A hadith attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) states: "Whoever touches the pebbles has spoken idle talk, and whoever speaks idle talk has no Friday prayer for him." What is meant by "touching" here?
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The questioner : He says: A hadith is attributed to the noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said: What is meant by "touching" in this hadith? Does the ablution of one who walks on pebbles without shoes become invalid? And what are the types of idle talk?
The Shaykh : First, the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 1025Sahih (Darussalam) means in this context: touching the pebbles while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon. The pebbles referred to are the gravel spread on the mosque floor, because the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was paved with gravel. If one touches this gravel, which is the pebbles, in a playful manner, he has spoken idle talk, because this play distracts him from listening to the sermon. Listening to the sermon is obligatory. This is like the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 934 So, anything that distracts one from listening to the Friday sermon is idle talk. But what is meant by idle talk? In its original sense, idle talk means that which has no benefit. However, in this hadith, idle talk refers to one who is deprived of the reward of the Friday prayer. This is because the Friday prayer is superior to other prayers and has a greater reward. If a person speaks idle talk while the imam is delivering the sermon, or touches the pebbles while the imam is delivering the sermon, he loses the reward of the Friday prayer, which is greater than that of other prayers.
And as for the sayingThe questioner : Does a person’s ablution become invalid if he walks barefoot on pebbles? The answer is no, his ablution does not become invalid. There is no connection between ablution and walking barefoot on pebbles. In fact, even if one speaks idle talk or does something else while the imam is delivering the sermon, his ablution does not become invalid; rather, his ablution remains valid. However, as I mentioned, he is deprived of the reward of the Friday prayer, which is distinguished from all other prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, Muhammad al-Nasser from Unaizah, says in his question:
Whoever touches the pebbles has spoken idle talk, and whoever speaks idle talk has no Friday prayer for him
من مس الحصى فقد لغى، ومن لغى فلا جمعة لهThe Shaykh : First, the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever smoothes the pebbles, then he has engaged in Laghw.
من مس الحصى فقد لغىWhen the Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you ask your companion to keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil act.
إذا قلت لصاحبك يوم الجمعة: أنصت والإمام يخطب فقد لغوتAnd as for the sayingThe questioner : Does a person’s ablution become invalid if he walks barefoot on pebbles? The answer is no, his ablution does not become invalid. There is no connection between ablution and walking barefoot on pebbles. In fact, even if one speaks idle talk or does something else while the imam is delivering the sermon, his ablution does not become invalid; rather, his ablution remains valid. However, as I mentioned, he is deprived of the reward of the Friday prayer, which is distinguished from all other prayers. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, Muhammad al-Nasser from Unaizah, says in his question: