Using the hadith of the one who prays poorly as evidence for the obligation of knowledge before action, and the Tabligh group does not care about knowledge.
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The Shaykh : And the hadith of the one who prays poorly, perhaps you remember it, and it is in "Sahih al-Bukhari": a man came to the mosque while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in a corner of it, so he prayed, 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, so the man returned.
The questioner : ... three times.
The Shaykh : You did well. In the end, it becomes clear to the man that he does not know how to pray, so he admits it, saying: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I do not know how to pray it; so teach me." He (peace be upon him) said:. How many are there of those who pray who have no prayer? It is not our concern that we take someone who does not pray and move him from leaving prayer to a prayer that is not a prayer!! We must move him to a prayer that is accepted by Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). How do we know if this prayer is accepted or not? From the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If we do not study the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, we will not be guided. Therefore, he (peace be upon him) said: , just two things, . Whoever wants to pray as the Messenger used to pray must know the Sunnah of the Messenger in his prayer. Whoever wants to perform Hajj as the Messenger performed Hajj must know the description of the Messenger's Hajj, and so on.
As for "take my hand and walk with the people"? This is not da'wah, this is not Islam. This is the custom of people, as the common people say: "O people, follow the people." No, it is not like that. We were commanded: "Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, and do not follow besides Him any protectors. Little do you remember,"[Az-Zumar 39:55]. By Allah, it is enough for us to follow what is good (hasan). As for what is better (ahsan), that requires people, meaning many, many above us. But the first of the rain is a drop, then it pours down. So we teach people the prayer that is valid, then we order them to do the things that if a Muslim leaves them, he has not left the prayer. For example, tranquility in bowing and prostration and between them is a pillar of the pillars of prayer, but khushu' (humility) in prayer is not a pillar. However, our Lord praised those who are humble: [Al-Mu'minun 23:1-2], and so on. So we want now for a person to pray and not be told, as he (peace be upon him) said to the one who prays poorly: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2692Sahih (Darussalam). After that, we tell him: "My brother, you must have khushu' in prayer, you must reflect on what you read from the Book of Allah, and so on."
In summary, my brother: we are talking about knowledge, and no blame, and we do not accuse a Muslim, not Muslims, not millions of them, but we are talking about insight. And religion is sincere advice. Therefore, we say to them: Teach, then convey the message. As for the opposite; this is not permissible.
Wa 'Alaikas Salam (returned his greeting). Go back and pray as you have not prayed (properly).
وعليكم السلام ، ارجع فصلِّ ؛ فإنك لم تصلِّThe questioner : ... three times.
The Shaykh : You did well. In the end, it becomes clear to the man that he does not know how to pray, so he admits it, saying: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I do not know how to pray it; so teach me." He (peace be upon him) said:
When you stand up for prayer, perform wudu' as Allah has commanded you, then face the qiblah, then say takbir, then recite what is easy for you of the Qur'an, then bow until you are at rest in bowing, then rise until you are at rest standing, then prostrate until you are at rest in prostration, then rise until you are at rest sitting, then prostrate until you are at rest in prostration, then do that in all your prayer. If you complete that, your prayer is complete. And if you diminish from that, you have diminished from your prayer.
إذا أنت قمْتَ إلى الصلاة فتوضَّأ كما أمَرَك الله ، ثم استقبل القبلة ، ثم كبِّر ، ثم اقرأ ما تيسَّر من القرآن ، 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 افعل ذلك في صلاتك كلها ؛ فإن أنت أتمَمْتَ ذلك فقد تمَّت صلاتك ، وإن أنت أنقَصْتَ من ذلك فقد أنقَصْتَ من صلاتكI have left with you two matters
تركتُ فيكم أمرَينYou will not go astray as long as you hold fast to them: the Book of Allah and my Sunnah.
لن تضلُّوا ما إن تمسَّكتم بهما ؛ كتاب الله وسنَّتيAs for "take my hand and walk with the people"? This is not da'wah, this is not Islam. This is the custom of people, as the common people say: "O people, follow the people." No, it is not like that. We were commanded: "Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, and do not follow besides Him any protectors. Little do you remember,"
the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord
أَحْسَنَ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ(1) Certainly will the believers have succeeded: (2) They who are during their prayer humbly submissive
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ * الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَgo back and pray for indeed you have not prayed.
ارجع فصلِّ ؛ فإنك لم تصلِّIn summary, my brother: we are talking about knowledge, and no blame, and we do not accuse a Muslim, not Muslims, not millions of them, but we are talking about insight. And religion is sincere advice. Therefore, we say to them: Teach, then convey the message. As for the opposite; this is not permissible.
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