In the Makkah Haram, especially during the crowds of Ramadan and Hajj, people pray on the upper floor, but sometimes the ground floor is not filled. Is the prayer valid?
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The questioner : In the Makkah Haram, during the crowds.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Especially during Ramadan and Hajj, people pray on the upper floor, but sometimes the ground floor is not filled. Is this prayer valid?
The Shaykh : The prayer is valid. However, if one is able to pray on the ground floor in the manner you describe, where there is space, yet the lower rows are not filled and he goes up to the upper floor, he is sinful, but his prayer is valid. The prayer of one who prays alone is invalid, whether he prays on the lower or upper floor.
The questioner : And the one who says, for example, that the upper floor has no women and no children, so the prayer has more khushu' (humility).
The Shaykh : The answer is: I have not heard of this philosophy; it has no value.
The questioner : Tawaf (circumambulation), O Shaykh, on the upper floor.
The Shaykh : The same answer, the same answer. Others are coming. Peace be upon you. Who is the khatib (sermon giver), I wonder? They do not want to gather us.
The student : ... O Shaykh.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : This is the first time I have seen you in my life.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Shaykh, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace, and upon you peace. Welcome.
The questioner : There is a tape you spoke toThe Shaykh : Abu al-Harith; he will give it to you. Did he give it to you?
The Shaykh : This is a vague question. May Allah guide you. There are hundreds of tapes. What is the nature of this tape?
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Especially during Ramadan and Hajj, people pray on the upper floor, but sometimes the ground floor is not filled. Is this prayer valid?
The Shaykh : The prayer is valid. However, if one is able to pray on the ground floor in the manner you describe, where there is space, yet the lower rows are not filled and he goes up to the upper floor, he is sinful, but his prayer is valid. The prayer of one who prays alone is invalid, whether he prays on the lower or upper floor.
The questioner : And the one who says, for example, that the upper floor has no women and no children, so the prayer has more khushu' (humility).
The Shaykh : The answer is: I have not heard of this philosophy; it has no value.
The questioner : Tawaf (circumambulation), O Shaykh, on the upper floor.
The Shaykh : The same answer, the same answer. Others are coming. Peace be upon you. Who is the khatib (sermon giver), I wonder? They do not want to gather us.
The student : ... O Shaykh.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : This is the first time I have seen you in my life.
The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Shaykh, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace, and upon you peace. Welcome.
The questioner : There is a tape you spoke toThe Shaykh : Abu al-Harith; he will give it to you. Did he give it to you?
The Shaykh : This is a vague question. May Allah guide you. There are hundreds of tapes. What is the nature of this tape?
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