Which is better for the one praying: to sit in the tawruk position in the final tashahhud, even though it harms the person next to him, or to leave off the tawruk?
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The Shaykh : The one behind him.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : The tawruk in prayer, as for the ma'mum, if it bothers the person next to him, which is better: to do the tawruk or to leave it off? Because many people cannot do the tawruk without leaning on the person next to them.
The Shaykh : The tawruk in prayer is known: you straighten your right leg and extend your left leg out to the right side, and you sit in the tawruk position, meaning you place your buttocks on the ground. This requires that a person spread his legs out a little.
Perhaps the row is tight and the people are crowded in it, so you harm the person next to you. Here, two things have come together for us: performing a recommended practice (sunnah) and removing harm from a Muslim. Which is more preferable: performing the sunnah or removing the harm? Removing the harm.
Because harming a believer is not a light matter. Harming a believer, even with words, let alone with an action that occurs in prayer and disturbs his prayer. Harming a believer with words or actions: Allah the Exalted says about it[Al-Ahzab 33:58] and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sunan Abi Dawud 5154Sahih (Al-Albani).
And he once came out to his Companions while they were in the mosque praying and reciting loudly, and he said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 9:18 Where is the harm? The harm is that when you raise your voice, you disturb the people around you; you disturb the people around you, so you harm them.
And from this we know that some of the brothers who pray with the microphone that is heard from the minaret and disturbs the mosques around them are not on the right path. And if they are not sinners, they are not gaining any reward, for there is no benefit in raising the voice on the minaret. What is the benefit of it? Is there any benefit? No, there is no benefit at all.
It is an incitement to laziness, because some of the people in the houses say, "I will pray now," and then they start, "Wait, if there is one rak'ah left, we will go." Then perhaps they go, or if there is one rak'ah left and they do not catch the rak'ah, it is an incitement to laziness. And it is also a harm to the neighbors. Perhaps some people are sick, anxious, awake all night. The Fajr adhan is called, they pray Fajr, and then they sleep to rest. Then this loud voice comes and disturbs them, and they do not sleep. This is a harm. And the other mosques are also affected. It has been reported to us that some people, when the mosque next to them raised its voice, they followed it. They followed it. This is a failure to follow their imam. What is the cause of it? The cause is this microphone that is heard from the minaret.
And it has been reported to me by some people that they said, "We have a mosque near us. The recitation of its imam is good, its performance is fine, and its voice is beautiful. And our imam is one of the people whose condition is poor. So when the imam next to us recited, I followed him and listened to his recitation, and I left our imam to wander." This is a harm. This is a great harm.
And I always think: what is the result we obtain from behind this? And then, if it is assumed that there is a benefit, what does it correspond to? The harm. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions, addressing them, addressing the best of generations, the best of generations, he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1332Sahih (Al-Albani) So he made that a harm. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) told the truth that it is a harm.
So this is a rule, pay attention to it: leaving off a recommended practice (sunnah) to remove harm is better than performing the sunnah with harm.
So this one who sits in the tawruk position, if his tawruk harms his neighbor, he should not do the tawruk. And if Allah knows from his intention that were it not for this, he would have done the tawruk, then Allah the Exalted will reward him, because he will be like the one about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : We are in a house of disbelief.
The questioner : Or that he will be guided.
The Shaykh : What is it? In any case, if he is being guided, go to him and read to him. If you want him to be guided, and we have never heard of anyone being guided by this, ever.
The questioner : It involves showing off in worship (riya').
The Shaykh : It has returned to showing off in worship (riya'). Allah knows best. It has returned, if the imam's intention is showing off in worship (riya'), that is another matter.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : The tawruk in prayer, as for the ma'mum, if it bothers the person next to him, which is better: to do the tawruk or to leave it off? Because many people cannot do the tawruk without leaning on the person next to them.
The Shaykh : The tawruk in prayer is known: you straighten your right leg and extend your left leg out to the right side, and you sit in the tawruk position, meaning you place your buttocks on the ground. This requires that a person spread his legs out a little.
Perhaps the row is tight and the people are crowded in it, so you harm the person next to you. Here, two things have come together for us: performing a recommended practice (sunnah) and removing harm from a Muslim. Which is more preferable: performing the sunnah or removing the harm? Removing the harm.
Because harming a believer is not a light matter. Harming a believer, even with words, let alone with an action that occurs in prayer and disturbs his prayer. Harming a believer with words or actions: Allah the Exalted says about it
And those who harm believing men and believing women for [something] other than what they have earned have certainly born upon themselves a slander and manifest sin.
والذين يؤذون المؤمنين والمؤمنات بغير ما اكتسبوا فقد احتملوا بهتانا وإثما مبيناhe who believes in Allah and in the last day should not harm his neighbor
من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فلا يؤذ جارهAnd he once came out to his Companions while they were in the mosque praying and reciting loudly, and he said:
Each of you is conversing with his Lord, so do not harm one another in your recitation.
كلكم يناجي ربه فلا يؤذين بعضكم بعضا في القراءةAnd from this we know that some of the brothers who pray with the microphone that is heard from the minaret and disturbs the mosques around them are not on the right path. And if they are not sinners, they are not gaining any reward, for there is no benefit in raising the voice on the minaret. What is the benefit of it? Is there any benefit? No, there is no benefit at all.
It is an incitement to laziness, because some of the people in the houses say, "I will pray now," and then they start, "Wait, if there is one rak'ah left, we will go." Then perhaps they go, or if there is one rak'ah left and they do not catch the rak'ah, it is an incitement to laziness. And it is also a harm to the neighbors. Perhaps some people are sick, anxious, awake all night. The Fajr adhan is called, they pray Fajr, and then they sleep to rest. Then this loud voice comes and disturbs them, and they do not sleep. This is a harm. And the other mosques are also affected. It has been reported to us that some people, when the mosque next to them raised its voice, they followed it. They followed it. This is a failure to follow their imam. What is the cause of it? The cause is this microphone that is heard from the minaret.
And it has been reported to me by some people that they said, "We have a mosque near us. The recitation of its imam is good, its performance is fine, and its voice is beautiful. And our imam is one of the people whose condition is poor. So when the imam next to us recited, I followed him and listened to his recitation, and I left our imam to wander." This is a harm. This is a great harm.
And I always think: what is the result we obtain from behind this? And then, if it is assumed that there is a benefit, what does it correspond to? The harm. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions, addressing them, addressing the best of generations, the best of generations, he said:
One should not trouble the other
لا يؤذين بعضكم بعضاSo this is a rule, pay attention to it: leaving off a recommended practice (sunnah) to remove harm is better than performing the sunnah with harm.
So this one who sits in the tawruk position, if his tawruk harms his neighbor, he should not do the tawruk. And if Allah knows from his intention that were it not for this, he would have done the tawruk, then Allah the Exalted will reward him, because he will be like the one about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever is ill or travels, it is written for him what he used to do while healthy and resident.
من مرض أو سافر كُتِب له ما كان يعمل صحيحا مقيماThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : We are in a house of disbelief.
The questioner : Or that he will be guided.
The Shaykh : What is it? In any case, if he is being guided, go to him and read to him. If you want him to be guided, and we have never heard of anyone being guided by this, ever.
The questioner : It involves showing off in worship (riya').
The Shaykh : It has returned to showing off in worship (riya'). Allah knows best. It has returned, if the imam's intention is showing off in worship (riya'), that is another matter.