The questioner asks: What is the point of comparison between the hadiths "There is no prayer for one who does not recite al-Fatihah" and the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "Whoever prays...
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The questioner : His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad, the first message before us in this session, which reached us from one of the listeners of the program "Light on the Path," is from Ali Hamud al-Sabily or al-Sab'i from Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He asks: What is the point of comparison between the hadiths Jami` at-Tirmidhi 247Sahih (Darussalam) and the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Abi Dawud 821Sahih (Al-Albani), which is not complete, and the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning the other hadiths Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:309 and the hadith Sunan an-Nasa'i 921Sahih (Darussalam)? We want to reconcile them?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. After that, it is important, especially for the student of knowledge, to know how to reconcile texts that appear to contradict each other, so that he may practice reconciling the evidence and it becomes clear to him that there is no contradiction, for the Shari'ah of Allah does not contradict, and the speech of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) and what is authentic from His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do not contradict either. As for the four hadiths mentioned by the questioner, which may appear to contradict each other, reconciling them is, praise be to Allah, possible and easy. This is by taking the last two hadithsSunan ad-Daraqutni 3:309, if they are authentic, for some scholars have weakened it and said it is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because it is mursal. Thus, this generality Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:309 is specified by the hadith of al-Fatihah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :Sahih Muslim 394c So the recitation of the imam, other than Surat al-Fatihah, is his recitation. Likewise, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), "When he recites, be silent," is taken to mean other than al-Fatihah. It is said: When he recites other than al-Fatihah and you have already recited it, be silent to him and do not recite with him, because the recitation of the imam is your recitation.
This is the reconciliation between the two hadiths.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And acting upon the first two hadiths, which areSahih Muslim 394c and As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 59:39, acting upon them is more cautious, because the reciter will have performed his prayer with certainty and without doubt if he recites al-Fatihah, even if the imam is reciting. And in the Sunan, from the hadith of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) .
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
There is no Salat for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتابIf anyone observes a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qur’an, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, it is incomplete
من صلى صلاة لم يقرأ فيها بأم الكتاب فهي خداج فهي خداج فهي خداجWhoever has an imam, the recitation of the imam is his recitation
من كان له إمام فقراءة الإمام له قراءةThe Imam is appointed to be followed, so when he says the takbir, say the takbir, and when he recites, be silent
إنما جعِل الإمام ليؤتم به فإذا كبر فكبروا وإذا قرأ فأنصتواThe Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. After that, it is important, especially for the student of knowledge, to know how to reconcile texts that appear to contradict each other, so that he may practice reconciling the evidence and it becomes clear to him that there is no contradiction, for the Shari'ah of Allah does not contradict, and the speech of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) and what is authentic from His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do not contradict either. As for the four hadiths mentioned by the questioner, which may appear to contradict each other, reconciling them is, praise be to Allah, possible and easy. This is by taking the last two hadiths
Whoever has an imam, the recitation of the imam is his recitation
من كان له إمام فقراءة الإمام له قراءةWhoever has an imam, the recitation of the imam is his recitation
من كان له إمام فقراءة الإمام له قراءةThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :
He who does not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بأم القرأنThis is the reconciliation between the two hadiths.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And acting upon the first two hadiths, which are
He who does not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بأم القرأنEvery prayer in which the Mother of the Book is not recited is incomplete
كل صلاة لا يقرأ فيها بأم القرأن فهي خداجHe prayed the Fajr prayer with his companions, and when he finished, he said, "Perhaps you are reciting behind your imam?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Do not do so, except for the Mother of the Book, for there is no prayer for one who does not recite it."
صلى بأصحابه صلاة الصبح فلما انصرف قال لعلكم تقرؤون خلف إمامكم قالوا نعم قال لا تفعلوا إلا بأم القرأن فإنه لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بهاThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.