The non-prescription of saying “We seek help from Allah” when reciting the verse: “You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help” in prayer
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[The non-prescription of saying when he, the Exalted, says: “You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help” We seek help from Allah in prayer]
It is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding voluntary prayer that when he passed a verse of promise, he would ask Allah for His bounty, and when he passed a verse of warning, he would seek refuge from the Fire. Is this established in obligatory prayer? And if it is established in obligatory prayer, is it established—for example—in Surat al-Fatihah that when a person passes [al-Fatihah: 5] he should say: “We seek help from Allah” and the like?
As for voluntary prayer, yes, in the night prayer, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as Hudhayfah described it: “When he passed a verse of glorification, he would glorify; when he passed a verse of mercy, he would ask; and when he passed a verse of punishment, he would seek refuge” and this is a recommended practice in the night prayer.
As for the obligatory prayer, there is no harm, but we do not say: It is a recommended practice, and this is because those who described the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) loud and quiet prayers do not mention this. If he had paused to seek refuge, ask, or glorify, they would have mentioned it. Therefore, when he paused for the opening supplication, Abu Hurayrah asked him: “What is that silence of yours between the takbir and the recitation?” So regarding the obligatory prayer, we say: there is no harm, and we cannot prohibit something that is remembrance and supplication,But specifically in the voluntary tahajjud prayer, we say: it is a recommended practice.
As for [al-Fatihah: 5] you do not say: “We seek help from Allah,” neither in obligatory nor voluntary prayer. Why?Because you are now informing: [al-Fatihah: 5] How can you say: “We seek help from Allah”?Meaning: “We seek help from Allah” is the meaning of: [al-Fatihah: 5] ,But: [al-Fatihah: 5] is better than “We seek help from Allah”; because it indicates exclusivity and continuity, unlike “We seek help from Allah.”
The important thing is that it not be said: “We seek help from Allah” is not said in obligatory or voluntary prayer, not by the imam, not by the follower, and not by the one praying alone.
It is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding voluntary prayer that when he passed a verse of promise, he would ask Allah for His bounty, and when he passed a verse of warning, he would seek refuge from the Fire. Is this established in obligatory prayer? And if it is established in obligatory prayer, is it established—for example—in Surat al-Fatihah that when a person passes
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُAs for voluntary prayer, yes, in the night prayer, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as Hudhayfah described it: “When he passed a verse of glorification, he would glorify; when he passed a verse of mercy, he would ask; and when he passed a verse of punishment, he would seek refuge” and this is a recommended practice in the night prayer.
As for the obligatory prayer, there is no harm, but we do not say: It is a recommended practice, and this is because those who described the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) loud and quiet prayers do not mention this. If he had paused to seek refuge, ask, or glorify, they would have mentioned it. Therefore, when he paused for the opening supplication, Abu Hurayrah asked him: “What is that silence of yours between the takbir and the recitation?” So regarding the obligatory prayer, we say: there is no harm, and we cannot prohibit something that is remembrance and supplication,But specifically in the voluntary tahajjud prayer, we say: it is a recommended practice.
As for
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُIt is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُIt is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُIt is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُThe important thing is that it not be said: “We seek help from Allah” is not said in obligatory or voluntary prayer, not by the imam, not by the follower, and not by the one praying alone.