What is the ruling on one who prays only the obligatory prayers, citing the hadith of the Bedouin, and does not pray the voluntary prayers at all?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you, some people, some of the worshippers, pray only the obligatory prayers... they cite this hadith and consider it a proof.
The Shaykh : Which hadith? Where is the hadith?
The questioner : The Bedouin man who entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him until he said: "I will not add to this nor subtract from it."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say the man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he approved of that.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : What is the ruling regarding the voluntary prayers, O Shaykh, even the four rak'ahs before the obligatory prayer, and not Maghrib...
The Shaykh : And not Witr either.
The questioner : And not Witr, meaning he prays only the obligatory prayers,
The Shaykh : Yes, okay, so it is a proof, but it is necessary to perform the remaining obligations, for example: he did not mention Hajj.
The questioner : Meaning we bring him something, and remind him with another hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, we remind him with the other hadith regarding the obligatory matter, the rest of the obligations, Hajj if he is able.
But the truth is, is a person guaranteed that he performed these prayers in the required manner?
There is deficiency in them, and the voluntary prayers compensate for them.
The Shaykh : ... to a funeral, and the prayer was obligatory, so is his prayer valid or not?
It is valid, whether it is an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one.
The questioner : We did not understand the situation, O Shaykh? We did not understand.
The Shaykh : Which hadith? Where is the hadith?
The questioner : The Bedouin man who entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him until he said: "I will not add to this nor subtract from it."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They say the man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he approved of that.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : What is the ruling regarding the voluntary prayers, O Shaykh, even the four rak'ahs before the obligatory prayer, and not Maghrib...
The Shaykh : And not Witr either.
The questioner : And not Witr, meaning he prays only the obligatory prayers,
The Shaykh : Yes, okay, so it is a proof, but it is necessary to perform the remaining obligations, for example: he did not mention Hajj.
The questioner : Meaning we bring him something, and remind him with another hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, we remind him with the other hadith regarding the obligatory matter, the rest of the obligations, Hajj if he is able.
But the truth is, is a person guaranteed that he performed these prayers in the required manner?
There is deficiency in them, and the voluntary prayers compensate for them.
The Shaykh : ... to a funeral, and the prayer was obligatory, so is his prayer valid or not?
It is valid, whether it is an obligatory prayer or a voluntary one.
The questioner : We did not understand the situation, O Shaykh? We did not understand.