How do we know if a prohibition is for prohibition or for dislike?
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The questioner : How do we know the difference, O Shaykh, between this and that?
The Shaykh : How do you know if it is time for the midday prayer or not? By knowledge.
The questioner : Here it is not, and here it is not.
The Shaykh : By knowledge.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct. We are asking you about knowledge.
The Shaykh : Yes, but knowledge is not taught so easily, meaning in one session you know how we distinguish between this and that, that this is not and that is not. The original rule there is that there are rules, whether in the negating "la" or in the command. "The original ruling for a command is obligation unless there is an indicator." So, we say of a command that it is obligatory, and of another command that it is not obligatory. How did we know? We followed the indicators and found that the command in a certain matter is not for obligation because of those indicators. Likewise, a prohibition may imply prohibition, or its original ruling is that it implies prohibition, or it implies invalidity, but not always, according to the indicators. Likewise, "la" sometimes means the negation of a thing, for example, "There is no man in the house."
The student : Negation of the genus.
The Shaykh : Negation of the genus, there is no one, but it is not so: among many young men, no, not a complete young man, yes Jami` at-Tirmidhi 247Sahih (Darussalam) meaning the prayer is invalid. Now, is it so with Mishkat al-Masabih 35Hasan (Zubair `Aliza'i)? The answer is no, because the intended meaning here is no faith and no religion, meaning completely. Why did you distinguish? Because we have texts that Sahih Ibn Hibban 4:44 so deeds are part of faith completely, and are not a condition for the validity of faith. So here, when we distinguished between the statement that the one who does not touch the ground with his nose, let alone his forehead, is invalid, and Sahih Muslim 560a because in the first case we did not find anything that diverts "la" from its category and its rule, whereas in the other case we found what indicates that "la" here is not in its category, like, for example, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): , so like this, and perhaps there are other things that divert "la" from its category. Let us pray then.
The questioner: All right, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : WhatAbu Layla : Are you sleepy?
The student : No, by Allah, Shaykh, just...
The Shaykh : Tired?
The student : Lazy.
The Shaykh : The young men tired you out.
The Shaykh : How do you know if it is time for the midday prayer or not? By knowledge.
The questioner : Here it is not, and here it is not.
The Shaykh : By knowledge.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct. We are asking you about knowledge.
The Shaykh : Yes, but knowledge is not taught so easily, meaning in one session you know how we distinguish between this and that, that this is not and that is not. The original rule there is that there are rules, whether in the negating "la" or in the command. "The original ruling for a command is obligation unless there is an indicator." So, we say of a command that it is obligatory, and of another command that it is not obligatory. How did we know? We followed the indicators and found that the command in a certain matter is not for obligation because of those indicators. Likewise, a prohibition may imply prohibition, or its original ruling is that it implies prohibition, or it implies invalidity, but not always, according to the indicators. Likewise, "la" sometimes means the negation of a thing, for example, "There is no man in the house."
The student : Negation of the genus.
The Shaykh : Negation of the genus, there is no one, but it is not so:
There is no young man except Ali
لا فتى إلا عليThere is no Salat for the one who does not recite Fatihatil-Kitab.
لا صلاة لِمَن لم يقرأ بفاتحة الكتابHe who is not trustworthy has no faith, and he who does not keep his covenant has no religion.
لا إيمانَ لِمَن لا أمانةَ له ، ولا دينَ لِمَن لا عهدَ لهWhoever says: There is no god but Allah, enters Paradise
مَن قال : لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنةNo prayer can be (rightly said) when the food is there (before the worshipper), or when he is prompted by the call of nature.
لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام ، ولا وهو يدافعه الأخبثانWhen one of you stands to pray, Satan comes and pulls a hair from his backside, so let him not turn away from his prayer until he hears a sound or finds a wind
إذا قام أحدكم يصلي جاء الشيطان وسحب شعرة من دبره فلا ينصرفَنَّ من صلاته حتى يسمع صوتًا أو يجد ريحًاThe questioner: All right, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : WhatAbu Layla : Are you sleepy?
The student : No, by Allah, Shaykh, just...
The Shaykh : Tired?
The student : Lazy.
The Shaykh : The young men tired you out.
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