Explanation of the Book of Prayer and Its Times-07a
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The reciter: Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Maqdami narrated to us, saying: Fudayl ibn Sulayman narrated to us, saying: Musa ibn 'Uqbah narrated to us, saying: And Nafi' narrated to me from Ibn 'Umar Sahih al-Bukhari 483.
The Shaykh : And what Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) did, the Companions did not agree with him on, because they knew that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do that to be followed as a precedent, but he did it by coincidence. And what is done by coincidence does not indicate an intention of legislation. And the view of the majority of the Companions is the most correct, and that it is not permissible to intentionally seek out these places. But out of Ibn 'Umar's (may Allah be pleased with them both) love for following the Sunnah, he used to do even these things that happened by coincidence. Yes.
I saw Salim ibn 'Abdullah seeking out specific places on the road to pray in, and he reported that his father used to pray in them, and that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in those places
رأيت سالم بن عبد الله يتحرى أماكن من الطريق فيصلي فيها ويحدث أن أباه كان يصلي فيها وأنه رأى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يصلي في تلك الأمكنةhad seen the Prophet (ﷺ) praying at those very places
أنه كان يصلي في تلك الأمكنةThe Shaykh : And what Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) did, the Companions did not agree with him on, because they knew that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do that to be followed as a precedent, but he did it by coincidence. And what is done by coincidence does not indicate an intention of legislation. And the view of the majority of the Companions is the most correct, and that it is not permissible to intentionally seek out these places. But out of Ibn 'Umar's (may Allah be pleased with them both) love for following the Sunnah, he used to do even these things that happened by coincidence. Yes.