His other question asks: What is a pillar and what is an obligatory act?
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The questioner : His other question asks: What is a pillar and what is an obligatory act?
The Shaykh : I cannot say in this matter that this is a pillar and that is an obligatory act, but I say that a pillar is that without which the prayer is not valid, it must be performed, and it is not excused by forgetfulness. As for the obligatory act, it is that which must be done or said, but the prayer remains valid if it is omitted due to forgetfulness, and it is rectified by the prostration for forgetfulness. This is the legal difference between a pillar and an obligatory act.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for specifying that this is a pillar and that is an obligatory act, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and we cannot speak about such issues that the general public hears. However, if the prayer is not valid without a thing, even if it is omitted due to forgetfulness, then it is a pillar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the prayer is valid without it even with forgetfulness, and it is rectified by the prostration for forgetfulness, then it is an obligatory act. If the prayer is valid without it even with forgetfulness and deliberate omission, then it is a recommended practice, not an obligatory act or a pillar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : I cannot say in this matter that this is a pillar and that is an obligatory act, but I say that a pillar is that without which the prayer is not valid, it must be performed, and it is not excused by forgetfulness. As for the obligatory act, it is that which must be done or said, but the prayer remains valid if it is omitted due to forgetfulness, and it is rectified by the prostration for forgetfulness. This is the legal difference between a pillar and an obligatory act.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for specifying that this is a pillar and that is an obligatory act, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and we cannot speak about such issues that the general public hears. However, if the prayer is not valid without a thing, even if it is omitted due to forgetfulness, then it is a pillar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the prayer is valid without it even with forgetfulness, and it is rectified by the prostration for forgetfulness, then it is an obligatory act. If the prayer is valid without it even with forgetfulness and deliberate omission, then it is a recommended practice, not an obligatory act or a pillar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.