The listener asks: Is prostration of recitation permissible in the times of prohibition?
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The questioner : The listener asks: Is prostration of recitation permissible in the times of prohibition?
The Shaykh : Yes, prostration of recitation is permissible in the times of prohibition. It is permissible to perform any voluntary prayer that has a specific cause during the times of prohibition, provided it is performed for the sake of that cause.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, if one enters the mosque after the 'Asr prayer to sit and wait for the Maghrib prayer, he should not sit until he has prayed two rak'ahs. The voluntary prayers prohibited in the times of prohibition are those without a specific cause. This is because the wisdom behind the prohibition is the fear of resembling the polytheists who worship the sun at its rising and setting, as well as at the time of the sun's zenith when Hellfire is heated. If the cause that serves as the basis for the action is present, the fear of resembling the polytheists is removed.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Furthermore, the hadiths linking the performance of these voluntary prayers to their causes are general, with no exceptions.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The prohibition of prayer is also general and absolute. However, the specific texts commanding the performance of these voluntary prayers in the times of prohibition take precedence over the general prohibition, because the general prohibition is restricted by matters upon which the scholars have reached consensus. Yes.
The questioner : But is this in every time of prohibition, or only in the times of expansion and restriction?
The Shaykh : No, it is in all times of prohibition.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Both the times of expansion and the times of restriction.
The questioner : Yes, meaning it is permissible to perform those with specific causes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, prostration of recitation is permissible in the times of prohibition. It is permissible to perform any voluntary prayer that has a specific cause during the times of prohibition, provided it is performed for the sake of that cause.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, if one enters the mosque after the 'Asr prayer to sit and wait for the Maghrib prayer, he should not sit until he has prayed two rak'ahs. The voluntary prayers prohibited in the times of prohibition are those without a specific cause. This is because the wisdom behind the prohibition is the fear of resembling the polytheists who worship the sun at its rising and setting, as well as at the time of the sun's zenith when Hellfire is heated. If the cause that serves as the basis for the action is present, the fear of resembling the polytheists is removed.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Furthermore, the hadiths linking the performance of these voluntary prayers to their causes are general, with no exceptions.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The prohibition of prayer is also general and absolute. However, the specific texts commanding the performance of these voluntary prayers in the times of prohibition take precedence over the general prohibition, because the general prohibition is restricted by matters upon which the scholars have reached consensus. Yes.
The questioner : But is this in every time of prohibition, or only in the times of expansion and restriction?
The Shaykh : No, it is in all times of prohibition.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Both the times of expansion and the times of restriction.
The questioner : Yes, meaning it is permissible to perform those with specific causes?
The Shaykh : Yes.