You said: The Friday bath is obligatory; so how do we reconcile the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner : ... regarding what you mentioned about the obligation of the Friday bath, and I answered regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that it is better, but as for the word: , and we know from the language that the word *ni'ma* or *na'mat* conveys praise; so how does the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praise something that is not permissible to do?
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you! Who told you that it is not permissible to do?
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Who said that? May Allah guide you; you are still explaining to me that it is wudu?
The questioner : Based on...
The Shaykh : You, you are being hasty, because you are most wrong in what you are saying; because you are assuming one of two things: either you are understanding it this way from the person you heard the previous answer from, or you are attributing this to some people who say that wudu is wrong, and no one says this, did you hear this from me?
The questioner : No, I...
The Shaykh : So where do you get this statement from?
The questioner : I understood from your statement that it is obligatory; this indicates, meaning, since the bath is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Okay; I am asking you now: How many obligatory acts are there in wudu?
The questioner : Several obligatory acts.
The Shaykh : Good; so if he performed several obligatory acts and left out one obligatory act; does that mean he made a mistake?
The questioner : Of course he made a mistake.
The Shaykh : He made a mistake in performing the obligatory acts, I mean?
The questioner : The primary ones?
The Shaykh : The primary ones.
The questioner : No, where... his failure to perform them.
The Shaykh : And this is your example, this is your example, did you understand me?
The questioner : I did not understand it well.
The Shaykh : Wudu has obligatory acts that must all be performed, so he performed all of them except one of them; did he make a mistake in performing all of them or did he make a mistake in leaving out one of them?
The questioner : In leaving it out.
The Shaykh : This is your example, so did the one who performed wudu on Friday make a mistake?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So what is your problem?
The questioner : The problem...
The Shaykh : He performed the obligatory act.
The questioner : He performed the obligatory act.
The Shaykh : He performed an obligatory act, do not say he performed the obligatory act.
The questioner : And his not performing another obligatory act.
Another questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The example is right in front of you, may Allah guide you, the example is right in front of you.
The questioner: He said:.
The Shaykh : So you did not understand the example.
The questioner : I understood it, I understood the example you brought, but meaning...
The Shaykh : I am telling you: you did not understand it, did the one who performed all the obligatory acts have a valid wudu?
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Did the one who did not perform the single obligatory act, or the last one, have a valid wudu?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So you did not understand. We mean by obligatory acts those other than the pillars, perhaps you understood now?
The questioner : I understand now.
The Shaykh : Okay; is the bath a pillar? Is the Friday bath a pillar?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, his wudu was valid and his prayer was valid, like the one who left out an obligatory act from the obligatory acts of wudu.
The questioner : Is it possible for a person to be praised for a prayer when he did not perform all its pillars and obligatory acts?
The Shaykh : Why did you leave my example and resort to your distorted example which is not what we are discussing?
The questioner : Because I...
The Shaykh : For some reason, this reason is something you may not be aware of; therefore I advise you to stay with our example.
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : Because, do not rush, let your concern be that you understand, and the one whose concern is understanding does not speak much; do you see? I gave you an example; why did you move from it to your example when you might make a mistake, and indeed you made a mistake, and you are not on this point, why did you leave the previous example when I thought you understood me after I explained to you that an obligatory act is not a pillar.
The questioner : Because I think that this necessitates that, meaning, in my opinion.
The Shaykh : What does that mean?
The questioner : ... that this example I brought necessitates that.
The Shaykh : Did I bring it or did you?
The questioner : The one you brought.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I think that this example you brought necessitates that in my opinion.
The Shaykh : Yes, you are wrong.
The questioner : Meaning how.
The Shaykh : After I explained to you that we mean by obligatory acts those other than the pillars, you answer me by asking me: What do you say about a man who prayed and did not perform the pillars and obligatory acts?!
The questioner : Meaning, is the intended person praised for this action?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Because the Prophet said...
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : Why do you not follow me? My brother, what is wrong with you, stay with your example, did your example clarify the mistake to you? No.
The questioner : The second example?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : It did not clarify to you, what do you want to say? Do you want to build palaces on the edge of a cliff?! You must understand whether your example is wrong or right, and I explained to you; we mean in our example obligatory acts other than pillars, and here you come with a second example saying: What do you think of one who left out the pillars and obligatory acts in prayer? This is wrong, my brother, may Allah guide you; especially after I explained to you; does the one who says the Friday bath is obligatory say that it is a pillar of prayer or a condition of prayer? And I said: No, now I am asking you a second question; does he say that wudu on Friday is a condition for the validity of prayer or not?
The questioner: Of course.
The Shaykh : So how, after all this, do you say: What do you think of one who prays a prayer and leaves out its conditions, pillars, and obligatory acts?
The questioner : No, I did not intend this, I intended meaning...
The Shaykh : How do you say: I tell you? I do not tell you: What do you intend?
The questioner : Of course this is different from...
The Shaykh : How do you say? My brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : I say ... .
The Shaykh : How do you ask me? How do you tell me: What do you think of one who prays a prayer and does not perform its pillars and obligatory acts? How do you say this to me? I say this by way of example.
The questioner : I did not intend this example, I intended whether a person is praised for an action.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : A specific prayer, and he performed all its obligatory acts and pillars except for one obligatory act; is he praised for that? This is the intended meaning.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you... in its cause here.
The questioner : I mean, what I intend is...
The Shaykh : My brother, I have said a hundred times: I am not discussing your intention with you, I am discussing your wording, you tell me: What do you think of a prayer performed without its pillars and obligatory acts, did you mention the word pillar or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I am not asking you, perhaps I misplaced what I said...
The questioner : Perhaps I...
The Shaykh : But you missed your question, but I am clarifying for you now, did you mention pillar or not?
The questioner : I mentioned it.
The Shaykh : Okay; why do you mention pillar when we... the pillars?
The questioner : I mentioned that he performed it, I am like this...
With it, and it is good
فَبِهَا ونعمَتْThe Shaykh : May Allah forgive you! Who told you that it is not permissible to do?
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Who said that? May Allah guide you; you are still explaining to me that it is wudu?
The questioner : Based on...
The Shaykh : You, you are being hasty, because you are most wrong in what you are saying; because you are assuming one of two things: either you are understanding it this way from the person you heard the previous answer from, or you are attributing this to some people who say that wudu is wrong, and no one says this, did you hear this from me?
The questioner : No, I...
The Shaykh : So where do you get this statement from?
The questioner : I understood from your statement that it is obligatory; this indicates, meaning, since the bath is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Okay; I am asking you now: How many obligatory acts are there in wudu?
The questioner : Several obligatory acts.
The Shaykh : Good; so if he performed several obligatory acts and left out one obligatory act; does that mean he made a mistake?
The questioner : Of course he made a mistake.
The Shaykh : He made a mistake in performing the obligatory acts, I mean?
The questioner : The primary ones?
The Shaykh : The primary ones.
The questioner : No, where... his failure to perform them.
The Shaykh : And this is your example, this is your example, did you understand me?
The questioner : I did not understand it well.
The Shaykh : Wudu has obligatory acts that must all be performed, so he performed all of them except one of them; did he make a mistake in performing all of them or did he make a mistake in leaving out one of them?
The questioner : In leaving it out.
The Shaykh : This is your example, so did the one who performed wudu on Friday make a mistake?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So what is your problem?
The questioner : The problem...
The Shaykh : He performed the obligatory act.
The questioner : He performed the obligatory act.
The Shaykh : He performed an obligatory act, do not say he performed the obligatory act.
The questioner : And his not performing another obligatory act.
Another questioner: Our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The example is right in front of you, may Allah guide you, the example is right in front of you.
The questioner: He said:
With it, and it is good
فَبِهَا ونعمَتْThe Shaykh : So you did not understand the example.
The questioner : I understood it, I understood the example you brought, but
With it, and it is good
فَبِهَا ونعمَتْThe Shaykh : I am telling you: you did not understand it, did the one who performed all the obligatory acts have a valid wudu?
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : Did the one who did not perform the single obligatory act, or the last one, have a valid wudu?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So you did not understand. We mean by obligatory acts those other than the pillars, perhaps you understood now?
The questioner : I understand now.
The Shaykh : Okay; is the bath a pillar? Is the Friday bath a pillar?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, his wudu was valid and his prayer was valid, like the one who left out an obligatory act from the obligatory acts of wudu.
The questioner : Is it possible for a person to be praised for a prayer when he did not perform all its pillars and obligatory acts?
The Shaykh : Why did you leave my example and resort to your distorted example which is not what we are discussing?
The questioner : Because I...
The Shaykh : For some reason, this reason is something you may not be aware of; therefore I advise you to stay with our example.
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : Because, do not rush, let your concern be that you understand, and the one whose concern is understanding does not speak much; do you see? I gave you an example; why did you move from it to your example when you might make a mistake, and indeed you made a mistake, and you are not on this point, why did you leave the previous example when I thought you understood me after I explained to you that an obligatory act is not a pillar.
The questioner : Because I think that this necessitates that, meaning, in my opinion.
The Shaykh : What does that mean?
The questioner : ... that this example I brought necessitates that.
The Shaykh : Did I bring it or did you?
The questioner : The one you brought.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I think that this example you brought necessitates that in my opinion.
The Shaykh : Yes, you are wrong.
The questioner : Meaning how.
The Shaykh : After I explained to you that we mean by obligatory acts those other than the pillars, you answer me by asking me: What do you say about a man who prayed and did not perform the pillars and obligatory acts?!
The questioner : Meaning, is the intended person praised for this action?
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Because the Prophet said...
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner: Amen.
The Shaykh : Why do you not follow me? My brother, what is wrong with you, stay with your example, did your example clarify the mistake to you? No.
The questioner : The second example?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : It did not clarify to you, what do you want to say? Do you want to build palaces on the edge of a cliff?! You must understand whether your example is wrong or right, and I explained to you; we mean in our example obligatory acts other than pillars, and here you come with a second example saying: What do you think of one who left out the pillars and obligatory acts in prayer? This is wrong, my brother, may Allah guide you; especially after I explained to you; does the one who says the Friday bath is obligatory say that it is a pillar of prayer or a condition of prayer? And I said: No, now I am asking you a second question; does he say that wudu on Friday is a condition for the validity of prayer or not?
The questioner: Of course.
The Shaykh : So how, after all this, do you say: What do you think of one who prays a prayer and leaves out its conditions, pillars, and obligatory acts?
The questioner : No, I did not intend this, I intended meaning...
The Shaykh : How do you say: I tell you? I do not tell you: What do you intend?
The questioner : Of course this is different from...
The Shaykh : How do you say? My brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : I say ... .
The Shaykh : How do you ask me? How do you tell me: What do you think of one who prays a prayer and does not perform its pillars and obligatory acts? How do you say this to me? I say this by way of example.
The questioner : I did not intend this example, I intended whether a person is praised for an action.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : A specific prayer, and he performed all its obligatory acts and pillars except for one obligatory act; is he praised for that? This is the intended meaning.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you... in its cause here.
The questioner : I mean, what I intend is...
The Shaykh : My brother, I have said a hundred times: I am not discussing your intention with you, I am discussing your wording, you tell me: What do you think of a prayer performed without its pillars and obligatory acts, did you mention the word pillar or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I am not asking you, perhaps I misplaced what I said...
The questioner : Perhaps I...
The Shaykh : But you missed your question, but I am clarifying for you now, did you mention pillar or not?
The questioner : I mentioned it.
The Shaykh : Okay; why do you mention pillar when we... the pillars?
The questioner : I mentioned that he performed it, I am like this...
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