Do you hold to the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, "And the most correct of the scholars' opinions is that one should complete [the prayer] for everything one fears missing, such as the funeral prayer and the festival prayer"?
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The questioner : Shaykh, do you see what Shaykh al-Islam sees when he says "And the most correct of the scholars' opinions is that one should complete [the prayer] for everything one fears missing, such as the funeral prayer and the festival prayer"
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Do you see this opinion?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : In the mosque, and there is water in it, do I perform dry ablution and join the congregation?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : As for the funeral prayer, this is a matter that one might miss. As for the festival prayer, of course, one misses the congregation, but it is possible to pray
The Shaykh : It is possible to pray
The questioner : I mean, individually
The Shaykh : It is possible to pray, but one misses the congregation
The questioner : Yes, this means
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what is the distinction between the congregation for the festival and the congregation
The Shaykh : In what is not obligatory, one is more lenient than in what is obligatory. This is a principle. For example, one prays the voluntary prayers sitting down, but one does not pray the obligatory prayer sitting down... exactly. The obligatory prayer is not permissible... this distinction is observed
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
Another questioner: Because it is not obligatory
The Shaykh : Because it is what?
The questioner : I mean, the congregation for the festival is said to be not obligatory
The Shaykh : Because it is not obligatory
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory for the one who catches it
The questioner : ... I mean, it is clear that there is something
The Shaykh : There is what?
The questioner : There is something on the matter, I mean, it is clear...
The Shaykh : Yes, the issue differs. The jurists differed on it. Even if the stronger position in our view is that it is obligatory, it is not like the obligatory prayer that is agreed upon. The scholars observe these things.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Do you see this opinion?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : In the mosque, and there is water in it, do I perform dry ablution and join the congregation?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : As for the funeral prayer, this is a matter that one might miss. As for the festival prayer, of course, one misses the congregation, but it is possible to pray
The Shaykh : It is possible to pray
The questioner : I mean, individually
The Shaykh : It is possible to pray, but one misses the congregation
The questioner : Yes, this means
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what is the distinction between the congregation for the festival and the congregation
The Shaykh : In what is not obligatory, one is more lenient than in what is obligatory. This is a principle. For example, one prays the voluntary prayers sitting down, but one does not pray the obligatory prayer sitting down... exactly. The obligatory prayer is not permissible... this distinction is observed
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
Another questioner: Because it is not obligatory
The Shaykh : Because it is what?
The questioner : I mean, the congregation for the festival is said to be not obligatory
The Shaykh : Because it is not obligatory
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory for the one who catches it
The questioner : ... I mean, it is clear that there is something
The Shaykh : There is what?
The questioner : There is something on the matter, I mean, it is clear...
The Shaykh : Yes, the issue differs. The jurists differed on it. Even if the stronger position in our view is that it is obligatory, it is not like the obligatory prayer that is agreed upon. The scholars observe these things.