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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
As for what follows: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*: "And in this hadith, there is also a prohibition against what resembles the actions of the Persians and the Romans, even if our intention is not their intention, because of His saying:. Is there anything beyond this in the prohibition of imitating them in mere appearance?
Then, this hadith, whether it is definitive regarding the sitting of the imam or abrogated, the argument from it remains valid".
The student: The one praying behind the imam.
The Shaykh : Yes, correct, the one praying behind the imam.
The reader: I have the imam. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Not the one praying behind the imam, but the imam.
The reader: "Then, this hadith, whether it is definitive regarding the sitting of the one praying behind the imam or abrogated, the argument from it remains valid, because the abrogation of the sitting does not indicate the invalidity of that cause, but rather it necessitates that something has opposed it and taken precedence over it, such as the fact that standing is obligatory in prayer, so the obligation does not drop off merely due to"
The Shaykh : drop off
The reader: "so the obligation does not drop off merely due to superficial resemblance, and this is a matter of independent legal reasoning. And as for superficial resemblance"..
The Shaykh : But his saying (may Allah have mercy on him): "This is a matter of independent legal reasoning", it was previously established that there is no abrogation, because reconciliation is possible. And if reconciliation is possible, it is not permissible to claim abrogation. The reconciliation, as previously mentioned to us, is that the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) during his illness was that Abu Bakr had begun leading them in prayer while standing, so they were required to stand. Yes.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the noblest of the prophets and messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
As for what follows: Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*: "And in this hadith, there is also a prohibition against what resembles the actions of the Persians and the Romans, even if our intention is not their intention, because of His saying:
So do not do it
فلا تفعلواThen, this hadith, whether it is definitive regarding the sitting of the imam or abrogated, the argument from it remains valid".
The student: The one praying behind the imam.
The Shaykh : Yes, correct, the one praying behind the imam.
The reader: I have the imam. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Not the one praying behind the imam, but the imam.
The reader: "Then, this hadith, whether it is definitive regarding the sitting of the one praying behind the imam or abrogated, the argument from it remains valid, because the abrogation of the sitting does not indicate the invalidity of that cause, but rather it necessitates that something has opposed it and taken precedence over it, such as the fact that standing is obligatory in prayer, so the obligation does not drop off merely due to"
The Shaykh : drop off
The reader: "so the obligation does not drop off merely due to superficial resemblance, and this is a matter of independent legal reasoning. And as for superficial resemblance"..
The Shaykh : But his saying (may Allah have mercy on him): "This is a matter of independent legal reasoning", it was previously established that there is no abrogation, because reconciliation is possible. And if reconciliation is possible, it is not permissible to claim abrogation. The reconciliation, as previously mentioned to us, is that the action of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) during his illness was that Abu Bakr had begun leading them in prayer while standing, so they were required to stand. Yes.