Explanation of the Book of Prayer-03
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The Shaykh :"And from Abu Mahdhura (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Bulugh al-Maram 2:25 Al-Daraqutni narrated it with a very weak chain" His statement: means in prayer means: that it is better than what follows it, because the pleasure of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is the highest type of bliss. For this reason, may Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) grant us and you success in it, for it is the highest type of bliss. Likewise, prayer in the first part of the time is the best of prayers, but we will discuss this hadith later. means what is between the first and the last. One does not attain the pleasure of Allah through it, but one attains mercy through it, which is higher than his statement: means that Allah forgave us and granted us a dispensation to delay the prayer until the end of the time. But this hadith says: "Al-Daraqutni narrated it with a very weak chain" "Very" means extremely, that is, truly so. If it is weak, why did the author (may Allah have mercy on him) mention it? Because it is not permissible to base rulings on a weak hadith. He mentioned it so that no one would be misled by it if they read it in Al-Daraqutni, to clarify that it is weak and not to be relied upon. This is a good action by the author (may Allah have mercy on him), because if this hadith is in Al-Daraqutni and a reader reads it without knowing, he would accept it. But when the author (may Allah have mercy on him), who is one of the reliable memorizers, clarifies it, the argument based on it falls away. At that point, we say: The first part of the time is better for what is recommended to be brought forward, and the last part of the time is better for what is recommended to be delayed, and what is between them is a dispensation. This is what the hadiths indicate, and we are content with them. This is what the previous hadiths indicate, and we are content with this. And from Ibn 'Umar.