The limit of movement that invalidates the prayer
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Question:
Prayer is the head of the types of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), but it is observed that many of the praying people perform many movements during the prayer. So what is the limit of the movement that invalidates the prayer?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to be still in the prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And Allah says: [Al-Mu'minun 23:1] those who are humble in their prayers [Al-Mu'minun: 1, 2].
So it is obligatory for the one praying to be still in the prayer, to be humble in it, and to avoid the excessive movements that invalidate it, making him as if he is not praying. A little is excused, but if the movements become many and continuous, they invalidate the prayer according to all the scholars. So it is obligatory to be cautious.
And if a person sees an extra movement from his brother, he should advise him and direct him to good, even by gesture during the prayer. After the prayer, he should advise him with words, and during the prayer by gesture, so that he becomes aware of himself and leaves off these things he has become accustomed to.
As for the few and scattered movements, they are excused. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed while carrying Ummamah; when he prostrated, he put her down, and when he stood up, he carried her (peace and blessings be upon him). He opened the door for Aishah, and he moved forward in the prayer of the eclipse, and he moved forward in the rows, until he reached for a cluster of grapes (when Paradise was shown to him), so he could not reach it to take it. And when the Fire was shown to him, he moved back, so the rows moved back.
So the little thing that happens to a person is excused, but the many, if they become continuous, invalidate the prayer. It has no specific limit. Some of them limited it to three movements, but this has no basis. Its limit is the excess; if it becomes excessive by custom and continuous, it invalidates. And if it is scattered, it does not invalidate.
Question : And the movement in the pillars of the prayer?
Answer: All of it, whether in the bowing, or in the prostration, or in the standing, has no specific limit.
Prayer is the head of the types of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), but it is observed that many of the praying people perform many movements during the prayer. So what is the limit of the movement that invalidates the prayer?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the believer to be still in the prayer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Be calm in your prayer.
اسكنوا في الصلاةCertainly will the believers have succeeded:
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ So it is obligatory for the one praying to be still in the prayer, to be humble in it, and to avoid the excessive movements that invalidate it, making him as if he is not praying. A little is excused, but if the movements become many and continuous, they invalidate the prayer according to all the scholars. So it is obligatory to be cautious.
And if a person sees an extra movement from his brother, he should advise him and direct him to good, even by gesture during the prayer. After the prayer, he should advise him with words, and during the prayer by gesture, so that he becomes aware of himself and leaves off these things he has become accustomed to.
As for the few and scattered movements, they are excused. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed while carrying Ummamah; when he prostrated, he put her down, and when he stood up, he carried her (peace and blessings be upon him). He opened the door for Aishah, and he moved forward in the prayer of the eclipse, and he moved forward in the rows, until he reached for a cluster of grapes (when Paradise was shown to him), so he could not reach it to take it. And when the Fire was shown to him, he moved back, so the rows moved back.
So the little thing that happens to a person is excused, but the many, if they become continuous, invalidate the prayer. It has no specific limit. Some of them limited it to three movements, but this has no basis. Its limit is the excess; if it becomes excessive by custom and continuous, it invalidates. And if it is scattered, it does not invalidate.
Question : And the movement in the pillars of the prayer?
Answer: All of it, whether in the bowing, or in the prostration, or in the standing, has no specific limit.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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