The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-08a
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The reciter: Hareun ibn Ma'ruf and Harimah ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: Yunus informed me from Ibn Shihab, saying: Abu Salama ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf informed me, saying: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: .
The Shaykh : In this hadith, there is evidence that the previous prohibition against standing until one sees the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is only in the sense of what is more complete and better, and not in the sense of prohibition. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in this hadith straightened their rows and stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them, before he came out to them.
The prayer was established, so we stood and straightened our rows before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and when he stood in his prayer place before saying the takbir, he remembered something, turned away, and said: "Stay in your places." We remained standing, waiting for him, until he came out to us having performed ghusl, with water dripping from his head. He said the takbir and prayed with us.
أقيمت الصلاة فقمنا فعدلنا الصفوف قبل أن يخرج إلينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فأتى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى إذا قام في مصلاه قبل أن يكبر ذكر فانصرف وقال: لنا مكانكم فلم نزل قياما ننتظره حتى خرج إلينا وقد اغتسل ينطف رأسه ماء فكبر فصلى بناThe Shaykh : In this hadith, there is evidence that the previous prohibition against standing until one sees the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is only in the sense of what is more complete and better, and not in the sense of prohibition. This is because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in this hadith straightened their rows and stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them, before he came out to them.