Are the dhikr after the obligatory prayers a recommended practice or obligatory?
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The questioner : The dhikr after the obligatory prayer, are they a recommended practice or obligatory? The tasbih or the seeking of refuge, is there a detailed explanation regarding this topic?
The Shaykh : I do not have a detailed explanation at hand, but generally speaking, it is a recommended practice, and some of it is more emphasized than other parts. As for saying that some of it is obligatory or some of it is a recommended practice, I do not have a complete recollection of it right now, but if a person gathers his mind or exerts his thought, he may be able to bring something to mind.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal:. So this prohibition, with its emphasis by the shaddah on the nun, indicates that this, if it is not obligatory, is close to being obligatory. Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:423.
Your left hand?! May Allah guide you...
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I once asked you about the fact that there is a command from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a command to say takbir after an obligatory prayer thirty-three times, tasbih like this, and alhamdulillah like this? You told me: this form, in the form of a command, indicates this.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the issue, meaning to decide on the topic, requires a specific study; in other words, for example, it may be that the way of the believers is that they do not understand that this command indicates obligation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I said what I said at the beginning of the speech; that the issue requires recollection and requires review.
The Shaykh : I do not have a detailed explanation at hand, but generally speaking, it is a recommended practice, and some of it is more emphasized than other parts. As for saying that some of it is obligatory or some of it is a recommended practice, I do not have a complete recollection of it right now, but if a person gathers his mind or exerts his thought, he may be able to bring something to mind.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal:
O Mu'adh, I love you, O Mu'adh, I love you, O Mu'adh, I love you; so do not cease to say after every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember You, to give thanks to You, and to worship You in the best manner.
يا معاذ إني أحبُّك ، يا معاذ إني أحبك ، يا معاذ إني أحبك ؛ فلا تدعنَّ أن تقول دبر كل صلاة : اللهم أعنِّي على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتكDo not cease to say after every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember You, give thanks to You, and worship You in the best manner.
لا تدعنَّ أن تقول دبر كل صلاة : اللهم أعنِّي على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتكYour left hand?! May Allah guide you...
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I once asked you about the fact that there is a command from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a command to say takbir after an obligatory prayer thirty-three times, tasbih like this, and alhamdulillah like this? You told me: this form, in the form of a command, indicates this.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the issue, meaning to decide on the topic, requires a specific study; in other words, for example, it may be that the way of the believers is that they do not understand that this command indicates obligation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I said what I said at the beginning of the speech; that the issue requires recollection and requires review.
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