The ruling on calling out “The prayer is gathered” in the festival prayer and the prayer for rain
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Your Eminence! Those who call out in the festival prayer and the prayer for rain, saying “The prayer is gathered,” is there anything wrong with them for doing so?
Answer: We know no basis for this, and it should be left off; because in the legal limit, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). So it should not be said: “The prayer is gathered,” nor for the festival prayer, nor for the tarawih prayer. All of this should not be done. It is only said for the eclipse prayer: “The prayer is gathered” only. It came in the authentic hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Ibn Hibban 63:195 This is specific to the eclipse. Yes.
The presenter: And the lunar eclipse?
The Shaykh: It is like it, both the moon and the sun. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to gather the people for an important matter, he would say: “The prayer is gathered.” (peace and blessings be upon him). He would gather them for an important matter and call out to them: “The prayer is gathered”; to inform them of an important matter. (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: As for the festival prayer and the prayer for rain?
The Shaykh: It is not reported.
The presenter: So nothing of that is prescribed?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. If someone does it, should it be refuted to him?
The Shaykh: He knows, he rebukes him... he knows that this is not prescribed. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: and he was pleased with it:Sunan Abi Dawud 1147Sahih (Al-Albani) ... he prayed for Muhammad, and so it is with the prayer for rain. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: We know no basis for this, and it should be left off; because in the legal limit, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). So it should not be said: “The prayer is gathered,” nor for the festival prayer, nor for the tarawih prayer. All of this should not be done. It is only said for the eclipse prayer: “The prayer is gathered” only. It came in the authentic hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
That he ordered that it be called out... The prayer is gathered
أنه أمر أن ينادى .... الصلاة جامعةThe presenter: And the lunar eclipse?
The Shaykh: It is like it, both the moon and the sun. And when he (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to gather the people for an important matter, he would say: “The prayer is gathered.” (peace and blessings be upon him). He would gather them for an important matter and call out to them: “The prayer is gathered”; to inform them of an important matter. (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: As for the festival prayer and the prayer for rain?
The Shaykh: It is not reported.
The presenter: So nothing of that is prescribed?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. If someone does it, should it be refuted to him?
The Shaykh: He knows, he rebukes him... he knows that this is not prescribed. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: and he was pleased with it:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the 'Id prayer without the adhan and the iqamah.
إن النبي ﷺ صلى العيد بلا أذان ولا إقامةThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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