If a student concludes the scholarly session with a supplication, does this contradict the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner:
I mean, for example, if in a circle of knowledge a student stands up and concludes the lesson with a supplication like this, does it contradict the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not contradict it, but I thought you were also asking whether one should recite it aloud or quietly. And if one does so, it is a recommended practice, but perhaps you mean whether one should recite it aloud or quietly, and that was not included in your question.
The Shaykh :
That is what I thought. The answer is what you heard: how did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do it? We understand from the previous details that he
would recite it aloud at times, so that those around him would receive it from him. And if the Messenger (peace be upon him), or all the prophets as he said, "We, the prophets, do not
inherit wealth or anything of that sort; rather, we inherit knowledge. So the scholars are the heirs of the prophets." If the one who recites or concludes the session with this supplication is following
the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he should follow the detailed rule we outlined this morning. We said that the recommended practice (sunnah) according to
the scholars is a recommended practice of action and a recommended practice of omission. So when he would recite aloud at times for the sake of teaching, we should recite aloud for the sake of teaching. But as detailed previously, it
was not his (peace be upon him) custom to raise his voice in remembrance and supplication. So sometimes we recite aloud for teaching, and sometimes we recite quietly to follow the original principle.
The questioner:
Do they say "Ameen" to the supplication?
The Shaykh :
They say "Ameen" to the supplication, yes.
The questioner :
Do they raise their hands?
The Shaykh :
Yes, because there are many hadiths encouraging the raising of hands in supplication. Yes, Allah is shy of His servant when he raises his hands, so if
he raises his hands in supplication, He will not return them empty and disappointed. Yes, but here it is said that one should not commit to this always and forever, because this was not established
from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And I say, regarding those present, that there is also a rule I believe is precise: a general text is acted upon in its generality
but within certain limits. One of them is: if it is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he committed to what is in the general text practically always and forever, then we do not commit to
that, because our commitment would open a door to religious innovation, as we have mentioned on many occasions. But also, the coming of general texts
encouraging something does not mean we can abolish it entirely. So we do it at times without this action leading us to adopting a form that the
Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not have. It is reported in some hadiths that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions on one of the occasions:
"I am about to supplicate, so say 'Ameen.' He supplicated, and it was not after prayer, nor in a position of the Hajj rituals or similar. So if a Muslim does this
at times, supplicating aloud, and the others say "Ameen" and raise their hands, but they do not commit to it as a fixed practice. This is exactly like the supplication on Friday, and committing to it
is not part of the recommended practice in any way.
But it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when that man came to ask for rain, and when he said, "O Allah, give us rain, O Allah, give us rain," the Messenger
(peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, and his armpits were visible, and they said "Ameen"Those present : to that. So with something like this, this hadith can be used at times, whether by reciting aloud for the sake of teaching
or by the attendees saying "Ameen" to this supplication and raising their hands at times.
The questioner:
The issue in the beginning of the hadith is that 'Umar says: "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) rarely left a session without supplicating for his companions with this supplication." So does the word
"for his companions" not indicate that he would recite it aloud always?
The Shaykh:
Who takes the recitation aloud? If I supplicate for my companions quietly, does this statement not apply to me? It does apply.
So this does not prevent the previous details at all. He supplicates for them, whether he supplicates quietly or aloud.
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I mean, for example, if in a circle of knowledge a student stands up and concludes the lesson with a supplication like this, does it contradict the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not contradict it, but I thought you were also asking whether one should recite it aloud or quietly. And if one does so, it is a recommended practice, but perhaps you mean whether one should recite it aloud or quietly, and that was not included in your question.
The Shaykh :
That is what I thought. The answer is what you heard: how did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do it? We understand from the previous details that he
would recite it aloud at times, so that those around him would receive it from him. And if the Messenger (peace be upon him), or all the prophets as he said, "We, the prophets, do not
inherit wealth or anything of that sort; rather, we inherit knowledge. So the scholars are the heirs of the prophets." If the one who recites or concludes the session with this supplication is following
the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he should follow the detailed rule we outlined this morning. We said that the recommended practice (sunnah) according to
the scholars is a recommended practice of action and a recommended practice of omission. So when he would recite aloud at times for the sake of teaching, we should recite aloud for the sake of teaching. But as detailed previously, it
was not his (peace be upon him) custom to raise his voice in remembrance and supplication. So sometimes we recite aloud for teaching, and sometimes we recite quietly to follow the original principle.
The questioner:
Do they say "Ameen" to the supplication?
The Shaykh :
They say "Ameen" to the supplication, yes.
The questioner :
Do they raise their hands?
The Shaykh :
Yes, because there are many hadiths encouraging the raising of hands in supplication. Yes, Allah is shy of His servant when he raises his hands, so if
he raises his hands in supplication, He will not return them empty and disappointed. Yes, but here it is said that one should not commit to this always and forever, because this was not established
from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And I say, regarding those present, that there is also a rule I believe is precise: a general text is acted upon in its generality
but within certain limits. One of them is: if it is not established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he committed to what is in the general text practically always and forever, then we do not commit to
that, because our commitment would open a door to religious innovation, as we have mentioned on many occasions. But also, the coming of general texts
encouraging something does not mean we can abolish it entirely. So we do it at times without this action leading us to adopting a form that the
Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not have. It is reported in some hadiths that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions on one of the occasions:
"I am about to supplicate, so say 'Ameen.' He supplicated, and it was not after prayer, nor in a position of the Hajj rituals or similar. So if a Muslim does this
at times, supplicating aloud, and the others say "Ameen" and raise their hands, but they do not commit to it as a fixed practice. This is exactly like the supplication on Friday, and committing to it
is not part of the recommended practice in any way.
But it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when that man came to ask for rain, and when he said, "O Allah, give us rain, O Allah, give us rain," the Messenger
(peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, and his armpits were visible, and they said "Ameen"Those present : to that. So with something like this, this hadith can be used at times, whether by reciting aloud for the sake of teaching
or by the attendees saying "Ameen" to this supplication and raising their hands at times.
The questioner:
The issue in the beginning of the hadith is that 'Umar says: "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) rarely left a session without supplicating for his companions with this supplication." So does the word
"for his companions" not indicate that he would recite it aloud always?
The Shaykh:
Who takes the recitation aloud? If I supplicate for my companions quietly, does this statement not apply to me? It does apply.
So this does not prevent the previous details at all. He supplicates for them, whether he supplicates quietly or aloud.
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