Chapter on the exhortation to humility in prayer.
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "Chapter on the exhortation to humility in prayer". Al-hathth and al-hadth mean the same thing, and the intended meaning is seeking to hasten in a matter. It is said, "He traveled with a hathith journey," meaning quickly. From this is the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-A'raf 7:54] meaning quickly. So the meaning of al-hathth is seeking to hasten toward this.
Humility in prayer, humility in prayer. The scholars defined it as the stillness of the limbs along with the tranquility of the heart. That is, the heart is present in the prayer and the limbs are still, so there is no fidgeting or idle talk, and the heart is present and directed toward whom? Toward Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If the heart is directed toward Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), who knows what is in the heart, then it is necessary that the person be humble and focus his thoughts on the One he is conversing with, who is Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). So it is a psychological meaning, a psychological meaning that necessitates the tranquility of the heart and what?
The student: And the stillness of the limbs.
The Shaykh : And the stillness of the limbs. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether humility is obligatory or a recommended practice? The correct view is that it is a recommended practice, but it is a confirmed recommended practice, for it is truly the spirit of the prayer. A prayer without the presence of the heart is nothing but a shell without a core, and the reward of the prayer is diminished by the amount that the humility is diminished. The apparent statement of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) in: "The Luminous Principles" is that humility in prayer is obligatory, and he cited many proofs for this. But what complicates this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) This prevents us from saying that if a man’s prayer is overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts, it is invalid. What appears is that humility is a very confirmed recommended practice, and that whoever is overcome by intrusive thoughts for most of his prayer is in great danger.
Then the author said: "And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:105. Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, and its meaning is: that he places his hand on his waist.
And in al-Bukhari from Aisha that this was the practice of the Jews in their prayer. ". Questions?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.
He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly
يغشي اللّيل النّهار يطلبه حثيثاHumility in prayer, humility in prayer. The scholars defined it as the stillness of the limbs along with the tranquility of the heart. That is, the heart is present in the prayer and the limbs are still, so there is no fidgeting or idle talk, and the heart is present and directed toward whom? Toward Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If the heart is directed toward Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), who knows what is in the heart, then it is necessary that the person be humble and focus his thoughts on the One he is conversing with, who is Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). So it is a psychological meaning, a psychological meaning that necessitates the tranquility of the heart and what?
The student: And the stillness of the limbs.
The Shaykh : And the stillness of the limbs. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether humility is obligatory or a recommended practice? The correct view is that it is a recommended practice, but it is a confirmed recommended practice, for it is truly the spirit of the prayer. A prayer without the presence of the heart is nothing but a shell without a core, and the reward of the prayer is diminished by the amount that the humility is diminished. The apparent statement of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) in: "The Luminous Principles" is that humility in prayer is obligatory, and he cited many proofs for this. But what complicates this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
That Satan comes to the son of Adam in prayer and says, "Remember such and such on such and such a day," until he does not know what he prayed.
أنّ الشّيطان يأتي إلى ابن آدم في الصّلاة فيقول اذكر كذا في يوم كذا حتى لا يدري ماذا صلّىThen the author said: "And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade keeping one's hands on one's waist while praying.
نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يصلي الرجل مختصراًAnd in al-Bukhari from Aisha that this was the practice of the Jews in their prayer. ". Questions?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well.