Is it permissible to make tasbih or seek refuge in Allah during an obligatory prayer?
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The Shaykh:
authentic.
The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person praying an obligatory prayer to seek refuge in Allah when he passes a verse of punishment, to make a supplication when he passes a verse of supplication, or to make tasbih when he passes a verse of tasbih, and so on? And is there a difference in this between an obligatory prayer and a voluntary prayer? May Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh:
The well-known and established practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he did this in the night prayer (tahajjud). In his night prayer, when he passed a verse of tasbih, he would precede it with tasbih, and when he passed a verse of supplication, he would make a supplication. This was in the night prayer, as narrated by Hababah and others. As for the obligatory prayer, it has not reached us that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stop and make supplication. Therefore, the best course in the obligatory prayer is not to stop, but to continue with the recitation; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to the best of our knowledge and what has reached us, did not stop in the obligatory prayer. He only did this in the night prayer, peace and blessings be upon him. Yes.
authentic.
The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person praying an obligatory prayer to seek refuge in Allah when he passes a verse of punishment, to make a supplication when he passes a verse of supplication, or to make tasbih when he passes a verse of tasbih, and so on? And is there a difference in this between an obligatory prayer and a voluntary prayer? May Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh:
The well-known and established practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he did this in the night prayer (tahajjud). In his night prayer, when he passed a verse of tasbih, he would precede it with tasbih, and when he passed a verse of supplication, he would make a supplication. This was in the night prayer, as narrated by Hababah and others. As for the obligatory prayer, it has not reached us that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stop and make supplication. Therefore, the best course in the obligatory prayer is not to stop, but to continue with the recitation; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to the best of our knowledge and what has reached us, did not stop in the obligatory prayer. He only did this in the night prayer, peace and blessings be upon him. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 398 هل يجوز التسبيح أو التعوذ في الفرض؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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