Continuation of the explanation of the statement of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "."
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The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter into prayer intending to prolong it, but he would shorten it.
If a person enters into his prayer intending to prolong it, and then someone comes to him and says, "There is a group of guests at the door, or something similar," there is no harm in shortening it so that he can go to his guests, just as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this.
Among the benefits of this hadith is also that there is no blame on a person if the crying of his son, or something that harms his son such as pain or the like, is difficult for him, because this is among natural, innate matters. Indeed, it is difficult for every person to hear the crying of his son. In fact, some people find it difficult to hear the crying of a child in general, even if it is not their own son, out of mercy for children. There is no doubt that mercy for children, caring for them, and avoiding what harms them is, without any doubt, one of the causes of mercy, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in what we heard previously:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1922Sahih (Darussalam), and , and Sahih al-Bukhari 7448, and hadiths similar to these. So, a person feeling pain at the crying of children is mercy for them, and there is no doubt that this is praiseworthy character, because it is mercy for these small children who are worthy of mercy. And success is from Allah.
The reader: " From Jundub ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 657b, reported by Muslim ".
If a person enters into his prayer intending to prolong it, and then someone comes to him and says, "There is a group of guests at the door, or something similar," there is no harm in shortening it so that he can go to his guests, just as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this.
Among the benefits of this hadith is also that there is no blame on a person if the crying of his son, or something that harms his son such as pain or the like, is difficult for him, because this is among natural, innate matters. Indeed, it is difficult for every person to hear the crying of his son. In fact, some people find it difficult to hear the crying of a child in general, even if it is not their own son, out of mercy for children. There is no doubt that mercy for children, caring for them, and avoiding what harms them is, without any doubt, one of the causes of mercy, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in what we heard previously:
Whoever does not show mercy to the people, Allah will not show mercy to him.
من لا يرحم الناس لا يرحمه اللهThe merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful
الراحمون يرحمه الرحمنAllah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).
إنما يرحم الله من عباده الرحماءThe reader: " From Jundub ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: