Explanation of the Book of Prayer-10

The Shaykh :"And from Subayr ibn Mawdhab al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Let one of you cover himself in prayer, even with an arrow

ليستتر أحدكم في الصلاة ولو بسهم

. Al-Hakim narrated it." His statement: The lam here is the lam of command. The lam is the lam of command, and the evidence for this is that the verb is in the jussive mood because of it. The lam of command and the lam of "ki" (purpose) resemble each other; they resemble each other at first glance, but they differ in their grammatical effect. With the lam of "ki" or the lam of causation, the verb following it is in the accusative mood, whereas with this one, the verb following it is in the jussive mood. But if the verb is one of the five verbs, the difference is not apparent. Why? Because the five verbs are put in the accusative and jussive moods by dropping the noon, so the difference is not apparent except by context. One of the differences between them in pronunciation: the lam of command varies; sometimes it is pronounced with a sukun (no vowel) and sometimes with a kasrah (short i). As for the lam of causation, it is always with a kasrah; it cannot be pronounced with a sukun. The lam of command is pronounced with a sukun after "thumma" (then), "fa" (so), and "waw" (and), as in the saying of Allah the Exalted: The lam here is the lam of command, pronounced with a sukun because it comes after "fa." The lam is the lam of command and became pronounced with a sukun because it is after "thumma." And He the Glorious and Exalted said: His statement: The lam here is the lam of command and was pronounced with a sukun because it came after "waw." Many of the reciters, the reciters, the reciters whom people rely on, you find them pronouncing the lam of causation with a sukun, pronouncing the lam of causation with a sukun after these letters. This is a grammatical error that changes the meaning, so it must be corrected to the imam if he reads it with a sukun and it is a lam of causation, because this is considered a grammatical error. What? It changes the meaning. Yes, yes. What did I say? Ah. This verse, then. The lam is the lam of command, and here is it with a kasrah or a sukun? Because it was not preceded by "waw," "fa," or "thumma." And what is meant by that is the sutrah (barrier) that is placed in front of the one praying, and it is not meant to be the sutrah that the one praying wears. The arrow that is shot is a thin thing with a pointed head, shot with a bow, so it is small like a finger or slightly larger. And if you compare it to the back of the saddle, it becomes very small relative to it.