The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer-09b
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The reciter: And Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: I read to Malik from Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muwatta Malik 1:21.
The Shaykh : The meaning of "cut off from them" is that they are lost and severed from him. The root meaning of "watar" is severance. The meaning is that the one who misses the 'Asr prayer is as if he has lost his family and wealth. Is the intended meaning the time of the prayer or the congregation? The apparent first view is that the time is intended. The 'Asr prayer was singled out because it is the most excellent of the prayers. It has been mentioned to us that whoever abandons it, his deeds are nullified. We have also passed over the words of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: "The remaining prayers can be compared to the 'Asr prayer." He then explained this by stating that the implication is an implication of a title (laqab), which is the weakest type of implication of indication. The meaning of a title is that the 'Asr prayer was mentioned by name only and does not distinguish itself from the others except by specific designation. However, his statement (may Allah have mercy on him) is subject to consideration, because the 'Asr prayer has special characteristics. Although it is singled out by name, it has features, among which is that Allah named it the "middle" prayer. Another is that being consistent with it is one of the causes of seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), just as with the Fajr prayer. Another is that whoever abandons it, his deeds are nullified. We cannot compare the lesser to the greater. Therefore, the statement of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), Ibn al-Qayyim, is subject to consideration in this issue. Rather, we say that this is specific to the 'Asr prayer due to its characteristics, and its mention by specific designation is not merely for the sake of the title, such that it could be said that the implication is an implication of a title. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Both grammatical cases are permissible: "ahluhu" (his family, nominative) and "ahlahu" (his family, accusative). However, in our case, with the accusative, it is in any case built for the unknown, for the one whose actor is not named, but the substitute for the actor is hidden, and "ahlahu" is the second object, or that "ahlu" is the substitute for the actor.
If someone misses the asr prayer it is as if he has suffered a great misfortune in his family and wealth
الذي تفوته صلاة العصر كأنما وتر أهله ومالهThe Shaykh : The meaning of "cut off from them" is that they are lost and severed from him. The root meaning of "watar" is severance. The meaning is that the one who misses the 'Asr prayer is as if he has lost his family and wealth. Is the intended meaning the time of the prayer or the congregation? The apparent first view is that the time is intended. The 'Asr prayer was singled out because it is the most excellent of the prayers. It has been mentioned to us that whoever abandons it, his deeds are nullified. We have also passed over the words of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), who said: "The remaining prayers can be compared to the 'Asr prayer." He then explained this by stating that the implication is an implication of a title (laqab), which is the weakest type of implication of indication. The meaning of a title is that the 'Asr prayer was mentioned by name only and does not distinguish itself from the others except by specific designation. However, his statement (may Allah have mercy on him) is subject to consideration, because the 'Asr prayer has special characteristics. Although it is singled out by name, it has features, among which is that Allah named it the "middle" prayer. Another is that being consistent with it is one of the causes of seeing Allah (Mighty and Majestic), just as with the Fajr prayer. Another is that whoever abandons it, his deeds are nullified. We cannot compare the lesser to the greater. Therefore, the statement of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), Ibn al-Qayyim, is subject to consideration in this issue. Rather, we say that this is specific to the 'Asr prayer due to its characteristics, and its mention by specific designation is not merely for the sake of the title, such that it could be said that the implication is an implication of a title. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Both grammatical cases are permissible: "ahluhu" (his family, nominative) and "ahlahu" (his family, accusative). However, in our case, with the accusative, it is in any case built for the unknown, for the one whose actor is not named, but the substitute for the actor is hidden, and "ahlahu" is the second object, or that "ahlu" is the substitute for the actor.