Does the prohibition returning to a condition of worship in a specific manner mean that this rule is always applicable?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding the prohibition returning to a condition of worship in a specific manner, how is this rule applied in this case?
The Shaykh : We say that what returns to the condition is examined in reality. If this condition is something that validates or invalidates, then yes, you say this condition is not valid, and the worship is not valid. But if it is something that does not validate or invalidate, not everything that is forbidden is invalid. For example, zihar is forbidden, but its consequences follow from it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, for example, if this thing occurs in a valid manner sometimes and in a defective manner sometimes, that is what is said: if it occurs in a forbidden manner, it becomes defective, because it has two states. This is unlike what does not occur in this manner. Covering is covering with any garment.
The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : We say that what returns to the condition is examined in reality. If this condition is something that validates or invalidates, then yes, you say this condition is not valid, and the worship is not valid. But if it is something that does not validate or invalidate, not everything that is forbidden is invalid. For example, zihar is forbidden, but its consequences follow from it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, for example, if this thing occurs in a valid manner sometimes and in a defective manner sometimes, that is what is said: if it occurs in a forbidden manner, it becomes defective, because it has two states. This is unlike what does not occur in this manner. Covering is covering with any garment.
The questioner : ... Oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.