You said, O Shaykh, that the second congregation is not prescribed, so what is the ruling on arguing with the general text?
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The questioner : I heard you, when you answered regarding repeating the congregation in a mosque that has a regular imam and a regular mu'adhdhin, that you said, regarding Imam al-Shafi'i, that I dislike it, and you said, as such, that Imam Abu Hanifa, as I recall, said that if the mosque has a regular imam and mu'adhdhin, it is not prescribed, and you said, as such, regarding the imams, and the third imam, as he does not see it... meaning the four imams.
The Shaykh : This is from the perspective of following the imams, but... his argument is that he is going to argue with the virtue of congregational prayer over individual prayer... so we recall the answer and we say: something upon which the practice of the Salaf did not proceed, so it is not permissible to argue with the general text.
The questioner : I said, O our Shaykh, Ibn 'Umar, or Ibn Mas'ud who came to the mosque?
The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner : Ibn Mas'ud arrived at the mosque and found the congregation had ended, so he returned... Ibn Mas'ud?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : With this congregation, it leads to reducing the obligatory congregation.
The questioner : I say, when the Shaykh mentions the topic, you are not pleased with yourself... I say to them, this Shaykh means...
The Shaykh : This is from the perspective of following the imams, but... his argument is that he is going to argue with the virtue of congregational prayer over individual prayer... so we recall the answer and we say: something upon which the practice of the Salaf did not proceed, so it is not permissible to argue with the general text.
The questioner : I said, O our Shaykh, Ibn 'Umar, or Ibn Mas'ud who came to the mosque?
The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner : Ibn Mas'ud arrived at the mosque and found the congregation had ended, so he returned... Ibn Mas'ud?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : With this congregation, it leads to reducing the obligatory congregation.
The questioner : I say, when the Shaykh mentions the topic, you are not pleased with yourself... I say to them, this Shaykh means...