Discussion of the reason for the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) commitment to reciting Surat al-Sajdah in the Fajr prayer on Friday.
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The Shaykh: Reciting Surat al-Sajdah, and that one should commit to any surah that contains a prostration.
The questioner: Any surah that contains a prostration.
The Shaykh: Ah, there is a difference. This commitment is not obligatory; rather, it is a religious innovation. This is unlike committing to reciting Surat al-Sajdah, which is the recommended practice.
The questioner: That is the intended one.
The Shaykh: It is the recommended practice, but many people who have no knowledge assume that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) commitment to reciting Surat al-Sajdah in the Friday Fajr prayer was for the sake of the prostration. Based on this, they commit on their own to reciting any other surah or any other verses that contain a prostration. But this is called: "Establish the Throne, then draw the picture." Establish that the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited Surat al-Sajdah = -- ... ... -- = it is called: "Establish the Throne, then draw the picture." Establish that the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited Surat al-Sajdah for the sake of the prostration, and not for what is in it regarding the resurrection and the revival, and the verses of Allah in ... . And there is no way to prove this. So then it is also said: Does the shadow stand straight when the stick is bent? Does the shadow stand straight—which is the ruling here—when what it is built upon is bent—which is the claim that the Prophet recited Surat al-Sajdah for the sake of the prostration?
Clarify the answer?
The questioner: Shaykh, even reciting ... Surat al-Sajdah?
The Shaykh: That is also a religious innovation.
The questioner: Any surah that contains a prostration.
The Shaykh: Ah, there is a difference. This commitment is not obligatory; rather, it is a religious innovation. This is unlike committing to reciting Surat al-Sajdah, which is the recommended practice.
The questioner: That is the intended one.
The Shaykh: It is the recommended practice, but many people who have no knowledge assume that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) commitment to reciting Surat al-Sajdah in the Friday Fajr prayer was for the sake of the prostration. Based on this, they commit on their own to reciting any other surah or any other verses that contain a prostration. But this is called: "Establish the Throne, then draw the picture." Establish that the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited Surat al-Sajdah = -- ... ... -- = it is called: "Establish the Throne, then draw the picture." Establish that the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited Surat al-Sajdah for the sake of the prostration, and not for what is in it regarding the resurrection and the revival, and the verses of Allah in ... . And there is no way to prove this. So then it is also said: Does the shadow stand straight when the stick is bent? Does the shadow stand straight—which is the ruling here—when what it is built upon is bent—which is the claim that the Prophet recited Surat al-Sajdah for the sake of the prostration?
Clarify the answer?
The questioner: Shaykh, even reciting ... Surat al-Sajdah?
The Shaykh: That is also a religious innovation.
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