Is it permissible for a man to pray the Sunnah prayers with his family in the house as a congregation, and likewise for the night prayer?
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The questioner : This is one thing. The second thing: Is it permissible for a man to pray the Sunnah prayers with his family in the house as a congregation?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible. Likewise, the night prayer?
The Shaykh : Likewise, the night prayer.
The questioner : Is it not permissible for him to pray with his family?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this when he prayed and Ibn Abbas came and prayed beside him.
The Shaykh : Is he from his family?
The questioner: Huh?
The Shaykh : Is he from his family?
The questioner : Okay; from the perspective of another question; is it permissible with other than his family?
The Shaykh : This is not another question; this question is connected to the other one, and it seems you are assuming that this is an argument contrary to what we said. As for the answer: It is not permissible to perform the night prayer with relatives or non-relatives by way of mutual invitation. However, if it happens by chance, there is no harm. This is what happened with Ibn Abbas, it happened with Ibn Mas'ud, and it happened with Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman.
The questioner : What does "mutual invitation" mean?
The Shaykh : "Come, let us pray as a congregation."
The questioner : Okay; a woman stood up and found her husband praying?
The Shaykh : Like Aisha, what did she do? Or is that woman better than Aisha?
The questioner : No, of course.
The Shaykh : Fatima, meaning, is she better than Aisha!
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, there is a hadith in "Al-Silsilah" that you mentioned when a man stood up to pray.
The Shaykh : There is no congregation...
The questioner : The hadith says "Pray."
The Shaykh : "Pray together"?
The questioner : This means it does not imply...?
The Shaykh : If it says "together," it would be an argument! But "Pray" is correct.
Another questioner : Each one prayed for himself.
The Shaykh : Each one prays for himself, yes.
The questioner : Each one alone.
The Shaykh : ... sprinkling water, meaning sprinkling.
The questioner : Other than that? Is there another hadith?
The Shaykh : What is the hadith?
The questioner : The hadith is:Sunan Ibn Majah 1335Da’if (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : This is it. I do not think there is another; on the contrary, do you think there is another one?
The questioner : Is there "Pray"?
The Shaykh : I think so. In any case, if you remember another one, keep reminding us so we can look into it.
The questioner : This is not prescribed, meaning...
The questioner : Professor, what is the difference between the night prayer and the Tarawih prayer; is there a difference?
The Shaykh : Do you mean what is the difference in terms of congregational prayer?
The questioner : Congregation, not from the congregation, for example, is it prescribed?
The Shaykh : The Tarawih prayer is part of the night prayer.
The questioner : It is part of the night prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, if a man prays 'Isha' and then immediately prays, is it considered part of the night prayer without sleeping or anything?
The Shaykh : Of course, yes.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible. Likewise, the night prayer?
The Shaykh : Likewise, the night prayer.
The questioner : Is it not permissible for him to pray with his family?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this when he prayed and Ibn Abbas came and prayed beside him.
The Shaykh : Is he from his family?
The questioner: Huh?
The Shaykh : Is he from his family?
The questioner : Okay; from the perspective of another question; is it permissible with other than his family?
The Shaykh : This is not another question; this question is connected to the other one, and it seems you are assuming that this is an argument contrary to what we said. As for the answer: It is not permissible to perform the night prayer with relatives or non-relatives by way of mutual invitation. However, if it happens by chance, there is no harm. This is what happened with Ibn Abbas, it happened with Ibn Mas'ud, and it happened with Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman.
The questioner : What does "mutual invitation" mean?
The Shaykh : "Come, let us pray as a congregation."
The questioner : Okay; a woman stood up and found her husband praying?
The Shaykh : Like Aisha, what did she do? Or is that woman better than Aisha?
The questioner : No, of course.
The Shaykh : Fatima, meaning, is she better than Aisha!
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, there is a hadith in "Al-Silsilah" that you mentioned when a man stood up to pray.
The Shaykh : There is no congregation...
The questioner : The hadith says "Pray."
The Shaykh : "Pray together"?
The questioner : This means it does not imply...?
The Shaykh : If it says "together," it would be an argument! But "Pray" is correct.
Another questioner : Each one prayed for himself.
The Shaykh : Each one prays for himself, yes.
The questioner : Each one alone.
The Shaykh : ... sprinkling water, meaning sprinkling.
The questioner : Other than that? Is there another hadith?
The Shaykh : What is the hadith?
The questioner : The hadith is:
they pray two Rak’ah, they will be recorded among the men and women who remember Allah much
صَلَّيا ركعتين كُتِبا من الذاكرين والذاكراتThe Shaykh : This is it. I do not think there is another;
May Allah have mercy on a man who stands up to pray at night and wakes his wife - or his wife - and if she does not wake up, he sprinkles water on her face, and may Allah have mercy on a woman
رحم الله رجلًا قام في الليل فيصلي فأيقَظَ امرأته - أو زوجته - ، فإذا لم تستيقِظْ نَضَحَ في وجهها الماء ، ورحم الله امرأةThe questioner : Is there "Pray"?
The Shaykh : I think so. In any case, if you remember another one, keep reminding us so we can look into it.
The questioner : This is not prescribed, meaning...
The questioner : Professor, what is the difference between the night prayer and the Tarawih prayer; is there a difference?
The Shaykh : Do you mean what is the difference in terms of congregational prayer?
The questioner : Congregation, not from the congregation, for example, is it prescribed?
The Shaykh : The Tarawih prayer is part of the night prayer.
The questioner : It is part of the night prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, if a man prays 'Isha' and then immediately prays, is it considered part of the night prayer without sleeping or anything?
The Shaykh : Of course, yes.
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