What is the authenticity of the hadith: "There is no prayer for one who does not recite the opening of the Book"?
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The Shaykh: 01:23:25
Is it true that the hadith "There is no prayer for one who does not recite the opening of the Book" was looked into by Imam al-Hanafi (may Allah be pleased with him)
and that he interpreted the hadith to mean something else, saying that the "la" is the prohibitive "la" and does not convey negation, if Allah wills, in this
noble hadith? This is not correct, and no one among the scholars says it, neither a Hanafi nor a Shafi'i nor anyone else.
This is what is said only by a deluded, ignorant person who has no knowledge whatsoever. What the followers of Ibn Hanafiyah say is that the "la" here
is not for the negation of the genus, but for the negation of perfection. For example, the negation of the genus and the negation of perfection: a person says, "There is no man in the house."
What does that mean? It means no one is in the house. This is called the negation of the genus. A person says, "There is no youth except Ali," meaning there are no youths
other than Ali. What would it mean if there were many youths? It would mean there are no youths other than Ali in the fatwa.
Is it true that the hadith "There is no prayer for one who does not recite the opening of the Book" was looked into by Imam al-Hanafi (may Allah be pleased with him)
and that he interpreted the hadith to mean something else, saying that the "la" is the prohibitive "la" and does not convey negation, if Allah wills, in this
noble hadith? This is not correct, and no one among the scholars says it, neither a Hanafi nor a Shafi'i nor anyone else.
This is what is said only by a deluded, ignorant person who has no knowledge whatsoever. What the followers of Ibn Hanafiyah say is that the "la" here
is not for the negation of the genus, but for the negation of perfection. For example, the negation of the genus and the negation of perfection: a person says, "There is no man in the house."
What does that mean? It means no one is in the house. This is called the negation of the genus. A person says, "There is no youth except Ali," meaning there are no youths
other than Ali. What would it mean if there were many youths? It would mean there are no youths other than Ali in the fatwa.
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