A man breaks his ritual purity during the four-rak'ah prayer: does he go perform wudu' and continue, or does he start over? With evidence.
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The questioner : One who was praying
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One who was praying the four-rak'ah prayer
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If a person is praying the four-rak'ah prayer
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he breaks his ritual purity during the prayer
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He performs wudu', completes the prayer, and continues from where he left off; otherwise, he starts over and prays from the beginning.
The Shaykh : Yes, he continues, he continues.
The questioner : Is there a hadith or something?
The Shaykh : You have the hadith of Abu Bakrah al-Thaqafi.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In Sunan Abu Dawud
السائل : نعم
الشيخ : ثم أشار إليهم أن مكانكم ثم رجع إليهم ورأسه يقطر ماء فصلّى بهم So from here we take that he continued from the opening takbir.
The questioner : This hadith is mentioned in al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The Shaykh : No, that one in al-Bukhari and Muslim is
The questioner : Before he said the takbir.
The Shaykh : Yes, and he told them, "Stay in your place." That is another story.
The questioner : Another story, not that story.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Okay, my master, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of it.
[Another call]
The Shaykh : A statement whose meaning matches reality must necessarily be one that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke. Perhaps a wise man, or one with insight, or one with shrewdness, or the like, says a word that matches reality, but it is not permissible to attribute such a hadith to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) on this account.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One who was praying the four-rak'ah prayer
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : If a person is praying the four-rak'ah prayer
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he breaks his ritual purity during the prayer
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He performs wudu', completes the prayer, and continues from where he left off; otherwise, he starts over and prays from the beginning.
The Shaykh : Yes, he continues, he continues.
The questioner : Is there a hadith or something?
The Shaykh : You have the hadith of Abu Bakrah al-Thaqafi.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In Sunan Abu Dawud
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir for the Fajr prayer. The questioner: Yes. The Shaykh: Then he gestured to them to stay in their place, then he returned to them with his head dripping water, and he prayed with them.
أن النبيّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم كبّر لصلاة الفجرالسائل : نعم
الشيخ : ثم أشار إليهم أن مكانكم ثم رجع إليهم ورأسه يقطر ماء فصلّى بهم
The questioner : This hadith is mentioned in al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The Shaykh : No, that one in al-Bukhari and Muslim is
That he stood in the place of prayer before he said the takbir.
أنه قام في مكان الصلاّة قبل أن يكبرThe questioner : Before he said the takbir.
The Shaykh : Yes, and he told them, "Stay in your place." That is another story.
The questioner : Another story, not that story.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Okay, my master, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of it.
[Another call]
The Shaykh : A statement whose meaning matches reality must necessarily be one that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke. Perhaps a wise man, or one with insight, or one with shrewdness, or the like, says a word that matches reality, but it is not permissible to attribute such a hadith to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) on this account.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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