A Reminder Regarding Some Errors of Those Who Pray
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The Shaykh : It is obligatory for every person praying behind the imam in the loud prayers to pay attention when the imam finishes reciting the last verse of Surat al-Fatihah: [Al-Fatihah 1:7] until the imam finishes by stopping the noon. In this case, the follower assumes that he is the one reciting, and he must renew his breath. The imam says: Ameen. The one who is the imam takes a breath, and the people behind him say Ameen. On what? On his Ameen? He has not yet said Ameen. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 936Sahih (Al-Albani) , we take a breath and say with him: Ameen.
This is the first point, and the time seems tight. The other point: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tucking in the garment and the hair during prayer. So it is not permissible for any of us to pray while his sleeve is tucked in. One of us performs wudu' and is wearing his shirt tucked up, then he comes and enters prayer while his garment is tucked in. He must let it hang down. Do not expose yourself... [Everyone laughs!]
The questioner : Shaykh, you exposed him...
The Shaykh : No, I advised him... to get rid of it [The Shaykh laughs!]
The questioner : There is no one else but him...
The Shaykh : As for me, if I see something contrary to the Sunnah and I point it out, am I the one who exposed him? ... He says this is exactly what he did... [Everyone laughs!]
The questioner : ... Cover for me, O Shaykh, so that no one sees it. May Allah guide you.
Another questioner : ... His fear...
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tucking in the garment and the hair. How is tucking in the hair done? Tucking in the garment is clear, and this is the most common form, but it has other forms. A person might be wearing a galabiyyah... he puts it here, not intentionally, you know, like this. So when he comes to pray, he must let it hang down, and so on. As for tucking in the hair.
The questioner : Shaykh, before we go on to the hair now, is this not considered part of...?
The Shaykh : It is considered part of what?
The questioner : Of... the garment.
The Shaykh : Where is it?
The questioner : Like this. Some of them pray, and when they want to prostrate, they do this.
The Shaykh : No, tucking in the garment is folding it, my brother; like this. But if you lift it up like this... a little, this is not called tucking in.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what is the wisdom behind this issue, I mean?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : What is the wisdom?
The Shaykh : Perhaps I heard you say: May we ask what the wisdom is? If you said that, you have hit the mark. You should not ask; because we have tested the people who are accustomed to asking about the wisdom of legislation for many years, and the matter has reached the point where they do not accept a legal ruling unless it is accompanied by an explanation of its wisdom. And the wisdoms are known only to Allah, except for a little of them. So if we accustom ourselves to seeking the wisdom of legislation, the importance of faith in the unseen is lost. They said this, meaning they mentioned the wisdom, but I do not like to enter into these topics; because an opinion may be correct or it may be wrong. For example, they say that one should prostrate with his whole body, and in that - also - his garment, so when he tucks it in like this, it means preventing something that is on him from prostrating with him. Likewise, the hair.
They were in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and they still are to this day. It is an Arab custom for men, let alone women, to let their hair grow long. So they sometimes gathered it at the back of their heads or on the tops of their heads, and it is said of such a person that his hair is tied up. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade that, and if he wants to enter into prayer, he must untie it.
Until it came in another authentic hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by a man who was praying with his hair tied up, so he untied it and said:; meaning he does not conduct himself with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by placing his right hand over his left.
So the summary is this: it is a reminder, and the reminder benefits the believers...
The questioner : Shaykh, excuse me, regarding tying up the hair, even for women?
The Shaykh : The hadith came regarding the man.
Another questioner : Of course, that is fine.
The Shaykh : In the area of - this is from the category of independent legal reasoning, not from the category of explicit text - in the area that women are also like that, and this is what is most likely, but by derivation, not by explicit text; because the operative cause is the same; and that is that she prostrates with her whole... what? Her body, and some of it is not prevented, and among that is her hair, that it does not prostrate with her. And Allah knows best.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَAnd not those who go astray.
وَلَا الضَّالِّينَWhen the Imam says Amin, say Amin
إذا أمَّن الإمام فأمِّنواAnd not those who go astray.
وَلَا الضَّالِّينَThis is the first point, and the time seems tight. The other point: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tucking in the garment and the hair during prayer. So it is not permissible for any of us to pray while his sleeve is tucked in. One of us performs wudu' and is wearing his shirt tucked up, then he comes and enters prayer while his garment is tucked in. He must let it hang down. Do not expose yourself... [Everyone laughs!]
The questioner : Shaykh, you exposed him...
The Shaykh : No, I advised him... to get rid of it [The Shaykh laughs!]
The questioner : There is no one else but him...
The Shaykh : As for me, if I see something contrary to the Sunnah and I point it out, am I the one who exposed him? ... He says this is exactly what he did... [Everyone laughs!]
The questioner : ... Cover for me, O Shaykh, so that no one sees it. May Allah guide you.
Another questioner : ... His fear...
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tucking in the garment and the hair. How is tucking in the hair done? Tucking in the garment is clear, and this is the most common form, but it has other forms. A person might be wearing a galabiyyah... he puts it here, not intentionally, you know, like this. So when he comes to pray, he must let it hang down, and so on. As for tucking in the hair.
The questioner : Shaykh, before we go on to the hair now, is this not considered part of...?
The Shaykh : It is considered part of what?
The questioner : Of... the garment.
The Shaykh : Where is it?
The questioner : Like this. Some of them pray, and when they want to prostrate, they do this.
The Shaykh : No, tucking in the garment is folding it, my brother; like this. But if you lift it up like this... a little, this is not called tucking in.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what is the wisdom behind this issue, I mean?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : What is the wisdom?
The Shaykh : Perhaps I heard you say: May we ask what the wisdom is? If you said that, you have hit the mark. You should not ask; because we have tested the people who are accustomed to asking about the wisdom of legislation for many years, and the matter has reached the point where they do not accept a legal ruling unless it is accompanied by an explanation of its wisdom. And the wisdoms are known only to Allah, except for a little of them. So if we accustom ourselves to seeking the wisdom of legislation, the importance of faith in the unseen
and they offer a complete submission
وَيُسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاThey were in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and they still are to this day. It is an Arab custom for men, let alone women, to let their hair grow long. So they sometimes gathered it at the back of their heads or on the tops of their heads, and it is said of such a person that his hair is tied up. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade that, and if he wants to enter into prayer, he must untie it.
Until it came in another authentic hadith that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by a man who was praying with his hair tied up, so he untied it and said:
The example of the one who prays with his hair tied up is like the example of the man who prays with his hands bound
مَثَل الذي يصلي معقوص الشعر كمثل الرجل يصلي مغلَّل اليدينSo the summary is this: it is a reminder, and the reminder benefits the believers...
The questioner : Shaykh, excuse me, regarding tying up the hair, even for women?
The Shaykh : The hadith came regarding the man.
Another questioner : Of course, that is fine.
The Shaykh : In the area of - this is from the category of independent legal reasoning, not from the category of explicit text - in the area that women are also like that, and this is what is most likely, but by derivation, not by explicit text; because the operative cause is the same; and that is that she prostrates with her whole... what? Her body, and some of it is not prevented, and among that is her hair, that it does not prostrate with her. And Allah knows best.
Another questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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