The Hadith: (When the mu'adhdhin called the adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would rush to the pillars) Does this mean that if one does not find a pillar, he does not place a sutrah?
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The questioner : Does the Companions' rushing to the pillars indicate that one who does not find a pillar does not place a sutrah?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : He does not place anything in front of him as a sutrah.
The Shaykh : Yes, this question says that the Companions would rush to the pillars to pray behind them, and is that evidence that if he does not find a pillar, or if the pillars are insufficient for the number of people, he does not place a sutrah? Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : In reality, it is a matter about which there is silence; there is nothing indicating this or that.
The student: ... O Shaykh, what about ... the pillars, does everyone who finds something place it in front of him ...
The Shaykh : Perhaps they did not have anything in their hands to place, is it necessary for everyone who enters the mosque to have something suitable for a sutrah in his hand?! But it can be said from another angle that the sutrah is not obligatory, because they would rush to the pillars, and the pillars are not equal in number to the people, but fewer, and for this reason they rush to them. So whoever does not reach one will pray without a sutrah; this is the original state. Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : He does not place anything in front of him as a sutrah.
The Shaykh : Yes, this question says that the Companions would rush to the pillars to pray behind them, and is that evidence that if he does not find a pillar, or if the pillars are insufficient for the number of people, he does not place a sutrah? Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : In reality, it is a matter about which there is silence; there is nothing indicating this or that.
The student: ... O Shaykh, what about ... the pillars, does everyone who finds something place it in front of him ...
The Shaykh : Perhaps they did not have anything in their hands to place, is it necessary for everyone who enters the mosque to have something suitable for a sutrah in his hand?! But it can be said from another angle that the sutrah is not obligatory, because they would rush to the pillars, and the pillars are not equal in number to the people, but fewer, and for this reason they rush to them. So whoever does not reach one will pray without a sutrah; this is the original state. Yes.