The Shaykh’s remarks on the hadith of the one who prays poorly. His urging to maintain the practice of the adhan and iqamah for one who prays alone.

There is a hadith among the scholars of hadith titled "The Hadith of the One Who Prays Poorly." It is about a man who prayed while the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching him, and he performed his prayer poorly. So the Messenger (peace be upon him) taught him how to pray. The title of this hadith, "The Hadith of the One Who Prays Poorly," was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in their Sahihs from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "A man came to the mosque to pray. When he finished his prayer, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: . He went back and repeated the prayer, but it was a copy of the first one, because he did not know how to do it any other way. After he finished the prayer, he came to the Messenger and said: 'Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: . And so it was three times. When he said to him (peace be upon him) the third time: , he said: 'By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I do not know how to do it any other way, so teach me.' He said: 'When you stand up for prayer, perform wudu as Allah has commanded you, then face the qiblah, then give the adhan. Here is the point: . The adhan and iqamah in some narrations of the hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud: ... And in a narration: . So the adhan and iqamah, which the majority of worshippers neglect outside the mosque, this is negligence on their part, or ignorance of this sunnah that came in this authentic hadith. And perhaps it is useful to mention what is more important than that, because we are speaking about the adhan and iqamah for the congregational prayer outside the mosque. But now I want to speak to a person who wants to pray alone, whether in his house, his courtyard, or in the desert, wherever he prays alone. It is a sunnah to give the adhan and iqamah, because it is authentically reported from the Messenger (peace be upon him) that he said: . 'Ard qay' means a desert land, as they say 'tashol' in some languages. . He prayed behind him while he was praying alone, but he is not praying alone. We can say he is praying alone if he did not give the adhan and iqamah, so he is praying alone. But if he gave the adhan and iqamah, those of Allah’s creation who pray behind him are such that their ends cannot be seen. Who are they? The angels, who are described as not disobeying Allah in what He commands them, and doing what they are ordered to do. And the believers among the jinn. So the adhan and iqamah are not specific to the mosque, but rather they are a remembrance of Allah and a great Islamic practice. The Muslim must maintain them, whether he prays in congregation in the mosque, in congregation outside the mosque, or prays alone. This is established information in the books of authentic Sunnah, and it is obligatory for us to explain it to you so that you may be clear in your religion, as your Lord said in His Book: . The Messenger .

The questioner : One, my master, prayed and did not give the iqamah, and he had forgotten and did not give the iqamah for the prayer?

The Shaykh : No, do not say you forgot, because if you say you forgot, you ruin your question.

The questioner : Okay, he did not give the iqamah for the prayer.

The Shaykh : Okay, say it like that, because you are asking about a person. Now, is it a person like your story, or like the brother here who heard this sermon and guidance and the hadiths, and yet he did it out of habit, not out of forgetfulness? Because forgetfulness: . That is why I tell you to remove the word 'forgetfulness,' because you know that with forgetfulness there is no blame. If a person in Ramadan eats and drinks while forgetting, then Allah has fed him and given him drink. So remove the word 'forgetfulness'; because you want to say: He prayed and did not give the adhan and did not give the iqamah. Is his prayer valid or not? We say: Yes, his prayer is valid; because the adhan and iqamah are not a pillar of the prayer. Have you received your answer now?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, and after you receive this answer, you will feel with me completely that your introduction of 'forgetfulness' in your question has no taste...