What is the ruling on the prayer of one who encounters an occasion, such as entering the mosque, tawaf, or the funeral prayer, during the prohibited times?
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The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, you mentioned the prohibited times, or the times in which one does not pray, in the case where a person encounters an occasion and wants to pray, whether it is performing wudu, entering the mosque, performing tawaf around the Holy House, or a funeral prayer, or something similar. What is your view on this, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Tawaf is an exception. There is evidence that it is prayed at any time. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O sons of Abd al-Munaffar, do not prevent anyone who has performed tawaf around this House from praying two rak'ahs at any hour of the night or day." There is specific evidence for it. So its time is after tawaf, at any time of the night or day.
As for the other voluntary prayers, these are called prayers of causes, such as the greeting of the mosque, the prayer of the eclipse, and the two rak'ahs after wudu. These are called prayers of causes. The scholars differ on them. The majority hold that the prohibition applies, based on the prohibition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from praying in these times, so they are not prayed.
A group of the most precise scholars held that they are prayed, because the Lawgiver linked them to their causes. As long as they are linked to their causes, when the cause exists, the effect exists. So they are prescribed when their causes are present. For example, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Bulugh al-Maram 2:138, he linked that to entering the mosque and did not restrict it to a specific time. Likewise, the prayer of the eclipse; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sunan an-Nasa'i 1502Sahih (Darussalam) and did not restrict this to a specific time, but linked it to the occurrence of the eclipse. This is the view of those who said that prayers of causes are prayed during the prohibited times, and it is a view that has weight in consideration. Yes.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, are you with the majority or with the precise scholars?
The Shaykh:
And it is not disliked to pray the prayers of causes during the prohibited times, nor is it disliked to leave them, because the matter is broad, and praise is due to Allah. Praise is due to Allah. So if one leaves them, it is a recommended practice, and the recommended practice is not obligatory. And if one prays them, he has adopted a strong view in this area.
Shaykh Salih, you mentioned the prohibited times, or the times in which one does not pray, in the case where a person encounters an occasion and wants to pray, whether it is performing wudu, entering the mosque, performing tawaf around the Holy House, or a funeral prayer, or something similar. What is your view on this, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
Tawaf is an exception. There is evidence that it is prayed at any time. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O sons of Abd al-Munaffar, do not prevent anyone who has performed tawaf around this House from praying two rak'ahs at any hour of the night or day." There is specific evidence for it. So its time is after tawaf, at any time of the night or day.
As for the other voluntary prayers, these are called prayers of causes, such as the greeting of the mosque, the prayer of the eclipse, and the two rak'ahs after wudu. These are called prayers of causes. The scholars differ on them. The majority hold that the prohibition applies, based on the prohibition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from praying in these times, so they are not prayed.
A group of the most precise scholars held that they are prayed, because the Lawgiver linked them to their causes. As long as they are linked to their causes, when the cause exists, the effect exists. So they are prescribed when their causes are present. For example, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
(ﷺ) said: "When one of you enters a mosque, he must not sit until he prays two Rak'ah."
صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينIf you see either of them being eclipsed, then pray and supplicate until it removed it from you.
إذا رأيتم منهما ذلك فصلوا وادعوا حتى ينكشف ما بكم،The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, are you with the majority or with the precise scholars?
The Shaykh:
And it is not disliked to pray the prayers of causes during the prohibited times, nor is it disliked to leave them, because the matter is broad, and praise is due to Allah. Praise is due to Allah. So if one leaves them, it is a recommended practice, and the recommended practice is not obligatory. And if one prays them, he has adopted a strong view in this area.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة من عرض له عارض كدخول المسجد أو الطواف أو صلاة الجنازة في أوقات النهي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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