The description of the prayer that expiates sins.

The Shaykh : The description of this prayer that expiates all sins, because this is what concerns us practically; otherwise, we waste our time. We searched and said: There are two opinions on this issue.

The questioner : Is the description of his prayer a valid description...?

The Shaykh : I did not understand.

The questioner : The follower...

The Shaykh : I understood the follower in this case, did you not understand?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : No, the opposite is intended.

The questioner : If the imam is not in a state of khushu', my brother, in the true sense of the prayer, is the follower's prayer like the imam's, or is it different?

The questioner : Is the prayer of the follower not... in this case, does his prayer expiate sins even if he talks to himself or thinks about something else?

The Shaykh : Which sins, major or minor, or what?

The questioner : Major and minor sins?

The Shaykh : Why did you link it to...? Do you have an imam, a follower, or a person praying alone? Can you say that the one who is praying a prayer deserves the purification of major sins? So why did you ask a question that wastes time?

The questioner : I am saying that as long as the follower's prayer... then his prayer must be a valid prayer?

The Shaykh : What is your question? You are making a mess, and you are an engineer. Now, the research tells him that the prayer is valid or not valid. The research is: does it expiate major sins or not? May Allah guide you. Say "Ameen." The prayer is valid, there is no problem. The prayer is valid, and if he performed the pillars and the obligatory acts, the matter is concluded.
I did not have khushu' in the prayer. Well, the one who did not have khushu' in the prayer, his prayer is valid, but this does not mean that it expiates all his sins. It expiates ten, nine, it becomes half, that is better. May Allah reward you if He accepts it from you.
Therefore, when I said earlier that it wastes the research, whether it expiates major or minor sins, that knowledge is with Allah. But we, what type of prayer are we praying that we deserve a certain proportion of expiation, or all the expiation?
Now I am saying: My brother, it expiates minor sins. Well, which prayer expiates minor sins? In order to make it easier for you, meaning, which prayer expiates all the minor sins? A prayer that we today, Allah knows, some people may have, but most people do not.
Most people, meaning, it can be said that the obligatory prayer has been dropped from them, because they came with the conditions and pillars, it is said legally "pray," but for some people it is said "go back and pray, for you did not pray." So many people today we can say: their prayer has dropped the obligation from them, but that their prayer expiated all their sins, even the minor ones, we cannot say that.
Because without doubt, there is no disagreement between those who say it expiates minor sins or major sins; there is no disagreement among them that they mean the complete prayer.
Where is this complete prayer? Therefore, when I look, I intend you, O Shaykh, Abu Abdullah, Ahmad, and others, what happens regarding your souls in rectifying your worship? Major sins or minor sins? Allah the Exalted and Majestic says: If you cannot study the issue and understand it well scientifically.

The questioner : Meaning, can we say that the summary of this is that this was at the beginning? ...

The Shaykh : First, without doubt, the thing that is not safe for everyone is that every prayer that retains its apparent form as it was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) completely.
And I, and only a question regarding the conditions, pillars, and obligatory acts, but also the sunnahs and recommended acts. Second and finally, a very important question comes to me in the matter, which is that his turning to Allah the Exalted and Majestic with his heart from the beginning of the prayer to the end of it.
And here is the difficulty, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to this reality when he said: . I cannot say that I am able to fulfill this condition. And the important thing is that the one who is able to fulfill this condition does not talk to himself in the prayer he prayed. Here is the test, here is the trial, here the proportions are distributed. This is the important thing in the matter.