Was the cause of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) forgetfulness that he was angry?
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The questioner : The takbir, may Allah reward you, is for anger. The anger of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was when he realized that he had neglected something in the worship?
The Shaykh : He was as if he was angry, as if he was in a state of anger.
The questioner : Should this not be an entry point for those who engage in figurative interpretation, such that they say that the hadith does not indicate that?
The Shaykh : How does it not indicate it? He was angry, and in some wordings: he was in a state of anger.
The questioner : They say: The anger might have been before the prayer, so he was preoccupied during the prayer.
The Shaykh : What is the original state? Was it a sudden occurrence or did it precede it?
It was a sudden occurrence, without doubt, because if it had preceded it, they would have known from the moment he entered that he was in a state of anger.
The Shaykh : He was as if he was angry, as if he was in a state of anger.
The questioner : Should this not be an entry point for those who engage in figurative interpretation, such that they say that the hadith does not indicate that?
The Shaykh : How does it not indicate it? He was angry, and in some wordings: he was in a state of anger.
The questioner : They say: The anger might have been before the prayer, so he was preoccupied during the prayer.
The Shaykh : What is the original state? Was it a sudden occurrence or did it precede it?
It was a sudden occurrence, without doubt, because if it had preceded it, they would have known from the moment he entered that he was in a state of anger.