What is the ruling on praying on usurped land or wearing a silk garment?
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The Shaykh : The Hanbali school of jurisprudence falls under this type of issue, holding that prayer on usurped land is invalid. The Zahiri school is much broader in this regard, stating that if one prays in a silk garment, his prayer is invalid; if he finishes his prayer wearing gold, his prayer is invalid, and so on. We say that these matters are forbidden both inside and outside of prayer; they are not forbidden specifically for the sake of prayer such that the prayer becomes invalid because of them. Here, some jurists and scholars of legal theory have detailed the ruling: if the prohibition is for the sake of the prayer, then the prayer is invalid. However, if the prohibition applies outside of prayer and the act is performed inside the prayer, the prayer is valid, but the one who does it is sinful. There is no doubt that the prayer of one who lets his garment hang below the ankles is valid, but he is sinful because he has opposed the Sunnah and the hadiths, whether he did so out of arrogance or without arrogance. Even if we assume that some people do this without arrogance, the point is that it is contrary to the Sunnah. The hadith understood in this context is: . However, if this is accompanied by arrogance, that is what the severe warning came for: .
The questioner : I saw it, and I hope you do not say "make 'I saw' refer to the star," but rather assume it hypothetically.
The Shaykh : Then, preserve your state.
The questioner : Do you see, if this hadith were authentic, would it support the explanation you gave?
The Shaykh : No, it does not support it. How could it support it when the hadith is explicit on the subject?
The questioner : Meaning, if the hadith were authentic, it would be taken at its apparent meaning?
The Shaykh : The hadith is explicit:. So if it were authentic, this part of this general statement would be invalid, and the other parts would remain in their generality.
Al-Halabi : Would it not be said, for example, "there is no complete prayer"?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Halabi : Is it said or not said?
The Shaykh : It is not said. Yes.
Al-Halabi : It is not said.
The questioner : Because the problem, O Shaykh, is from authentic hadith, meaning following that.The Shaykh : The fear is that one would expand and analogize other sins to that.
The Shaykh : This analogy is wrong, wrong without a doubt.
The belt of the believer is to the middle of the shin, and if it is longer, then to the ankles, and if it is longer, then in the Fire.
أزرة المؤمن إلى نصف الساق ، فإن طال فإلى الكعبين ، فإن طال ففي النارIndeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not look on the Day of Resurrection to one who drags his garment out of arrogance.
إن الله عز وجل لا ينظر يوم القيامة إلى من يجر إزاره خيلاءThe questioner : I saw it, and I hope you do not say "make 'I saw' refer to the star," but rather assume it hypothetically.
The Shaykh : Then, preserve your state.
The questioner : Do you see, if this hadith were authentic, would it support the explanation you gave?
The Shaykh : No, it does not support it. How could it support it when the hadith is explicit on the subject?
The questioner : Meaning, if the hadith were authentic, it would be taken at its apparent meaning?
The Shaykh : The hadith is explicit:
There is no prayer for one who lets his garment hang below the ankles.
لا صلاة لمسبل إزارهAl-Halabi : Would it not be said, for example, "there is no complete prayer"?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
Al-Halabi : Is it said or not said?
The Shaykh : It is not said. Yes.
Al-Halabi : It is not said.
The questioner : Because the problem, O Shaykh, is from authentic hadith, meaning following that.The Shaykh : The fear is that one would expand and analogize other sins to that.
The Shaykh : This analogy is wrong, wrong without a doubt.
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