If the imam recites in the prayer “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High” in an obligatory prayer, for example; does one say…

The questioner : All right; if the imam recites in the prayer in an obligatory prayer, for example; does one say: “Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,” or is this specific to the night prayer or the witr prayer?

The Shaykh : No, it is not specific, provided that the text is not restricted to the night prayer. I am not currently recalling the texts regarding this dhikr; are you aware of any?

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The Shaykh : No, I recall—O Shaykh—that in the night prayer he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand when he recited in the surah.

The Shaykh : He would seek refuge, meaning, for a verse of seeking forgiveness he would seek forgiveness, and for a verse of asking he would ask.

The questioner : Yes, and that was only in the night prayer; he did not say it in the daytime prayer, for example; so do we say—and peace be upon you—do we say that this is also in the surah ?

The Shaykh : No, if the text is restricted to the night prayer, we stop there; because the night prayer is a voluntary prayer, and one is more expansive in voluntary prayer than in obligatory prayer. But what I intended was if there is a general text not restricted to the night prayer, then we act according to its generality.

The questioner : Does this case fall under their category?

The Shaykh : Yes, this case does not fall under their category; it came in the night prayer, so we stop…

The questioner : …at the text that came.

The Shaykh: Yes.