In the hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly, how did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuke him for his poor performance of the prayer?
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The questioner : ... He hit upon part of the deficiency that the one who performed his prayer poorly had committed; so he did not teach him; what does this mean?
The Shaykh : This statement aligns with the well-known saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him):Sahih Muslim 49a, and this hadith is a general principle that covers every evil a person sees; so he must change it, first with his hand, if the evil can only be changed by hand; the second level is with his tongue; and this is what is reported regarding the one who performed his prayer poorly; and the final level, which no Muslim can neglect no matter how weak his faith is, is the rebuke of the heart.
The hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly is an application of part of the generality of this hadith:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5008Sahih (Darussalam), and it was reported in "Sahih al-Bukhari" from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A man entered the mosque and prayed, and when he finished, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6251, so the man returned and repeated the prayer, then he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6251, and so three times, repeating the prayer each time. The third time, he came to the Messenger (peace be upon him) and said: Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6251. He said: By Allah, O Messenger of Allah. The man finally understood that his prayer was, as they say in our Damascus, "mufashkilah"; meaning it was not valid. He said: By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I do not know how to do it better; so teach me. He said (peace be upon him): . In a narration, instead of: ; , which is al-Fatihah. .
This hadith is known among the scholars of hadith as the hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly; because he prayed before the Messenger the prayer that was his habit, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). =
-- And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. --
= He alerted him that this prayer was not a complete prayer, so he ordered him to perform wudu' as Allah commanded him, then he ordered him to face the qiblah, then he ordered him to call the adhan, and this is an aspect of the congregants that the majority of them are ignorant of, and those who are aware of it, who are the minority, few of them actually implement it in practice. Then call the adhan; meaning, if a person stands up intending to pray the obligatory prayer, the adhan is necessary, and he should not say: "Call the adhan in the mosque"; because this adhan is for the mosque; and therefore the sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established, and then the entire Ummah followed in all cities and regions and in all the centuries that have passed, is that every mosque has its own mu'adhdhin, and consequently its own adhan; so the adhan of one mosque does not suffice for the adhan of another mosque, as is the custom in some Arab countries called "unifying the adhan," which is contrary to the sunnah; therefore, and praise be to Allah, all Islamic countries still maintain the adhan in every mosque; because the practical sunnah that the Messenger (peace be upon him) established, and the Salaf followed, and then the Khalaf after them, is that every mosque calls the adhan.
Add to this what was mentioned earlier in the hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to this man who prayed and performed his prayer poorly, and his prayer was in the mosque, the Prophet's Mosque ... this mosque had already had the adhan called in it; nevertheless, he said to him: When you stand up for prayer, perform wudu' as Allah commanded you, then face the qiblah, then call the adhan - he alone - , then call the adhan, then give the iqamah; therefore, one must pay attention to this sunnah that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught this man who performed his prayer poorly, which is that the one praying alone, let alone the congregation, should call the adhan and give the iqamah for the prayer, and great virtues have been reported in some hadiths for the one who gives the iqamah for the prayer, even if he prays alone, even in the open desert in the wilderness ... .
The Shaykh : This statement aligns with the well-known saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him):
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.
مَن رأى منكم منكرًا فليغيِّره بيدِه ، فإن لم يستطع فبِلسانِه ، فإن لم يستطِعْ فبقلبه ؛ وذلك أضعف الإيمانThe hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly is an application of part of the generality of this hadith:
let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue
فليغيِّره بيده ، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانهWa 'Alaikas Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly).
وعليك السلام ، ارجع فصلِّ ؛ فإنك لم تصلِّWa 'Alaikas Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly).
وعليك السلام ، ارجع فصلِّ ؛ فإنك لم تصلِّWa 'Alaikas Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly).
وعليك السلام ، ارجع فصلِّ ؛ فإنك لم تصلِّWhen you stand up for prayer, perform wudu' as Allah commanded you, then call the adhan, then give the iqamah, then say takbir, then recite what is easy for you of the Qur'an, then bow.
إذا قمْتَ إلى الصلاة فتوضَّأ كما أمَرَك الله ، ثم أذِّنْ ثم أقِمْ ، ثم كبِّر ، ثم اقرأ ما تيسَّر من القرآن ، ثم راكعwhat is easy for you
ما تيسَّرrecite from the Mother of the Book
اقرأ بأمِّ الكتابthen bow until you are at rest in bowing, then raise your head until you are at rest standing, then prostrate until you are at rest in prostration, then raise your head until you are at rest sitting, then prostrate until you are at rest in prostration, then raise your head, and if you have done that in your prayer, your prayer is complete, and if you have omitted from it, you have omitted from your prayer.
ثم اركع حتى تطمئنَّ راكعًا ، ثم ارفع حتى تطمئنَّ قائمًا ، ثم اسجد حتى تطمئنَّ ساجدًا ، ثم ارفع حتى تطمئنَّ جالسًا ، ثم اسجد حتى تطمئنَّ ساجدًا ، ثم ارفع رأسك ، فإذا أنت فعلت ذلك في صلاتك فقد تمَّت صلاتك ، وإن أنقصْتَ منها فقد أنقصْتَ من صلاتكThis hadith is known among the scholars of hadith as the hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly; because he prayed before the Messenger the prayer that was his habit, so the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). =
-- And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. --
= He alerted him that this prayer was not a complete prayer, so he ordered him to perform wudu' as Allah commanded him, then he ordered him to face the qiblah, then he ordered him to call the adhan, and this is an aspect of the congregants that the majority of them are ignorant of, and those who are aware of it, who are the minority, few of them actually implement it in practice. Then call the adhan; meaning, if a person stands up intending to pray the obligatory prayer, the adhan is necessary, and he should not say: "Call the adhan in the mosque"; because this adhan is for the mosque; and therefore the sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established, and then the entire Ummah followed in all cities and regions and in all the centuries that have passed, is that every mosque has its own mu'adhdhin, and consequently its own adhan; so the adhan of one mosque does not suffice for the adhan of another mosque, as is the custom in some Arab countries called "unifying the adhan," which is contrary to the sunnah; therefore, and praise be to Allah, all Islamic countries still maintain the adhan in every mosque; because the practical sunnah that the Messenger (peace be upon him) established, and the Salaf followed, and then the Khalaf after them, is that every mosque calls the adhan.
Add to this what was mentioned earlier in the hadith of the one who performed his prayer poorly, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to this man who prayed and performed his prayer poorly, and his prayer was in the mosque, the Prophet's Mosque ... this mosque had already had the adhan called in it; nevertheless, he said to him: When you stand up for prayer, perform wudu' as Allah commanded you, then face the qiblah, then call the adhan - he alone - , then call the adhan, then give the iqamah; therefore, one must pay attention to this sunnah that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught this man who performed his prayer poorly, which is that the one praying alone, let alone the congregation, should call the adhan and give the iqamah for the prayer, and great virtues have been reported in some hadiths for the one who gives the iqamah for the prayer, even if he prays alone, even in the open desert in the wilderness ... .
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