Is it prescribed to persist in absolute voluntary prayers?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: How do you reconcile the principle mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that one should not persist in absolute voluntary prayers so that they do not become attached to the regular voluntary prayers, with what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding voluntary prayers for which reward is conditioned on persisting in them, and which are not regular voluntary prayers? And with what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding voluntary prayers for which reward is conditioned on persisting in them, and which are not regular voluntary prayers, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Bulugh al-Maram 2:262,
Answer:
This is a specification. This is a specification. Whatever the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified to be maintained is an exception to the prohibition of persisting. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: How do you reconcile the principle mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that one should not persist in absolute voluntary prayers so that they do not become attached to the regular voluntary prayers, with what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding voluntary prayers for which reward is conditioned on persisting in them, and which are not regular voluntary prayers? And with what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding voluntary prayers for which reward is conditioned on persisting in them, and which are not regular voluntary prayers, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever prays regularly four Rak'at before and four Rak'at after the Zuhr prayer, Allah will forbid for him (from entering) the Hellfire.
من حافظ على أربع قبل الظهر وأربع بعدها حرمه الله على النارAnswer:
This is a specification. This is a specification. Whatever the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified to be maintained is an exception to the prohibition of persisting. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [222- 4717] هل يشرع المداومة على النوافل المطلقة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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