What is the ruling on the hadith: “Four [rak'ahs] before the midday prayer, in which there is no taslim, for which the gates of the heavens are opened”?
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The questioner : I read it in Sahih al-Jami' al-Saghir and its additions.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner :Mishkat al-Masabih 1168 .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So I was applying this hadith to the pre-Zuhr sunnah from the time I read this hadith until three days ago, when one of the brothers met me and told me that this hadith is weak. I said to him, “O Shaykh, this hadith is authentic; it is in *al-Jami' al-Saghir*.” He said, “Shaykh Nasir weakened it in another place.” So I wanted to verify it.
The Shaykh : Yes, okay. If it was weakened in another place, then what is stronger in his view: the weakening or the authentication?
The questioner: Meaning, I do not know.
The Shaykh : Yes, it was necessary.
The questioner : According to the Shaykh, the later statement is the weakening.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what he knew; that is the later one, in any case.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, what is the wording of the hadith in *al-Jami' al-Saghir*?
The questioner : Four before the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : Wait for me; that is what is in my mind.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : What is in my mind.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Before I meet with the hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The hadiths whose authenticity is established.
The questioner : That is what I know.
The Shaykh : But, but perhaps there is an addition at the end, and that addition is where the weakness lies. I usually delete the addition and indicate it with a dot, so you have seen some of that.
The questioner : One minute, because I opened *Sahih al-Jami'* so I can return to it.
The Shaykh : I am looking through it with you.
The questioner : Ah, you are looking through it.
The Shaykh : Ah,.
The questioner Here is the hadith in front of me.
The Shaykh : Yes, here it is with me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : “In which there is no taslim” in the edition prepared for authentication.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is deleted.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It has a dotSunan Abi Dawud 1270Hasan (Al-Albani).
The questioner : Yes, hadith number eight hundred and eighty-five, meaning the words “in which there is no” were removed.
The Shaykh : No, allow me. The number with me is eight hundred and ninety-eight. Do you have a new edition?
The questioner : No, an old one. Eight hundred and eighty-five.
The Shaykh : No, eight hundred and ninety-eight.
The questioner : Yes, they differ, meaning about ten hadiths. Okay, how did the difference in numbering happen?
The Shaykh : A moment, now. Is the hadith with you at the top of the page, in the middle, or how?
The questioner : In the middle.
The Shaykh : No, this is the new edition that you have. Is the number eight hundred and ninety-five?
The questioner : Eighty-five.
The Shaykh : Eighty-five.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : Okay, eight hundred and eighty-five, my brother. You have the new edition. May Allah bless you. Look for me, what is the edition number with you?
The questioner : The edition is the second one, not the first.
The Shaykh : I saw the new edition. I am telling you, I have been saying this for a while. This edition that I have is the first one, while this one is the second edition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This one was printed in my absence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And under the tyranny of the oppressor over my books.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So here I placed it in the first edition, which is numbered eight hundred and ninety-eight.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Four before the midday prayer. This “in which there is no taslim” is deleted and has a dot above it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning this is the weak part.
The questioner : Yes, I understood. I understand now.
The Shaykh : If you understood, then adhere to it.
The questioner : So we pray two, two.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my master.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner :
The gates of heaven are opened for four rak'as containing no taslim before the noon prayer.
أربع قبل الظهر ليس بينها تسليم تُفتح لها أبواب السماءThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So I was applying this hadith to the pre-Zuhr sunnah from the time I read this hadith until three days ago, when one of the brothers met me and told me that this hadith is weak. I said to him, “O Shaykh, this hadith is authentic; it is in *al-Jami' al-Saghir*.” He said, “Shaykh Nasir weakened it in another place.” So I wanted to verify it.
The Shaykh : Yes, okay. If it was weakened in another place, then what is stronger in his view: the weakening or the authentication?
The questioner: Meaning, I do not know.
The Shaykh : Yes, it was necessary.
The questioner : According to the Shaykh, the later statement is the weakening.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is what he knew; that is the later one, in any case.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, what is the wording of the hadith in *al-Jami' al-Saghir*?
The questioner : Four before the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : Wait for me; that is what is in my mind.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : What is in my mind.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Before I meet with the hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The hadiths whose authenticity is established.
The questioner : That is what I know.
The Shaykh : But, but perhaps there is an addition at the end, and that addition is where the weakness lies. I usually delete the addition and indicate it with a dot, so you have seen some of that.
The questioner : One minute, because I opened *Sahih al-Jami'* so I can return to it.
The Shaykh : I am looking through it with you.
The questioner : Ah, you are looking through it.
The Shaykh : Ah,
Four before Zuhr
أربع قبل الظهرThe questioner
In which there is no taslim
ليس فيهن تسليمThe Shaykh : Yes, here it is with me.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : “In which there is no taslim” in the edition prepared for authentication.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is deleted.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It has a dot
The gates of heaven are opened for four rak'ahs
تُفتح لهنَّ أبواب السماءThe questioner : Yes, hadith number eight hundred and eighty-five, meaning the words “in which there is no” were removed.
The Shaykh : No, allow me. The number with me is eight hundred and ninety-eight. Do you have a new edition?
The questioner : No, an old one. Eight hundred and eighty-five.
The Shaykh : No, eight hundred and ninety-eight.
The questioner : Yes, they differ, meaning about ten hadiths. Okay, how did the difference in numbering happen?
The Shaykh : A moment, now. Is the hadith with you at the top of the page, in the middle, or how?
The questioner : In the middle.
The Shaykh : No, this is the new edition that you have. Is the number eight hundred and ninety-five?
The questioner : Eighty-five.
The Shaykh : Eighty-five.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : Okay, eight hundred and eighty-five, my brother. You have the new edition. May Allah bless you. Look for me, what is the edition number with you?
The questioner : The edition is the second one, not the first.
The Shaykh : I saw the new edition. I am telling you, I have been saying this for a while. This edition that I have is the first one, while this one is the second edition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This one was printed in my absence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And under the tyranny of the oppressor over my books.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So here I placed it in the first edition, which is numbered eight hundred and ninety-eight.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Four before the midday prayer. This “in which there is no taslim” is deleted and has a dot above it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning this is the weak part.
The questioner : Yes, I understood. I understand now.
The Shaykh : If you understood, then adhere to it.
The questioner : So we pray two, two.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my master.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
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