Is it permissible to pray on a swing?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, we did not say that. The principle is that it is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Never. I do not recall a matter on which there is a consensus (ijma') that lacks a text or a valid analogy (qiyas) based on a text.
The questioner : ... it is not regulated ...
The Shaykh : What is the reason? Sometimes they say there is a consensus (ijma') just to silence others so that no one can contradict them. For this reason, I told you once that the Shaykh al-Islam sometimes conditions a ruling on a matter by stating that there must be no consensus (ijma') on it. Yes, this is the view of some people: they bring up the consensus (ijma') so that no one remains to contradict it. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What do you say about it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : An incident occurred that was not preceded by this incident on which they reached consensus. They must have built it, they built it, on a text or an analogy (qiyas).
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... unless it is based on a text or an analogy (qiyas). Yes.
The questioner : ... they said ... suspended between the sky and the earth ... now airplanes have been found ...
The Shaykh : This is based on a principle. This is based on a principle. In general, it is said that if a person is found suspended between the sky and the earth, his prayer is not valid.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is not valid. It is not valid. Yes, some scholars said that prayer is not valid on a swing because it is not stable. Do you know what a swing is? Do you know the swing? Good. He says that this swing, if you stand in the middle of it, for example, you might be stable, but if you prostrate at the end of it, the prostration will be at the end. Where do you go? It descends. It is not stable, so prayer is not valid on it. Yes. This matter is disputed. It is not established. It is not something fixed. Stability is required in prayer. If you come to something where you do not know where you will fall or where you will stabilize, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : No, no, we did not say that. The principle is that it is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Never. I do not recall a matter on which there is a consensus (ijma') that lacks a text or a valid analogy (qiyas) based on a text.
The questioner : ... it is not regulated ...
The Shaykh : What is the reason? Sometimes they say there is a consensus (ijma') just to silence others so that no one can contradict them. For this reason, I told you once that the Shaykh al-Islam sometimes conditions a ruling on a matter by stating that there must be no consensus (ijma') on it. Yes, this is the view of some people: they bring up the consensus (ijma') so that no one remains to contradict it. Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What do you say about it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : An incident occurred that was not preceded by this incident on which they reached consensus. They must have built it, they built it, on a text or an analogy (qiyas).
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : ... unless it is based on a text or an analogy (qiyas). Yes.
The questioner : ... they said ... suspended between the sky and the earth ... now airplanes have been found ...
The Shaykh : This is based on a principle. This is based on a principle. In general, it is said that if a person is found suspended between the sky and the earth, his prayer is not valid.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is not valid. It is not valid. Yes, some scholars said that prayer is not valid on a swing because it is not stable. Do you know what a swing is? Do you know the swing? Good. He says that this swing, if you stand in the middle of it, for example, you might be stable, but if you prostrate at the end of it, the prostration will be at the end. Where do you go? It descends. It is not stable, so prayer is not valid on it. Yes. This matter is disputed. It is not established. It is not something fixed. Stability is required in prayer. If you come to something where you do not know where you will fall or where you will stabilize, it is not permissible.