Explanation of the Book of Prayer-02
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The Shaykh :"And from Rafi' ibn Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 424Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) It was narrated by the five [collections] and graded authentic by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban" This means do not pray until you are certain of the dawn, out of fear that a person might rush and pray while still in doubt about the rising of the dawn, because the rising of the dawn is a subtle matter, and as you know, it appears gradually. So a person might rush as soon as he sees a light that he thinks is the dawn and pray. So the meaning of is: Be certain of what? Be certain of the dawn; do not pray while in doubt. It was also said that the meaning of is: Lengthen the recitation in the prayer until the dawn is clear and distinct and fully bright, due to his saying: Because if we interpreted it with the first meaning, then performing it before the dawn would have no reward at all, and the reason given would not be that it is greater for the reward. This meaning is very strong: that the meaning of is what? Lengthen the prayer in it until the morning appears clearly, and it is the same meaning as the second hadith: .