If a man enters the mosque after 'Isha' and prays witr with one rak'ah, does it suffice for the greeting of the mosque?
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The questioner : A man entered the mosque after the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : I said Fajr.
The questioner : That was my mistake.
The Shaykh : Yes, okay, okay. If a person enters the mosque after the 'Isha' prayer and prays witr with one rak'ah, do we say that he has achieved what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended regarding the greeting of the mosque with two rak'ahs, or not? If we look at the apparent wording, one does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. We would say this man, what is his status? He did not pray two rak'ahs, so he did not do what was commanded. But if we look at the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke regarding the majority, and the principle among the jurists of usul al-fiqh is that a majority-based qualifier has no legal implication, and that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) intention was to pray a prayer that is considered a prayer, and witr with one rak'ah is considered a prayer, then if he enters the mosque and prays witr with one rak'ah, we say this suffices for the two rak'ahs, and this is the apparent view. Yes, I think there are no more questions after the...
The student: Yes, Shaykh, there are none.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn 'Unayn informed us..."
The Shaykh : Please, please, the hadith I mentioned earlier: Malik ibn al-Huwayrith narrated that two men came, yes.
The student: Pick up the phone, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: The caller: Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome, where are you?
The student: The caller: We came back and it seemed the line had been cut.
The Shaykh : Yes, and you were hanging up, and you were going to prayer.
The student: The caller: May Allah keep you safe. We are recording the lesson, Shaykh, at the time of prayer.
The Shaykh : Ah, well done. No, this was not on our minds; we thought there was a fault in the wires, so we closed it, thinking if they were going to talk over us. Praise be to Allah. Okay, nothing was missed because we disconnected it a little while ago. Now we will start with al-Bukhari, if Allah wills.
The student: May you be well, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: Let me see, Shaykh, the hadith "Two men came."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: In al-Fath?
The Shaykh : In al-Fath, yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : I said Fajr.
The questioner : That was my mistake.
The Shaykh : Yes, okay, okay. If a person enters the mosque after the 'Isha' prayer and prays witr with one rak'ah, do we say that he has achieved what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended regarding the greeting of the mosque with two rak'ahs, or not? If we look at the apparent wording, one does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. We would say this man, what is his status? He did not pray two rak'ahs, so he did not do what was commanded. But if we look at the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke regarding the majority, and the principle among the jurists of usul al-fiqh is that a majority-based qualifier has no legal implication, and that the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) intention was to pray a prayer that is considered a prayer, and witr with one rak'ah is considered a prayer, then if he enters the mosque and prays witr with one rak'ah, we say this suffices for the two rak'ahs, and this is the apparent view. Yes, I think there are no more questions after the...
The student: Yes, Shaykh, there are none.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn 'Unayn informed us..."
The Shaykh : Please, please, the hadith I mentioned earlier: Malik ibn al-Huwayrith narrated that two men came, yes.
The student: Pick up the phone, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: The caller: Peace be upon you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome, where are you?
The student: The caller: We came back and it seemed the line had been cut.
The Shaykh : Yes, and you were hanging up, and you were going to prayer.
The student: The caller: May Allah keep you safe. We are recording the lesson, Shaykh, at the time of prayer.
The Shaykh : Ah, well done. No, this was not on our minds; we thought there was a fault in the wires, so we closed it, thinking if they were going to talk over us. Praise be to Allah. Okay, nothing was missed because we disconnected it a little while ago. Now we will start with al-Bukhari, if Allah wills.
The student: May you be well, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: Let me see, Shaykh, the hadith "Two men came."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: In al-Fath?
The Shaykh : In al-Fath, yes, that is right.