Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts
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The reader: "As for a man intending to go to the mosque of his city on the Day of 'Arafah for supplication and remembrance, this is the practice in the cities regarding which the scholars have differed. Ibn 'Abbas and 'Amr ibn Hurayth, from among the Companions, and a group from the people of Basrah and Madinah did it, and Ahmad permitted it, although he did not recommend it; this is the well-known position from him. And a group from the people of Kufah and Madinah disliked it, such as Ibrahim al-Nakha'i"
The Shaykh : From what?
The Reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : And a group disliked it
The reader: "And a group from the people of Kufah and Madinah disliked it"
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "Such as Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, Abu Hanifah, Malik, and others. Those who disliked it said: It is from religious innovations, so it falls under the general term in both wording and meaning. Those who permitted it said: Ibn 'Abbas did it in Basrah when he was the governor for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with them both), and it was not censured. And what is done in the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs without censure is not an innovation. But what is added to that, such as raising the voices"
The Shaykh : And there is no doubt that safety from this is safer, because of other harms that may result from it. Men, women, and children may gather in the congregational mosques on the evening of the Day of 'Arafah, and evil may occur as a result. So the correct view is with those who disliked it. And even if Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and 'Amr ibn Hurayth did it, they were like others in that the Rightly Guided Caliphs Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman did not do this during their time. So it should not be done; it is closer to being disliked. Yes.
The reader: "But what is added to that, such as raising the voices with intense loudness in the mosques for supplication. But what is added to that, such as raising the voices with intense loudness in the mosques for supplication, and various kinds of false sermons and poetry, is disliked on this day and others. Al-Marwazi said: I heard Abu 'Abdullah say"
The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: "I heard Abu 'Abdullah. I heard Abu 'Abdullah say: One should keep his supplication quiet; because of His saying[Al-Isra 17:110] He said: This is regarding supplication. He said: And I heard Abu 'Abdullah say"
The Shaykh : ... I say instinct
The reader: Yes "He said: And I heard Abu 'Abdullah say: And he disliked that they raise their voices in supplication. And Al-Khallal narrated with a sound chain, from Qatadah, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, that he said: People have innovated loudness in supplication
And from Sa'id ibn Abi Arubah: That Majdal ibn Sa'id heard a group making loud noises in their supplication, so he walked to them and said: O people, if you have attained a virtue over those who came before you, then you have gone astray. He said: So they began to slip away one by one, until they left the place where they were"
The Shaykh : His saying "if you have attained a virtue" means as a concession, meaning if you intended to have a virtue over those who preceded you, then you have gone astray, because those who preceded them are more deserving of virtue than you, if there were any virtue in this. And for that reason, they dispersed.
The Shaykh : From what?
The Reader: Yes.
The Shaykh : And a group disliked it
The reader: "And a group from the people of Kufah and Madinah disliked it"
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "Such as Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, Abu Hanifah, Malik, and others. Those who disliked it said: It is from religious innovations, so it falls under the general term in both wording and meaning. Those who permitted it said: Ibn 'Abbas did it in Basrah when he was the governor for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with them both), and it was not censured. And what is done in the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs without censure is not an innovation. But what is added to that, such as raising the voices"
The Shaykh : And there is no doubt that safety from this is safer, because of other harms that may result from it. Men, women, and children may gather in the congregational mosques on the evening of the Day of 'Arafah, and evil may occur as a result. So the correct view is with those who disliked it. And even if Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and 'Amr ibn Hurayth did it, they were like others in that the Rightly Guided Caliphs Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman did not do this during their time. So it should not be done; it is closer to being disliked. Yes.
The reader: "But what is added to that, such as raising the voices with intense loudness in the mosques for supplication. But what is added to that, such as raising the voices with intense loudness in the mosques for supplication, and various kinds of false sermons and poetry, is disliked on this day and others. Al-Marwazi said: I heard Abu 'Abdullah say"
The Shaykh : Ah?
The reader: "I heard Abu 'Abdullah. I heard Abu 'Abdullah say: One should keep his supplication quiet; because of His saying
do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly
ولا تجهر بصلاتك ولا تخافت بهاThe Shaykh : ... I say instinct
The reader: Yes "He said: And I heard Abu 'Abdullah say: And he disliked that they raise their voices in supplication. And Al-Khallal narrated with a sound chain, from Qatadah, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, that he said: People have innovated loudness in supplication
And from Sa'id ibn Abi Arubah: That Majdal ibn Sa'id heard a group making loud noises in their supplication, so he walked to them and said: O people, if you have attained a virtue over those who came before you, then you have gone astray. He said: So they began to slip away one by one, until they left the place where they were"
The Shaykh : His saying "if you have attained a virtue" means as a concession, meaning if you intended to have a virtue over those who preceded you, then you have gone astray, because those who preceded them are more deserving of virtue than you, if there were any virtue in this. And for that reason, they dispersed.