Is the intended meaning the door of the house or the door of the room in the hadith: (Close your door and mention Allah)?
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The questioner : A question on the go, is that possible?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the hadith:.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is the intended meaning the door of the house or the door of one of the rooms?
The Shaykh : Of all the rooms, the room in which he sleeps.
The questioner : Yes, meaning it is not the door of the house. Okay, may I ask my Shaykh for clarification?
The Shaykh : Is there a need to ask, or not? If the question is on the same topic, there is no objection. But for a second question, leave your turn for someone else.
The questioner : No, it is on this topic.
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : What is the evidence that it is the door of the room in which he sleeps?
The Shaykh : Because the hadith is general;.
The questioner : Does it include the main door and the secondary door?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : All the doors, meaning?
The Shaykh : All the doors in which there is sleeping, meaning.
The questioner : The main one and the one for division.
The Shaykh : Meaning, we sleep here and we close this door, but that door of the living room, for example.
The questioner : The main one.
The Shaykh : If you do not close the main one and you are safe, what is your concern?
The questioner : A fortiori...
The Shaykh : ... We need Abu al-Fadl, is there anything else?
The questioner : Do windows fall under this?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Windows and shutters.
The Shaykh : I did not understand, what about the windows?
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : Ah, the windows... so that it does not come to your mind, as some fools or crazy people say, I do not know what to call it, that you describe the man like this, with the man and the devil passing between your legs. The matter is not... the matter is an act of worship.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It was said...
The Shaykh : It was said...
The questioner : Is the meaning reasonable, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : An act of worship with a reasonable meaning.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Closing the doors.
The Shaykh : No, because it is a command regarding the unseen. It appears that closing the door with the mention of Allah prevents the entry of the devil.
The questioner : No... thieves and whatnot, meaning.
The Shaykh : No, the issue of thieves is for the main door, in a way.
The questioner : If a person is suffering, meaning at night he is hot, meaning he opens the doors or something, he cannot sleep in a closed place.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is opened?
The Shaykh : It is up to him in that case.
The questioner : Meaning it is not contrary to the ruling?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is contrary, but it falls under necessity, or not? When I am telling you it is up to him.
The questioner : So its ruling is... obligatory, meaning.
Another questioner : Shaykh, if I close that door and this one is open, do I fall into the prohibition?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the hadith:
Close your door and mention Allah
أغلق بابك وسم اللهThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is the intended meaning the door of the house or the door of one of the rooms?
The Shaykh : Of all the rooms, the room in which he sleeps.
The questioner : Yes, meaning it is not the door of the house. Okay, may I ask my Shaykh for clarification?
The Shaykh : Is there a need to ask, or not? If the question is on the same topic, there is no objection. But for a second question, leave your turn for someone else.
The questioner : No, it is on this topic.
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : What is the evidence that it is the door of the room in which he sleeps?
The Shaykh : Because the hadith is general;
Close your doors
أغلقوا أبوابكمThe questioner : Does it include the main door and the secondary door?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : All the doors, meaning?
The Shaykh : All the doors in which there is sleeping, meaning.
The questioner : The main one and the one for division.
The Shaykh : Meaning, we sleep here and we close this door, but that door of the living room, for example.
The questioner : The main one.
The Shaykh : If you do not close the main one and you are safe, what is your concern?
The questioner : A fortiori...
The Shaykh : ... We need Abu al-Fadl, is there anything else?
The questioner : Do windows fall under this?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Windows and shutters.
The Shaykh : I did not understand, what about the windows?
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : Ah, the windows... so that it does not come to your mind, as some fools or crazy people say, I do not know what to call it, that you describe the man like this, with the man and the devil passing between your legs. The matter is not... the matter is an act of worship.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It was said...
The Shaykh : It was said...
The questioner : Is the meaning reasonable, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : An act of worship with a reasonable meaning.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : Closing the doors.
The Shaykh : No, because it is a command regarding the unseen. It appears that closing the door with the mention of Allah prevents the entry of the devil.
The questioner : No... thieves and whatnot, meaning.
The Shaykh : No, the issue of thieves is for the main door, in a way.
The questioner : If a person is suffering, meaning at night he is hot, meaning he opens the doors or something, he cannot sleep in a closed place.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is opened?
The Shaykh : It is up to him in that case.
The questioner : Meaning it is not contrary to the ruling?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is contrary, but it falls under necessity, or not? When I am telling you it is up to him.
The questioner : So its ruling is... obligatory, meaning.
Another questioner : Shaykh, if I close that door and this one is open, do I fall into the prohibition?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
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