Explanation of a report: (Whoever’s prayer does not restrain him from indecency and wrongdoing…)
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Question:
Following this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers. He is Abd al-Rahman al-Sayyid Abu Talib. The brother Abd al-Rahman asks and says: A hadith was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whose meaning is Please explain this hadith to us. May Allah reward you with good. And if I know a person who is established in prayer, but he commits indecency, how do I reconcile what I see with this hadith?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This hadith is known from Ibn Mas’ud as his words (may Allah be pleased with him) It is a mawquf report, stopping at the words of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and I do not know of its authenticity as a marfu’ report traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is from the category of warnings. Therefore, it is obligatory for the believer to guard against indecency and wrongdoing, to be upright in obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and for his prayer to restrain him from such things, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-Ankabut: 45].
Therefore, it is obligatory for the Muslim to address his situation and to strive in repenting to Allah from his sins. If he is praying, yet he remains persistent in sins, this means that he has not performed the prayer as it should be, nor established it as it should be. If he had established it as it should be, it would have restrained him from indecency and wrongdoing.
Therefore, it is obligatory for him to hold himself to account, to fear Allah, to pray as Allah has commanded, to guard against indecency and wrongdoing, and to repent to Allah from that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Following this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers. He is Abd al-Rahman al-Sayyid Abu Talib. The brother Abd al-Rahman asks and says: A hadith was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whose meaning is
Whoever’s prayer does not restrain him from indecency and wrongdoing, he has no prayer.
من لم تنهه صلاته عن الفحشاء والمنكر؛ فلا صلاة لهMay Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This hadith is known from Ibn Mas’ud as his words (may Allah be pleased with him) It is a mawquf report, stopping at the words of Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and I do not know of its authenticity as a marfu’ report traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This is from the category of warnings. Therefore, it is obligatory for the believer to guard against indecency and wrongdoing, to be upright in obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and for his prayer to restrain him from such things, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing
إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِTherefore, it is obligatory for the Muslim to address his situation and to strive in repenting to Allah from his sins. If he is praying, yet he remains persistent in sins, this means that he has not performed the prayer as it should be, nor established it as it should be. If he had established it as it should be, it would have restrained him from indecency and wrongdoing.
Therefore, it is obligatory for him to hold himself to account, to fear Allah, to pray as Allah has commanded, to guard against indecency and wrongdoing, and to repent to Allah from that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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