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-> Timing is the most important condition. If the time is going to pass, you pray in whatever condition you are in.
A Condition of Prayer: Facing the Qibla
Hadith #164:
Benefits of the Hadith:
1) If you do not know where the Qibla is, you need to ask, make Ijtihad, etc.
2) If, after taking all the means you cannot find the Qibla, and the time will pass, you pray regardless of the direction.
3) Qibla = Direction of the Ka'bah
The Qibla is not a precise point, except in the Haram. When you are further away, you just face the direction of Makkah. The farther you are, the more you have of Qibla - meaning if you turn a little bit this way or that, you are still facing the direction. So when you are outside Makkah you turn to Makkah, when you are inside Makkah you pray towards the Haram, when you are inside the Haram you pray towards the Ka'bah, and when you are in the Ka'bah you can face any wall.
4) Facing the Qiblia is obligatory, with three exceptions:
1) If one is unable, as in the case of a sick person.
2) During fear of any danger, such as an enemy or a fire that is coming from the direction of the Qibla.
3) While you are riding/traveling (this only applies to the voluntary prayers).
If you are in a plane and you know the time will pass, you should have combined your prayers, either before or after you enter the plane. If the time will pass and you cannot stand, then you can pray sitting, but do not miss the prayer.
If you are praying voluntary prayers in the plane then you do not need to worry about anything except being on وضوء (ablution).
People will create more facilities if people ask for it. The problem is Muslims do not ask for places to pray in the plane. Some are even embarrassed to pray.
Ibn Othaimeen رحمه الله gave an example of those who ask, but not seriously. For example, you are in the desert and have a mobile, but do not use the mobile and say my "Grandfather said if the sun sets in this direction...etc", you need to repeat the prayer, because you did not make proper Ijtihad. This is something between you and Allah, Allah knows if you make proper Ijtihad or not.
Although it is graded Weak, the incident is true.
5) The Prophet ﷺ does not know the unseen, unless Allah tells him.
6) If someone makes (proper) Ijtihad and it turns out to be wrong, he does not have to repeat the prayer.
7) If someone prays without asking, and it turns out to be wrong, he has to repeat. If it turned out to be right, he does not have to repeat.
Hadith #165:
"Between the East and West"
1) This direction not apply to all countries - the Prophet ﷺ is talking about the direction from Madinah.
2) The Qiblah is not in an exact certain point, unless you are in the Haram. Otherwise, it is a whole direction , and it does not hurt to slightly turn.
E.g. If from your country the Qibla is from South to West for example you can face anywhere between the two points
This is unless you are praying in congregation. Because there are two reasons for the Qibla:
a) To unite the Muslims towards one direction
b) To give the Ka'bah its status of honour
Benefits of the Hadith:
1) The Mercy of the Shari'ah
2) Everything between the two directions can be a Qibla, slightly turning between the two points will not harm or affect the prayer.
Hadith #166:
All the rulings of prayer apply to both voluntary and obligatory prayers, except this one.
Ibn Othaimeen رحمه الله is of the opinion that even if the Prophet ﷺ did this in this particular narration, you do not have to face the Qibla at the beginning while riding. Because the purpose is to make praying voluntary prayers whilst traveling easy for people. If it is possible, do it. If it is not, you do not have to.
Benefits of the Hadith:
1) It is allowed to pray while riding (not driving).
2) The Hadith did not specify what the Prophet ﷺ was riding on. He could be riding on a camel, horse, or donkey. This shows us the purity of animals used for riding.
3) The traveler, while traveling, can pray in whichever direction. This is for traveling, not while you are in the country.
4) He can gesture for Rukoo' and Sujood using his head.
5) All of this applies to voluntary prayers, not obligatory prayers, unless needed (e.g. If the time will pass). As a general rule, conditions may be broken during times of necessity.
Another Condition of Prayer: The Purity of the Place
Hadith #167:
Benefits of the Hadith
1) The whole earth is a place of prayer except graveyards and toilets.
Toilets -> Because it is unclean
Graveyards -> Because it leads to Shirk. Only one prayer can be prayed there - Salaat alJanazah.
What if someone prays in the graveyards while giving the grave his back? The entire graveyards is Haraam to pray in, regardless of where the grave is.
What if the land is for a graveyard, but no one has been buried in it yet? You can pray there. If one person gets buried there, it becomes Haraam for you to pray.
If there is a grave in the Masjid, can you pray in it?
If the Masjid was built on top of the grave, then it is Haraam to pray. The Mosque was not established for Allah.
If the Masjid was built first, and someone was buried later in the backyard of the Mosque, you can pray as long as this grave is not in your Qibla. This grave should be removed, but if it was not, your prayer is still accepted.
Hadith #168:
This Hadith is Weak, but many of these places have been forbidden in other Hadiths.
"Dump"
There is no evidence that you cannot pray here except in this Hadith, and it is a weak Hadith. Not praying in a dump is something known. However if someone works there, and there is a clean place, he can pray there. If one works in a graveyard, he has to leave and pray.
"A Slaughterhouse"
This takes the same ruling as the aforementioned. There is no evidence that you cannot pray here except in this weak Hadith. So it is not Haraam to pray here.
1) The Graveyard
"The middle of a path"
This also takes the same ruling. If people pass this road, you should not pray here, because it is distracting. This includes those praying anywhere in middle of passage in the Haram. You do not have to respect the sacredness of their prayer and prevent yourself from walking in front of them because they are the ones doing something wrong. You will not be sinful.
2) A Bathroom
3) Where Camels Dwell
There is another Hadith which supports it. This is for two reasons:
1) There are Shayateen wherever they are.
2) Camels urinate and defecate in their dwelling place.
"The Roof of the Ka'bah"
This is wrong. We can pray there. At the time of the Prophet ﷺ there were no walls at the top of the Ka'bah, so if someone prayed he would have no Sutra/Qiblah. You would not be facing the Ka'bah. But nowadays we have walls.
Hadith #169:
In another Hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said,
لأَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ حَتَّى تَحْرِقَ ثِيَابَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍة
"If any one of you were to sit on a live coal until it burns his garment, that would be better for him than sitting on a grave." [An-Nasaa'i #2044]
This is because people in their graves are respected just as an alive person is. If sitting is prohibited, then you also cannot walk on it, lay on it, etc.
Another Condition of Prayer: The Purity of Shoes
Hadith #170:
At the time of the Prophet ﷺ, the Masjids were not carpeted, so people used to come in their shoes. It is Sunnah to pray wearing your shoes, but it is hard to apply it in the Masjids nowadays because they are carpeted.
The Prophet ﷺ turned the companions attention to check the cleanliness of their shoes. If they are not clean, wipe them. And when he said wipe them, he meant to wipe them on the sand, not to take a towel and wipe it.
Hadith #171:
Benefits of the Two Hadiths:
1) One must check his shoes if he wants to pray in them.
2) The importance of the purity of anything worn in prayer.
3) Rubbing shoes or slippers on the earth is enough to purify them.
4) It is Sunnah to pray wearing shoes or slippers - and you will be rewarded for it. It is better not to pray with them in carpeted mosques.
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