Those who say that there is a shared time between the midday and afternoon prayers cite the hadith of Jibril’s (peace be upon him) prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in which he prayed the midday prayer with him.
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The questioner : ... regarding those who say: that there is a shared time between the midday and afternoon prayers.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They cite the hadith of Jibril’s (peace be upon him) prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in which he prayed the midday prayer with him on the first day at the beginning of its time, and on the second day he prayed with him at the time in which he prayed the afternoon prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say, is it...
The Shaykh : They answered it with two answers: the first answer is that it is open to figurative interpretation, and the second answer is that it does not contradict the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr and its like in terms of authenticity, for these hadiths are stronger than it.
The questioner : Figurative interpretation.
The Shaykh : Yes, figurative interpretation, meaning they interpret it as referring to the beginning and the end.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They cite the hadith of Jibril’s (peace be upon him) prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in which he prayed the midday prayer with him on the first day at the beginning of its time, and on the second day he prayed with him at the time in which he prayed the afternoon prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say, is it...
The Shaykh : They answered it with two answers: the first answer is that it is open to figurative interpretation, and the second answer is that it does not contradict the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr and its like in terms of authenticity, for these hadiths are stronger than it.
The questioner : Figurative interpretation.
The Shaykh : Yes, figurative interpretation, meaning they interpret it as referring to the beginning and the end.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.