Do you recall a hadith regarding the dhikr after the prayer in which there is a response to the supplication?
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The questioner : Regarding this, let us move on. Do you recall a hadith in the adhkar after the prayers in which there is a response to the supplication?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is a hadith about the adhkar after the prayers and in the middle of the night; this is the most responsive supplication.
Al-'Awaisah: Which supplication? I am listening.
The Shaykh : There is a hadith that says the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Which supplication is the most responsive?" or "the most answered?" He said:.
The questioner : Is it authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Where do we find it?
The Shaykh : In al-Targhib.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, if Allah wills. As for the hadith regarding the descent of rain, I do not recall it right now, but my knowledge from the past is that there is weakness in it, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It may have weakness in some of its chains, but in my opinion, you will also find it in "Sahih al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib." Did you hear me?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : I return to your question about the supplication after the prayers. "After" (dabr) is interpreted as what is before the taslim and what is after the taslim, and the former is more appropriate. Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, it is clear, I understood. But how is it more appropriate when "after" a thing is at its end or conclusion, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It is so, but "after" a thing can be connected to it, like the rear of a beast, or it can be separate from it, so there is no problem from the Arabic perspective.
The questioner : Does not the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the hadith, allow for the interpretation that "after" the prayer is after the taslim?
The Shaykh : No, because this is not an interpretation of that hadith; rather, it is the "after" of the adhkar received from the early Muslims that they were done after the taslim. This supports what I told you in the answer to the first hadith, that "after" a thing can be connected to it or separate from it. In the first hadith, it came with the first meaning, and in the other hadith, it came with the other meaning.
The questioner : Okay, I want something to convince me. Why did we take the first one as before the taslim and not take the second hadith as after the taslim?
The Shaykh : Because you did not notice, regarding the second hadith, what I told you. I said the practice of the Muslims was followed. It seems to me that you did not notice.
The questioner : Okay, the practice of the Muslims. Were they not knowledgeable of the language?
The Shaykh : And because they were knowledgeable of the language, their practice in the second hadith was with the second meaning.
The questioner : And what prevents taking the first hadith also according to the general usage of the language?
The Shaykh : The prevention is that the supplication is more appropriate when the Muslim is turning to Allah with his heart in its most humble and most present state, than when he turns away from that state to another state. And as Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "If a person has a need with a king of the earth, does he ask for it when he is standing before him, or when he is prostrate before him, or when he turns his back to him?" What is your answer?
The questioner : The answer is when he is standing before him.
The Shaykh : The Lord of the Worlds is more deserving, and to Allah belongs the highest example.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Regarding this point, do you recall at this time? There is no power or strength except by Allah. The prayer of istikharah, is its supplication before the taslim?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because the Arabic, which is the most eloquent in pronunciation with the "dha" sound, saidSahih Ibn Hibban 10:238, and then "thumma" indicates delay. Did you understand the answer? Why?
The questioner : Then he chooses from the supplication?
The Shaykh : No, no, be patient. I know in the prayer of istikharah, in the supplication of istikharah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Ibn Majah 1383Sahih (Darussalam). Shall I recite the hadith of istikharah for you, or do you remember it?
The questioner : No, I do not remember it. But when you said "let him choose from the supplication," I thought the topic was confused. Now I understand.
The Shaykh : Well, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I understand from it that we went by indication because it is after the taslim, and the word "thumma" indicates delay.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Because Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) held the view that it is before the taslim, and he cited what I mentioned in some of his books as a logical or rational argument.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and reward you.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Another questioner : The hadith of 'Ammar ibn Yasir, he said... This is before the taslim.
The Shaykh : What is its relation to the topic?
The questioner : That the supplication is before the taslim in this supplication, "O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen," before he turns away.
The Shaykh : What is its relation to the topic?
The questioner : Because at first I said after the taslim, then before the taslim, so the hadith of 'Ammar ibn Yasir came to my mind that it is before the taslim, meaning.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because according to what you mentioned of the saying of Ibn Taymiyyah, he is standing before Allah the Exalted and Majestic, so he supplicates, "O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over all creation," to the end of the hadith, he is standing.
The Shaykh : This is the more appropriate, yes. But this does not negate that he supplicates afterwards if he wishes, sometimes.
The questioner : He summarized it. Inside the prayer, he supplicated inside the prayer, 'Ammar.
The Shaykh : This is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is a hadith about the adhkar after the prayers and in the middle of the night; this is the most responsive supplication.
Al-'Awaisah: Which supplication? I am listening.
The Shaykh : There is a hadith that says the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Which supplication is the most responsive?" or "the most answered?" He said:
The middle of the night and after the prescribed prayers
جوف اليلل ودبر الصلوات المكتوبةThe questioner : Is it authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Where do we find it?
The Shaykh : In al-Targhib.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, if Allah wills. As for the hadith regarding the descent of rain, I do not recall it right now, but my knowledge from the past is that there is weakness in it, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It may have weakness in some of its chains, but in my opinion, you will also find it in "Sahih al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib." Did you hear me?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : I return to your question about the supplication after the prayers. "After" (dabr) is interpreted as what is before the taslim and what is after the taslim, and the former is more appropriate. Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, it is clear, I understood. But how is it more appropriate when "after" a thing is at its end or conclusion, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It is so, but "after" a thing can be connected to it, like the rear of a beast, or it can be separate from it, so there is no problem from the Arabic perspective.
The questioner : Does not the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever says after every prayer, "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times...
من قال دبر كل صلاة سبحان الله ثلاثا وثلاثين ...The Shaykh : No, because this is not an interpretation of that hadith; rather, it is the "after" of the adhkar received from the early Muslims that they were done after the taslim. This supports what I told you in the answer to the first hadith, that "after" a thing can be connected to it or separate from it. In the first hadith, it came with the first meaning, and in the other hadith, it came with the other meaning.
The questioner : Okay, I want something to convince me. Why did we take the first one as before the taslim and not take the second hadith as after the taslim?
The Shaykh : Because you did not notice, regarding the second hadith, what I told you. I said the practice of the Muslims was followed. It seems to me that you did not notice.
The questioner : Okay, the practice of the Muslims. Were they not knowledgeable of the language?
The Shaykh : And because they were knowledgeable of the language, their practice in the second hadith was with the second meaning.
The questioner : And what prevents taking the first hadith also according to the general usage of the language?
The Shaykh : The prevention is that the supplication is more appropriate when the Muslim is turning to Allah with his heart in its most humble and most present state, than when he turns away from that state to another state. And as Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "If a person has a need with a king of the earth, does he ask for it when he is standing before him, or when he is prostrate before him, or when he turns his back to him?" What is your answer?
The questioner : The answer is when he is standing before him.
The Shaykh : The Lord of the Worlds is more deserving, and to Allah belongs the highest example.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Regarding this point, do you recall at this time? There is no power or strength except by Allah. The prayer of istikharah, is its supplication before the taslim?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because the Arabic, which is the most eloquent in pronunciation with the "dha" sound, said
Then let him choose whatever he wishes from supplication.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما شاءThe questioner : Then he chooses from the supplication?
The Shaykh : No, no, be patient. I know in the prayer of istikharah, in the supplication of istikharah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said
then say: Allahumma inni astakhiruka
ثم ليقل اللهم إني أستخيركThe questioner : No, I do not remember it. But when you said "let him choose from the supplication," I thought the topic was confused. Now I understand.
The Shaykh : Well, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I understand from it that we went by indication because it is after the taslim, and the word "thumma" indicates delay.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : Because Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) held the view that it is before the taslim, and he cited what I mentioned in some of his books as a logical or rational argument.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and reward you.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Another questioner : The hadith of 'Ammar ibn Yasir, he said... This is before the taslim.
The Shaykh : What is its relation to the topic?
The questioner : That the supplication is before the taslim in this supplication, "O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen," before he turns away.
The Shaykh : What is its relation to the topic?
The questioner : Because at first I said after the taslim, then before the taslim, so the hadith of 'Ammar ibn Yasir came to my mind that it is before the taslim, meaning.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because according to what you mentioned of the saying of Ibn Taymiyyah, he is standing before Allah the Exalted and Majestic, so he supplicates, "O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over all creation," to the end of the hadith, he is standing.
The Shaykh : This is the more appropriate, yes. But this does not negate that he supplicates afterwards if he wishes, sometimes.
The questioner : He summarized it. Inside the prayer, he supplicated inside the prayer, 'Ammar.
The Shaykh : This is correct.
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