Those who say there is no difference between the two tashahhuds: how do we respond to them?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Those who say there is no difference between the two tashahhuds in terms of... the first tashahhud contains... the second tashahhud contains supplication.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How do we respond to them, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh : We respond to them with the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Mas'ud up to "and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger". Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... this is a general statement ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : That is, it is a correct general rule, the general rule is correct, but other evidence covers some of the individual cases, the individual issues.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not a specification of a general statement; this is an attribute in the specification of a general statement, because the intended meaning is the sitting, and whether one is sitting cross-legged, with legs folded, or in a square position is an attribute of it. Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Some of the mu'adhdhins...
The Shaykh : Raise your hand. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Those who say there is no difference between the two tashahhuds in terms of... the first tashahhud contains... the second tashahhud contains supplication.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How do we respond to them, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh : We respond to them with the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught Ibn Mas'ud up to "and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger". Yes?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... this is a general statement ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : That is, it is a correct general rule, the general rule is correct, but other evidence covers some of the individual cases, the individual issues.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not a specification of a general statement; this is an attribute in the specification of a general statement, because the intended meaning is the sitting, and whether one is sitting cross-legged, with legs folded, or in a square position is an attribute of it. Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Some of the mu'adhdhins...
The Shaykh : Raise your hand. Yes.