What is the ruling on talking after the 'Isha' prayer?
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The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked talking after 'Isha', and most of our gatherings now are after 'Isha. I hope for clarification on this.
The Shaykh : Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked talking after it, so that a person would not be distracted from the night prayer. So he said to the one who wants to imitate the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completely: strive to reduce talking after the 'Isha' prayer and sleep. This is 'A'id al-Majid, she says: If the follower stands to the left of the imam, on the view that it is valid if the right side is empty, and a third person came, so the imam delayed him, thinking he was a follower, and he had done what necessitates the prostration for forgetfulness before that, does the prostration for forgetfulness drop from him after he became a follower? Or does he perform it after the taslim? And is their prayer all valid? Their prayer is all valid, and the prostration for forgetfulness, if the imam forgets, it is upon him and those behind him. And if the follower forgets and he did not miss anything of the prayer, there is no prostration for forgetfulness upon him. But it is strange about this one who was pulled by the one who entered, who was the follower, and he did not alert him, and he walked with him as if he were the imam. Strange. This is Muhammad Dawud.
The Shaykh : Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked talking after it, so that a person would not be distracted from the night prayer. So he said to the one who wants to imitate the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completely: strive to reduce talking after the 'Isha' prayer and sleep. This is 'A'id al-Majid, she says: If the follower stands to the left of the imam, on the view that it is valid if the right side is empty, and a third person came, so the imam delayed him, thinking he was a follower, and he had done what necessitates the prostration for forgetfulness before that, does the prostration for forgetfulness drop from him after he became a follower? Or does he perform it after the taslim? And is their prayer all valid? Their prayer is all valid, and the prostration for forgetfulness, if the imam forgets, it is upon him and those behind him. And if the follower forgets and he did not miss anything of the prayer, there is no prostration for forgetfulness upon him. But it is strange about this one who was pulled by the one who entered, who was the follower, and he did not alert him, and he walked with him as if he were the imam. Strange. This is Muhammad Dawud.
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الفتاوى الثلاثية (2) -1 — binothaimeen.net (26:31)
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