory prayer; waiting for the prayer after the prayer is for the obligatory prayer. As for the best prayer being in one’s home, that is the voluntary prayer; the voluntary prayer is best performed in the home, yes. And waiting for the prayer does not mean that one sits in the mosque. Rather, waiting for the prayer means that one waits for the prayer and resolves to perform it when its time enters, whether he is in his workplace, his shop, or his office. He has performed a prayer and is waiting for the next prayer to perform it, and he is in any place and in any work, resolving to do so and intending it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الجمع بين حديث أفضل الصلاة صلاة المرء في بيته إلا المكتوبة وحديث هل أدلكم على ما يرفع الله به... — youtube.com
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