How do we reconcile the absence of a prayer called the Prayer of Need with what is reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (used to turn to prayer when a matter distressed him)?
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The questioner : My question is: We know that the hadith regarding the Prayer of Need is weak.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the question now... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes... his goal was... prayer.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Well, I don't know if... this means that if a person is afflicted with a specific matter... a specific need, that he should prostrate and supplicate to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
The Shaykh : No, when a matter distresses him, you know that what distresses him is not the same as what he needs, and therefore what distresses him is more specific than what he needs, and the specific does not indicate the general.
The questioner : Meaning, the great matters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the question now... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes... his goal was... prayer.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Well, I don't know if... this means that if a person is afflicted with a specific matter... a specific need, that he should prostrate and supplicate to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
The Shaykh : No, when a matter distresses him, you know that what distresses him is not the same as what he needs, and therefore what distresses him is more specific than what he needs, and the specific does not indicate the general.
The questioner : Meaning, the great matters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
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