Benefits of the Hadith: (Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise, and blessed is Your name, and exalted is Your majesty...)
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The Shaykh : The benefits, the benefits
Among the benefits of this hadith is that it is recommended to begin the prayer with this dhikr. Its evidence is, if you wish, the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). If you are not reassured by that because the chain of narration is broken, then say its evidence is the action of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 165Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i) And we bear witness to Allah that 'Umar is among them (may Allah be pleased with him). So if a sunnah comes from Abu Bakr, or 'Umar, or 'Uthman, or 'Ali, and the Prophetic sunnah does not come with a contrary ruling, it is a Prophetic sunnah, meaning it is not like the action of the Messenger, but it is a sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded us to follow. Mishkat al-Masabih 165Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i) But if the sunnah comes with a contrary ruling to the Prophetic sunnah, there is no doubt that the primary is preferred over the secondary. What is the primary, Waleed?
The student: The sunnah of the Prophet.
The Shaykh : The sunnah of the Prophet. And for this reason, some people argued in the tarawih prayer, saying that twenty-three rak'ahs are the sunnah of 'Umar, and he has a sunnah that is followed. What do we say?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We say that the sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is better. Then, is this also authentic from 'Umar? Who says that it is authentic from him? The most that is there is the hadith of Yazid ibn Ruman that the people used to stand in prayer in Ramadan for twenty-three rak'ahs. And this, given the break in its chain, is not authentic to attribute to 'Umar, because it is attributed to?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : To the time of 'Umar. And 'Umar is not like the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); what was done in his time is not a proof, because this sunnah may have been hidden from 'Umar, and there is no revelation to straighten what is crooked. Whereas it is authentic from him (may Allah be pleased with him) in al-Muwatta' with the most authentic chain that he ordered Ubayy ibn Ka'b and Tamim al-Dari to lead the people in eleven rak'ahs. He (may Allah be pleased with him), and this is undoubtedly much stronger than the hadith of Yazid ibn Ruman, because it is very, very unlikely that 'Umar would contradict the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Is it possible?
Well, in any case, we say this is the supplication for opening the prayer. We say that if it is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he began with it, then that is it. And if it is not authentic, it is the sunnah of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and 'Umar has a sunnah that is followed.
Among the benefits of this hadith is that it is befitting for the role model and example among Allah's servants to make audible what is hidden from people, because 'Umar used to make it audible, just as Ibn 'Abbas made audible the recitation of al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer and said: . And is there anything of that in the hadith of Abu Qatadah? Yes, it can be said that this is part of it so that they know that he is reciting a surah with al-Fatihah. And it can be said that it is not part of it, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to wake them up a little, because if the imam lengthens the prayer with the silent recitation, what happens?
The student: They become inattentive.
The Shaykh : The worshippers become inattentive, so when he raises his voice sometimes, this becomes like a reminder. Yes?
The student: The time for the question has come.
The Shaykh : The time for the question has come?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, well, the benefits that are taken from the individual phrases, we will postpone them, if Allah wills. Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. In the prostration... Glory be to my Lord, the Most High. The variety of supplications.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : The variety of supplications...
The Shaykh : The variety of what?
The questioner : The supplications.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the prostration, Glory be to my Lord, the Most High. Does he supplicate with this supplication and this supplication?
The Shaykh : If combining them is possible, we combine them. This is the principle.
The questioner : Yes, Jumu'ah.
Among the benefits of this hadith is that it is recommended to begin the prayer with this dhikr. Its evidence is, if you wish, the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). If you are not reassured by that because the chain of narration is broken, then say its evidence is the action of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
You must therefore follow my sunna and that of the rightly guided Caliphs
عليكم بسنّتي وسنّة الخلفاء الرّاشدين المهديّين من بعديYou must therefore follow my sunna and that of the rightly guided Caliphs
عليكم بسنّتي وسنّة الخلفاء الرّاشدين المهديّين من بعديThe student: The sunnah of the Prophet.
The Shaykh : The sunnah of the Prophet. And for this reason, some people argued in the tarawih prayer, saying that twenty-three rak'ahs are the sunnah of 'Umar, and he has a sunnah that is followed. What do we say?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We say that the sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is better. Then, is this also authentic from 'Umar? Who says that it is authentic from him? The most that is there is the hadith of Yazid ibn Ruman that the people used to stand in prayer in Ramadan for twenty-three rak'ahs. And this, given the break in its chain, is not authentic to attribute to 'Umar, because it is attributed to?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : To the time of 'Umar. And 'Umar is not like the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); what was done in his time is not a proof, because this sunnah may have been hidden from 'Umar, and there is no revelation to straighten what is crooked. Whereas it is authentic from him (may Allah be pleased with him) in al-Muwatta' with the most authentic chain that he ordered Ubayy ibn Ka'b and Tamim al-Dari to lead the people in eleven rak'ahs. He (may Allah be pleased with him), and this is undoubtedly much stronger than the hadith of Yazid ibn Ruman, because it is very, very unlikely that 'Umar would contradict the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Is it possible?
Well, in any case, we say this is the supplication for opening the prayer. We say that if it is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that he began with it, then that is it. And if it is not authentic, it is the sunnah of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and 'Umar has a sunnah that is followed.
Among the benefits of this hadith is that it is befitting for the role model and example among Allah's servants to make audible what is hidden from people, because 'Umar used to make it audible, just as Ibn 'Abbas made audible the recitation of al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer and said:
So that they know that it is a sunnah.
ليعلموا أنّها سنّةSo that they know that it is a sunnah.
ليعلموا أنّها سنّةThat the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to let them hear the recitation in the Zuhr or 'Asr prayer sometimes.
أنّ النّبيّ صلّى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلّم أنّه كان يسمعهم في صلاة الظّهر أو العصر يسمعهم القراءة أحياناThe student: They become inattentive.
The Shaykh : The worshippers become inattentive, so when he raises his voice sometimes, this becomes like a reminder. Yes?
The student: The time for the question has come.
The Shaykh : The time for the question has come?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, well, the benefits that are taken from the individual phrases, we will postpone them, if Allah wills. Yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. In the prostration... Glory be to my Lord, the Most High. The variety of supplications.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : The variety of supplications...
The Shaykh : The variety of what?
The questioner : The supplications.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the prostration, Glory be to my Lord, the Most High. Does he supplicate with this supplication and this supplication?
The Shaykh : If combining them is possible, we combine them. This is the principle.
The questioner : Yes, Jumu'ah.