Explanation of the Book of Friday Prayer and the Two Festivals-07b
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The reciter: Muhammad, that is Ibn Salam, narrated to us, Abu Tamilah, Yahya ibn Wadhih, informed us, from Falih ibn Sulayman, from Sa'id ibn al-Harith, from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: Mishkat al-Masabih 1434 Yunus ibn Muhammad followed him from Falih, and Muhammad ibn al-Salt said from Falih, from Sa'id, from Abu Hurayrah, and the hadith of Jabir is more authentic.
The Shaykh : This is also from the Sunnah that on the day of 'Id, if one goes out by one route, he returns by another, following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is sufficient in every respect for the believer, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:36].
And based on this, there is no need for us to strain to find the wisdom. We say: What is the wisdom of this? That the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to take a different route.
Some extended this to the Friday prayer and said: It is recommended to take a different route for the Friday prayer, because the Friday prayer is a prayer of 'Id. Some extended this to the five daily prayers, on the basis that all of them are prayers, and said: If one goes out for the five daily prayers, let him take a different route. Some extended this to every act of worship one strives for, so if one goes out to visit a sick person or to accompany a funeral procession, it is better to take a different route.
All these analogies are defective analogies, not correct. They are invalidated by the fact that these things existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not take a different route for them. He would go out for Friday, and go out for funerals, and visit the sick, and it is not narrated from him that he took a different route. As long as the thing and its cause existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and there was no obstacle preventing him from doing it, yet he did not do it, then the Sunnah is to leave it.
So the correct view is that taking a different route is only for the 'Id prayer, just as the 'Id prayer is distinguished by being performed in the open field.
And based on this, we say: The wisdom, and Allah knows best, is to display the religious symbols in all the roads of the town. This is the wisdom.
Some said: The wisdom is that the two roads testify for him. But this wisdom is not wise, because the road testifies for a person regarding what he did in number, manner, and form. So if he goes by one route and returns by another, the single road testifies for him regarding what? His going and his returning.
Some say: Because there may be people in need in the other road, not in the first road. And while this is a possibility, one might say that the roads may be empty of beggars, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding 'Id al-Fitr:.
In any case, the wise wisdom is that it is the action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, if we want to derive a wisdom, the closest wisdom is for displaying the symbols of this prayer. Yes.
The reciter: Chapter: If one misses the 'Id, he prays two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Look at his statement: "And the hadith of Jabir is more authentic." What is the hadith he referred to?
on a festival day the Prophet would return by a different road from the one he had taken when going out
كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا كان يوم عيد خالف الطريقThe Shaykh : This is also from the Sunnah that on the day of 'Id, if one goes out by one route, he returns by another, following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is sufficient in every respect for the believer, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair
وما كان لمؤمن ولا مؤمنة إذا قضى الله ورسوله أمرا أن يكون لهم الخيرة من أمرهمAnd based on this, there is no need for us to strain to find the wisdom. We say: What is the wisdom of this? That the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to take a different route.
Some extended this to the Friday prayer and said: It is recommended to take a different route for the Friday prayer, because the Friday prayer is a prayer of 'Id. Some extended this to the five daily prayers, on the basis that all of them are prayers, and said: If one goes out for the five daily prayers, let him take a different route. Some extended this to every act of worship one strives for, so if one goes out to visit a sick person or to accompany a funeral procession, it is better to take a different route.
All these analogies are defective analogies, not correct. They are invalidated by the fact that these things existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he did not take a different route for them. He would go out for Friday, and go out for funerals, and visit the sick, and it is not narrated from him that he took a different route. As long as the thing and its cause existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and there was no obstacle preventing him from doing it, yet he did not do it, then the Sunnah is to leave it.
So the correct view is that taking a different route is only for the 'Id prayer, just as the 'Id prayer is distinguished by being performed in the open field.
And based on this, we say: The wisdom, and Allah knows best, is to display the religious symbols in all the roads of the town. This is the wisdom.
Some said: The wisdom is that the two roads testify for him. But this wisdom is not wise, because the road testifies for a person regarding what he did in number, manner, and form. So if he goes by one route and returns by another, the single road testifies for him regarding what? His going and his returning.
Some say: Because there may be people in need in the other road, not in the first road. And while this is a possibility, one might say that the roads may be empty of beggars, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding 'Id al-Fitr:
Provide for them so they do not have to ask on this day
أغنوهم عن السؤال في هذا اليومIn any case, the wise wisdom is that it is the action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then, if we want to derive a wisdom, the closest wisdom is for displaying the symbols of this prayer. Yes.
The reciter: Chapter: If one misses the 'Id, he prays two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : Look at his statement: "And the hadith of Jabir is more authentic." What is the hadith he referred to?