Is it recommended to make supplication in a place where the angels and righteous people are present?
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The questioner : Some people have cited as evidence that it is recommended to make supplication in a place where the angels are present, or where righteous people are present... and similar matters, for example, reciting the Qur'an at a grave and making supplication. They said that mercy may be brought down by reciting the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Where is the evidence? Where is the indication?
The questioner : We cited as evidence for the virtue of the 'Asr and Fajr prayers the presence of the angels.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. This is not cited as evidence.
The questioner : ...the virtue of the 'Asr prayer.
The Shaykh : Since Allah has decreed that the angels gather at this time, it is not valid to draw an analogy regarding the reward. The reward is a hidden matter, and it is not valid to draw an analogy based on it.
The Shaykh : Where is the evidence? Where is the indication?
The questioner : We cited as evidence for the virtue of the 'Asr and Fajr prayers the presence of the angels.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. This is not cited as evidence.
The questioner : ...the virtue of the 'Asr prayer.
The Shaykh : Since Allah has decreed that the angels gather at this time, it is not valid to draw an analogy regarding the reward. The reward is a hidden matter, and it is not valid to draw an analogy based on it.