Completing the discussion between one of the students of knowledge and the Shaykh regarding al-Mubarakfuri's weakening of the narration: (If one catches the imam bowing, he has caught the rak'ah).
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The questioner : We want to conclude this, and if Allah wills, we hope to be granted success in printing this book by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Mubarakfuri, the author of *Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi*. It was originally in Urdu and has been translated, as you know. In it, he seems to give me the conviction that it is obligatory for the ma'mum to recite al-Fatihah in all cases, except in the case of catching up with the imam. He disagrees with this and weakens the hadith: and if he catches the bowing with him.
The Shaykh : This is a second problem. We did not want to reach this point, because I considered the research into it to be premature. The hadith that he weakens is the hadith of Abu Dawud.
The questioner : Whoever catches the bowing.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Yes, he weakens it.
The Shaykh : What do you have?
The questioner : I say: It is not from the famous narration in the narration of Abu Dawud.
The Shaykh : He weakens the narration of Abu Dawud in *al-Sunan*, and it is indeed weak. But first: its weakness is not a severe weakness that prevents it from being cited as evidence.
Second: He did not definitely come upon the copy of the questions of Imam Ahmad and Imam Ishaq ibn Rahawayh that al-Marwazi narrates from him. This is a very old copy in the Zahiriyyah Library. There is no doubt that he must have come upon al-Bayhaqi's narration in *al-Sunan* of the hadith that Abu Dawud narrated through another route, where he narrated it through 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Rafi', from a man of the Ansar, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ... and he mentioned the hadith, which is the one mentioned in *Sunan Abu Dawud* and the one that is weakened:. So he narrates this hadith through another route: through 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Rafi', from a man of the Ansar. It is possible that he came upon it—because *Sunan al-Bayhaqi*, our Indian brothers, may Allah reward them with good, they are the ones who have the primary merit in publishing this book—so the Shaykh al-Mubarakfuri must have come upon this narration. So I believe, perhaps I believe that he perhaps came upon it and perhaps he criticized it due to the man of the Ansar. But the benefit that I came upon in the issues mentioned above: from a man of the Ansar from the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : This addition!
The Shaykh : Yes, the addition, and the chain is among the most authentic chains there.
The questioner : And all the Companions are trustworthy.
The Shaykh : Yes, so in that case, yes, please, may Allah make the path easy for us, please, you have it, please, oh Allah, Doctor.
The questioner : There remain issues, if Allah wills, we hope from Allah.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, it will turn out well.
If one catches the imam
إذا أدرك الإمامThe Shaykh : This is a second problem. We did not want to reach this point, because I considered the research into it to be premature. The hadith that he weakens is the hadith of Abu Dawud.
The questioner : Whoever catches the bowing.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Yes, he weakens it.
The Shaykh : What do you have?
The questioner : I say: It is not from the famous narration in the narration of Abu Dawud.
The Shaykh : He weakens the narration of Abu Dawud in *al-Sunan*, and it is indeed weak. But first: its weakness is not a severe weakness that prevents it from being cited as evidence.
Second: He did not definitely come upon the copy of the questions of Imam Ahmad and Imam Ishaq ibn Rahawayh that al-Marwazi narrates from him. This is a very old copy in the Zahiriyyah Library. There is no doubt that he must have come upon al-Bayhaqi's narration in *al-Sunan* of the hadith that Abu Dawud narrated through another route, where he narrated it through 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Rafi', from a man of the Ansar, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ... and he mentioned the hadith, which is the one mentioned in *Sunan Abu Dawud* and the one that is weakened:
That if you catch the imam bowing, then bow and count it, and if you catch him prostrating, then prostrate and do not count it
أنه إذا أدركتم الإمام راكعاً فاركعوا واعتدوا بها، واذا أدركتموه ساجدًا فاسجدوا ولا تعتدُّوا بهاThe questioner : This addition!
The Shaykh : Yes, the addition, and the chain is among the most authentic chains there.
The questioner : And all the Companions are trustworthy.
The Shaykh : Yes, so in that case, yes, please, may Allah make the path easy for us, please, you have it, please, oh Allah, Doctor.
The questioner : There remain issues, if Allah wills, we hope from Allah.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, it will turn out well.