Reply to the doubt: The Messenger of Islam prayed without purification

 

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, and peace and
blessings be upon our Master, the Messenger of God .

There are many types of doubts, and I am the type that prefers to name them. For example, there are light doubts that make you laugh at the ignorance of their owner, and there are stupid doubts that do not deserve a response, but whenever you go through a difficult situation, you go to look for the doubt to laugh, and there are doubts that deserve a response. Today we have a doubt that I call Multi shobha because it is somewhat branched :)

The Christian begins his argument by claiming that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed without being pure. After that, he moves the absent-minded follower to another claim, which is that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was confused about the prayers, so he combined two prayers at times other than the proper times. He gave the argument its backward flavor of cursing and insulting a little and mocking a little. But we will not be like him. He is trying to patch up the flaws of his argument with these lowly methods, while we will hammer his teeth with iron hammers to teach him how to speak about the most honorable of creation.

The Christian says:

quote The devil’s trickery and his constant and intense temptations to the Prophet made him unable to distinguish between a state of purity and a state of ###: It is stated in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Book of the Call to Prayer, Chapter: If a man stands to the left of the imam, then turn him: -

quote 657 Ahmad told us, he said Ibn Wahb told us, he said Amr told us, on the authority of Abd Rabbih ibn Saeed, on the authority of Mukhrama ibn Sulayman, on the authority of Kurayb, the freed slave of Ibn Abbas, on the authority of Ibn Abbas, he said: I slept with Maymunah and the Prophet was with her that night, so he performed ablution and then got up to pray, so I stood on his left, so he took me and made me on his right and prayed thirteen rak’ahs, then he slept until he blew his nose, and whenever he slept he would blow his nose, then the muezzin came to him and he went out and prayed without performing ablution . Amr said: I told Bakir about it, so he said: Kurayb told me that. On the authority of Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet went out to pray, and when he said the takbir, he turned away and motioned to them, “Stay where you are.” Then he went out and washed himself, then came back with his head dripping and prayed with them. When he had prayed, he said, “I was in a state of ritual impurity and forgot to wash myself.” - Ahmad 9410.

As for the first hadith, the Christian, with his pretense of knowledge, thought that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed without purification . He ignored the hadiths that came from the infallible one regarding the sleep of his eyes and the alertness of his heart. The eyes of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, would sleep, but his heart would remain alert and present to the revelation that would come down to him at times while he was asleep.

Imam Ibn Hajar said: “ It is evidence that sleep is not an impurity, but rather a place where impurity occurs, because the eyes of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace , would sleep, but his heart would not sleep. If he had impurity, he would have known about it. For this reason, he would sometimes perform ablution when he got up from sleep, and sometimes he would not perform ablution .” [1]

Imam Al-Khattabi said: “ His heart was prevented from sleeping so that he would be aware of the revelation that came to him in his sleep .” [2]

Imam al-Nawawi said: “ This is one of his characteristics , may God bless him and grant him peace , that his sleeping while lying down does not invalidate ablution, because his eyes sleep but his heart does not sleep . If something happened to him, he would feel it, unlike other people .” [3]

As for the second hadith, by God, it is the height of ignorance. If he reads the hadith again carefully, he will find that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, remembered before entering into prayer that he was in a state of ritual impurity, as evidenced by the fact that he only said the takbir and did not enter into prayer. However, he remembered at that time that he was in a state of ritual impurity and his prayer at that time was not valid. Therefore, he went back and washed himself and prayed with the people. So where is it mentioned that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed without purity? Or is it just padding the subject and saying peace without understanding or awareness? I am amazed!

The Christian completes:

quote Even the prayer times were confused for the Prophet as a result of ##### The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace: On the authority of Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed the noon and afternoon prayers together, and the sunset and evening prayers together, without fear or travel . Sunan Abi Dawood 2: 6. On the authority of Ibn Abbas: The Prophet prayed in Medina seven and eight, the noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening prayers. Sahih Al-Bukhari, No. 518, Book of Prayer Times. And on his authority: The Prophet prayed seven and eight. Sahih Al-Bukhari, No. 537.

In response, we often hear from Christians that Christianity is not a religion but rather a life. Glory be to God, they ignorantly strip off the sanctity they claim. As for us, we say that Islam is a religion for life. God Almighty has set down laws that help the individual to live, not to make his life like a robot...!

We see that Islam has permitted combining prayers in cases including fear and travel. However, the Christian thinks that the matter was confusing to the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, so he combined prayers in cases other than fear and travel. This is the very definition of ignorance. We call upon those with doubts to learn before they speak, so that they may preserve their dignity, which will be lost soon, God willing.

There are other cases for combining prayers other than what was mentioned above, such as in the case of illness, for example. Islam has permitted the sick person to combine prayers, including the hadith of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, where he ordered the woman suffering from istihadah [ who is not a menstruating woman ] to combine prayers. Istihadah is a type of illness, and another thing is rain, which is feared to cause the clothes to become wet, and mud, slush, and strong winds.

The question is: Why did the one who raised the doubt not mention all of this??

If he knows, it is for the sake of deception, and this is a scandal in itself, and a lack of integrity by exploiting the reader’s lack of knowledge, so he deceives him and ignores the trust placed on his shoulders to clarify the truth to his own kind. But if he does not know, then it is a disaster for him to speak about something he has no knowledge of. It is better for him to sit down and learn, rather than carry a burden that he cannot bear and cannot defend!!

As the poet said

If you don't know, it's a disaster . If you know, it's a greater disaster .

Let's cite the evidence now:

Among the excuses that permit combining prayers, other than travel and illness, are:
1- Heavy rain that wets the clothes and causes hardship to the person obligated to perform it.

2- Mud and clay, if it makes it difficult for people to walk.

3- A strong, cold wind that is unusual, or other excuses that cause hardship to the person obligated to perform the prayers if he does not combine them. [4]

Al-Mundhiri said: “ Malik said: I think that was during rain. Muslim and Al-Nasa’i narrated it, but it does not contain any words from Malik .” [5]

Al-Khattabi said: “ People differed regarding the permissibility of combining two prayers due to rain in urban areas. A group of the Salaf permitted it . This was narrated from Ibn Umar and was done by Urwah, Ibn al-Musayyib, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Abu Bakr ibn Abd al-Rahman, Abu Salamah, and most of the jurists of Madinah . It is the opinion of Malik, al-Shafi’i, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal, except that…” Al-Shafi’i stipulated that the rain should be ongoing at the time of the opening of both prayers together , and Abu Thawr said the same, and no one else stipulated that . [6]

Al-Hafiz said in Al-Fath: “ A group of imams took the apparent meaning of this hadith, so they permitted combining prayers in the city due to need absolutely, but on the condition that it is not taken as a custom. Among those who said this are Ibn Sirin, Rabi’ah, Ashhab, Ibn Al-Mundhir, and Al-Qaffal Al-Kabeer. Al-Khattabi narrated it from a group of…” The people of hadith have finished )) [7]

Al-Hafiz continues, saying: “ The majority of scholars are of the view that combining prayers without an excuse is not permissible , and they responded to the hadith of this chapter with several responses. One of them is that the combination mentioned was due to illness, and al-Nawawi strengthened it. Al-Hafiz said: There is a view in this, because if the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) combined the two prayers due to illness, no one would have prayed with him except someone who had a similar excuse.” It appears that he, may God bless him and grant him peace, gathered with his companions , and Ibn Abbas stated this explicitly in his narration. And from it is that the gathering mentioned was due to the excuse of rain . [8]

The Christian continues to patch up and extend his suspicion:

quote On the authority of Salim, on the authority of his father: The Prophet used to combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers if he was on a journey . Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 1055, Book of Shortening Prayer. On the authority of Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of God used to combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers if he was on a journey , and he used to combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers. Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 1056. On the authority of Anas: The Messenger of God used to combine these two prayers while traveling . That is, the Maghrib and Isha prayers. Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 1059. And on his authority: When the Prophet set out before the sun declined, he would delay the Dhuhr prayer until the time of the Asr prayer, then he would combine them... Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 1060, Sahih Muslim 5: 224.

No comment, the answer is clear that the reason for the combination was travel...!

Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.

[1] Fath
Al-Bari in explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, p. 239
[2] The same previous reference
[3] Al-Nawawi’s explanation of Muslim, Vol. 3, p. 110
[4] Al-Fiqh Al-Muyassar in the Light of the Book and the Sunnah, Vol. 1, p. 92
[5] Awn Al-Ma’bud in explanation of Sunan Abi Dawood
[6] The same previous reference
[7] Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi in explanation of Jami’ Al-Tirmidhi
[8] The same previous reference