It is reported in Sahih Muslim that a blind man sought permission to pray in his home, but it was not granted to him. How do you reconcile this with what is mentioned here regarding the dispensation for 'Utbah?
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The questioner : ... in Sahih Muslim So is this hadith ...
The Shaykh : Yes. The reconciliation is that we take the easier option. Also, the story of 'Utbah cannot be dismissed entirely, because if a valley is flowing, a person cannot enter it, unlike insects and wild beasts, from which a person can free himself. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
That a blind man complained to the Messenger ... many wild beasts and insects, and that he had no guide to lead him to the mosque, so he said that he did not find a dispensation for himself.
أن رجلا أعمى اشتكى للرسول ... كثيرة السباع والهوام وأنه ليس له قائد يقوده للمسجد فقال إنه لا يجد له رخصةThe Shaykh : Yes. The reconciliation is that we take the easier option. Also, the story of 'Utbah cannot be dismissed entirely, because if a valley is flowing, a person cannot enter it, unlike insects and wild beasts, from which a person can free himself. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.