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Ahmad bin Hanbal and Friday Prayer

Posted Jan 06, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 4 Comments

Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked a few questions regarding the friday prayer in the book Masa-il al-Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal wa Is-haaq bin Rahaweyyah:

I asked him wether one person could give the khutbah and another person could lead the prayer

He replied: I do not know

I asked him if a person joins the Imaam in the last Raka’ah of the salah

He replied: Then he just adds one more Raka’ah, but if he joins the prayer whilst the people are in tashahud then he should pray four Raka’ahs

Is-haaq gave the same answer.

I asked him if there was any type of Imaam that the friday prayer would not be valid behind

He replied: No, the Friday prayer is not left for anything.

I asked him about the man who sneezes during the khutbah shall I say yarhamakAllah to him?

He replied: Yes do that

Is-haaq said the same thing

I asked him if I could reply to the greeting during the Khutbah

He replied: You should reply back

Is-haaq said: Yes

I asked him what if the place I am praying is very crowded and I cant preform ruku’ nor sujud?

He replied: Then you make sajdah upon the back of the person infront of you.

4 Comments

  1. Abu Al Waleed says:
    January 7, 2010 at 6:45 am

    7ayakalah akhi

    Reply
  2. UmmuYahya says:
    March 24, 2010 at 2:57 am

    informative, but i am confused. From the Sahih Bukhaari ahadith on the Friday khutbah all of them narrate that speaking or even motioning during the khutbah is disallowed unless it is toward the khateeb. Please correct me if I’m wrong. And from what i’ve read from the shiyukh on theses issues they agree that speaking or motioning is disallowed. Therefore we shouldnt reply to someone’s salaam until after the salaah and that we shouldnt reply to Alhamdulillah when a person sneezes. PLease let me know if this is wrong.
    JazaakAllahu khairan.

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    • khaldun says:
      March 24, 2010 at 5:53 am

      When it comes to things like giving salam or replying to the person that sneezed etc then there is difference of opinion to it, as there are other hadiths discussing that matter, the hadiths that prohibit talk mentioned in Bukhaari etc is talk in general. Things like salam and sending peace and blessings upon the prophet is considered by some as Dhikr and thus doesnt fall underneath this hadith.

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  3. Umm Raiyaan says:
    March 31, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh.

    Jazak’Allahu khayr. Yes, from what I have learnt aswell you cannot reply to anyone. I will study this further inshaaAllaah.

    One question-Who is the questioner?:S

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