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Because they have all of the Bismillahʾl-Rahmanʾl-Rahim.
Because they have all of the Bismillāhʾl-Raḥmānʾl-Raḥīm.
And the long ones are [Surat] al-Ḥujurat, [Surat] al-Qamar, [Surat] alRahman.
And the long ones are [Sūrat] al-Ḥujurāt, [Sūrat] al-Qamar, [Sūrat] alRaḥmān.
At the same time, Prophet  famously lead salat al-Fajr with Surat al-Zalzalah, which is crazy short, considering what the norm is.
At the same time, Prophet  famously lead ṣalāt al-Fajr with Sūrat al-Zalzalah, which is crazy short, considering what the norm is.
Next week we will cover the fact that in a Ẓuhr and ʿAsr, we have hadith from the Companions that the Prophet  would start the jamaʿah, we would go to Baqiʿ, we would deal with what we need to deal with, make wuduʾ, come back and he  would still be in the first rakʿah. So, I don’t know how long that is?
Next week we will cover the fact that in a Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr, we have ḥadīth from the Companions that the Prophet  would start the jamāʿah, we would go to Baqīʿ, we would deal with what we need to deal with, make wuḍūʾ, come back and he  would still be in the first rakʿah. So, I don’t know how long that is?
A walk to Baqiʿ from the masjid of Prophet  is like¾to the left-hand side where there are houses to get through, it’s not easy¾at least ten minutes.
A walk to Baqīʿ from the masjid of Prophet  is like¾to the left-hand side where there are houses to get through, it’s not easy¾at least ten minutes.
To go there, and make wuduʾ, and come back.
To go there, and make wuḍūʾ, and come back.
Allah  knows best.
Allāh  knows best.
Sunan al-Nisaʾi, The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer, Chapter: Reciting the Short Mufassal Surah in Maghrib, hadith no.
Sunan al-Nisāʾi, The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer, Chapter: Reciting the Short Mufaṣṣal Sūrah in Maghrib, ḥadīth no.
This narration has been graded as sahih.
This narration has been graded as ṣaḥīḥ.
Sunan Abu Dawud, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: A Person Repeating the Same Surah in both the Rakʿah, hadith no.
Sunan Abu Dāwūd, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: A Person Repeating the Same Sūrah in both the Rakʿah, ḥadīth no.
This narration has been graded as hasan by al-Albani.
This narration has been graded as ḥasan by al-Albāni.
Ṣahih Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: The Recitation for Ẓuhr and ʿAsr, hadith no.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: The Recitation for Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr, ḥadīth no.
CHAPTER LESSON : THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴ‬‫ﺔ ﺍُﻷﻭﱃ ﺃﹶﹾﻛﺜﹶ‬‫ﻭﺗﻄﻮﻳﹸﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻌ‬ [It is sunnah for an imam] to make the first rakʿah longer than the second.
CHAPTER LESSON : THE CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER ‫ﺔ‬‫ﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴ‬‫ﺔ ﺍُﻷﻭﱃ ﺃﹶﹾﻛﺜﹶ‬‫ﻭﺗﻄﻮﻳﹸﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﻛﻌ‬ [It is sunnah for an imām] to make the first rakʿah longer than the second.
(::) Shaykh al-ʿUthaymin at the top of page what does he say?
(::) Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn at the top of page what does he say?
He says it's also sunnah to elongate or extend the length of the first rakʿah more than the second one this is the sunnah because of the hadith of Abu Qatadah  that he said that the Prophet  would elongate the first rakʿah more than the second one., This hadith is narrated in Bukhari and Muslim.
He says it's also sunnah to elongate or extend the length of the first rakʿah more than the second one this is the sunnah because of the ḥadīth of Abu Qatādah  that he said that the Prophet  would elongate the first rakʿah more than the second one., This ḥadīth is narrated in Bukhāri and Muslim.
This hadith is interesting.
This ḥadīth is interesting.
Did I say about that the person would go to Baqiʿ and go and deal with his stuff yeah?
Did I say about that the person would go to Baqīʿ and go and deal with his stuff yeah?
So, he would go and deal with his stuff do what he needed to do, make wuduʾ and come back and the Prophet  will still be on the first rakʿah and the second one will be shorter than that.
So, he would go and deal with his stuff do what he needed to do, make wuḍūʾ and come back and the Prophet  will still be on the first rakʿah and the second one will be shorter than that.
So, we know that that is narrated. Shaykh al-ʿUthaymin says that this is not just narrated but it's also natural, it's also human nature as well because when a person starts off in prayer full of energy, full of good plans, hopes, whatever whatnot, then mans get tired after a while.
So, we know that that is narrated. Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn says that this is not just narrated but it's also natural, it's also human nature as well because when a person starts off in prayer full of energy, full of good plans, hopes, whatever whatnot, then mans get tired after a while.
After reciting first, they might change the second rakʿah surah to a shorter one.
After reciting first, they might change the second rakʿah sūrah to a shorter one.
I'm not a big fan of being the imam.
I'm not a big fan of being the imām.
Ṣahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Call to Prayers, Chapter: To Recite Only Surah al-Fatihah in the Last Two Rakʿah During a Four Rakʿah Prayer, hadith no.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāri, The Book of Call to Prayers, Chapter: To Recite Only Sūrah al-Fātiḥah in the Last Two Rakʿah During a Four Rakʿah Prayer, ḥadīth no.
Ṣahih Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: The Recitation for Ẓuhr and ʿAsr, hadith no.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: The Recitation for Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr, ḥadīth no.
Ṣahih Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: The Recitation for Ẓuhr and ʿAsr, hadith no.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: The Recitation for Ẓuhr and ʿAṣr, ḥadīth no.
In salah, it is sinful.
In ṣalāh, it is sinful.
And in salah it is the same thing.
And in ṣalāh it is the same thing.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- So, for example, Surat al-Aʿla and Surah al-Ghashiyah are a common combination for prayer especially in the Jumuʿah prayer.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- So, for example, Sūrat al-Aʿla and Sūrah al-Ghāshiyah are a common combination for prayer especially in the Jumuʿah prayer.
And actually [Surat] al-Ghashiyah is a little bit longer than [Surat al-Aʿla].
And actually [Sūrat] al-Ghāshiyah is a little bit longer than [Sūrat al-Aʿla].
It is a little bit, it's minor, it is farq yasir, it's a minor thing, ‫ﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻝ ﻳﺴﲑ‬‫ﻟ‬ [The difference in length is] basic.
It is a little bit, it's minor, it is farq yasīr, it's a minor thing, ‫ﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻝ ﻳﺴﲑ‬‫ﻟ‬ [The difference in length is] basic.
A second exception to when the first rakʿah is not longer, but the second one is: .‫ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﱐ ﰲ ﺻﻼﺓ ﺍﳋﻮﻑ‬:‫ﺍﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ Ṣalat al-Khawf.
A second exception to when the first rakʿah is not longer, but the second one is: .‫ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﱐ ﰲ ﺻﻼﺓ ﺍﳋﻮﻑ‬:‫ﺍﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻴﺔ‬ Ṣalāt al-Khawf.
The enemy was right there in front of you, so actually, the whole jamaʿah can join behind the imam.
The enemy was right there in front of you, so actually, the whole jamāʿah can join behind the imām.
Imam prays, and all the people pray [behind him], but only the front row goes into rukuʿ.
Imām prays, and all the people pray [behind him], but only the front row goes into rukūʿ.
So, they go [into rukuʿ] in turns but they are within the same unit of prayer.
So, they go [into rukūʿ] in turns but they are within the same unit of prayer.
In that situation, the idea is that the imam [splits the congregation into] two halves¾[the imam assigns one group to guard, and the other group to pray with him].
In that situation, the idea is that the imām [splits the congregation into] two halves¾[the imām assigns one group to guard, and the other group to pray with him].
[In] the two unit prayer, the imam [begins the prayer with the] people behind him praying.
[In] the two unit prayer, the imām [begins the prayer with the] people behind him praying.
They pray the first rakʿah, and when the imam stands for the second one he remains standing and he waits.
They pray the first rakʿah, and when the imām stands for the second one he remains standing and he waits.
So, they pray the second rakʿah by themselves, they give salams, they get off.
So, they pray the second rakʿah by themselves, they give salāms, they get off.
The imam is still standing and waiting.
The imām is still standing and waiting.
The second group now comes and joins the prayer, ‘Allahu akbar.’ When the imam hears them say Allahu akbar, meaning they have joined the prayer, he now starts reciting Fatihah.
The second group now comes and joins the prayer, ‘Allāhu akbar.’ When the imām hears them say Allāhu akbar, meaning they have joined the prayer, he now starts reciting Fātiḥaḥ.
But then when the imam says Allahu akbar [coming up] from sajdah and sits for tashahhud, these guys get up and pray their second rakʿah.
But then when the imām says Allāhu akbar [coming up] from sajdah and sits for tashahhud, these guys get up and pray their second rakʿah.
They then marry with the imam giving salams.
They then marry with the imām giving salāms.
So, the first group starts with the imam, and the second group ends with the imam.
So, the first group starts with the imām, and the second group ends with the imām.
Both of the teams pray two units, the imam prays two units as well.
Both of the teams pray two units, the imām prays two units as well.
Ustadh: It is possible to pray in two groups separately.
Ustādh: It is possible to pray in two groups separately.
It is absolutely obligatory for a male, without a doubt, and some even said that it is recommended for the woman (we will come to that next week) to pray their salah in the masjid, otherwise he is sinful.
It is absolutely obligatory for a male, without a doubt, and some even said that it is recommended for the woman (we will come to that next week) to pray their ṣalāh in the masjid, otherwise he is sinful.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Rather, what you are seeing is that the Prophet  does not waste an opportunity for the jamaʿah to be established.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Rather, what you are seeing is that the Prophet  does not waste an opportunity for the jamāʿah to be established.
The Companions are very keen to stick to that jamaʿah.
The Companions are very keen to stick to that jamāʿah.
Even the Janazah, if you think about.
Even the Janāzah, if you think about.
Meaning that we should speak to people of other cultures and different kind of persuasions and try to minimise numerous masajid¾in principle.
Meaning that we should speak to people of other cultures and different kind of persuasions and try to minimise numerous masājid¾in principle.
I want you to know that the salah is like that.
I want you to know that the ṣalāh is like that.
The sunnah of the Prophet  is to pray Janazah outside, for example, so that more people can fit¾a masjid is reducing the people.
The sunnah of the Prophet  is to pray Janāzah outside, for example, so that more people can fit¾a masjid is reducing the people.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- (::) Yet, at the same time, they let themselves down with the dunyaʾi considerations.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- (::) Yet, at the same time, they let themselves down with the dunyāʾi considerations.
So, you see that masajid don’t join in the effort because they want the collection because the ʿĪd collection is a significant one.
So, you see that masājid don’t join in the effort because they want the collection because the ʿĪd collection is a significant one.
Now, masajid make deals with charities¾financial deals.
Now, masājid make deals with charities¾financial deals.
And we’ve spoken a lot about this in the zakah discussions previously, that one of the problems that we have with the Muslim community and the charities is that they basically couldn’t care less for zakah being spent in the right way.
And we’ve spoken a lot about this in the zakāh discussions previously, that one of the problems that we have with the Muslim community and the charities is that they basically couldn’t care less for zakāh being spent in the right way.
They are not giving sadaqah like they should.
They are not giving ṣadaqah like they should.
They want their zakah money to cover absolutely everything, to cover all their guilt about everything possible.
They want their zakāh money to cover absolutely everything, to cover all their guilt about everything possible.
That is just not what zakah is there for.
That is just not what zakāh is there for.
It is not just the masajid’s fault.
It is not just the masājid’s fault.
Even though it is a nashid concert¾whatever your opinion on nashids is¾the environment that is there, it is just like a normal concert.
Even though it is a nashīd concert¾whatever your opinion on nashīds is¾the environment that is there, it is just like a normal concert.
For them it is just an opportunity to get out and they are doing all their kind of bakwas that is there.
For them it is just an opportunity to get out and they are doing all their kind of bakwās that is there.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Now it is comedy things and entertainment, and the people they are bringing in are the people that are fahhash, they are disgusting, in that they are actors, they are comedians, they are in the public eye, meaning that they are famous.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- Now it is comedy things and entertainment, and the people they are bringing in are the people that are faḥḥāsh, they are disgusting, in that they are actors, they are comedians, they are in the public eye, meaning that they are famous.
They swear openly, they do haram things etc., and we put them forward to the Muslim community that made them in the first place.
They swear openly, they do ḥarām things etc., and we put them forward to the Muslim community that made them in the first place.
Subhan Allah, we used to hate that and warn against it and cuss the people that used to take that, and now they are the heroes, because look at where it has gone.
Subḥān Allāh, we used to hate that and warn against it and cuss the people that used to take that, and now they are the heroes, because look at where it has gone.
We have been cussing the masajid and the charities long enough about it.
We have been cussing the masājid and the charities long enough about it.
The imam waits in rukuʿ because people are still coming in.
The imām waits in rukūʿ because people are still coming in.
Ustadh: Okay.
Ustādh: Okay.
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- As an imam I can tell you straight off that it’s just difficult to [determine at what point to cut off].
Year | Chapter - Lesson Last updated: -Aug- As an imām I can tell you straight off that it’s just difficult to [determine at what point to cut off].
They were like five minutes into the salah they started coming out¾which is beyond irritating.
They were like five minutes into the ṣalāh they started coming out¾which is beyond irritating.
We are in rukuʿ, and you can hear the sound of the door opening.
We are in rukūʿ, and you can hear the sound of the door opening.
I was like in the second, third line¾it is clear that five tasbihat have gone, seven tasbihat have gone, and this door keeps opening, and you can see just the steady line of people going.
I was like in the second, third line¾it is clear that five tasbiḥāt have gone, seven tasbīḥāt have gone, and this door keeps opening, and you can see just the steady line of people going.
We got to about ten, eleven, thirteen, fifteen tasbihat, subhana Rabbiyyʾl-ʿAzim, subhana Rabbiyyʾl-ʿAzim.
We got to about ten, eleven, thirteen, fifteen tasbīḥāt, subḥāna Rabbiyyʾl-ʿAẓīm, subḥāna Rabbiyyʾl-ʿAẓīm.
I do not know how many people were having a party in there, but they were completely oblivious that we are praying salat al-ʿIshaʾ, and it is like - minutes in.
I do not know how many people were having a party in there, but they were completely oblivious that we are praying ṣalāt al-ʿIshāʾ, and it is like - minutes in.
And then he says samiʿ Allahu liman hamidah, and people were still coming out.
And then he says samiʿ Allāhu liman ḥamidah, and people were still coming out.
Now, when you are an imam you are always wanting to help people because it does not look nice either.
Now, when you are an imām you are always wanting to help people because it does not look nice either.
When you are an imam, you want a neat show.
When you are an imām, you want a neat show.
The Shafiʿi position, the Egyptians and the Malaysians, they are down for that behaviour.
The Shāfiʿi position, the Egyptians and the Malaysians, they are down for that behaviour.
They will come to the masjid late, and they will see one of these guys who is in a line, late from that lot, and just pick a random one that they think will actually comply, tap him on the shoulder, and the follower becomes the imam.
They will come to the masjid late, and they will see one of these guys who is in a line, late from that lot, and just pick a random one that they think will actually comply, tap him on the shoulder, and the follower becomes the imām.
That is a lot of garbar, a lot of bakwas going on.
That is a lot of garbar, a lot of bakwās going on.
When you are an imam, you want to turn around, you want to see everyone sitting down nice and sweet.
When you are an imām, you want to turn around, you want to see everyone sitting down nice and sweet.
People coming into the mosque for the first time thinking, ‘What kind of show is this guy running?’ So, from an imam position I can tell you that this is not good.
People coming into the mosque for the first time thinking, ‘What kind of show is this guy running?’ So, from an imām position I can tell you that this is not good.
I would argue (even though Shaykh al-ʿUthaymin is going to put some evidences forward) that there is no clear evidence for the permissibility of this action either.
I would argue (even though Shaykh al-ʿUthaymīn is going to put some evidences forward) that there is no clear evidence for the permissibility of this action either.
In fact, I will argue and say that when you shorten and elongate the prayer, this is an act of worship and it requires a nass.
In fact, I will argue and say that when you shorten and elongate the prayer, this is an act of worship and it requires a naṣṣ.
Student: So say you are at home and there is a jamaʿah happening, you can sort of shout, ‘Wait for me.’ Ustadh: Sick! I love that behaviour.
Student: So say you are at home and there is a jamāʿah happening, you can sort of shout, ‘Wait for me.’ Ustādh: Sick! I love that behaviour.
I know Arabs they would say, ‘Listen bro,’ or ‘Relax,’ or ‘Wait.’ You know Shaykh Waleed is like ‘Khaffif! Khaffif!’ He would probably be telling them to them to lighten it, chill, slow down, whatever.
I know Arabs they would say, ‘Listen bro,’ or ‘Relax,’ or ‘Wait.’ You know Shaykh Waleed is like ‘Khaffīf! Khaffīf!’ He would probably be telling them to them to lighten it, chill, slow down, whatever.
When you are an imam, one reason I don't like this is that you are always under pressure and you know that afterwards a guy is going to come to you and say to you, ‘You heard me open the door.’ And I did.
When you are an imām, one reason I don't like this is that you are always under pressure and you know that afterwards a guy is going to come to you and say to you, ‘You heard me open the door.’ And I did.
‘And you went up [from rukuʿ] right at that moment when you knew that I was right there.’ And he's right.
‘And you went up [from rukūʿ] right at that moment when you knew that I was right there.’ And he's right.
When you are an imam, you know the exact amount of seconds it takes for a person to open the door, to get to the line, and to enter.
When you are an imām, you know the exact amount of seconds it takes for a person to open the door, to get to the line, and to enter.
Not you bro,’ and you say samiʿ Allahu liman hamidah.
Not you bro,’ and you say samiʿ Allāhu liman ḥamidah.
I gave the imam position.
I gave the imām position.
Student: You know that hadith that says about, we are discouraged to run to the salah, so how do we balance that with….
Student: You know that ḥadīth that says about, we are discouraged to run to the ṣalāh, so how do we balance that with….
Ustadh: On whose side?
Ustādh: On whose side?
From the guy who is running or from the imam?
From the guy who is running or from the imām?
Ustadh: Oh no, no.
Ustādh: Oh no, no.
The problem is that people don't either have knowledge of hadith like that or the bigger more realistic problem is they don't have enough certainty in the hadith.
The problem is that people don't either have knowledge of ḥadīth like that or the bigger more realistic problem is they don't have enough certainty in the ḥadīth.
What is the hadith about the ones who come late to the Jumuʿah prayer?
What is the ḥadīth about the ones who come late to the Jumuʿah prayer?
Likewise, when the Prophet  said come to the prayers come with biʾsakinah waʾlwaqar¾tranquility, and cool, and calm. Own it.
Likewise, when the Prophet  said come to the prayers come with biʾsakīnah waʾlwaqār¾tranquility, and cool, and calm. Own it.
Sunan Ibn Majah, The Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter: Concerning the Prohibition of Stepping Over the People’s Shoulders on Friday, hadith no.
Sunan Ibn Mājah, The Book of Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them, Chapter: Concerning the Prohibition of Stepping Over the People’s Shoulders on Friday, ḥadīth no.
This narration has been graded as sahih.
This narration has been graded as ṣaḥīḥ.
Ṣahih al-Bukhari, The Book of Call to Prayers, Chapter: One Should Not Run for the Prayer but Present Himself with Calmness and Solemnity, hadith no.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāri, The Book of Call to Prayers, Chapter: One Should Not Run for the Prayer but Present Himself with Calmness and Solemnity, ḥadīth no.