If the imam recites "Subhana Rabbil A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) in the obligatory prayer, should one say "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High), or is that specific to the night prayer?
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The questioner : Now, if the imam recites "Subhana Rabbil A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High) in an obligatory prayer, for example, should one say "Subhana Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High), or is this specific to the night prayer or the Witr prayer?
The Shaykh : It is not specific to it, provided that the text is not restricted to the night prayer. I am not currently recalling the text regarding this dhikr. Do you have it in mind?
The questioner : "Subhana Rabbil A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High)... I recall that in the night prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand when he recited...
The Shaykh : He would seek refuge, meaning in one verse he would seek forgiveness, in another he would ask.
The questioner : So that was only in the night prayer; he did not say it in the daytime prayer. So, do we say this also in the Surah "Subhana Rabbil A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High)?
The Shaykh : No, if the text is restricted to the night prayer, we stop at that, because the night prayer is voluntary, and one expands in voluntary prayer what one does not expand in obligatory prayer. But what I intended was: if there is a general text not restricted to the night prayer, we act according to its generality.
The questioner : Does this case fall under their category?
The Shaykh : Yes, this case does not fall under their category. It came in the form of the night prayer, so we stop at that...
The questioner : So we stop at the text that came.
The Shaykh : It is not specific to it, provided that the text is not restricted to the night prayer. I am not currently recalling the text regarding this dhikr. Do you have it in mind?
The questioner : "Subhana Rabbil A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High)... I recall that in the night prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand when he recited...
The Shaykh : He would seek refuge, meaning in one verse he would seek forgiveness, in another he would ask.
The questioner : So that was only in the night prayer; he did not say it in the daytime prayer. So, do we say this also in the Surah "Subhana Rabbil A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High)?
The Shaykh : No, if the text is restricted to the night prayer, we stop at that, because the night prayer is voluntary, and one expands in voluntary prayer what one does not expand in obligatory prayer. But what I intended was: if there is a general text not restricted to the night prayer, we act according to its generality.
The questioner : Does this case fall under their category?
The Shaykh : Yes, this case does not fall under their category. It came in the form of the night prayer, so we stop at that...
The questioner : So we stop at the text that came.