Clarification that establishing the prayer includes performing it in accordance with the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
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The Shaykh : We continue with this. We say: Establishing the prayer includes praying it as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) prayed it, praying it as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) prayed it, for two reasons:
The first reason is that all acts of worship require two fundamental conditions: sincerity for Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
So, if a person worships Allah with a worship that he mixes with showing off, it is not accepted from him due to the lack of what? The lack of sincerity. And even if he performs it in the most perfect manner possible in terms of outward following, it is not accepted from him due to the lack of sincerity.
And if a person worships Allah sincerely but does not follow the Shari'ah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), like many of the innovators who have introduced in worship what Allah has not authorized, these people also, what is the case? It is not accepted from them, even if they worship for twenty-four hours, it is not accepted from them due to the lack of following.
The evidence for these two conditions is in the Holy Hadith that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:Sahih Muslim 2985 This is evidence for what? For sincerity.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1718b Meaning rejected, and in another wording: Sahih Muslim 1718a.
So all innovations in the religion of Allah, whether in creed, speech, or action, are all rejected. And I wish the matter were limited to them being rejected and not accepted, but rather their doer sins for that. And the evidence, yes, the evidence is the warning of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) against innovations in matters, and his saying:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1578Sahih (Darussalam).
So it is necessary to have two conditions: sincerity and following.
This is evidence that establishing the prayer includes it being in accordance with what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
The first reason is that all acts of worship require two fundamental conditions: sincerity for Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
So, if a person worships Allah with a worship that he mixes with showing off, it is not accepted from him due to the lack of what? The lack of sincerity. And even if he performs it in the most perfect manner possible in terms of outward following, it is not accepted from him due to the lack of sincerity.
And if a person worships Allah sincerely but does not follow the Shari'ah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), like many of the innovators who have introduced in worship what Allah has not authorized, these people also, what is the case? It is not accepted from them, even if they worship for twenty-four hours, it is not accepted from them due to the lack of following.
The evidence for these two conditions is in the Holy Hadith that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:
I am the One, One Who does not stand in need of a partner. If anyone does anything in which he associates anyone else with Me, I shall abandon him with one whom he associates with Allah.
أنا اغنى الشركاء عن الشرك، من عمل عملا أشرك فيه معي غيري تركته وشركهAnd the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردSo all innovations in the religion of Allah, whether in creed, speech, or action, are all rejected. And I wish the matter were limited to them being rejected and not accepted, but rather their doer sins for that. And the evidence, yes, the evidence is the warning of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) against innovations in matters, and his saying:
every innovation is going astray, and every going astray is in the Fire
كل بدعة ضلالة، وكل ضلالة في النارSo it is necessary to have two conditions: sincerity and following.
This is evidence that establishing the prayer includes it being in accordance with what came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).