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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of the Hadith "Whoever Prays Fajr in Congregation"

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Question:
In the last hadith:
If anyone, prays the dawn prayer in a company مَن صلَّى الفجرَ في جماعةٍ
Mishkat al-Masabih 971
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Answer:
Likewise, there is no harm in it; it is authentic, and he is in the protection of Allah. One must be cautious of wronging a Muslim.
Q: What is the meaning of the hadith?
A: It is a warning against abandoning prayer, and it supports the view that abandoning it is disbelief; because if he does not pray, he is not in the protection of Allah—may Allah grant us well-being.
Q: Is it said that
Whoever offers the morning prayer, he is under the protection of Allahمَن صلَّى الصُّبحَ فهو في ذمَّة الله
Sunan Ibn Majah 3946Sahih (Darussalam)
: that it protects him from sorcery and the evil eye?
A: That is not necessary. The intended meaning is that he is in the safety of Allah, meaning: beware of wronging him, beware of aggression against him—may Allah grant us well-being. The other ailments have other causes: seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created, asking Allah the Exalted and Majestic for well-being, and engaging in the prescribed dhikr and the prescribed daily recitations; all of these are among the causes of safety.
Q: Is the one who does not pray the morning prayer in congregation required to be in the protection of Allah?
A: No, he specified it with congregation. This is an encouragement to pray in congregation and to maintain it.
Q: What is the relevance of mentioning this hadith in the chapter on warning against harming Muslims?
A: Because if he transgresses against him, he has committed a great evil, and he is a believer who may pray in congregation, meaning: his wronging would be more severe—may Allah grant us well-being.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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