Seeking Allah and seeking refuge in Him when passing through verses of promise and warning
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The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he passed through a verse of promise, would ask Allah the Exalted, or when he passed through a verse of warning, he would seek refuge in Him. So regarding these verses that were mentioned at the beginning of the lesson, where Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentioned the foremost ones and the people of the right, is it from the Sunnah to ask in both cases, or is it restricted to one?The Shaykh: He asks for the higher one.
The questioner: And he remains silent.
The Shaykh: Do you mean in prayer or outside of prayer?
The questioner: In prayer and in other situations.
The Shaykh: It is not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did this except while in the night prayer only; this is how it was reported from him.And for this reason we say: It is recommended for a person in the night prayer, when he passes through a verse of warning, to seek refuge, and when he passes through a verse of mercy, to ask, and when he passes through a verse of glorification, to glorify.And in other situations, we do not say: It is recommended, but if he does it, there is no harm.In the obligatory prayer, for example, we do not say: Do it; because those who described the obligatory prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not mention that he did this. Therefore, a person should refrain from saying this in the obligatory prayer. We hope there is no harm in it, if Allah wills, but we do not encourage him to say it.
The questioner: And outside of prayer?The Shaykh: It was not reported in that regard, but there is no harm and there is no obstacle.
The questioner: Does he ask in the first one or does he ask in the second one?The Shaykh: He asks for the higher one; there is no problem with that.Which is more beloved to us: That we be among the foremost ones or among the people of the right?The questioner: Among the foremost ones, without a doubt.
The Shaykh: But we have a bad opinion of ourselves.Say: Perhaps we will be among the people of the right, and perhaps we will be saved from the punishment.
The questioner: And he remains silent.
The Shaykh: Do you mean in prayer or outside of prayer?
The questioner: In prayer and in other situations.
The Shaykh: It is not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did this except while in the night prayer only; this is how it was reported from him.And for this reason we say: It is recommended for a person in the night prayer, when he passes through a verse of warning, to seek refuge, and when he passes through a verse of mercy, to ask, and when he passes through a verse of glorification, to glorify.And in other situations, we do not say: It is recommended, but if he does it, there is no harm.In the obligatory prayer, for example, we do not say: Do it; because those who described the obligatory prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not mention that he did this. Therefore, a person should refrain from saying this in the obligatory prayer. We hope there is no harm in it, if Allah wills, but we do not encourage him to say it.
The questioner: And outside of prayer?The Shaykh: It was not reported in that regard, but there is no harm and there is no obstacle.
The questioner: Does he ask in the first one or does he ask in the second one?The Shaykh: He asks for the higher one; there is no problem with that.Which is more beloved to us: That we be among the foremost ones or among the people of the right?The questioner: Among the foremost ones, without a doubt.
The Shaykh: But we have a bad opinion of ourselves.Say: Perhaps we will be among the people of the right, and perhaps we will be saved from the punishment.