The ruling on praying the obligatory prayer twice in one day, with an explanation of the weakness of the hadith: (Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not stand in positions of suspicion)

The Shaykh : ... And in this regard, it is also appropriate—and one thing brings to mind another—that it has come in an authentic hadith that an obligatory prayer is not to be prayed twice in a day, and it is not permissible for a Muslim to pray the 'Isha' prayer twice. This is the principle. If he prays a second time, he has defied and contended with Allah and His Messenger in this statement of his (peace and blessings be upon him). Are there not many texts—not just one text—in which there is a command to repeat the prayer that the Muslim had already prayed? The answer is yes. And I said that one thing brings to mind another: we are now on the threshold of Hajj, on the threshold of performing the obligatory Hajj. It has come in "Muwatta' Malik" and in some of the Sunan that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Fajr prayer in the Musjid al-Khaif. When he finished the prayer, he found two men whose posture suggested that they had not been among those praying with the congregation of Muslims. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called out to them and said to them: They said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: ? They said: O Messenger of Allah, we had prayed in our tents. He said (peace and blessings be upon him): . So this is a command to repeat that prayer, or to repeat that prayer which they had prayed in their tents. Why? Because their standing apart in the mosque from the congregation of Muslims gives the congregation the impression that these men are not part of them. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to stand in positions of suspicion. It has been said: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not stand in positions of suspicion." I say: I have said "it has been said" to give you the indication that this is not a Prophetic hadith, even though its meaning is reasonable and acceptable, as I cited in support of it, or as is supported by, this hadith of Musjid al-Khaif. So, if a person has prayed the obligatory prayer in his house, or in his shop, but he did not pray it with the congregation of Muslims in the mosque, and then he enters the mosque and the prayer is in progress, it is not permissible for him to move to a corner of the mosque claiming that he has already prayed the obligatory prayer. This is especially so if he has some knowledge of the first hadith: , that an obligatory prayer is not to be prayed twice in a day. He might say to himself, "It is not permissible for me to pray the obligatory prayer a second time." We say to them: Yes, that is so. However, if he enters the mosque of the congregation and finds them praying the obligatory prayer that you prayed alone, then the first statement of his (peace be upon him) does not apply to you. Rather, this situation in which you are—entering the mosque while the congregational prayer is in progress—is an exception to it. You must join them, so that you first gain the virtue of the congregation, which is five or twenty-seven degrees, and then you remove from yourself the suspicion that might be attached to you, of which you are innocent.
This is what the research required. I have taken up much of your time, but perhaps there is benefit and remembrance in it, and remembrance benefits the believers. I do not know if you have any other questions? Yes?

The questioner : Many, especially in Hajj.