The Meaning of the Hadith: "Pray as you have seen me praying"
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Question:
Our brother there mentions a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he says:Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 That is, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to pray as he did. Knowing that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) actually varied his practice, are we obligated to vary our practice?
Answer:
This hadith is authentic; al-Bukhari narrated it in his Sahih from the hadith of Malik ibn al-Huwayris that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 We must pray as he prayed, in what he maintained and was consistent in. We pray as he prayed and we vary as he (peace and blessings be upon him) varied. As for what he did at times and left at other times, this indicates that it is not obligatory and that it is recommended (mustahabb) rather than obligatory. As for what he maintained and continued in, such as bowing (ruku'), prostration (sujud), and recitation... and the like, all of this is obligatory (fard). It is necessary to recite al-Fatihah, it is necessary to bow and prostrate, it is necessary to glorify Allah in bowing and prostration, it is necessary to recite the tashahhud, and so on, of what is known.
And it is the Sunnah for the believer to pray as he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: to lengthen the recitation in Fajr and Zuhr, to shorten it in 'Asr and Maghrib, to lengthen it at times in Maghrib, and to moderate it in 'Isha by reciting from the middle of the Qur'an (al-Mufassal). He would recite Surat al-Sajdah and Surat al-Insan in the Fajr prayer on Friday, and he would recite in the Friday prayer Surat al-Sabbah and Surat al-Ghashiyah, and Surat al-Jumu'ah and Surat al-Munafiqun, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. This is the Sunnah because he (peace and blessings be upon him) did this and that. So the believer follows his example in his actions and his words (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Our brother there mentions a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he says:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليAnswer:
This hadith is authentic; al-Bukhari narrated it in his Sahih from the hadith of Malik ibn al-Huwayris that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليAnd it is the Sunnah for the believer to pray as he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed: to lengthen the recitation in Fajr and Zuhr, to shorten it in 'Asr and Maghrib, to lengthen it at times in Maghrib, and to moderate it in 'Isha by reciting from the middle of the Qur'an (al-Mufassal). He would recite Surat al-Sajdah and Surat al-Insan in the Fajr prayer on Friday, and he would recite in the Friday prayer Surat al-Sabbah and Surat al-Ghashiyah, and Surat al-Jumu'ah and Surat al-Munafiqun, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. This is the Sunnah because he (peace and blessings be upon him) did this and that. So the believer follows his example in his actions and his words (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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