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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
بَابُ فَضْلِ الصَّلَاةِ
Chapter: The virtue of prayer
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 210 — The virtue of prayer
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قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ ، ثَنَا حَمَّادٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، أَنَا مَعْبَدٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا فُلَانٌ ، وَهُوَ فِي مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ جَلَسَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثٍ قَبْلَهُ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فَمَا الصَّلَاةُ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " خَيْرٌ مَوْضُوعٌ ، فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَقَلَّ مِنْهُ ، وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَكْثَرَ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the blessed gathering of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he mentioned the event like the previous hadith, and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the legal status and reality of the prayer?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer is an excellent deed that has been appointed (by Allah for His servants); so whoever wishes may do less of it, and whoever wishes may do more (through voluntary prayers)."
Imam Ishaq bin Rahwayh narrated this hadith. This narration encourages the virtue of prayer and doing much of it, since it is an excellent gift and appointed act of worship from Allah Almighty, in which the choice of increasing it has been left to the servant's own love of worship.
Imam Ishaq bin Rahwayh narrated this hadith. This narration encourages the virtue of prayer and doing much of it, since it is an excellent gift and appointed act of worship from Allah Almighty, in which the choice of increasing it has been left to the servant's own love of worship.
