Is it permissible to combine the supplications or remembrances mentioned in a specific part of the prayer?
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The questioner : I have a question with two parts?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Sometimes a hadith comes from two different chains, meaning the wording is different. Is it permissible to combine the two narrations?
The Shaykh : First, what do you mean, and for what purpose are you combining the two narrations?
The questioner : I mean merging them. For example, the hadith about seeking refuge from four things comes in two narrations regarding seeking refuge from the Dajjal, and also from the oppression of men. Is it permissible to merge the two hadiths and supplicate with both in the prayer?
The Shaykh : You have not clarified your question yet, but let us proceed. Are the two hadiths you are referring to, or that are in your mind, from one Companion or from two Companions?
The questioner : No, the intention is not the narrator; the intention is the meaning, the meaning.
The Shaykh : I am asking you; answer the question. Did you understand my question?
The questioner : No, I did not know.
The Shaykh : And I am like you, heh.
Another questioner : Hehehe.
The Shaykh : I did not understand your question, and that is why I am trying now to understand you.
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh : So consider how I, when I did not know or understand your question, asked you this question. I felt that you had started not answering my question, so I was forced to ask if you understood my question. You said no and told me, "Why did you speak frankly?" Now, my question is: do you have an image in your mind of these two hadiths you are talking about? Are they from one Companion or from two Companions? This is clear so you do not say again, "No, I did not understand." You are saying there are two hadiths.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to combine them? Wait. Do you see now that I understand you? Why? Because I am repeating your words, but by Allah, I do not understand you, hehehe.
Another questioner : Hehehehehe
The Shaykh : Why? Because, like a parrot, I am repeating your words to you, but what is the target you are aiming for? By Allah, I do not understand you. So, in order to reach the meaning you want, I am asking you this question: do these two hadiths go back to one Companion or to two Companions? My question is also clear.
The questioner : Of course.
The Shaykh : Okay, is my question clear to you?
The questioner : Understood.
The Shaykh : From one Companion or two?
The questioner : It is permissible for more than two as well.
The Shaykh : We are satisfied with two, hehehe. Two is enough, my brother. Okay, two.
The questioner : Oh, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : You mentioned one of them a moment ago. Seeking refuge from four things in two hadiths, two narrations. This differs from that. Is it permissible to combine or merge them?
The Shaykh : My brother, do not repeat your words. Tell me, what is the second hadith? You said you mentioned one, so bring the second one.
The questionerSunan an-Nasa'i 5449Sahih (Darussalam) This is the second hadith.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Is it permissible to combine it withSunan Abi Dawud 1549Sahih (Al-Albani)
The Shaykh : Do you see how, may Allah bless you, your question is now clear? Your question is clear. If you mean, is it permissible to combine in the sense that in the tashahhud you seek refuge with Allah from four things, then you say the seeking of refuge from the oppression of debt and the subjugation of men and the items that come in the hadith, and then, as you said last time, perhaps they are from more than two, here I will answer you. If you are praying alone, it is permissible for you to combine. But if you are praying as an imam for people, it is not permissible to combine, not because combining is not allowed, but so that you do not prolong the prayer for the worshippers. Where did we take the evidence for combining? His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the same previous hadith about seeking refuge from four things. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and mentioned it, saying: Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:238 then let him choose from the supplications what he wishes. But I can make my sitting in the tashahhud last the whole two rak'ahs by reciting the supplications that are narrated. For example, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) came in Sahih Muslim from the hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3421Sahih (Darussalam) This is the last thing he said. What did he say before? "Allah, the All-Knowing." The important thing is and I do not know what he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. This is the answer to your question. Have you grasped it, if Allah wills?
The questioner : Yes, my master.The Shaykh .
The Shaykh : Let the matter be concluded. The session is over.
The questioner : Just one minute.
The Shaykh : Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
The questioner : I mean, is this supplication permissible in the Sunnah and the obligatory prayer, or not?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Sometimes a hadith comes from two different chains, meaning the wording is different. Is it permissible to combine the two narrations?
The Shaykh : First, what do you mean, and for what purpose are you combining the two narrations?
The questioner : I mean merging them. For example, the hadith about seeking refuge from four things comes in two narrations regarding seeking refuge from the Dajjal, and also from the oppression of men. Is it permissible to merge the two hadiths and supplicate with both in the prayer?
The Shaykh : You have not clarified your question yet, but let us proceed. Are the two hadiths you are referring to, or that are in your mind, from one Companion or from two Companions?
The questioner : No, the intention is not the narrator; the intention is the meaning, the meaning.
The Shaykh : I am asking you; answer the question. Did you understand my question?
The questioner : No, I did not know.
The Shaykh : And I am like you, heh.
Another questioner : Hehehe.
The Shaykh : I did not understand your question, and that is why I am trying now to understand you.
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh : So consider how I, when I did not know or understand your question, asked you this question. I felt that you had started not answering my question, so I was forced to ask if you understood my question. You said no and told me, "Why did you speak frankly?" Now, my question is: do you have an image in your mind of these two hadiths you are talking about? Are they from one Companion or from two Companions? This is clear so you do not say again, "No, I did not understand." You are saying there are two hadiths.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to combine them? Wait. Do you see now that I understand you? Why? Because I am repeating your words, but by Allah, I do not understand you, hehehe.
Another questioner : Hehehehehe
The Shaykh : Why? Because, like a parrot, I am repeating your words to you, but what is the target you are aiming for? By Allah, I do not understand you. So, in order to reach the meaning you want, I am asking you this question: do these two hadiths go back to one Companion or to two Companions? My question is also clear.
The questioner : Of course.
The Shaykh : Okay, is my question clear to you?
The questioner : Understood.
The Shaykh : From one Companion or two?
The questioner : It is permissible for more than two as well.
The Shaykh : We are satisfied with two, hehehe. Two is enough, my brother. Okay, two.
The questioner : Oh, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : You mentioned one of them a moment ago. Seeking refuge from four things in two hadiths, two narrations. This differs from that. Is it permissible to combine or merge them?
The Shaykh : My brother, do not repeat your words. Tell me, what is the second hadith? You said you mentioned one, so bring the second one.
The questioner
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from worry, grief, incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice and being overpowered by (other) men.
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الهم والحزن والعجز والكسل وغلبة الدين وقهر الرجالThe Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Is it permissible to combine it with
O Allah, I seek refuge in You
اللهم إني أعوذ بك ...The Shaykh : Do you see how, may Allah bless you, your question is now clear? Your question is clear. If you mean, is it permissible to combine in the sense that in the tashahhud you seek refuge with Allah from four things, then you say the seeking of refuge from the oppression of debt and the subjugation of men and the items that come in the hadith, and then, as you said last time, perhaps they are from more than two, here I will answer you. If you are praying alone, it is permissible for you to combine. But if you are praying as an imam for people, it is not permissible to combine, not because combining is not allowed, but so that you do not prolong the prayer for the worshippers. Where did we take the evidence for combining? His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the same previous hadith about seeking refuge from four things. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When one of you sits in the final tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things, saying...
إذا جلس أحدكم في التشهد الأخير فليستعذ بالله من أربع يقول ..Then let him choose whatever he wishes from supplication.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما شاءThen the last of what he would say between At-Tashah-hud and As-Salam would be: “O Allah, forgive me what I have done before and after, and what I have hidden and what I have done openly, and what You know more of it than I, You are the One who sends forth and the One who delays, there is none worthy of worship except You.
وكان آخر ما يدعو في صلاته : اللهم اغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت وما أسررت وما أعلنت وما أنت أعلم به مني أنت المقدم وأنت المؤخر لا إله إلا أنتWhen one of you leads the prayer, let him shorten it, for behind him there is the old man and the sick person...
إذا أمّ أحدكم فليخفف فإنه يصلي خلفه الكبير والمريض ..The questioner : Yes, my master.The Shaykh .
The Shaykh : Let the matter be concluded. The session is over.
The questioner : Just one minute.
The Shaykh : Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
The questioner : I mean, is this supplication permissible in the Sunnah and the obligatory prayer, or not?
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