(Five prayers Allah made obligatory upon the servants; is there anything else upon me? He said: No, unless you volunteer)
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Al-Id Abbas: Following the issue is the prayer of the greeting of the mosque, and I said in the midst of the previous speech...
The Shaykh : Yes.
Al-Id Abbas: So this...
The Shaykh : ... .
Al-Id Abbas: The discussion is on the hadiths... which establish the prayer... and others, saying that it conflicts, for example, with the hadith of the five prayers that Allah made obligatory upon the servants; is there anything else upon me?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
Al-Id Abbas: Why do we not rule on these like those?
The Shaykh : Because they are not like those.
The questioner : They do not conflict with...
The Shaykh : No, those for which we use evidence to refute the claim of their obligation are negated by the number limited to five. As for the greeting of the mosque, it is not obligatory except for a contingent reason, and it is not a regular part of every day such that the prayers would become six. The prayers may become six or more than six for a contingent reason, such as if a person makes a vow upon himself to pray, so the prayers become six. We refute this by saying that the obligatory prayers are five, because we mean that the obligatory prayers are five, meaning in every day and night, and a regular obligation that it is not permissible for a person to leave, just as it is not permissible to leave any of these five prayers. And when it is said that witr is obligatory, the prayers become six by obligation. However, when it is said, and if a person enters the mosque, then by virtue of his entering the mosque, he must pray two rak'ahs, and he may not enter the mosque, so it is not obligatory upon him with the obligation of the five that are required in every day and night. Rather, this is for a contingent reason, which is entering the mosque. Similarly, for example, it does not contradict our previous evidence our statement regarding the obligation of the two 'Id prayers, because the two 'Id prayers are not among the prayers obligatory in every day and night like the five prayers.
So, what is refuted regarding the prescribed witr in every day and night by the evidence of the five limited prayers is not refuted regarding the greeting of the mosque, and likewise it is not refuted regarding the two 'Id prayers.
Al-Id Abbas: Or his saying, "Is there anything else upon me?" What is this? A general text...
The Shaykh : Regarding what is related to every day and night, and this does not negate "Is there anything else upon me" from what may become obligatory later, or what I have made obligatory upon myself, or something similar to that.
The questioner : Does it fall within the speech of...
The Shaykh : Yes.
Al-Id Abbas: It is possible to combine... the greeting of the mosque
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Al-Id Abbas: So this...
The Shaykh : ... .
Al-Id Abbas: The discussion is on the hadiths... which establish the prayer... and others, saying that it conflicts, for example, with the hadith of the five prayers that Allah made obligatory upon the servants; is there anything else upon me?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
Al-Id Abbas: Why do we not rule on these like those?
The Shaykh : Because they are not like those.
The questioner : They do not conflict with...
The Shaykh : No, those for which we use evidence to refute the claim of their obligation are negated by the number limited to five. As for the greeting of the mosque, it is not obligatory except for a contingent reason, and it is not a regular part of every day such that the prayers would become six. The prayers may become six or more than six for a contingent reason, such as if a person makes a vow upon himself to pray, so the prayers become six. We refute this by saying that the obligatory prayers are five, because we mean that the obligatory prayers are five, meaning in every day and night, and a regular obligation that it is not permissible for a person to leave, just as it is not permissible to leave any of these five prayers. And when it is said that witr is obligatory, the prayers become six by obligation. However, when it is said, and if a person enters the mosque, then by virtue of his entering the mosque, he must pray two rak'ahs, and he may not enter the mosque, so it is not obligatory upon him with the obligation of the five that are required in every day and night. Rather, this is for a contingent reason, which is entering the mosque. Similarly, for example, it does not contradict our previous evidence our statement regarding the obligation of the two 'Id prayers, because the two 'Id prayers are not among the prayers obligatory in every day and night like the five prayers.
So, what is refuted regarding the prescribed witr in every day and night by the evidence of the five limited prayers is not refuted regarding the greeting of the mosque, and likewise it is not refuted regarding the two 'Id prayers.
Al-Id Abbas: Or his saying, "Is there anything else upon me?" What is this? A general text...
The Shaykh : Regarding what is related to every day and night, and this does not negate "Is there anything else upon me" from what may become obligatory later, or what I have made obligatory upon myself, or something similar to that.
The questioner : Does it fall within the speech of...
The Shaykh : Yes.
Al-Id Abbas: It is possible to combine... the greeting of the mosque
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.